The Blue Jays bullpen is on the verge of getting better. On Tuesday evening, Bowden Francis made his first rehab appearance for the Buffalo Bisons, finishing with a line of 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K while throwing 28 pitches.
The Toronto Blue Jays placed right-hander Bowden Francis on the 15-day injured list on Thursday with right forearm extensor tendinitis. Francis, who turned 28 on Monday, pitched two scoreless innings in Wednesday's 3-2 loss at Kansas City.
The injury highlights the thin starting depth for the Jays.
The Toronto Blue Jays will play the final game of their four-game series against the Kansas City Royals today looking to salvage a series split after winning the first game they’ve dropped the last two to drop to 13-12.
From a strength to a weakness. On Thursday morning, the Blue Jays Twitter account noted that Bowden Francis had been placed on the 15-day Injured List due to Right Forearm Extensor Tendinitis.
Last Saturday, the Toronto Blue Jays made a change to their pitching rotation for the first time this season. Facing the Colorado Rockies, the Jays called up right-hander Yariel Rodríguez from triple-A Buffalo and had him start the game instead of Bowden Francis, who followed the Cuban product in the game to eat up bulk innings.
In front of the once again newly-renovated Rogers Centre for the first time this season, the Blue Jays won their first series of the 2024 season during a three-game tilt against the Seattle Mariners.
After being no-hit and one-hit in a matter of three days last week, the Blue Jays hoped to find a little more success in the Bronx over the weekend. A tie-breaking and ultimately game-winning home run from Ernie Clement led them to a victory on Friday, but the final two games of the series were filled with “There it goes!
Bad news, the Blue Jays lost the rubber match against the Yankees. Good news, the road trip from hell is over. The Blue Jays played their 10th and final game on the road to start the year against the Yankees, falling 8-3 to the Bronx Bombers.
The Toronto Blue Jays (4-5) visit the New York Yankees (7-2) for a road game in The Bronx on Sunday. The game begins at 1:35 PM ET. The Yankees will give the ball to Luis Gil and the Blue Jays will turn to Bowden Francis (0-1, 11.81 ERA).
I was surprised when Wes Parsons wasn’t DFAed in the numbers crunch at the end of spring training, but the team decided they wanted him as a longman. Gausman was not ready to go deep into his first start, and they didn't know how much they could get out of Bowden Francis, so a longman seemed like a good idea.
Things can only go up from here, right? That’s what the Toronto Blue Jays are banking on coming off a horrendous night in Houston, where the Astros completed their 17th no-hitter in franchise history – the most in the majors since 1962 – en route to a dominating 10-0 victory.
A few interesting notes from the Jays’ pitching staff’s spring training We’re a week into the season, and with Bowden Francis’ start in Houston last night, we’ve seen one turn of the Jays’ rotation.
One may think there’s nothing worse than watching José Berríos being pulled after 47 pitches… and then you watch this game. On Monday evening, the Blue Jays strolled into Houston to play the winless Astros, and well, they aren’t winless anymore as they defeated Toronto 10-0.
The Blue Jays split their first series of the year, right on par with expectations. Not great. Not terrible. There were shining moments, like Toronto’s clutch hitting (hallelujah!).
The Toronto Blue Jays (2-2) kick off a three-game series against the Houston Astros (0-4) with a Monday meeting at Minute Maid Park. First pitch is at 8:10 PM ET.
It might not be long before the Ricky Tiedemann era begins in Toronto. Blue Jays manager John Schneider told Rob Longley of The Toronto Sun that the team’s top prospect is “in the mix” to be on the 26-man roster when the 2024 season begins next week.
Manager John Schneider announced Bowden Francis would make the Toronto Blue Jays starting rotation to start the season, as starter Kevin Gausman is recovering from an injury.
The Toronto Blue Jays are giving intriguing hurler Bowden Francis a shot in the rotation.
I think it’s pretty safe to say that Bowden Francis has earned a spot in the starting rotation.
To find Bowden Francis before his first start in the Blue Jays organization, you had to look in a minor league utility closet. After he was traded from the Brewers, Francis holed up in a Trenton Thunder Ballpark side room before his Bisons debut.
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