Blue Jays activate Ryan

The Toronto Blue Jays activated B.J. Ryan from the disabled list today. Ryan has been out of action since April 14 of last season. His season officially came to an end after undergoing Tommy John surgery on May 10.
On the comeback trail, Ryan had appeared in four games for the Blue Jays Class-A […]

Ryan to share closing duties upon return

According to the Toronto Star, Jeremy Accardo and B.J. Ryan will share the closing duties “for some time” after Ryan returns from injury.
I speculated this a couple days ago, saying:
As well as Accardo performed in the role last year in Ryan’s absence, it seems like having the two split the duties based on matchups would […]

B.J. Ryan throwing without pain

Toronto’s closer, B.J. Ryan, is working on returning from Tommy John surgery after just 9 months of recovery time. After undergoing surgery on May 10, it was suspected that he’d miss all of 2007 and a portion of the 2008 season, however, he’s already throwing bullpen sessions down at the Blue Jays’ Spring Training […]

Blue Jays expecting B.J. Ryan to return for Spring Training

Just nine months removed from Tommy John surgery, the Blue Jays are expecting to have closer B.J. Ryan ready to open Spring Training and be with the to start the season.
“It’s been nine months now since the surgery,” said Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi. “He threw his second bullpen recently. Until I’m told different, […]

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