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The Blue Jays are playing a doubleheader against the Red Sox to account for 2 of the 20 MLB games being played today.
It’s the Friday before a long weekend, so let’s sit back and watch some baseball.
Speaking of which, I found this today and it’s pretty great.
— Nathan W. Pyle (@nathanwpyle) July 25, 2020
You may have seen the Jays official account tweet about naming a new dog. Here’s the story behind it:
According to Tom Hatch, the #BlueJays bullpen dog (you may have seen the cutout on the broadcast) is named Pete and he “followed” them from Tampa. So, he’s theirs now.
— Kaitlyn McGrath (@kaitlyncmcgrath) September 4, 2020
We have an injury update on a couple players it would be REALLY great to have back for the Yankees series:
Depending on how that session goes, #BlueJays could activate Ken Giles soon after, but also possible they give him one more live BP session.
— Shi Davidi (@ShiDavidi) September 4, 2020
Apparently the team also had a little chat about their TOOTBLANS:
#BlueJays met with position players today to discuss baserunning. The message, per Charlie Montoyo: “Be aggressive, just be smart. Sometimes you don’t want to make mistakes and now you stop being aggressive...b/c you’re afraid to get thrown out. Stay aggressive. But be smart."
— Shi Davidi (@ShiDavidi) September 4, 2020
Here are today’s lineups for Game 1. No Villar today, Rowdy has been bumped up to 3rd, and Panik will play shortstop.
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