Edwin Encarnacion News

Jonny Gomes hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 3-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday, completing a doubleheader sweep.

Edwin Encarnacion hit a two-run homer, J.P. Arencibia and Maicer Izturis added back-to-back shots and the Toronto Blue Jays won their seventh straight game, beating Francis and the Rockies 8-3 Tuesday night.

Last year, he wasn't good enough to warm the Blue Jays' bench and ended up in Las Vegas.

Edwin Encarnacion hit a two-run homer, J.P. Arencibia and Maicer Izturis added back-to-back shots and the Blue Jays won their seventh straight game, beating the Colorado Rockies 8-3 Tuesday night.

The Transportation Safety Board will not conduct a formal investigation into a fatal plane crash at Cameron McIntosh Airport in North Battleford.

Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Adam Lind high fives Mark DeRosa with Edwin Encarnacion as Rajai Davis watching after Lind hit a home run against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington June16, 2013.

Jun 17, 2013; Toronto, ON, Canada; Toronto Blue Jays right fielder Rajai Davis celebrates their victory with first baseman Edwin Encarnacion against the Colorado Rockies at Rogers Centre.

Today's links include more appreciation for Chien-Ming Wang, the latest on Roy Oswalt, and some pictures of rare mutant grasshoppers.

Toronto Blue Jays Adam Lind celebrates his three-run home run with teammate Jose Bautista against the Texas Rangers during third inning AL action in Toronto on Sunday June 9, 2013.

Getting selected to play in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game is one of the toughest things to do as a player, whether you're a star or the 25th man on the roster.

Jun 12, 2013; Arlington, TX, USA; Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Adam Lind celebrates his home run with third baseman Edwin Encarnacion and right fielder Rajai Davis during the seventh inning against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.

Chien-Ming Wang's terrific start and three Toronto home runs capped the Blue Jays' four-game sweep, 7-2, and sent the Texas Rangers to their longest losing streak in three years.

Jose Reyes had a pair of hits and two walks in a simulated game at the Blue Jays' Spring Training complex on Saturday morning.

We're now roughly a month away from the 2013 MLB All-Star break, and with that break comes what may be the most exciting display of skills in all of professional sports in the Home Run Derby.

Even though Mark Buehrle has struggled for most of the season, the veteran left-hander is still enjoying plenty of success against the Texas Rangers .

You've got to admit that watching the Jays play over the last 16 games, since around May 26, has been incrementally more entertaining than it had been in the first month and a half of crappy defence and horrible starting pitching.

Center fielder Leonys Martin left the Rangers' 3-1 loss against the Blue Jays on Thursday with a mild left wrist sprain in the eighth inning.

Another Ranger injury, as Leonys Martin leaves the game with a sprained wrist after diving for a ball in center field Leonys Martin left today's game between the Rangers and the Blue Jays in the 8th inning after landing on his wrist on an unsuccessful attempt to make a diving catch on an Edwin Encarnacion line drive.

Bruce Lee's Legacy lives on as the SF Giants host a tribute night for him on the 40th Anniversary of "Enter the Dragon".

Edwin Encarnacion hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Texas Rangers 3-1 on Thursday night.