Blue Jays Acquire Tyler Fitzgerald

Toronto adds some bench depth in a trade with the Giants. MLB Trade Rumors has more on the deal's impact on the Jays' roster.

MLB Trade Rumors
DFA'ed by the #SFGiants earlier this week, Tyler Fitzgerald is traded to the #BlueJays:
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/04/blue-jays-acquire-tyler-fitzgerald.html

AL East FINALs:

#Padres 3, #RedSox 2
#BlueJays 3, #WhiteSox 6
#Orioles 2, #Pirates 3

#Marlins 2, #Yankees 0 after an inning in New York; #Rays 1, #Twins 0 after an inning in Minnesota.

At the plate: Ty France is in his 1st season back with #Padres. 8-season #MLB veteran debuted with SDP in 2019 but was traded in mid-2020 to #Mariners, where he played through 2024 before stops at #Reds, #Twins, #BlueJays and now back to SDP.
At the plate: Ty France is in his 1st season back with #Padres. 8-season #MLB veteran debuted with SDP in 2019 but was traded in mid-2020 to #Mariners, where he played through 2024 before stops at #Reds, #Twins, #BlueJays and now back to SDP.

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Encouraging start from Patrick Corbin.

The 5 IP and 74 pitches are what matter most here. Perhaps he makes another start against more advanced hitters, but there’s not much reason for the #BlueJays to slow-play this if he’s built up.

Brandon Valenzuela will make his MLB debut tomorrow, starting at catcher for the #BlueJays and catching Eric Lauer.

John Schneider was very direct post-game, speaking to some of the #BlueJays' early mistakes:

“We’ve set the tone here to what we expect, and if you’re not doing it, someone else will get a chance to do it.”

John Schneider notices that Brendon Little just isn't getting hitters to chase like he did when he was sharper in 2025:

“We’ve got to figure it out. We’re going to try to put the best team out there every single day, so we’ll definitely sit down and talk about it.” #BlueJays