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Blue Jays pitching prospect Asher Wojciechowski working out at Dunedin this week. (Photo/Eddie Michels)

Last Updated: April 22, 2011 8:15pm

Jays yelling about Asher Wojciechowski

As a high schooler, Asher Wojciechowski had a choice: Winthrop University or The Citadel military college?

Last Updated: April 22, 2011 7:26pm

Jays' Morrow ready to go

Brandon Morrow makes his season debut Saturday. Question is, who shows up? The guy who was 5-0 with a 2.91 ERA from July 17 to the end of last season, or the Morrow who is coming off a rehabilitation stint in Florida where he compiled a 7.71 ERA.

Last Updated: April 22, 2011 4:07pm

Oswalt early king of Phillies' aces

With most of the baseball world having settled on the "Four Aces" nickname for the Philadelphia Phillies' starting core of Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Roy Oswalt and Cole Hamels, it is Oswalt who has taken on the reign as early king of the court.

Last Updated: April 22, 2011 12:31pm

Clemens' lawyer says accuser is a liar

Roger Clemens' top lawyer on Thursday revealed his likely strategy to fight charges that the pitching ace lied to Congress when he said he had not taken performance-enhancing drugs -- his main accuser is himself a liar.

Last Updated: April 22, 2011 10:18am

Welcome to ownership armageddon

As both friends and general managers, Brian Burke and Ned Colletti compare notes often about how they do their jobs, how they will do them in the future.

Last Updated: April 21, 2011 9:28pm

Tampa Bay Rays on fire again

The Tampa Bay Rays weren't given much respect in baseball's winter book and when the season started 0-6 there was a collective "I told you ..."

Last Updated: April 21, 2011 5:54pm

Baby steps for Jays starters

The euphoria of the Blue Jays' season-opening series is quickly disappearing in the rearview mirror as another embittered young man hit the dusty trail back to Las Vegas.

Last Updated: April 21, 2011 3:45pm

MLB, union to help retired players

Major League Baseball and the players' union have agreed to a benefit plan that will pay players who retired before 1980 but did not have enough service time to qualify for a pension.

Last Updated: April 21, 2011 2:46pm

Dodgers situation an embarrassment

Congratulations to Frank McCourt. In just seven years, he has turned the Los Angeles Dodgers from a once proud standard bearing organization into the laughing stock of Major League Baseball.

Last Updated: April 20, 2011 10:41pm

Yankees, Colon baffle Jays

A spectre from the past returned to haunt the Blue Jays Wednesday night.

Last Updated: April 21, 2011 9:00am

London smacks home run

London is forging a closer relationship with the nearby Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, with the city holding a first-ever event as part of the annual induction.

Last Updated: April 20, 2011 7:36pm

Blue Jays' Rivera running dry on bench

The Vernon Wells deal saved the Blue Jays a wad of cash. Good thing. Because otherwise it has been a bit of a dud.

Last Updated: April 20, 2011 6:36pm

MLB takes over financial control of Dodgers

Major League Baseball is taking over all aspects of the business and day-to-day operation of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Last Updated: April 20, 2011 2:04am

Snider wins redemption

The Toronto Blue Jays may not hit home runs as often anymore, but they can still get the job done when needed.

Last Updated: April 19, 2011 11:53pm

What a day for Mrs. Gillick

The day that the Blue Jays franchise shed it’s ugly monicker of the “Blow Jays,” Pat Gillick phoned home with news from the winter meetings.

Last Updated: April 20, 2011 12:10am

Gillick's in the Hall — scout's honour

Pat Gillick’s opinion of scouts was never a secret. He’d call his scouting department “the backbone of the organization,” oh, maybe 100 times ... per season.

Last Updated: April 19, 2011 12:08am

Lincecum carries no-no into 7th, Giants rout Rockies

Tim Lincecum carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning and the Giants backed his performance with powerful bats, leading San Francisco to an 8-1 rout of Colorado in the opener of a three-game series.

Last Updated: April 18, 2011 7:12pm

Yankees slug way to top

The New York Yankees are built to slug the ball and that’s what they have been doing.

Last Updated: April 18, 2011 6:32pm

Jays can't hit, pitch or catch a break

The Blue Jays saved the worst for the last.

Last Updated: April 18, 2011 11:13pm

Report: Reds' Leake arrested for theft

Reds starter Mike Leake was arrested Monday and charged with theft after employees at a Macy's said he took nearly $60 in property from the store, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported.

Last Updated: April 18, 2011 2:06pm

A's pick up Purcey from Toronto

The Oakland Athletics have acquired pitcher David Purcey from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for minor league pitcher Danny Farquhar.

Last Updated: April 17, 2011 11:14pm

Red Sox rough up Litsch

The easy part is bringing Brandon Morrow back to the rotation.

Last Updated: April 17, 2011 10:41am

Red Sox eye first winning streak of year against Jays

The Boston Red Sox try to string back-to-back wins together for the first time this season when they continue their four-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park.

Last Updated: April 16, 2011 6:39pm

Red Sox beat up on Reyes

It was pinata day at Fenway Park and just about everybody in attendance took their whacks at Jo-Jo Reyes. Or so it seemed.

Last Updated: April 16, 2011 4:38pm

Lowrie, Beckett lead Red Sox past Blue Jays

Jed Lowrie went 3-for-5 with a two-run homer and Josh Beckett tossed seven innings of one-run baseball, as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays, 4-1, in the second test of a four-game series.

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