The Toronto Blue Jays have two choices. They can keep chasing a playoff spot that grows more distant by the day. But this deal would end any shot of contending.

When veteran right-hander Kevin Gausman took the ball for manager John Schneider on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre against the Tampa Bay Rays, he was looking to

The starter, holding back tears ahead of Wednesday’s game, acknowledged his time in Toronto may be near an end after almost five years.