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Meaningful Toronto Blue Jays Nicknames

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eant to describe and represent a player’s personality, looks, or how they play. Essentially, nicknames are meant to serve the purpose of telling us more about a person.

For example, Jose Bautista is nicknamed “Joey Batts” because of the iconic bat flip that happened in the 2015 ALDS. The current Toronto Blue Jays roster has many players with funny nicknames. While these nicknames are comical they also maintain historical significance. How many of these nicknames are you familiar with? Let’s take a look at some significant baseball nicknames of the 2023 Toronto Blue Jays roster.

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Varsho & Chapman Come Out Big for the Jays

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It’s been nothing but a rollercoaster ride with the Jays this season. Expectations have been set high as players have been counted on to come out big. But frustrating moments for the Toronto Blue Jays have led fans to question players’ capabilities. Players will go through struggles, but what’s important is how a player bounces back from their struggles. There’s been a lot of online criticism regarding Daulton Varsho with his offensive drought, but the game against the LA Dodgers on July 26th has somewhat silenced that criticism. In addition, Matt Chapman is another player that has really turned around his game. He continues to hit key home runs and he is without question the Jays top defensive gem. He really makes those tough plays look so easy. So, let’s strike out some criticism and explore these two players in more depth in terms of how they came out big for the Jays.

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Jays Shut out Padres: Star Players of the Game

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The Toronto Blue Jays were looking to end the series with the Padres on a high note with a win. Who would have thought after the Padres shut out the Jays that they would do the same back? Everything just seemed to be going the Jays way in this game. They wanted a strong performance out of Chris Bassitt after losing the last two games against the San Diego Padres and a strong performance is exactly what he put out. The Jays bats were alive with two homers in the game, the defense was solid, and the Jays got two quality hits from Jordan Luplow. It was an exciting game to watch as the offense came alive later in the game. Let’s take a closer look at the stars of the game.

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