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San Francisco Giants' Heliot Ramos, left, slides home to score against Toronto Blue Jays catcher Brandon Valenzuela during the fifth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Blue Jays whip Giants 9-3 as Clase hits first homer of season

Michael Wagaman, The Associated Press 2 minute read Yesterday at 11:32 PM CDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jonatan Clase hit his first home run of the season, Ernie Clement had three hits, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the San Francisco Giants 9-3 on Tuesday night.

Sean Keys drove in two runs during a five-run third inning to help the Blue Jays end a three-game skid. Clase, Keys and Brandon Valenzuela had two hits each.

Heliot Ramos and Luis Arraez had two hits apiece for the Giants.

Clase provided the biggest spark with his home run off Giants starter Trevor McDonald, a three-run shot in the second inning that came in Clase’s second at-bat since getting recalled from the minors on July 1.

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Martine bolsters Cardinals lineup

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Martine bolsters Cardinals lineup

Thomas Friesen 5 minute read Yesterday at 8:55 PM CDT

JT Martine traded highway drives for line drives this summer.

For that, the Brandon Cardinals are grateful. The former Brandon Marlins AAA player, who spent the past two summers with the Pembina Valley Orioles of the Manitoba Junior Baseball League, has been a key piece of the Cardinals’ lineup all year.

He helped them finish second in the South West Baseball League’s South Division at 10-4, earning home-field advantage for the division semifinal series against the Deloraine Royals (8-6).

“Pembina Valley’s loss is our gain. He really enjoys ball and you can see the family loves baseball and practises all the time,” said veteran second baseman Chris Kennedy.

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Yesterday at 8:55 PM CDT

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Brandon wins 11U provincial crown

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Brandon wins 11U provincial crown

Thomas Friesen 3 minute read Yesterday at 8:53 PM CDT

Luke Kirkup and the Brandon Marlins couldn’t have imagined a better provincial championship Sunday.

Kirkup pitched his 11-and-under AA squad through a 7-3 semifinal victory over Mitchell, then recorded the game-ending double play to lead Brandon to a 5-1 triumph over Altona in the gold-medal game in Reston.

“It was their best hitter at bat. He had already hit a rocket to Luke earlier in the game. We had everybody playing deep,” said head coach Jonathan Kirkup.

“He hits a rocket to Luke again, and he makes the play. We were yelling at him just to get one out … getting the second out, it was a shock that it was over right then and there.

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Yesterday at 8:53 PM CDT

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Ramos homers twice, adds 5 RBIs to help Giants whip Blue Jays 10-1

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Ramos homers twice, adds 5 RBIs to help Giants whip Blue Jays 10-1

Michael Wagaman, The Associated Press 2 minute read Monday, Jul. 6, 2026

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (AP) — Heliot Ramos homered twice and drove in five runs to back Landen Roupp’s first win in more than two months, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-1 on Monday night.

Victor Bericoto added a two-run double on a night when the Giants scored runs on a double play, an error and a double steal.

Ramos, who tripled and scored on an error leading off the game, had a three-run homer off reliever Tommy Nance in the sixth. Ramos then got to Adam Macko for a two-run blast in the eighth.

Kazuma Okamoto hit his 20th home run for Toronto, ending the Blue Jays’ 29-inning scoreless streak.

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Monday, Jul. 6, 2026

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Jessie Henry is shown on a recent afternoon at Ashley Neufeld Softball Complex, where she blossomed into an outstanding player with the Westman Magic and now helps coach the under-15 team. She is entering her third college season this fall when she returns to Minot State. (Perry Bergson/The Brandon Sun) June 27, 2027

Henry finds new home in Minot

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Henry finds new home in Minot

Perry Bergson 10 minute read Monday, Jul. 6, 2026

When Jessie Henry’s softball career ends, the Westman Magic are poised to have a great young coach fall into their lap.

The 20-year-old Virden softball player, who began her career at Minnesota State University Moorhead but transferred closer to home to Minot State University last summer, is currently helping out with the under-15 Magic as an assistant coach.

“I love it,” said Henry, who is also working at a daycare in Virden. “I think coaching is my calling. When I graduate from softball and my career is ‘over,’ I could never leave this sport and I think coaching is where I’m meant to be.

“We’re all put on this planet for a reason and I’m meant to help people and teach them and share my knowledge. I love the girls, they’re so awesome and you can tell they look up to me so much, and it’s a privilege and an honour to be one of their assistant coaches.”

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Monday, Jul. 6, 2026

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Cardinals open playoffs at home

1 minute read Monday, Jul. 6, 2026

The Brandon Cardinals begin their South West Baseball League playoff run at home tonight against the Deloraine Royals.

Game 1 of the best-of-three South Division semifinal is at Andrews Field at 7 p.m.

The Cardinals finished 10-4, while the Royals went 8-6.

Game 2 is in Deloraine on Wednesday, with Game 3 back at Andrews Field on Thursday, if necessary.

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Sydney Dell of the Westman Magic slides safely into second base against the Winnipeg Lightning during their under-19 softball doubleheader at Ashley Neufeld Softball Complex on Sunday. Westman took the first game 6-5 and lost the second 13-0. (Thomas Friesen/The Brandon Sun)

U19 Magic split doubleheader with Lightning

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U19 Magic split doubleheader with Lightning

3 minute read Sunday, Jul. 5, 2026

Layla Desjardin pitched three terrific innings in relief as the under-19 Westman Magic held on to a 6-5 victory over the Winnipeg Lightning at Ashley Neufeld Softball Complex on Sunday.

Desjardin gave up just one run on three hits with four strikeouts in relief of Brynna Andrew, who earned the victory with four runs allowed on six hits in the first four innings.

Kendra Grift and Sydney Dell had two hits and one RBI each for Westman, which lost Game 2 of the doubleheader 13-0.

Sierra Slatcher pitched a four-inning gem, striking out seven while allowing just two hits by Grift and Alexa Banga.

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Sunday, Jul. 5, 2026

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Blue Jays’ Springer on track to return Monday; Scherzer to get another rehab start

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Blue Jays’ Springer on track to return Monday; Scherzer to get another rehab start

Luke Olson, The Associated Press 2 minute read Sunday, Jul. 5, 2026

SEATTLE (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter George Springer could make his return from the family medical emergency list as soon as Monday, manager John Schneider said Sunday.

The four-time All-Star went on the paternity list last Wednesday, welcoming the birth of his third child. The paternity leave expired, so the Blue Jays moved him to the family medical emergency list. But Schneider confirmed everything was well and the move was to give their leadoff hitter more time.

He is expecting Springer to be available to join the Jays on Monday in San Francisco, where the team opens a three-game series against the Giants.

“I think he's going to travel tomorrow,” Schneider said after Toronto's 4-0 loss to Seattle. “That was the tentative plan. So, just got to confirm that with him.”

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Sunday, Jul. 5, 2026

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Hancock, Mariners blank Blue Jays 4-0; Garver hits two-run homer

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Hancock, Mariners blank Blue Jays 4-0; Garver hits two-run homer

Luke Olson, The Associated Press 2 minute read Sunday, Jul. 5, 2026

SEATTLE (AP) — Emerson Hancock and the Mariners bullpen extended Seattle’s scoreless streak to 24 innings and Mitch Garver hit a two-run homer in a 4-0 win over the struggling Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.

Hancock (6-4) gave up two hits and two walks while striking out five over seven innings.

He followed Logan Gilbert on Saturday to became Seattle’s first starting pitchers with consecutive outings of seven shutout innings since Bryan Woo and Bryce Miller in 2024. Over the weekend, the Hancock and Gilbert duo combined for 14 1/3 innings, no runs, three hits and 12 strikeouts.

Gabe Speier and Andrés Muñoz each threw an inning of relief for Seattle.

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Sunday, Jul. 5, 2026

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Mariners rout Blue Jays 11-0 behind Logan Gilbert’s one-hit outing

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Mariners rout Blue Jays 11-0 behind Logan Gilbert’s one-hit outing

Doug Miller, The Associated Press 2 minute read Saturday, Jul. 4, 2026

SEATTLE (AP) — Logan Gilbert gave up one hit and struck out seven in 7 1/3 innings, Randy Arozarena hit a grand slam, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-0 on Saturday.

Cal Raleigh and Dominic Canzone also homered for the Mariners.

The Mariners planned on having Gilbert and Emerson Hancock share pitching duties in Saturday’s game as part of a “piggyback” blueprint they’ve implemented this season, but they decided before the game to have Gilbert start Saturday, with Hancock getting the ball Sunday.

Gilbert (7-5) retired his first 14 batters before Yohendrik Piñango blooped a single to centre field with two outs in the fifth inning. Gilbert got the next eight hitters out before being removed at 91 pitches. He did not walk a batter.

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Saturday, Jul. 4, 2026

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Cease strikes out 9 over 7 innings as Blue Jays blank Mariners 2-0

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Cease strikes out 9 over 7 innings as Blue Jays blank Mariners 2-0

The Associated Press 2 minute read Saturday, Jul. 4, 2026

SEATTLE (AP) — Dylan Cease struck out nine in seven sharp innings to pitch the Toronto Blue Jays past the Seattle Mariners 2-0 on Friday night in a rematch of last year's American League Championship Series.

Andrés Giménez hit an RBI double and scored when Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singled off Mariners starter Luis Castillo in the third.

Sean Keys was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.

Cease (5-4), who leads the AL with 141 strikeouts, gave up three hits and walked one. Jeff Hoffman fanned two in a hitless eighth and Louis Varland worked a one-hit ninth for his 18th save.

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Saturday, Jul. 4, 2026

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Scherzer pitches 3 innings for high-A Vancouver Canadians

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Scherzer pitches 3 innings for high-A Vancouver Canadians

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Friday, Jul. 3, 2026

VANCOUVER - Max Scherzer's rehab journey touched down in Vancouver on Friday, where he pitched three innings for the high-A Vancouver Canadians en route to a 5-3 win over the Eugene Emeralds.

Scherzer, who hasn't pitched for the Blue Jays since a three-plus inning effort on June 10, threw 49 pitches at Rogers Field at Nat Bailey Stadium — 33 for strikes — and allowed three hits, two walks, two earned runs and struck out three hitters.

The Emeralds were leading 2-1 when Scherzer was replaced by Landen Maroudis.

Scherzer is expected to join the Blue Jays in Seattle, where they open a nine-game road trip on Friday night with stops in Seattle, San Francisco and San Diego.

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Friday, Jul. 3, 2026

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Brandon Marlins base runner Seth Sulik (50) slides across the plate safely as South Central Koen Bleznuk (22) desperately lunges back to tag him under the watchful eye of umpire Bob Blad during the 15-and-under gold medal game at the Triple Crown Showdown at Simplot Millennium Park in 2023. Brandon lost 15-3. The event has set a new record for the number of teams entered over two weekends. (Perry Bergson/The Brandon Sun)

Triple Crown Showdown sets record

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Triple Crown Showdown sets record

By Perry Bergson 6 minute read Thursday, Jul. 2, 2026

The Triple Crown Showdown didn’t just break its record for teams this year, it absolutely shattered it.

The annual baseball tournament, which is staged at Brandon’s Simplot Millennium Park, has actually split into two weekends, with 38 AA and AAA teams in the 13-and-under and 15U divisions this weekend, and a dozen 11U teams next weekend, drawing from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Ontario.

That gives the 22-year-old Showdown a total of 50 clubs, well over the previous high of 30. In Year 1, they had a total of 13 teams in two divisions.

“We sold out early this year,” organizer Faron Asham said. “We had waiting lists in all divisions. We’ve actually upped the divisions, going to four in two age groups and we had to move the 11U AAs to a separate weekend because of demand. We’ve bitten off a lot so hopefully we’re able to chew.”

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Thursday, Jul. 2, 2026

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Sean Keys makes impact in third appearance for Toronto Blue Jays

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Sean Keys makes impact in third appearance for Toronto Blue Jays

Kaitlyn McGrath, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Wednesday, Jul. 1, 2026

TORONTO - Toronto Blue Jays rookie Sean Keys knew he struck the ball well. But when it sailed over the left-field fence, landing in Toronto’s bullpen for his first MLB career home run, his mind went a bit foggy for a second or two.

“But I remember rounding first base, high-fiving (first base coach Mark Budzinski), and then having (Carlos Febles) at third base. I remember that,” Keys said after the game.

Keys’s third-inning, three-run home run helped propel the Blue Jays past the New York Mets 9-3 on a hot and humid Canada Day at Rogers Centre on Wednesday. The win gave Toronto the series victory, its first since they swept the Boston Red Sox from June 16-18.

The 23-year-old Keys was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo last week and made his major-league debut on Saturday against the Texas Rangers. Keys recorded his first career major-league hit, a single, in his debut. His first home run came during his 10th career at-bat.

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Wednesday, Jul. 1, 2026

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Toronto Blue Jays' Ernie Clement, left, and Alejandro Kirk congratulates Sean Keys after he hit a three run home run against the New York Mets during third inning MLB baseball action in Toronto on Wednesday, July 1, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Rookie Sean Keys hits first career homer, Blue Jays thrash Mets 9-3 in series finale

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Rookie Sean Keys hits first career homer, Blue Jays thrash Mets 9-3 in series finale

Kaitlyn McGrath, The Canadian Press 2 minute read Wednesday, Jul. 1, 2026

TORONTO - Rookie Sean Keys hit his first MLB career home run, a three-run shot, Myles Straw added his own three-run homer, and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the New York Mets 9-3 on Canada Day.

Keys’ 349-foot blast to left field off Mets starter Freddy Peralta (5-7) came in the third, capping off a four-run inning that also included a two-out RBI double from Ernie Clement.

Pinch-hitting in the seventh inning, Straw launched a three-run home run to left-centre field as part of another four-run frame for Toronto.

The win gave the Blue Jays (41-46) the series victory, while the Mets (36-51) have lost eight of their last 10.

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Wednesday, Jul. 1, 2026

In a corresponding move, George Springer was placed on the paternity list.

Clase will be active for Toronto's series finale against the New York Mets on Wednesday.

He has five home runs and 23 RBI in 53 games, along with a .223 batting average with Buffalo on the year.

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