With homegrown stars Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette in the final year of their contracts and a competitive window that's open, for now, the Toronto Blue Jays need to make a statement over the first half of the season.

Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk agreed to a five-year, $58-million US contract extension with a $6 million signing bonus, multiple media outlets reported.

Toronto Blue Jays centre fielder Daulton Varsho, who is still recovering from shoulder surgery, will open the season on the injured list.

​​​​​​​Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw five strong innings, Shohei Ohtani had two hits and scored twice, and the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 on Tuesday in Major League Baseball's season opener at the Tokyo Dome.

The Toronto Blue Jays announced Monday that right-hander Jose Berrios will be their 2025 season-opening starting pitcher.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. says his proposal for a long-term contract with the Toronto Blue Jays was for less than $600 million US.

Max Scherzer had a solid spring training debut for Toronto as the Blue Jays defeated the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Tuesday in Dunedin, Fla.