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The Toronto Blue Jays are nearly unbeatable at the Rogers Centre as they prepare to host the New York Yankees.

You don’t get too many chances like this. The Toronto Blue Jays are feeling the heat, and with the American League wide open, they’re taking a big call. With a 7-3 stretch in their last 10 games and a critical series against the Yankees coming up,

The Toronto Blue Jays used a speculative 12th-round pick on a high school shortstop with concerns about signability. They signed him. It just took an MLB record to do so. The bonus the Blue Jays paid to Blaine Bullard is the highest for any 12th-round pick in league history. Bullard will get $1,697,500 to sign with Toronto.

The Toronto Blue Jays are proving to be the team to beat in the American League right now. Heading into Sunday, the team has a 57-41 record, and they lead the AL East division by a healthy 3.0 games.

Toronto got home runs from Vladimir Guerrero (No. 13), George Springer (No. 17) and Addison Barger (No. 14). Matt Chapman homered for the Giants in the sixth, his 13th of the season.

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