Blue Jays' Dylan Cease sets all-time Toronto baseball record
Cease has hit the ground running for the Blue Jays.
Blue Jays' Dylan Cease sets all-time Toronto baseball record originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Toronto Blue Jays were surely dreaming big when they gave Dylan Cease a seven-year, $210 million contract in free agency.
Cease is delivering on all those dreams so far. He's set an all-time Toronto franchise record -- most strikeouts through three starts in Blue Jays history. Sportsnet shared this awesome stat, with this top-five: Dylan Cease (2026) - 26 David Price (2015) - 24 Cory Lidle (2003) - 23 Kevin Gausman (2022) - 22 Shane Bieber (2025) - 21 Cease has made these three starts so far: 3/28 vs.
ATH: 5. 1 innings, 1 ER, 12 K 4/3 @ CWS: 4. 1 innings, 2 ER, 6 K 4/8 vs.
LAD: 5. 0 innings, 1 ER, 8 K MORE: Yankees outfielder once battled ostrich in 11-plate spaghetti-eating contest It was a particularly satisfying start for Cease on Wednesday against the Dodgers. The Blue Jays lost in seven games in the World Series last year to the Dodgers, and Cease's signing was in part to try to put the Blue Jays over the top.