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Blue Jays humiliated as host Rays roll to three-game sweep in Tampa
Blue Jays humiliated as host Rays roll to three-game sweep in Tampa

National Post

time25-05-2025

  • Sport
  • National Post

Blue Jays humiliated as host Rays roll to three-game sweep in Tampa

Article content The Jays might be longing for the days when their depth behind the plate was amongst the best in baseball, a stable of catchers featuring Danny Jansen, Alejandro Kirk and Gabriel Moreno. Article content Moreno was traded to Arizona, while Jansen's road out of Toronto has landed the veteran in Tampa following a pit stop in Boston. Article content Kirk has been fine, but he can't catch every day and certainly not on a stifling day game following a night game. Article content When Tyler Heineman took two foul tips flush off his mask last Thursday against the San Diego Padres, one knew some kind of residual effect would be felt. Article content Perhaps to the surprise of no one, the Jays placed Heineman on the seven-day concussion injured list before Sunday's first pitch. Article content The Jays started Ali Sanchez, who was called up, while lefty pitcher Josh Walker was designated for assignment. Article content Article content 3. Clase closed Article content If you recall, the piece the Jays received when they shipped reliever Yimi Garcia to Seattle at last year's trade deadline was Jonatan Clase. Article content Clase isn't an everyday player, at least for now, but he has shown flashes of evolving into one. He can put the ball in play, is more than capable of stealing bases and isn't a bad outfielder. Article content With any youthful player, so much resides between the ears. Article content There's no better teacher than experience and the hope is Clase learns from an unconventional route he took in left field. The hope is he learns from getting picked off at first base after reaching base on a single. Article content Given the brutality of Sunday, the hope is the Jays quickly forget what happened the last three games, which came after the Jays swept San Diego to complete a 5-4 homestand. Article content The Blue Jays will play the host Texas Rangers on the U.S. Memorial Day holiday in what is shaping up as a pitchers' duel with Kevin Gausman facing Jacob DeGrom; in his most recent outing, Gausman went seven scoreless innings in a masterful performance against the Padres; Gausman (4-4, 4.03 ERA) will be making his 11th start of the season Monday; first pitch is scheduled at 4:05 p.m. with the following two games of the three-game series to begin at 8:05 p.m. in Arlington, Texas. Article content

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