Chapman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Monday's 6-3 extra-innings win over the Dodgers.
Chapman's eighth-inning blast briefly gave the Blue Jays a 3-2 lead. He snapped a 12-game homer drought, though he was modestly productive by batting .263 (10-for-38) with 10 walks over that span. The third baseman is slugging .462 this season, his highest mark since 2020, but it's coming from an uptick in doubles to offset a relative lack of over-the-fence power. He's at 13 long balls, 43 RBI, 54 runs scored, three stolen bases and 31 doubles through 98 contests overall.
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Blue Jays' Matt Chapman: Homers, swipes bag in loss
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Chapman went 2-for-3 with a homer, a double, two RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 7-6 loss to the Red Sox. He also stole a base.
Chapman's two-run blast in the bottom of the eighth brought the Blue Jays back within one run of the Red Sox, though the team's late comeback effort would ultimately fall short. The third baseman reached base three times in the contest and recorded his first multi-RBI game since June 11 against the Twins. It was also the first time in 13 games that Chapman didn't have at least one strikeout.
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Blue Jays' Matt Chapman: Homers in win
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Chapman went 2-for-3 with a solo homer, a double and two runs scored in Wednesday's victory over Miami.
Chapman led off the second inning with a double, which kick-started a five-run frame for Toronto as they jumped on Sandy Alcantara early. The third baseman then added a leadoff homer in the eighth, his 10th of the season, giving the Blue Jays a late insurance run. It was a nice showing for Chapman, who is still hitting just .206 in June after the two-hit performance, though he's recorded two hits and a walk in back-to-back games now.
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Blue Jays' Matt Chapman: Not starting Sunday
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Chapman is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game versus the Rangers.
Chapman has appeared in 70 of Toronto's 72 games thus far this season, but the third baseman will get a day off for the series finale against Texas on Sunday. Santiago Espinal will take over at third base and hit seventh while Chapman rests.
Chapman went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI in Sunday's win over the Twins.
He took Louie Varland deep in the fifth inning for a two-run shot, helping fuel a Jays comeback from a 6-1 deficit. Chapman has predictably cooled off after his blistering start to the season, and over his last 20 games he's slashing just .194/.277/.417, albeit with four of his nine homers on the year.
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Blue Jays' Matt Chapman: Back in lineup Wednesday
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Chapman (toe) will start at third base and bat fifth in Wednesday's game against the Astros.
Chapman was unable to play in Tuesday's 5-1 win after he developed an infected ingrown toenail that was removed Monday. After testing out the toe in a pregame workout without incident, he'll be back at his usual spot in the field at the hot corner. Santiago Espinal will return to the bench with Chapman back in action.
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Blue Jays' Matt Chapman: Sits out with toenail issue
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Chapman is not in Tuesday's lineup after having an infected ingrown toenail removed Monday, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Ouch. While the experience was no doubt painful, Chapman figures to be ready to return to action soon following a little rest. Santiago Espinal is at third base Tuesday.
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Blue Jays' Matt Chapman: Getting rare day off
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Chapman is not in the lineup for Tuesday's contest versus the Astros.
It looks to be a rare day off for the third baseman. Santiago Espinal will handle the hot corner while Chapman grabs a seat.
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Blue Jays' Matt Chapman: Clubs eighth homer
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Chapman went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk during Thursday's 3-1 win against the Brewers.
Chapman took Freddy Peralta deep during the opening frame and is now 5-for-13 with two doubles, a homer and four runs over his past four contests. The veteran third baseman was named the AL Player of the Month after an explosive April but fell flat in May with a .585 OPS. Overall this year Chapman has a .289/.368/.502 slash line with 21 doubles, eight home runs, two stolen bases, 30 RBI and 30 runs in 56 games.
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Blue Jays' Matt Chapman: Homers again Tuesday
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Chapman went 2-for-5 with a homer, three RBI, two runs scored and a steal in Tuesday's 20-1 victory over the Rays.
Chapman picked up his second stolen base of the year in the fifth inning, matching his total from 2022, before swatting his seventh home run, a two-run shot in the ninth. Chapman has hit safely in four straight games, going 5-for-17 with two homers in that span. He's slashing .302/.382/.522 with 26 runs scored and 27 RBI through 207 plate appearances this season.
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Blue Jays' Matt Chapman: Ends homer drought
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Chapman went 1-for-3 with a walk, a home run and two RBI in Sunday's loss to the Orioles.
The third baseman drove a second-inning Dean Kremer sinker that stayed up in the zone over the wall in left-center field to give the Jays an early 1-0 lead. Chapman snapped a 28-game home run drought with the performance, a stretch in which he batted a meager .224 with only five RBI, but on the season he still sports a .301/.381/.514 slash line with six homers, 23 runs and 24 RBI over 46 contests.
Blue Jays' Matt Chapman: Moving up to cleanup spot
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Chapman will move up to the cleanup spot for the Blue Jays in Friday's game versus the Yankees, Ben Wagner of Sportsnetreports.
Chapman has been in the cleanup spot some against lefties this season but mostly has batted fifth versus righties. He'll flip-flop with Daulton Varsho on Friday, though, with the Yanks throwing righty Domingo German. Chapman is sporting a blistering .397/.461/.750 slash line with five home runs and 17 RBI.
