“He was dominating areas up and down and out,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said. “He is who he is for a reason.” Scherzer claimed his first victory since July 25 last year when he pitched for Texas and the Rangers defeated the Chicago White Sox 2-1.

You wouldn’t know that by looking at who has come through Toronto, however: what the Blue Jays lack in ballplayers wearing their cap into Cooperstown, they make up for with plenty of the top names in modern baseball — the era of free agency,

Sports' Steve Gardner explains why the Blue Jays and Cubs are two surprise teams ready to make noise in their respective leagues.