Toronto Blue Jays

Welcome to Behind the Plate With DJ, a weekly look at what is going on in the world of baseball. This series will weigh in on the interesting, the controversial, and the downright cool. The play of the week could be an incredible play or an unusual one. If something made you scratch your head, you will probably find it here. So sit back, relax,…

Baseball is currently going through a resurgence with so many young superstars in Major League Baseball, especially this season with the likes of Bryce Harper, Mike Trout, and Kris Bryant. Heading into the 2016 Major League Season, Manny Machado seemed to have become a forgotten man. Forgotten in the sense that many before 2016 seemed to fail to…

Embed from Getty Images If you've heard about J.A. Happ of the Toronto Blue Jays being one of the strongest pitchers to open the baseball season, it's true. Despite a nightmare performance against the Tampa Bay Rays at home on May 16th (a game I attended), in which he only lasted two innings and gave up eight earned runs, Happ had entered the…

Embed from Getty Images While you may question an outfielder's route to the baseball or that outfielder's decision to dive or not dive after the fly ball, you generally understand that the fielder had a split-second to make his decision. When an infielder tries to bare-hand the slow-roller coming at him or the first baseman fails to scoop a…