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This photo of Brett Lawrie really does a good job of summing up Brett Lawrie: Putting on eye black using his shades as a mirror. Way to bro. (Photo: Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)
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J.A. Happ listed in good condition after getting hit with line drive
In the quiet under the dome, fans and players alike sat with their hands cupped over their faces, staring in stunned silence as they watched a crew of medics kneeling over the Toronto Blue Jays pitcher lying in the dirt.
J.A. Happ had just been hit on the left side of the head by a line drive. There was blood on his hand when he lifted it from the spot where the ball struck him.
It happened in a flash. Tampa Bay’s Desmond Jennings hit the ball. The ball hit Happ so hard that it caromed deep into foul territory along the right-field line.
Happ was listed in “good condition” Wednesday morning at Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg, a hospital spokesperson said. In a statement, the Blue Jays said he was expected to be released from hospital later on Wednesday after more tests. He suffered a a head contusion and a cut on his left ear, the statement said. (Photos: Mike Carlson/The Associated Press)
It’s time. The Toronto Blue Jays open their season on Tuesday night. Find out everything you need to know about this World serious team: http://natpo.st/10sQJ1G (Photo: Darren Calabrese/National Post)
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Come for the illustration, stay for the literary genius of R.A. Dickey.
The literary life of R.A. Dickey
When already-legendary Blue Jays pitcher Dickey was in Grade 7, a teacher submitted a poem of his to a statewide contest, which he ended up winning. At the time he was struggling with the ramifications of abuse, and the success buoyed him: “From then on, I knew that I wanted to write. Unpacking literature and writing for me came very natural.” READ MORE: natpo.st/13AS6BU
INVISIBLE BAT BOY! Jose Bautista looks on after striking out in the first inning of Jays vs. Rays in Florida. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press)
Mark Buehrle’s dog, Slater, makes his spring training debut on Wednesday. Slater won’t be coming to Toronto with the new Blue Jays pitcher because pitbulls are banned in Ontario. (Photo: John Lott/National Post)
Is this real life? In case you forgot, R.A. Dickey is now a Blue Jay. Here he is at spring training in Florida, which doesn’t official start until Tuesday. (Photo: Nathan Denette/Canadian Press)
“Every season, both literally and figuratively in your life, is a little bit different,” he said. “This isn’t any different than that in the sense that it’s a different group of guys, it’s a different team. I’ve been here, what, four and a half hours. It hasn’t been much of a spring training yet. And I’m looking forward to getting to know the guys and really engage a lot of different personalities on the team.”
For the second straight year, Toronto Blue Jays All-Star right fielder Jose Bautista is going to be on the cover of Sony’s baseball video game, MLB 13 The Show.
But you get to help pick the cover. Find out more here:
Do you agree Bautista should be on the cover? Or should it have been someone else?
What about a Canadian like Joey Votto of the Cincinnati Reds?
This is probably the saddest Brett Lawrie photo of all time.
The Toronto Blue Jays third baseman suffered a right calf injury and had to leave the game after he fell into a deep camera well while chasing a foul ball in Yankee Stadium.
Lawrie leaped above the railing and had the ball in his glove for a split second as he attempted a leaping catch. Then he flipped over and appeared to bang his leg on another railing before landing on his back.
He was hopping on one leg before training staff and manager John Farrell rushed to attend to him. After a brief consultation, they took him out of the game.
Edwin Encarnacion and his son attend a news conference after the Toronto Blue Jays announced that they would give him a three-year $27M contract.
