There’s a lot to work through, then, which is what made the 6.1 innings of one-run ball Chris Bassitt threw at them Monday night in a 3-1 Toronto Blue Jays victory so impressive.

Blue Jays starter Chris Bassitt weighs in on the discourse around the slate of severe pitching injuries to strike the game over the past couple of months.

Yariel Rodriguez's impressive performance in his MLB debut gave the Blue Jays several reasons to exhale. The Cuban certainly did his part, helping stabilize the pitching staff.

The Toronto Blue Jays separated their pitching prospects into three buckets ahead of the 2023 minor-league season — one for starters, one for bulk arms and one for relievers — and set development plans for them accordingly.

Yet in many ways, the third-inning sequence by Daulton Varsho and George Springer that produced the first run of Tuesday’s 5-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners is perhaps most emblematic of the team-centric style of play the Blue Jays aim to make their identity.

Baseball at the renovated Rogers Centre looks better than it ever has, but the product on the field still trumps all. An impressive win in the home opener was a step in the right direction on that front.

The Blue Jays say they’ve improved accessibility wherever possible within the existing infrastructure of the 35-year-old Rogers Centre as part of the renovation, with changes most notable in the new lower-level bowl, writes Shi Davidi.