Eddie Michels is a regular contributor of Rocket Sports & Entertainment Network. Eddie began a radio career in Fulton NY where he covered the Syracuse Chiefs baseball team (Toronto Blue Jays - AAA). Eddie is a regular guest on the Rocket Sports & Entertainment Network. Eddie is an official scorekeeper and freelance MLB writer who covers the Toronto Blue Jays.

Pillar Powers Jays Past Tigers

Toronto Blue Jays knuckle baller RA Dickey went five innings on Thursday against the Detroit Tigers in an 6-4 win.  Dickey allowed four runs on eight hits while walking one and striking out five increasing his spring training era to 5.02.  Anthony Leon (1-0) got the win for the Jays with two shutout innings allowing just […]

Blue Jays top Mets, Tulo HBP, Hurts Hand

Blue Jays closer Roberto Osuna allowed a run in the top of the ninth but his team came back in the bottom of the ninth to beat the Mets 3-1 in Grapefruit League action.  Ezequiel Carrera hit a three run homer to right on the first pitch he saw from Buddy Carlyle for the win.  […]

Lopsided in Lakeland

Drew Hutchinson (RIGHT) (2-1) got the win as the Toronto Blue Jays pounded out 23 hits off 10 Detroit Tigers hurlers in a 16-1 Grapefruit League win in Lakeland.  Hutchinson allowed just one run on one hit while walking two and striking out one over four innings.  Josh Donaldson and Chris Colabello each had three hits […]

Tulo’s HR and Jays down Bucs

Toronto Blue Jays right hander Marco Estrada warms up Palm Sunday afternoon as he faces the Pittsburgh Pirates in his first appearance of the spring.  Estrada allowed two runs on two hits while walking three and striking out one over two plus innings.  Estrada did allow a two run homer to Andrew MCutchen in the first […]

And Sometimes it Rains…

The Toronto Blue Jays game on Saturday vs the Philadelphia Phillies was washed out by rain that started at 10:15 AM and had not let up by the 1:07 PM scheduled start.  It appeared at one point that water and jet skiing could be preformed on parts of the outfield warning track.  The Blue Jays […]

Jays win: Sanchez 5 K’s in 4 2/3

  (Left), Toronto Blue Jays starter Aaron Sanchez went 4 2/3 innings on Friday as they beat the visiting Houston Astros 7-2 in Grapefruit League action.  Sanchez allowed one run on two hits while walking two and striking out five.  Toronto’s record this spring is 11-4 while Houston dropped to 11-6.  Toronto hosts Philadelphia on […]

Choate goes Live

Left-hander Randy Choate faced live hitters for the first time as a Blue Jay on Wednesday.  Signed by the Jays on March 11th to a minor league contract with an invite to Major League spring training 40-year old Choate appeared in 71-games for the Cardinals in 2015.  He posted a 3.95 ERA over 27.1 innings.  Since his […]

Jays – O’s 6-6 Tie

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Bautista First HR of Spring, A-San 4 Scoreless

  Blue Jays right fielder Jose Bautista hit a 1-2 offering from Rays starter Taylor Guierrieri (0-1) in the third over the left center field fence to power the Jays to a 6-1 Grapefruit League victory.  Bautista’s homer could have been a grand slam except a wild pitch  two pitches earlier allowed Andy Burns to score from […]

Stroman goes 4 2/3 Shutout Innings

(Below) Blue Jays right hander and probably opening day starter Marcus Stroman leaps off the mound after ending the top of the fourth with a strike out as the Jays beat the Red Sox 2-1 in 10 innings.  Stroman, who a year ago was on crutches after tearing his left knee up doing PFP drills, threw […]