Vida Blue, former American League MVP and three-time World Series champion with the Oakland Athletics, died Saturday at the age of 73, the team announced Sunday.

On Friday, Blue Jays Nation's Matthew Spagnuolo named Pittsburgh Pirates lefty Andrew Heaney, a member of the 2023 World Champion Texas Rangers, as a prospective trade deadline target for Toronto.

The Toronto Blue Jays are four games back of the American League East lead going into play on Tuesday. They could be looking for pitching help at the trade deadline.