“He seems to be peaking at the right time.” On “vintage” Kevin Gausman: sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/ga…

“The offence late, man, it's not great on my heart. It's not great on my ticker but it's awesome to watch unfold.” On the Blue Jays' MLB-best 45th comeback win of the season: sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/co…

“It's a fair ball down the third-base line. I thought it was fair. People in our replay room thought it was fair. And it's not a reviewable play.” How a controversial call contributed to a loss that shrunk the Blue Jays’ lead to one game in the East: sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/co…

Backstory: when the Jays were trying for Roki Sasaki, they acquired Straw with international bonus money they later used on Moon. Straw: “I like to keep up the prospects, especially to see where my trade money went”

The Blue Jays handled their business on Friday night with perhaps a few peeks at the scoreboard along the way. Story from Rogers Centre, where the home side held serve: sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/lu…

Vladdy with the hose

Good afternoon from workout day in the Bronx, where the Yankees and Red Sox are preparing to face off in the AL Wild Card Series, which begins tomorrow. Winner faces the Blue Jays in the division series. Coverage up Sportsnet all week:

Here's a piece setting up the Red Sox-Yankees wild card series, which begins tonight with a premier pitching matchup that has the potential to shape narratives for the two starters: sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/ac…

playoff roundtable up Sportsnet alongside Shi Davidi, Arden Zwelling, Jeff Blair & David Singh sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/ml…

The Yankees using Shook Ones, Part II as the soundtrack for their baseline introductions is a great use of the instrumental

Garrett Crochet promised his manager he would go deep against the Yankees in Game 1 of the wild card series. Then he went out and delivered. On a star-making performance by the Red Sox lefty: sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/cr…

On a wild night in the Bronx: sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/ch…

"You get what looks like a caged animal coming at you with two different colour eyes, and you have to learn how to process that." A deep dive into the intensity of Max Scherzer, told through the lens of one outing, from start to finish: sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/ma…

Within this piece by David Singh – we all see the on-field intensity from Max Scherzer, but there's also how he prepares and the unique way he debriefs after a start sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/ma…

"He never gives credit to any hitter. I mean, never. He always says, 'I can beat this guy,' regardless of who it is. His confidence on everything that he does is what I think makes him so successful."