{"id":75223,"date":"2025-06-03T03:57:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T03:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/75223\/"},"modified":"2025-06-03T03:57:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T03:57:12","slug":"blue-jays-facing-backlash-after-announcement-before-phillies-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/75223\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays Facing Backlash After Announcement Before Phillies Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

Blue Jays Facing Backlash After Announcement Before Phillies Game<\/a> originally appeared on Athlon Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Toronto Blue Jays are riding high on a five-game winning streak, having recently completed a four-game sweep against the Athletics. Their latest victory was an 8-4 comeback win on Sunday, highlighted by Addison Barger’s pivotal three-run homer in the eighth inning. This surge has improved their season record to 31-28, positioning them 5.5 games behind the AL East-leading New York Yankees and just half a game out of a Wild Card spot.<\/p>\n

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Toronto now faces a formidable challenge as they host the Philadelphia Phillies, who boast a 36-23 record and are just one game behind the New York Mets in the NL East. Despite a recent four-game losing streak, the Phillies remain a strong opponent, and the potential return of star player Bryce Harper could be an added advantage for them.<\/p>\n

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Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Jos\u00e9 Ure\u00f1a.Isaiah J&period; Downing-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Ahead of Tuesday\u2019s game, the Blue Jays announced that right-handed pitcher Jos\u00e9 Ure\u00f1a has cleared waivers and elected free agency after being designated for assignment on May 31 .<\/p>\n

Ure\u00f1a, who signed a one-year deal with Toronto in early May, appeared in seven games, posting a 5.87 ERA over 15.1 innings with eight strikeouts and a 1.50 WHIP.<\/p>\n

The decision to DFA Ure\u00f1a, and his subsequent departure, has elicited mixed reactions from fans on social media. Many expressed frustration over the perceived lack of return on investment.<\/p>\n

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“NOOOOOOOOOOO,” said another.<\/p>\n

\u201cBruh,\u201d one fan simply reacted.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnother wasted contract on a soon to be KBO player,\u201d another fan wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cWish we found a way to trade for more cash consideration,\u201d another fan added.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy didn\u2019t we trade him for at least something?\u201d a fan questioned.<\/p>\n

The Blue Jays aim to maintain their winning momentum and solidify their position in the playoff race. The upcoming series will be a critical test of their resilience and depth against one of the National League’s top teams.<\/p>\n

Related: Blue Jays Make Move After Andres Gimenez News<\/a><\/p>\n

Related: Blue Jays Announce Bad News After Historic Win Over Athletics<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports<\/a> on Jun 2, 2025, where it first appeared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Blue Jays Facing Backlash After Announcement Before Phillies Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Toronto Blue Jays…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":75224,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2397],"tags":[6081,5,1207,732,4,61,62,144,25,4216,40,70],"class_list":{"0":"post-75223","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia-phillies","8":"tag-addison-barger","9":"tag-baseball","10":"tag-bryce-harper","11":"tag-jose-urena","12":"tag-mlb","13":"tag-new-york-mets","14":"tag-new-york-yankees","15":"tag-philadelphia","16":"tag-philadelphia-phillies","17":"tag-philadelphiaphillies","18":"tag-phillies","19":"tag-toronto-blue-jays"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75223\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}