The Toronto Blue Jays used a speculative 12th-round pick on a high school shortstop with concerns about signability. They signed him. It just took an MLB record to do so. The bonus the Blue Jays paid to Blaine Bullard is the highest for any 12th-round pick in league history. Bullard will get $1,697,500 to sign with Toronto.

A rash of Blue Jays injury updates coming out of the All-Star break pushed a likely need into a glaring necessity.

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The Toronto Blue Jays are proving to be the team to beat in the American League right now. Heading into Sunday, the team has a 57-41 record, and they lead the AL East division by a healthy 3.0 games.

The first full week back from the All-Star break will give us some banger matchups, including some that could have postseason implications -- or maybe even serve as postseason previews. Consider: We'll see a divisional grudge match featuring two teams with something to prove.

Toronto got home runs from Vladimir Guerrero (No. 13), George Springer (No. 17) and Addison Barger (No. 14). Matt Chapman homered for the Giants in the sixth, his 13th of the season.

By completing their sweep over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday, the Toronto Blue Jays managed to lock in their 10th win in a row at Rogers Centre.

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