José Bautista, the heart and soul and attitude of the Blue Jays teams that put baseball back on the map in this country, has been elected to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. Announced early Wednesday as part of the Hall of Fame’s 2025 class,

Former Toronto Blue Jays star slugger Jose Bautista is among t Baseball Hall of Fame's class of 2025. Joining Bautista are former major-league pitcher Erik Bedard, Women's National Team standout Amanda Asay and longtime Baseball Canada head coach and executive Greg Hamilton.

Jose Bautista admits it was bittersweet when he was traded to the Blue Jays in 2008. Little did he know it was the start of a journey to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr., the homegrown face of the Toronto Blue Jays, is set to become a free agent this fall unless he signs a contract extension. Other question marks hover over the team, which opened spring training on Thursday in Florida.

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