Jays’ J.A. Happ quietly waits for shot at starting rotation
TORONTO — For more than three years, J.A. Happ was a creature of unbroken routine. He started 85 games. Not once did he pitch out of the bullpen. That changed late last week. After starting 18 games...
View ArticleBlue Jays’ J.A. Happ bests Yu Darvish in win over Rangers
TORONTO — The previous time J.A. Happ faced the Texas Rangers, they knocked him out in the third inning after scoring eight runs. In his return match Friday night, they probably thought they were...
View ArticleBlue Jays’ J.A. Happ out for season with fractured foot
The surreal season of J.A. Happ has taken took another odd turn. The Toronto Blue Jays left-hander needs surgery to repair a stress fracture in his right foot and is done for the season. Before Friday...
View ArticleHappy days for J.A. Happ: Blue Jays give him a two-year $8.9M contract
DUNEDIN, Fla. – On Tuesday morning, J.A. Happ was still worried about making the team, perhaps as a middle reliever. By Wednesday night, Happ had two reasons to celebrate. Not only had he joined the...
View ArticleJ.A. Happ trusting that breaks will turn in Blue Jays' favour
BALTIMORE — There is no statistical basis for saying the breaks even out in sports, but J.A. Happ is counting on karma to benefit his Toronto Blue Jays. Happ pitched six sterling innings against the...
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Blue Jays’ J.A. Happ struggling to regain confidence and respect
TORONTO – Coming out of the bullpen before the game, J.A. Happ was upbeat. By the fifth inning, he was dejected again. The Toronto Blue Jays left-hander felt he pitched better than his stat line...
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Blue Jays’ J.A. Happ responds with seven shutout innings after pep talk
TORONTO – The day after his Sept. 12 start, J.A. Happ met with his manager and pitching coach. They gave him a confidence boost. And on Wednesday night, he pitched seven shutout innings against the New...
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Toronto Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ getting back on track with help from...
TORONTO – Throughout his star-crossed career with the Toronto Blue Jays, J.A. Happ faced doubters at every turn. Maybe that is beginning to change. A career starter when he was traded from Houston to...
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Toronto Blue Jays waste J.A. Happ’s two-hit effort against Tampa Bay Rays
TORONTO – Fickle fans focused on basic math will scoff at the notion that the Blue Jays are playing significant games in September. But based on TV ratings for games earlier this week, believers...
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Toronto Blue Jays bring J.A. Happ back into the fold, signing left-hander to...
TORONTO – J.A. Happ is back with Blue Jays, having parlayed a solid 2015 season into a three-year, US$36-million contract. Happ, 33, split this past season between the Mariners and Pirates. Thanks in...
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Toronto Blue Jays’ rotation rebuild may not stop with J.A. Happ signing
TORONTO – It seems that many Blue Jays fans were holding out for a hero. Instead, they got J.A. Happ. And judging from the reaction of some vocalists on social media, they felt short-changed. But Happ...
View ArticleCloser look at quality of pitches during Toronto Blue Jays’ post-season holds...
DUNEDIN, Fla. — In the dark moments of the Toronto Blue Jays playoff run, otherwise known as the games David Price started, the tall lefty, after another loss, would stand in the clubhouse, face his...
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‘It’s a typical Fenway Park game’: Toronto Blue Jays stun Boston Red Sox with...
BOSTON — When the Blue Jays unleashed a 14-hit attack against the Red Sox on Sunday, manager John Gibbons was hoping, nay praying, that his explosive offence had turned a corner. Alas, for seven...
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Blue Jays offence comes alive in support of another efficient outing from...
TORONTO — Swinging a big bat, the Toronto Blue Jays served a reminder Saturday why they made it within two wins of the World Series last fall. It’s been 19 games coming this season, with a hard-hitting...
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J.A. Happ pitches gem as Toronto Blue Jays blank San Francisco Giants
SAN FRANCISCO – On another quiet night for the Blue Jays offence, Troy Tulowitzki made plenty of noise all by himself. But when this 4-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants was in the books, the...
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Toronto Blue Jays’ J.A. Happ hammered in blowout loss to Tampa Bay Rays
As John Gibbons sat down in his chair in the Rogers Centre interview room, the Blue Jays manager glared at the gathered media and, in a whispered growl, said: “Keep it short.” You couldn’t blame...
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Toronto Blue Jays cruise for seven innings before running aground against...
MINNEAPOLIS — Rachel Basner was posting on Facebook Saturday afternoon … “Watching Toronto Blue Jays and Minnesota Twins with Toby Basner … annddd my hubby just tossed Donaldson two plays into the...
View ArticleJ.A. Happ pitches Toronto Blue Jays into third place with matinee victory at...
NEW YORK – It wasn’t much of an offensive display by Blue Jay historical standards but the secret was in the timing. On this day, a little was just enough The Jays touched up a resurgent CC Sabathia...
View ArticleEdwin Encarnacion drives in five runs as Toronto Blue Jays beat Baltimore...
When baseball men say you can never have enough pitching, it’s not just an empty cliche. It’s a fact of life that managers deal with every day. The Baltimore Orioles have one of the best bullpens in...
View ArticleBlue Jays hang on to pick up rare win in Colorado
DENVER – It took them eight games and three trips over 10 years, but the Blue Jays finally have a win in Colorado. But it didn’t lack for anxious moments. Toronto took a seven-run advantage into the...
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