Francis pitched 2.2 innings in a Grapefruit League contest against the Phillies on Saturday, allowing five runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out four batters.

The Toronto Blue Jays got bad news on the health of Max Scherzer as he's dealing with an injury ahead of Opening Day.

Blue Jays starter Bowden Francis gave up three earned runs over 3 2/3 innings in Toronto's 9-5 pre-season loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday.

Francis, whose scheduled start Monday against the Tigers was rained out, will follow Max Scherzer in Tuesday's Grapefruit League game, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports. The Jays will still get ...

The season hasn't even started for the Toronto Blue Jays, and they might already have an injury cloud that could hang over them for the entire ...

Cancel any time. DUNEDIN - This time last year, Blue Jays right-hander Bowden Francis had an uncertain role as a potential spot starter and likely long relief option out of the bullpen.

He opened last season in the Blue Jays starting rotation ... success over the final two months from Brooks Baseball: 2024 Bowden Francis Pitch MIx Final Two Months / Brooks Baseball Fantasy ...

He gone: INF/OF Spencer Horwitz, LHP Genesis Cabrera, RHP Jordan Romano, LHP Ryan Yarbrough. New faces: OF Anthony Santander, ...

Francis, a favourite to land the fifth spot in Toronto’s starting rotation, allowed seven hits and had five strikeouts ...

The Toronto Blue Jays endured a huge makeover of their bullpen over the past offseason after a disastrous 2024. In doing so, they had most of their spots practi ...

Blue Jays right-hander Bowden Francis had an uncertain role as a potential spot starter and likely long relief option out of the bullpen.

Blue Jays manager John Schneider keeps saying that his club needs to hit the ground running. Players are talking about this, ...