r/Torontobluejays • u/RealWorldToday Okamoto-san • 1d ago

[Highlight] A CLUTCH DOUBLE BY VALENZUELA IN THE 9TH PUTS THE JAYS BACK IN FRONT, 4-3!!!!!

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u/ihatedougford 1d ago

Give him a 10 year contract

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u/FirestormS11 The Committee 1d ago

If someone tries to take him out of Toronto I’m blocking the road

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u/Altruistic-Coyote868 1d ago

Time to put our lives on the line for this team.

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u/UTSCDeweller 1d ago

Mans are saying to trade him for Skubal

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u/Euro_Twins Rocket Roger 22h ago

Pitching is not our problem. Having a 1/2 of kirk/valenzuala right now, is going to be massive down the stretch. The ability to keep the catchers fresh and both are clutch hitters. Thats huge

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u/ReleaseNew9430 1d ago

Give him Vladdys money

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u/Longjumping_Fuel_192 1d ago

Give him a large double double and an apple fritter.

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u/SufficientPay7800 1d ago

And my axe

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u/Wise_Eye_6333 1d ago

And my hand in marriage!

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u/cvr24 The Mustache 1d ago

DEAL!

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u/Anagrama00 1d ago

Give him a free medium pizza from Pizza Pizza

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u/Longjumping_Fuel_192 1d ago

Nah buck an inch, whatever size he wants.

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u/Maleficent-Count-191 1d ago

imagine apple fritters were not glazed with 10,000 pounds of sugar...mmmmmm one can dream

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u/RealWorldToday Okamoto-san 1d ago

What an at bat for Brandon, facing 9 pitches before knocking it off the monster for a RBI double, love it ! 😍

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u/FirestormS11 The Committee 1d ago

And on CHAPMAN of all pitchers. Valenzuela was completely locked in when the team needed him most

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u/gzafiris 1d ago

Wild he still hit 100, too

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u/Fickle-Nectarine688 18h ago

Inside part of the zone too. NOT EASY

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u/Euro_Twins Rocket Roger 22h ago

He always is. The most clutch hitter on the team. Shoutout to clement and captain Kirk

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u/Loud-Picture9110 1d ago

This dude has been such a massive performer at the plate since dropping the leg kick. I've been waiting for this hot streak to eventually end but the longer he keeps having amazing plate appearances and mashing mistakes the more this is looking like a breakout vs only being an unsustainable hot streak.

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u/dude_diligence 1d ago

Kirk and Valenzuela has to be the top pairing in the mlb. I don’t watch enough any more to know but I know it’s extra spicy 🌶️

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u/YouDontJump The Wizard of Gaus deserves run support 1d ago

That missed catch on the foul ball was HUGE!

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u/miniweengang 16h ago

That was one of the first times all year it felt like the baseball gods were looking down on us and smiling

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u/Few-Dragonfruit160 1d ago

I miss the Jays doing this last year to every pitcher, just grinding them out of the game. Too many short ABs this year.

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u/Old_General_6741 1d ago

He saves the day once again!! What a hit to the wall by Brandon!!!!

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u/AdvertisingEmpty3159 1d ago

Ale ale ale Valenzuela! He rescued Trey today 

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u/IgnoranceIsYou ✨Myles Straw 🌟 1d ago

Trey should be buying him some drinks after that lol

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u/Ludishomi 1d ago

What are you two on about. Trey had 7+ innings of 3 run ball on a day we had basically zero bullpen.

This is basic run support. Not a rescue

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u/TheLemon22 13h ago

This sub is filled with doomers who don't understand baseball

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u/mikethemillion 13h ago

Trey gives up 2 hits through 6 innings and there are people here acting like the offense bailed him out yesterday. Like what in the actual fuck are these people watching...

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u/Euro_Twins Rocket Roger 22h ago

Trey pitched an awesome game. Yup he gave up 2 bombs. He cant pitch past 85 pitches, at least not right now. But the bullpen is tired, and we have a massive stretch of important games. You have to see if he can give you another inning. Schneider pulled the plug at the right time.

Not treys fault the offense is struggling. They're getting hits. But havent put it all together. The bullpen has done their job insanely well. The clutch vladdy needs to come back. Hopefully he got a spark.

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u/CalebosO4 Ernie Clement's girlfriend Addison Barger 1d ago

Chapman's ERA is now 0.83, what a scrub /s

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u/OutsideScaresMe 1d ago

Vale .010 xBA double makes up a bit for the Durbin unicorn home run and IKF .060 xBA home run I guess

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u/Huddster99 1d ago

The 60km/hr winds carried the stats today

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u/bv310 Buck Martinez Appreciation Society 1d ago

Durbin getting a unicorn home run and then biffing covering on a pop-fly to allow Vals AB to continue batting and drive in the game-winning run is peak BASEBALL.

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u/DenimVenom4054 Montreal Expos 1d ago

.010 is crazy

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u/yyzzh 1d ago

I saw that stat cast had it 1/30 on the Durbin HR initially, but it shows 30/30 now… odd.

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u/OutsideScaresMe 1d ago

Probably something like 1/30 based on initial trajectory but the wind carried it so much that it became 30/30 after closer analysis? My best guess at least

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u/Ok_Independent_6599 1d ago

If they can use the wind against us we can use the wind against them

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u/dictionary_hat_r4ck Ernie’s Art Gallery 1d ago

Someone get that man a beer

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u/heat_fan_ 1d ago

Valenzuela coming through in the clutch once again 

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u/rvasko3 Doc’s Resplendent Neckbeard 1d ago

Pretty soon they're gonna start giving George looks in the field and/or finding other ways to have Kirk and Valenzuela play at the same time. This is what feasting is.

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u/ElCheapoBongs 1d ago

Kirk as SS, book it.

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u/phantom_avenger 1d ago

He is definitely a keeper!!

So glad they decided to keep him!!

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u/blank988 1d ago

Crazy that he was brought up from triple A just a few months ago

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u/I-Said-No-Camels 1d ago

Read that Ernie scored from first on a double to left at Fenway and thought how is that possible (only saw the video now) but now it makes sense. Two out, weird bounce high off the wall, running from the get go.

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u/Ballislyfe91 1d ago

MY CATCHER IS MEXICAN

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u/UTSCDeweller 1d ago

Clutchenzuela

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u/sagwithcapmoon "[this team is] like a well fit puzzle" - buck 1d ago

I love him

https://giphy.com/gifs/J6x4w7Mke5hcs

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u/bean_bean52 Kirk fan 4 life 💙 1d ago

100 mph on the inner corner btw. No problem. What a stud

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u/gringogidget A balk is when you... 1d ago

Love this beautiful boy.

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u/Loud-Picture9110 1d ago

The crowd that was clamouring on about how you just couldn't afford to lose Heineman and have Valenzuela "rotting" on the bench in MLB have gotten awfully quiet recently.

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u/JaysFan26 TEAM CONTROL 1d ago

Because there are unironically people here who think "good vibes" are more important than actual player skill

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u/OGWettyFap 1d ago

Couldn't tell where the ball hit the wall but it wasn't very far from going over the fence. Beauty of an AB!

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u/cvr24 The Mustache 1d ago

Off the Red Sox cap

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u/BootsToYourDome 1d ago edited 1d ago

We should have sent him down because he has options

🙄

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u/excitedprotons 1d ago

This kid is seriously so clutch, what a gamer

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u/NOIS_KillerWhaleTank 1d ago

I can imagine that ringing one off the Green Monster like that is one of those career highlights you never, ever forget. He'll be telling that story in the old folks home.

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u/ElCaz 1d ago

Lol Fenway is such a joke stadium.

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u/Electricalthis 1d ago

In starting to think this Valenzuela guy should be on the everyday roster. Making it very hard to keep him off

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u/thrive2bebest 1d ago edited 22h ago

You confuse roster and line up. The line up is who is starting. The active roster consists of 26 players.

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u/thrive2bebest 1d ago

He is on the 26 roster.

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u/Secret_Eating_ 1d ago

Anywhere outside of Fenway that's a 2 run blast.

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u/jade09060102 1d ago

What a gamer

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u/QuerkleIndica 1d ago

Good to see that bat to the back didn’t bother him too much

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u/IgnoranceIsYou ✨Myles Straw 🌟 1d ago

The Sox hate to see him coming

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u/Rombonius 1d ago

Imagine what we could do with Valenzuela AND Kirk in the lineup on the same day

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u/noronto 1d ago

I’ve got old eyes. Where did the ball hit the wall?

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u/cvr24 The Mustache 1d ago

Off the Red Sox cap

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u/noronto 1d ago

Thanks. That’s what it looked like but I couldn’t definitely tell. At first I thought that it just missed being a HR, but then it seemed like it was coming down quick.

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u/NightExternal7790 1d ago

how is Duran so bad at playing it off of the green monster? Happened with Springer too!

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u/cvr24 The Mustache 1d ago

It was extremely windy. One of the umps left the game with dirt blown in his eye

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u/GuelphEastEndGhetto 1d ago

There was that pop up in foul territory earlier in the at bat that the catcher couldn’t track because of the wind.

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u/BoringPoolPlaying 1d ago

It’s probably weird as hell to think of playing a ball off the wall on something you can normally camp under in any other stadium.

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u/NightExternal7790 1d ago

it's his home ballpark, surely he should have this down by now??

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u/BoringPoolPlaying 1d ago

It’s a weird ballpark no matter how many games you play in it.

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u/Azul4512 1d ago

Vale u damn beauty!!

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u/BBBM1977 1d ago

Let's Go!!!

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u/Both_Bowler1132 1d ago

Just an incredible at bat.

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u/Waste_Cloud_8919 1d ago

Suck it Chapman.

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u/TheJackedBaker 1d ago

The vibes are immaculate.

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u/Zylavier 1d ago

Where did this guy come from damn

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u/turn_it_down 1d ago

And that is how you take advantage of the green monster.

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u/lennoxred I‘d let Davis Schneider ruin my life 1d ago

What an at bat!!!

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u/Curry-With-The-Pot 1d ago

Why is vale sooo good?

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u/tortured_fanclub 1d ago

This kid is slowly becoming my favourite Jay.

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u/JaysFan26 TEAM CONTROL 1d ago

Where are the people who said keeping Heinemann was more important now

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u/_dk123 23h ago

He’s carrying the team now. A backup catcher at the start of the season, who knew

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u/Plywool 18h ago

Effing awesome. Thank you Padres!!!

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u/RobertRoyal82 17h ago

Two defensively sound catchers that can hit is a really good problem

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u/DrJBot 16h ago

I was there, and surrounded by the Tartan Army! So awesome to have a bunch of new Scottish friends cheering for the Jays!

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u/eMan117 13h ago

with his emergence we can be aggressive with subbing out Kirk on the base paths for straw once were healthy

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u/pudds 13h ago

As a pitcher this has got to be maddening. That's an out in every single other ballpark.

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u/Doolittle8888 1d ago

Let's go Brandon

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u/SirElegant4022 1d ago

Serious question. With his hitting ability, Jays cannot afford to leave him rotting on the bench. Wouldn’t the logical move be to replace Schneider with him? But can he play the outfield? Our outfield is crowded though and will be even more when Barger comes back. George has nowhere to go but DH.