The 2026 Toronto Blue Jays season was the 50th season of the Toronto Blue Jays franchise and the Blue Jays' 35th full season (37th overall) at Rogers Centre. They entered the season as the defending American League champions, the American League East champions, and runners-up of the World Series. The Blue Jays regressed from their 94–68 record from the previous season and were eliminated from playoff contention on September 23.
Standings Season standings American League East
American League Wild Card
Record vs. opponents Record Games Left Opponent Home Road Total Home Road Total AL East Baltimore Orioles 4–2 2–5 6–7 – – – Boston Red Sox 5–2 4–2 9–4 – – – New York Yankees 3–3 3–4 6–7 – – – Tampa Bay Rays 2–5 2–4 4–9 – – – Totals 14–12 11–15 25–27 – – – AL Central Chicago White Sox 1–2 0–3 1–5 – – – Cleveland Guardians 2–1 2–1 4–2 – – – Detroit Tigers 1–2 2–1 3–3 – – – Kansas City Royals 1–2 2–1 3–3 – – – Minnesota Twins 1–2 2–2 3–4 – – – Totals 6–9 8–8 14–17 – – – AL West Houston Astros 1–2 2–1 3–3 – – – Los Angeles Angels 2–1 2–1 4–2 – – – Athletics 3–0 1–2 4–2 – – – Seattle Mariners 3–0 1–2 4–2 – – – Texas Rangers 0–4 1–2 1–6 – – – Totals 9–7 7–8 16–15 – – – National League Arizona Diamondbacks – 1–2 1–2 – – – Atlanta Braves – 1–2 1–2 – – – Chicago Cubs – 1–2 1–2 – – – Cincinnati Reds 2–1 – 2–1 – – – Colorado Rockies 1–2 – 1–2 – – – Los Angeles Dodgers 1–2 – 1–2 – – – Miami Marlins 2–1 – 2–1 – – – Milwaukee Brewers – 1–2 1–2 – – – New York Mets 2–1 – 2–1 – – – Philadelphia Phillies 1–2 2–1 3–3 – – – Pittsburgh Pirates 2–1 – 2–1 – – – San Diego Padres – 1–2 1–2 – – – San Francisco Giants – 2–1 2–1 – – – St. Louis Cardinals 2–1 – 2–1 – – – Washington Nationals – 2–1 2–1 – – – Totals 13–11 11–13 24–24 – – – Grand Totals 42–39 37–44 79–83 – – – Month Games Won Lost Pct. March 5 4 1 April 26 10 16 May 29 15 14 June 26 11 15 July 24 11 13 August 28 17 11 September 24 11 13 Totals 162 79 83
Regular season Opening Day lineup +Opening Day starters Position Name Catcher Alejandro Kirk First baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Second baseman Ernie Clement Shortstop Andrés Giménez Third baseman Kazuma Okamoto Left fielder Nathan Lukes Center fielder Daulton Varsho Right fielder Addison Barger Designated hitter George Springer Pitcher Kevin Gausman
Season summary March and April On March 29, the Blue Jays finished the opening weekend series with 50 strikeouts against the Athletics, setting the MLB record for the most strikeouts in the first three games of a season in the modern era. The Blue Jays swept the series, beginning 2026 with a 3–0 record. Cody Ponce, the 2025 Choi Dong-won Award winner as the best starting pitcher in the KBO League, left his first start of the 2026 season with a knee injury as the Jays fell to the Colorado Rockies 14–5. The Blue Jays took the second game, 5–1, before dropping the third and final game 2–1 in extra innings. In the finale, Kevin Gausman became the first pitcher in MLB since at least 1900 to strike out 10 or more batters in his first two starts in the season without walking a batter.
May On May 11, Gausman struck out Hunter Feduccia, his 2,000th career strikeout, in a game against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Game log Legend Blue Jays win Blue Jays loss Game postponed Eliminated from playoff race
|-style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || March 27 || Athletics || 3–2 || Hoffman (1–0) || Sterner (0–1) || — || 42,728 || 1–0 || ½ |-style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || March 28 || Athletics || 8–7 || Miles (1–0) || Medina (0–1) || — || 40,268 || 2–0 || ½ |-style="background:#bfb;" | 3 || March 29 || Athletics || 5–2 || Lauer (1–0) || Morales (0–1) || Hoffman (1) || 36,484 || 3–0 || — |-style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || March 30 || Rockies || 5–14 || Dollander (1–0) || Varland (0–1) || — || 35,490 || 3–1 || ― |-style="background:#bfb;" | 5 || March 31 || Rockies || 5–1 || Scherzer (1–0) || Mejía (0–1) || — || 38,871 || 4–1 || ―
|-style="background:#fbb;" | 6 || April 1 || Rockies || 1–2 || Bernardino (1–0) || Little (0–1) || Herget (1) || 37,208 || 4–2 || 1 |-style="background:#ccc;" | -- || April 2 || @ White Sox || colspan=7| Postponed (inclement weather) Rescheduled: Apr 3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 7 || April 3 || @ White Sox || 4–5 || Domínguez (1–1) || Hoffman (1–1) || — || 33,171 || 4–3 || 2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 8 || April 4 || @ White Sox || 3–6 || Murphy (1–0) || Little (0–2) || Domínguez (1) || 18,389 || 4–4 || 3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 9 || April 5 || @ White Sox || 0–3 || Martin (2–0) || Lauer (1–1) || Murphy (1) || 22,326 || 4–5 || 3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 10 || April 6 || Dodgers || 2–14 || Wrobleski (1–0) || Scherzer (1–1) || — || 40,991 || 4–6 || 3½ |-style="background:#fbb;" | 11 || April 7 || Dodgers || 1–4 || Yamamoto (2–1) || Gausman (0–1) || Díaz (4) || 40,971 || 4–7 || 4½ |-style="background:#bfb;" | 12 || April 8 || Dodgers || 4–3 || Rogers (1–0) || Casparius (0–1) || Hoffman (2) || 37,766 || 5–7 || 3½ |-style="background:#bfb;" | 13 || April 10 || Twins || 10–4 || Mantiply (1–0) || Woods Richardson (0–2) || — || 40,721 || 6–7 || 2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 14 || April 11 || Twins || 4–7 || Ryan (2–1) || Lauer (1–2) || — || 41,591 || 6–8 || 2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 15 || April 12 || Twins || 2–8 || Bradley (3–0) || Scherzer (1–2) || — || 37,804 || 6–9 || 2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 16 || April 14 || @ Brewers || 9–7 || Varland (1–1) || Anderson (0–1) || — || 25,143 || 7–9 || 2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 17 || April 15 || @ Brewers || 1–2 || Ashby (4–0) || Rogers (1–1) || Uribe (1) || 23,092 || 7–10 || 3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 18 || April 16 || @ Brewers || 1–2 || Ashby (5–0) || Nance (0–1) || Zerpa (2) || 23,098 || 7–11 || 4 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 19 || April 17 || @ Diamondbacks || 3–6 || Soroka (4–0) || Lauer (1–3) || Sewald (7) || 32,747 || 7–12 || 4 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 20 || April 18 || @ Diamondbacks || 2–6 || Morillo (1–1) || Hoffman (1–2) || — || 36,946 || 7–13 || 5 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 21 || April 19 || @ Diamondbacks || 10–4 || Gausman (1–1) || Nelson (1–2) || — || 32,240 || 8–13 || 4½ |-style="background:#bfb;" | 22 || April 20 || @ Angels || 5–2 || Cease (1–0) || Detmers (1–2) || Hoffman (3) || 37,897 || 9–13 || 4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 23 || April 21 || @ Angels || 4–2 || Fluharty (1–0) || Pomeranz (0–2) || Varland (1) || 28,641 || 10–13 || 4 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 24 || April 22 || @ Angels || 3–7 || Suter (1–1) || Nance (0–2) || — || 25,306 || 10–14 || 5 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 25 || April 24 || Guardians || 6–8 || Williams (4–1) || Scherzer (1–3) || Smith (6) || 41,671 || 10–15 || 6½ |-style="background:#bfb;" | 26 || April 25 || Guardians || 5–3 || Gausman (2–1) || Cantillo (1–1) || Varland (2) || 41,543 || 11–15 || 6½ |-style="background:#bfb;" | 27 || April 26 || Guardians || 4–2 || Fisher (1–0) || Cecconi (0–4) || Varland (3) || 41,136 || 12–15 || 5½ |-style="background:#fbb;" | 28 || April 27 || Red Sox || 0–5 || Suárez (2–2) || Cease (1–1) || — || 41,785 || 12–16 || 6½ |-style="background:#bfb;" | 29 || April 28 || Red Sox || 3–0 || Yesavage (1–0) || Tolle (0–1) || Varland (4) || 41,949 || 13–16 || 6½ |-style="background:#bfb;" | 30 || April 29 || Red Sox || 8–1 || Fisher (1–0) || Bello (1–4) || — || 41,314 || 14–16 || 5½ |-style="background:#fbb;" | 31 || April 30 || @ Twins || 1–7 || Ober (3–1) || Gausman (2–2) || — || 16,985 || 14–17 || 6
|-style="background:#bfb;" | 32 || May 1 || @ Twins || 7–3 || Corbin (1–0) || Woods Richardson (0–5) || — || 19,762 || 15–17 || 6 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 33 || May 2 || @ Twins || 11–4 || Cease (2–1) || García (0–1) || — || 30,687 || 16–17 || 6 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 34 || May 3 || @ Twins || 3–4 || Morris (1–1) || Yesavage (1–1) || Topa (2) || 20,394 || 16–18 || 7 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 35 || May 4 || @ Rays || 1–5 || Martinez (3–1) || Lauer (1–4) || Baker (9) || 11,263 || 16–19 || 8 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 36 || May 5 || @ Rays || 3–4 || Legumina (1–1) || Rogers (1–2) || Sulser (2) || 11,217 || 16–20 || 9 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 37 || May 6 || @ Rays || 0–3 || McClanahan (4–2) || Corbin (1–1) || Seymour (1) || 11,275 || 16–21 || 9 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 38 || May 8 || Angels || 2–0 || Cease (3–1) || Detmers (1–3) || Varland (5) || 41,923 || 17–21 || 8½ |-style="background:#bfb;" | 39 || May 9 || Angels || 14–1 || Fluharty (2–0) || Kochanowic (2–2) || — || 41,461 || 18–21 || 7½ |-style="background:#fbb;" | 40 || May 10 || Angels || 1–6 || Soriano (6–2) || Lauer (1–5) || — || 40,977 || 18–22 || 8½ |-style="background:#fbb;" | 41 || May 11 || Rays || 5–8 || Rasmussen (3–1) || Gausman (2–3) || Baker (11) || 39,336 || 18–23 || 9½ |-style="background:#fbb;" | 42 || May 12 || Rays || 6–7 || Seymour (2–0) || Fisher (2–1) || Cleavinger (1) || 41,265 || 18–24 || 10½ |-style="background:#bfb;" | 43 || May 13 || Rays || 5–3 || Hoffman (2–2) || Brooks (0–1) || — || 40,119 || 19–24 || 9½ |-style="background:#fbb;" | 44 || May 15 || @ Tigers || 2–3 || Jansen (1–2) || Hoffman (2–3) || — || 31,038 || 19–25 || 10½ |-style="background:#bfb;" | 45 || May 16 || @ Tigers || 2–1 || Varland (2–1) || Holton (0–2) || — || 38,295 || 20–25 || 9½ |-style="background:#bfb;" | 46 || May 17 || @ Tigers || 4–1 || Gausman (3–3) || Flaherty (0–5) || Rogers (1) || 37,486 || 21–25 || 9½ |-style="background:#fbb;" | 47 || May 18 || @ Yankees || 6–7 || Blackburn (2–1) || Rodríguez (0–1) || Bednar (11) || 39,082 || 21–26 || 10½ |-style="background:#fbb;" | 48 || May 19 || @ Yankees || 4–5 || Warren (6–1) || Cease (3–2) || Doval (1) || 37,181 || 21–27 || 11½ |-style="background:#bfb;" | 49 || May 20 || @ Yankees || 2–1 || Yesavage (2–1) || Schlittler (6–2) || Varland (6) || 37,497 || 22–27 || 11½ |-style="background:#bfb;" | 50 || May 21 || @ Yankees || 2–0 || Macko (1–0) || Rodón (0–2) || Hoffman (4) || 40,249 || 23–27 || 11 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 51 || May 22 || Pirates || 6–2 || Gausman (4–3) || Chandler (1–6) || Varland (7) || 39,839 || 24–27 || 11 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 52 || May 23 || Pirates || 5–2 || Corbin (2–1) || Skenes (6–4) || Hoffman (5) || 41,813 || 25–27 || 10½ |-style="background:#fbb;" | 53 || May 24 || Pirates || 1–4 || Keller (5–2) || Cease (3–3) || Soto (5) || 41,354 || 25–28 || 10½ |-style="background:#fbb;" | 54 || May 25 || Marlins || 2–8 || Junk (3–5) || Yesavage (2–2) || — || 41,177 || 25–29 || 10½ |-style="background:#bfb;" | 55 || May 26 || Marlins || 8–1 || Miles (2–0) || Alcántara (3–4) || — || 42,815 || 26–29 || 9½ |-style="background:#bfb;" | 56 || May 27 || Marlins || 2–1 || Hoffman (3–3) || Nardi (3–3) || Rogers (2) || 42,372 || 27–29 || 8½ |-style="background:#bfb;" | 57 || May 28 || @ Orioles || 2–1 || Hoffman (4–3) || Nunez (2–2) || Varland (8) || 13,778 || 28–29 || 8 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 58 || May 29 || @ Orioles || 6–5 || Fluharty (3–0) || Canó (1–2) || Fisher (1) || 25,494 || 29–29 || 8 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 59 || May 30 || @ Orioles || 5–6 || Suárez (2–0) || Hoffman (4–4) || — || 32,645 || 29–30 || 8 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 60 || May 31 || @ Orioles || 5–9 || Bradish (3–6) || Miles (2–1) || — || 34,476 || 29–31 || 9
|-style="background:#fbb;" | 61 || June 2 || @ Braves || 3–4 || Elder (5–3) || Gausman (4–4) || Iglesias (11) || 30,937 || 29–32 || 8½ |-style="background:#fbb;" | 62 || June 3 || @ Braves || 3–7 || Holmes (4–2) || Corbin (2–2) || — || 37,178 || 29–33 || 8½ |-style="background:#bfb;" | 63 || June 4 || @ Braves || 7–2 || Dallas (1–0) || Sale (8–4) || Varland (9) || 30,598 || 30–33 || 8 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 64 || June 5 || Orioles || 3–13 || Young (4–1) || Yesavage (2–3) || — || 41,801 || 30–34 || 9 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 65 || June 6 || Orioles || 6–4 || Miles (3–1) || Bradish (3–7) || Varland (10) || 41,868 || 31–34 || 8 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 66 || June 7 || Orioles || 6–4 || Macko (2–0) || Baz (3–6) || Varland (11) || 41,278 || 32–34 || 7 |-style="background:#fbb;"