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Blue Jays start 2026 season with 3-2 walk-off win over Athletics. Here are some highlights from the home opener.

  • On Friday, the Toronto Blue Jays opened their 50th anniversary season with a 3-2 walkoff victory over the Athletics at Rogers Centre.
  • Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman set a franchise record with 11 strikeouts during his six-inning outing, allowing only one hit—a solo home run by Shea Langeliers.
  • Despite a game-tying home run from Langeliers off closer Jeff Hoffman in the ninth, Toronto responded with three consecutive hits to secure the walkoff victory.
  • In his major league debut, Kazuma Okamoto scored the winning run after Andres Gimenez delivered a decisive single against reliever Justin Sterner in the ninth.
  • A sellout crowd of 42,728 celebrated at Rogers Centre, where fans witnessed a pre-game banner ceremony commemorating the team's 2025 American League title.
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Gausman fans 11, Gimenez drives in Okamoto to give Jays a walkoff 3-2 win over A’s

TORONTO - On a night when the Toronto Blue Jays celebrated their past, the team showed why the future looks bright too.

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Gausman fans 11, Gimenez drives in Okamoto to give Jays a walkoff 3-2 win over A's

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Blue Jays walk off Athletics to take opener

Andres Gimenez knocked a walkoff single to center in the ninth inning Friday night, and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Athletics 3-2.

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The Globe & Mail broke the news in Canada on Thursday, March 26, 2026.
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