You can take the player out of the Blue Jays, but you can never take the Ex-Blue Jay out of the player!
I am Mister Ex, reporting on the former Blue Jays. Bo Bichette lit up the Mets’ spring campaign with a first‑home run, a game‑tying double and three RBIs, lifting his line to .238/.270/.314 in 25 games. Ty France displayed prodigious power for San Diego, posting a .265 average with a .559 slugging percentage and three homers in just 34 at‑bats. On the mound, Matt Gage dazzled the Giants’ staff, posting a 1.64 ERA and a 2‑0 record over 11 innings, while Foster Griffin added three victories and a tidy 2.67 ERA for Washington.
For the season, Ty France and Otto Lopez have led the ex‑Jay hitters in OPS, with France’s .865 and Lopez’s .846, while Matt Chapman remains a steady contributor. Matt Gage’s 1.64 ERA crowns the former Jays’ pitchers, with Foster Griffin close behind.
The news of Bo Bichette’s spring heroics on April 24 was a bright spot, and Lourdes Gurriel Jr.’s activation by Arizona added a familiar face to the league. In transactions, the New York Mets selected former Blue Jay Carl Edwards Jr. from Syracuse, giving the veteran another chance in the majors.
Next week Toronto will host the Boston Red Sox at Rogers Centre, where they may square off against former teammate Isiah Kiner‑Falefa, before heading to Minnesota to meet the Twins, where ex‑Jay Anthony Banda could appear on the mound.
| Name | Position | JGP | Ex since | GP | AB | H | BB | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | RC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty France | First Base | 37 | 2025 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .286 | .286 | 1.143 | 1.429 | 2.3 | |
| Randal Grichuk | Designated Hitter | 479 | 2021 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .364 | .364 | .545 | .909 | 2.2 | |
| Rob Refsnyder | Designated Hitter | 32 | 2017 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .273 | .308 | .545 | .853 | 2.0 | |
| Santiago Espinal | Third Base | 347 | 2023 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .444 | .777 | 1.3 | |
| Bo Bichette | Third Base | 748 | 2025 | 6 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .292 | .320 | .375 | .695 | 2.9 | |
| Matt Chapman | Third Base | 295 | 2023 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .417 | .235 | .652 | 1.6 | |
| Isiah Kiner-Falefa | Second Base | 102 | 2025 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .300 | .300 | .300 | .600 | 0.9 | |
| Leo Jiménez | Third Base | 81 | 2025 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .600 | .000 | .600 | 0.0 | |
| Spencer Horwitz | First Base | 112 | 2024 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .267 | .333 | .267 | .600 | 1.4 | |
| Otto Lopez | Shortstop | 9 | 2022 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .240 | .269 | .280 | .549 | 1.9 | |
| Danny Jansen | Catcher | 471 | 2024 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .267 | .231 | .498 | 0.6 | |
| Marcus Semien | Second Base | 162 | 2021 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .174 | .208 | .261 | .469 | 1.3 | |
| Teoscar Hernández | Outfielder | 609 | 2022 | 7 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .154 | .241 | .192 | .433 | 1.2 | |
| Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | Outfielder | 468 | 2022 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .125 | .222 | .188 | .410 | 0.7 | |
| Reese McGuire | Catcher | 141 | 2021 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .286 | .000 | .286 | 0.0 | |
| Tyler Heineman | Catcher | 132 | 2026 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .166 | 0.1 |
| Name | JGP | Ex since | GP | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | K | BB | HR | WHIP | S | HLD | RP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Sandlin | 19 | 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | |
| Jason Adam | 23 | 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 1.1 | |
| Bryan Baker | 1 | 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 1.1 | |
| Justin Bruihl | 15 | 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.55 | 0 | 1 | 1.7 | |
| Ryan Yarbrough | 12 | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | |
| Carl Edwards Jr. | 6 | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.90 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | |
| Paxton Schultz | 13 | 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | |
| Ryan Borucki | 79 | 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.50 | 0 | 1 | 1.1 | |
| Matt Gage | 11 | 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.80 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 | |
| Richard Lovelady | 2 | 2025 | 3 | 0 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1.88 | 0 | 1 | 1.2 | |
| Jordan Hicks | 25 | 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | |
| Robbie Ray | 37 | 2021 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1.40 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | |
| Foster Griffin | 1 | 2022 | 2 | 2 | 13.0 | 1 | 0 | 2.08 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0.77 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 | |
| Seranthony Domínguez | 24 | 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.67 | 2 | 0 | 0.6 | |
| Mark Leiter Jr. | 8 | 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.33 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 | |
| Anthony Banda | 7 | 2022 | 4 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | |
| Matthew Boyd | 2 | 2015 | 1 | 1 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.07 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | |
| Eric Lauer | 36 | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1.80 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | |
| Joel Payamps | 22 | 2021 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | -0.9 | |
| Shaun Anderson | 1 | 2022 | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | -0.9 | |
| Chris Bassitt | 96 | 2025 | 1 | 1 | 5.1 | 1 | 0 | 8.44 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1.88 | 0 | 0 | -2.3 | |
| Yusei Kikuchi | 86 | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1.40 | 0 | 0 | -2.3 | |
| Tim Mayza | 352 | 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | -1.4 | |
| Taijuan Walker | 6 | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | -1.9 | |
| Steven Matz | 29 | 2021 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 12.00 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2.67 | 0 | 0 | -2.4 | |
| Anthony Kay | 28 | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 3.2 | 0 | 1 | 19.64 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | -6.3 | |
| Jordan Romano | 231 | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 21.60 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.60 | 0 | 0 | -3.4 |
| Ex-Blue Jay | ||
|---|---|---|
| Apr 20 | Giants' Robbie Ray: Takes loss despite quality start - CBS Sports ▼ | Robbie Ray |
| Robbie Ray delivered a quality start, allowing only one run through four innings and striking out seven, but the Giants' offense failed to support him, resulting in a loss to Washington. | ||
| Apr 21 | Diamondbacks' Luken Baker: Reporting to Triple-A - CBS Sports ▼ | Lourdes Gurriel Jr. |
| Lourdes Gurriel Jr. was officially activated by the Arizona Diamondbacks, marking his return to the active roster after being on the injured list. | ||
| Apr 22 | Orioles' Chris Bassitt: Grabs first win - CBS Sports ▼ | Chris Bassitt |
| Chris Bassitt earned his first victory as a Baltimore Oriole, pitching in a game where the team rallied for six runs in the sixth inning to defeat the opponent 8-6. The piece notes his season stats to date and his upcoming start against the Astros. | ||
| Apr 24 | Mets' Bo Bichette: Comes through with big hit Thursday - CBS Spor... ▼ | Bo Bichette |
| Bo Bichette belted his first spring home run and drove in three runs, including a game‑tying double in the eighth inning that helped the Mets rally to a 7‑7 tie before securing the win. The performance lifted his season slash line to .238/.270/.314 with one homer, five doubles, 12 RBI and 10 runs in 25 games. | ||
| Apr 26 | Giants' Robbie Ray: Settles for no-decision Saturday - CBS Sports ▼ | Robbie Ray |
| Robbie Ray pitched five innings, throwing 55 of 97 pitches for strikes and allowing four singles across five frames of one‑run ball, resulting in a no‑decision. Despite control issues and multiple walks, he posted a 2.70 ERA and 1.14 WHIP over 33.1 innings heading into his next start at Tropicana Field against the Rays. | ||
| Ex-Blue Jay | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21 | Caliente de Durango placed LHP Felix Doubront on the reserve list. | SC | Félix Doubront |
| Apr 21 | C Luke Maile assigned to Omaha Storm Chasers from ACL Royals. | ASG | Luke Maile |
| Apr 21 | Los Angeles Dodgers sent RHP Brock Stewart on a rehab assignment to Oklahoma City Comets. | ASG | Brock Stewart |
| Apr 21 | Somerset Patriots sent RHP Yerry Rodríguez on a rehab assignment to Hudson Valley Renegades. | ASG | Yerry Rodríguez |
| Apr 22 | Chicago Cubs activated LHP Matthew Boyd from the 15-day injured list. | SC | Matthew Boyd |
| Apr 22 | Round Rock Express placed RHP Patrick Murphy on the 7-day injured list. | SC | Patrick Murphy |
| Apr 23 | Saraperos de Saltillo activated RHP Wilmer Font from the reserve list. | SC | Wilmer Font |
| Apr 23 | Philadelphia Phillies released RHP Taijuan Walker. | REL | Taijuan Walker |
| Apr 23 | Houston Astros sent RHP Nate Pearson on a rehab assignment to Sugar Land Space Cowboys. | ASG | Nate Pearson |
| Apr 24 | Toros de Tijuana signed free agent 1B Justin Turner. | SFA | Justin Turner |
| Apr 24 | New York Mets selected the contract of RHP Carl Edwards Jr. from Syracuse Mets. | SE | Carl Edwards Jr. |
| Apr 24 | Iowa Cubs activated RHP Trent Thornton from the 7-day injured list. | SC | Trent Thornton |
| Apr 24 | St. Paul Saints placed LF Alan Roden on the 7-day injured list. Right shoulder contusion. | SC | Alan Roden |
| Apr 25 | LHP Sean Nolin assigned to Piratas de Campeche. | ASG | Sean Nolin |
| Apr 25 | Leones de Yucatan placed RHP Miguel Castro on the reserve list. | SC | Miguel Castro |
| Apr 25 | Chicago White Sox designated C Reese McGuire for assignment. | DES | Reese McGuire |
| Apr 26 | Omaha Storm Chasers transferred 3B Brandon Drury to the Development List. | SC | Brandon Drury |
| Apr 26 | Los Angeles Angels designated RHP Jordan Romano for assignment. | DES | Jordan Romano |
| Apr 26 | Los Angeles Angels designated RHP Shaun Anderson for assignment. | DES | Shaun Anderson |
| Apr 26 | Washington Nationals recalled RHP Paxton Schultz from Rochester Red Wings. | CU | Paxton Schultz |
| ex-Blue Jays | ||
|---|---|---|
| Apr 27 - Apr 29 | home to the Boston Red Sox | Isiah Kiner-Falefa |
| Apr 30 - May 3 | at the Minnesota Twins | Anthony Banda |
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