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of good ol’ Gardy and his kittens Tigers http://www.indiansfanproshop.com/authentic-b.j.-upton-jersey , one of our many southern neighbors is coming to town. The Toronto Blue Jays have made the trip to Target Field for a four-game series. Last year, the Jays finished well below .500, with 93 losses (just wait until you hear how many losses our next opponent had). The league’s Canadian squad is squarely in rebuild mode, having traded away big-name players like Josh Donaldson and Troy Tulowitzki last season, and losing pitcher Marco Estrada in free agency. They fired manager John Gibbons and replaced him with first-timer Charlie Montoyo. They did not make any other notable additions in the off-season, and are looking another long season in the top-heavy AL East square in the face. Hailing from the downright tropical latitude of 43.70 degrees N, the squad is only 5-11 (after yesterday) and have not yet won a series. Let’s hope that the Twins can continue that unfortunate streak.Blue Jays RosterJays RosterPlayerPositionPlayerPositionWhile the Jays do boast a bona fide ace starter in Marcus Stroman, the rest of the rotation is largely unproven (or over the hill). Ken Giles is a decent arm in the bullpen, but the rest of the ‘pen is aggressively unimpressive. The biggest threats in their lineup are Justin Smoak, Freddy Galvis, and Randal Grichuk Bradley Zimmer Jersey , and I’m sure none of us here are surprised that they have only managed five wins so far. While the Minnesota nine have been off to a hot start, yesterday proves that nothing is a given in baseball. The Twins will attempt to get back to their winning ways today and keep building on their early success. While it is not impressive to beat bad teams, there is something to be said for winning games that a team ought to. If the Twins want to hang with the Indians all season, they will have to take advantage of stretches like this one, with the lowly Jays here now and the even more lowly Orioles coming to town next.Pitching MatchupsTuesday, April 16th, 6:40 PM CDTKyle Gibson vs. Aaron SanchezWednesday, April 17th, 6:40 PM CDTJake Odorizzi vs. Trent ThorntonThursday, April 18th, 12:10 PM CDTMichael Pineda vs. Clay Buchholz The Storm Chasers walked off with a 3-2 win over the big club in front of a sellout crowd in Omaha."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Royals Trade Rumors & Hot StoveRoyals Minor Leagues & ProspectsRoyals Review ClassicRoyals Review Users GuideThe 100 Greatest Royals Of All TimeRoyals Minor Leagues & ProspectsPhoto gallery: Royals vs. Storm Chasers exhibition gameNew Brandon Guyer Jersey ,7commentsThe Storm Chasers walked off with a 3-2 win over the big club in front of a sellout crowd in Omaha. EDTShareTweetShareSharePhoto gallery: Royals vs. Storm Chasers exhibition gameSluggerrr made the trip to Omaha along with the Major League players for an exhibition matchup between Kansas City and Omaha.Minda Haas Kuhlmann Grid View Nicky Lopez talked to reporters a few hours before the game began.Minda Haas Kuhlmann Many players took indoor batting practice during the afternoon.Minda Haas Kuhlmann Jake Diekman wore a “Nebraska Strong” t-shirt in support of people experiencing severe flooding in his home state.Minda Haas Kuhlmann Alex Gordon told local media he was happy to be in Omaha for a reason other than a demotion or rehab assignment. Minda Haas Kuhlmann Rusty Kuntz overseeing a basket of balls during batting practice.Minda Haas Kuhlmann Adalberto Mondesi stretching before batting practice.Minda Haas Kuhlmann George Brett was in the house!Minda Haas Kuhlmann Billy Hamilton making his way through the handshake line during player introductions. Minda Haas Kuhlmann Frank Schwindel reacting to the call-and-response chant of “I like Frank! / “Me too!” led by Storm Chasers superfan Jan Huff, who really loves Frank Schwindel.Minda Haas Kuhlmann Baseball is for E V E R Y O N EMinda Haas Kuhlmann Josh Staumont’s Moustache catching some dramatic sun rays in the first inning. Oh and also Moustache’s Josh Staumont started the game for the Omaha side.Minda Haas Kuhlmann Stormy is up to absolutely no good.Minda Haas Kuhlmann No matter where you are in the room, Cam Gallagher’s piercing stare will follow you.Minda Haas Kuhlmann Khalil Lee hoping for a chance to run free.Minda Haas Kuhlmann That’s just a good reaction face from Nicky Lopez.Minda Haas Kuhlmann Nick Dini lost his bat twice in a row. The first one plopped safely into the newly-expanded netting over the third base dugout, and the second one went straight back into the home plate net.Minda Haas Kuhlmann Nick Heath got to show off his wheels a bit.Minda Haas Kuhlmann Frank Schwindel either broke his bat, or is leading a medieval army into battle.Minda Haas Kuhlmann DJ Burt (#8) trying to outrun a second ice-cold splash after he hit a game-winning sac fly in the 9th inning.Minda Haas Kuhlmann High fives all around for DJ Burt (#8), the walkoff hero. For the record, the game would end in a tie rather than go to extra innings if Omaha had not scored in the 9th.Minda Haas KuhlmannWhile Jack Johnson took care of using his words to cover the exhibition game between the Royals and the Storm Chasers, I took pictures. Lots of them. In 2018, the two teams hoped to meet up for an exhibition matchup, but that game was called off due to cold, rainy weather. However http://www.indiansfanproshop.com/authentic-b.j.-upton-jersey , at that time Royals general manager Dayton Moore said he wanted to try again, and he meant it.From what I could tell, fans were torn as to which team to cheer for, and generally just cheered everyone. But when the Omaha side built up their chance to win in walkoff fashion in the 9th, the crowd was decidedly pro-Omaha. In addition to big leaguers and likely Triple-A players, many lower minor leaguers were part of the day. In total, 52 players took part in the game in front of a record crowd of 9,351. Omaha manager Brian Poldberg said that since each of these players made the trip, he would use each of them. That meant taking out a cruising Jake Newberry in the top of the 9th to allow Tad Ratliff to get one more out for Omaha. For additional photo coverage of the exhibition game, check out my full album here.