A.J. COLE NEWS

Records save Wednesday Cole allowed one walk but fired a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save Wednesday against Atlanta.

Impact Cole was tasked with maintaining a three-run lead, and he managed to shut the door after issuing a one-out walk. He's spent most of the season at the alternate site with Wednesday marking only his second appearance with Toronto. Jordan Romano figures to draw the majority of save chances with Julian Merryweather (oblique) and Rafael Dolis (calf) sidelined. However, Romano appeared in Tuesday's game, and he has not pitched in back-to-back games since returning from the injured list April 24.

MAY 13, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Hernández 2 HRs as Ryu, Blue Jays improve to 5-0 vs Braves

Teoscar Hernández hit two homers and drove in three runs, Hyun Jin Ryu pitched seven sharp innings and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Atlanta 4-1 to continue their dominance of the Bra...

MAY 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Montoyo on pitching in loss | 05/09/2021 Charlie Montoyo discusses Nate Pearson's struggles and A.J. Cole's role out of the bullpen after his first outing in a loss to the Astros

MAY 10, 2021 • MLB.COM

Contract selected by Blue Jays Cole's contract was selected by the Blue Jays on Saturday.

Impact Cole posted a 3.09 ERA and 1.20 WHIP in 23.1 relief innings for Toronto last year and returned to the team as a non-roster invitee this spring. He'll now be available to make his season debut out of the bullpen after right-hander Ty Tice was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo and Alejandro Kirk (hip) was transferred to the 60-day injured list.

MAY 8, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Blue Jays non-tender Travis Shaw, A.J. Cole to clear roster spots to make moves Toronto non-tendered Shaw and Cole, freeing up a pair of roster spots ahead of the Winter Meetings.

DECEMBER 3, 2020 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Toronto Blue Jays 2020 Report Cards: A.J. Cole Jays Journal contributors will be authoring Blue Jays report cards based on the 2020 season. In this edition, we take a look at A.J. Cole. A...

OCTOBER 30, 2020 • JAYSJOURNAL.COM

Giolito, White Sox beat A's 4-1 in wild-card round opener

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tellez on Blue Jays' roster against Rays and Roark left off

First baseman Rowdy Tellez is on the Toronto Blue Jays’ roster for their first round playoff series against Tampa Bay after recovering from a strained right knee that had sidelined...

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rays clinch first AL East title in 10 years

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

A.J. Cole escapes the jam | 09/24/2020 A.J. Cole replaces Robbie Ray and escapes the bases-loaded jam in the 5th inning

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 • MLB.COM

Logs third win Cole (3-0) tossed a scoreless fifth inning to become the pitcher of record in Toronto's 14-1 victory over the Yankees on Wednesday. He walked one and struck out one.

Impact Starter Robbie Ray was solid, but got pulled after four innings of work. Making his 23rd appearance of the season, Cole dropped his ERA to 3.22. He resides in the top-10 percent of qualified pitchers in expected ERA and hard-hit percentage.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Yanks fall to Blue Jays 2-1, have lost 5 in row and 15 of 20

Gary Sánchez and the slumping New York Yankees lost their fifth in a row and fell for the 15th time in 20 games, again failing to get clutch hits in a 2-1 loss to the Toronto Blue...

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rangers snap 6-game losing streak, beat Angels 7-1

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Picks up second win Friday Cole (2-0) recorded the win during the first game of Friday's doubleheader against the Red Sox, walking one batter in a scoreless sixth inning.

Impact After Tanner Roark failed to last five innings and Julian Merryweather got tagged for three runs in only two-thirds of an inning, Cole was deemed the most worthy of the win among the Jays relievers. The right-hander has put together the best ratios of his career with a 1.02 ERA and 1.02 WHIP through 17.2 innings, but his 13:6 K:BB suggests he's been more lucky than dominant.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Orioles end 19-game losing streak against Yankees

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Red Sox earn split of doubleheader with win over Blue Jays

Yairo Muñoz had three hits, and the Boston Red Sox salvaged a spit of their doubleheader as the “road” team at Fenway Park with a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays Friday nigh...

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gurriel homers to lead Blue Jays past Marlins 2-1

Lourdes Gurriel homered and Hyun Jin Ryu pitched six solid innings to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 2-1 win over the Miami Marlins

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Walker sharp in Blue Jays debut, a 5-0 win over Orioles

Taijuan Walker pitched six shutout innings in his Toronto debut and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Cavan Biggio each had two-run singles as the Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-0

AUGUST 30, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Devers hits 3-run triple, Red Sox rally to beat Blue Jays

Rafael Devers hit a three-run triple to highlight Boston's six-run outburst in the sixth inning as the Red Sox rallied to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-7

AUGUST 26, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Giolito fans 13 in no-hitter, White Sox blank Pirates 4-0

AUGUST 26, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Earns first save Cole allowed one hit but recorded the final out in the second game of the Blue Jays' doubleheader against the Phillies on Thursday to earn the save.

Impact Cole entered the game with runners on second and third and a two-run lead. He allowed an infield single to J.T. Realmuto -- the first batter he faced -- but rebounded to strike out Roman Quinn for the final out. It was his first save of the season, though Cole has been dependable early on, maintaining a 0.82 ERA with nine strikeouts across 11 frames.

AUGUST 21, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Blue Jays rally for 7 in 6th, beat Phillies 9-8 for DH sweep

Rowdy Tellez homered and hit a go-ahead two-run single in a seven-run sixth inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied from a seven-run deficit to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-8...

AUGUST 20, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

A.J. Cole's success fits into Blue Jays' recipe Lost in the hype surrounding Jordan Romano and the disappointment in Ken Giles going down with an elbow injury has been A.J. Cole, another a...

AUGUST 18, 2020 • MLB.COM

Blows save Cole allowed one unearned run on two hits over 1.2 innings in Sunday's loss to the Rays. He was charged with a blown save.

Impact Cole allowed just a pair of singles in the seventh inning, but a fielding error allowed Austin Meadows to tie the contest. It was the first run Cole has allowed this season, but fortunately his ERA stays at a perfect 0.00 in 9.2 innings.

AUGUST 17, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Shaw, Blue Jays beat Marlins 5-4 in MLB's return to Buffalo

AUGUST 12, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS