Keegan Matheson
@KeeganMatheson
Blue Jays reporter for @MLB.com • Formerly: A broken man on a Halifax pier • Author of "The Franchise: Toronto Blue Jays" (2025)
‘The Franchise: Toronto Blue Jays’ is up to No. 3 this week on the @globeandmail Bestsellers list for Hardcover Non-Fiction. I’m pouring the good stuff tonight. Join the party and get your copy: Amazon: amazon.ca/dp/163727792X Indigo: indigo.ca/en-ca/the-fran…

Sources: Eugenio Suárez is still Seattle’s top priority and being aggressively pursued by the Mariners following this first domino dropping with the club acquiring Josh Naylor.
The Tigers walked Addison Barger to get to Ernie Clement... Two pitches later, Ernie Clement was flipping his bat. 4-1, #BlueJays #Ernesto
Drip… Drip… Boom. The #BlueJays stand atop the American League after a dominant win over the Tigers. Story from Detroit: mlb.com/bluejays/news/…
John Schneider on Eric Lauer: "If I was living in a world that did not include Eric Lauer, I'd have a lot more grey in my beard, for sure. He's been phenomenal." #BlueJays
Ernie Clement on Eric Lauer, who has saved the #BlueJays' rotation in 2025: “I can’t say enough about it. He’s our unsung MVP, there’s no doubt about it. He gives us a chance to win every time and then some. It’s special what he’s doing.”
When Lauer was asked by @thehazelmae about his busted lip, the story he cooked up with a big grin was: "There's this known thing to not mess with Scherzer on his start days, especially when he has his headphones in. I broke that rule. I tried to talk to him a little too early."
#BlueJays win, 11-4. A big day from just about everyone, but Eric Lauer was absolutely excellent over eight innings of one-run ball. They’re 61-42, the best record in the American League.
The #BlueJays are blowing the doors off the Tigers. It's 11-1. A win will give them the best record in the American League with the Astros playing the A's tonight.
Alek Manoah's next step is a sim game Saturday, mainly because Single-A Dunedin is on the road and they can control his pitch count this way. Still feels like Manoah is on track to be built all the way back up by late August or soon after. #BlueJays
Yimi García got a cortisone injection in his elbow, John Schneider says, and he’ll he shut down from throwing for two more weeks before they ramp him back up. #BlueJays
Hello from Detroit. Warm. #BlueJays vs. Tigers, the big boys in the AL.

The volume at which my Uber driver is listening to a dance mix of “My Neck, My Back” at 7:49am is really setting the tone for this road trip. Jesus, take the wheel.
If one image could capture the 2025 #BlueJays, it’s George Springer rounding third base, grinning and howling and full of hope. Story: mlb.com/bluejays/news/…
It’s a beautiful morning to drive to Detroit, Michigan… but then again, aren’t they all?
#BlueJays manager John Schneider: "To see the old man round the pillows was pretty awesome."
The George Springer Experience, a play in four acts:
John Schneider has gone out of his way twice now to mention the #BlueJays crowd tonight and through this series. “You have to give a little credit to the crowd. It’s a tough environment to play in.”
#BlueJays win, 8-4. They’re 60-42 and 4.0 games up on the Yankees in the AL East. Big performance from Vladdy, contributions from top to bottom and Bo Bichette sealed it. There’s something special brewing in Toronto.