2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, Challenge Games
On 11 January, Tipperary defeated Offaly by 2-17 to 1-15 in a Senior Hurling Challenge game played in Templemore, their first match of the year. Tipperary won the game on a 2-17 to 1-15 scoreline. On 17 January, Tipperary will play a Thurles CBS All Star selection in  Drom-Inch to mark 200 years of Thurles CBS.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, Challenge Games
Darren Gleeson  Joe O’Dwyer, Tossie Hamill, Michael Cahill  Willie Ryan, Barry Heffernan, Liam Ryan  Noel McGrath, Michael Breen  Dan McCormack (0-1), Patrick Maher, Sean Ryan  Kieran Morris (0-2 frees), Conor Kenny (0-1), John O’Dwyer (0-3 frees)


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 National Hurling League, Summary
Tipperary started their league campaign on 13 February against Dublin at Semple Stadium. Tipperary won the game by 14 points in Michael Ryan's first competitive game in charge of the team. Jason Forde scored a goal 13th-minute goal, breaking onto loose ball before firing a low strike past the goalkeeper as Tipperary had a 1-09 to 0-03 lead at half-time in freezing conditions, despite registering 10 wides in the first half. The game was shown live on Setanta Sports. Daire Quinn and Dan McCormack made their competitive debuts in the game.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 National Hurling League, Summary
Tipperary played Kilkenny on 21 February at Nowlan Park, in a game which was shown live on TG4. The starting XV was unchanged from the opening game against Dublin. Two late goals from forward Kevin Kelly in the 67th and 72nd minutes handed Kilkenny a five-point victory in the game. Tipperary never trained in the game until three minutes from time when Kelly got his first goal to put Kilkenny into a 1-15 to 0-16 lead. Tipperary have only beaten Kilkenny twice now in 11 games now since the 2010 All-Ireland final victory.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 National Hurling League, Summary
Two weeks later on 6 March, Tipperary played Waterford at Semple Stadium, in a game which was shown deferred on TG4. There was three changes to his side Seamus Callanan returning, while Barry Heffernan from Nenagh Éire Óg made his league debut at right half back and Ronan Maher marking his first full start of the campaign at centre back. Seamus Callanan was a late withdrawal from the team with a hamstring strain. Austin Gleeson scored an injury-time free for Waterford as they won the game by one point, condemning Tipperary to a second late loss in as many games. Tipperary looked to have snatched a win in the 68th minute when John McGrath scored with a low shot to the far corner of the net, but late frees from Curran and Gleeson sealed a one-point victory for Waterford.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 National Hurling League, Summary
On 13 March, Tipperary traveled to Pearse Stadium in Galway in round 4 of the league. The match was shown live on TG4. There were three changes to the side that lined out the previous week against Waterford, with Kieran Bergin and Adrian Ryan getting their first starts in the 2016 league, with Bergin lining out at centre forward having returned to action as a substitute last week and Ryan starting at right corner forward. The other change saw Niall O’Meara starting at top of the left. Joe Canning scored with a late sideline cut before John O’Dwyer levelled the game for Tipperary with the final puck of the game. The game finished 1-22 to Tipperary and 2-19 to Galway, Tipperary had a 1-10 to 1-09 lead at half-time.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 National Hurling League, Summary
Relegation worries were still there for Tipperary after this game but a quarter-final was confirmed after beating Cork by 2-27 to 2-15 in the final divisional game on 20 March at Semple Stadium. Tipperary had a 13-point superior scoring difference to Galway going into the final day. The match was shown deferred on TG4 and Tipperary had a 0-13 to 0-10 at lead at half-time. Niall O'Meara scored the game's opening goal with 20 minutes, shooting low to the net with Michael Breen getting the second when he hammered it to the net from the right.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 National Hurling League, Summary
Seamus Callanan returned for his first league game of the year when he came on as a half-time substitute, and went on to score two points. The squad will have a training camp at Breaffy House on Easter weekend. Following the training camp over Easter, six players were cut from the panel, Conor Kenny, Joe O’Dwyer, Kieran Morris, Joe Gallagher, Bill Maher and Sean Ryan.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 National Hurling League, Summary
Tipperary went on to play Clare in the Quarter-Final's on Sunday 3 April at 3:45pm in Cusack Park in Ennis. A coin toss saw Clare get the home advantage for this game. The game was shown live on TG4 and Clare won it on a 2-13 to 0-18 scoreline. A 67th-minute goal by substitute Aaron Shanagher sealed a Semi-final date with Kilkenny for Clare. Tipperary had a three-point lead in the 62nd minute but found themselves behind five minutes later when Shanagher got his goal. Clare had a half-time lead of 1-7 to 0-8. The defeat to Clare was the seventh time in five years that they lost a game by a point. It was also their second one-point defeat in 2016.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 National Hurling League, Summary
D Gleeson  C Barrett, T Hamill, M Cahill   B Maher, J Barry, Pádraic Maher   M Breen, D Quinn    D McCormack, Patrick Maher, J Forde    N McGrath, C Kenny, J McGrath


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 National Hurling League, Summary
D Gleeson  C Barrett, T Hamill, M Cahill  B Maher, J Barry, Pádraic Maher  M Breen, D Quinn  D McCormack, Patrick Maher, J O’Dwyer N McGrath, C Kenny, J McGrath


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 National Hurling League, Summary
D Gleeson  C Barrett, T Hamill, M Cahill  B Heffernan, R Maher, Padraic Maher  B Maher, M Breen  N McGrath, D McCormack, Patrick Maher  J O’Dwyer, L McGrath, J McGrath.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 Munster Senior Hurling Championship, Munster Quarter-final
Tipperary were drawn to take on Cork on 22 May at Semple Stadium in the Munster Quarter-final. The winners of the game would play Limerick in the Munster Semi-final on 19 June.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 Munster Senior Hurling Championship, Munster Quarter-final
The match was shown live on RTÉ One as part of the Sunday Game live, presented by Michael Lyster with analysis by Ger Loughnane and Henry Shefflin. Commentary on the game was provided by Ger Canning alongside Michael Duignan.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 Munster Senior Hurling Championship, Munster Quarter-final
Four players were picked to make their Championship debuts in the game, Séamus Kennedy at half-back, Sean Curran, Dan McCormack, and John McGrath. In very rainy conditions, Tipperary had a nine-point lead at half-time and went on to win the game by nine points, they also went 17 minutes without scoring in the second half. Hawk-Eye was used for the first time at Semple Stadium, and judged three efforts wide during the game. Watched by a 29,114 crowd, Tipperary had too much for a disappointing Cork at a rain-drenched Semple Stadium. Tipperary playing against Cork's sweeper William Egan choose to split balls to the sidelines for their full-forward to chase with Cork short of support in the forwards. Pádraic Maher was named by RTE as the man of the match.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 Munster Senior Hurling Championship, Munster Semi-final
Tipperary went on to play Limerick in the Munster Semi-final on 19 June at Semple Stadium. The counties had met 67 times in the championship, 65 in Munster, once in the All-Ireland semi-final in 2009 and once in the All-Ireland qualifiers in 2004, with Tipperary having 34 wins, Limerick 23 wins and 10 draws. The winners would play Waterford in the Munster final on 10 July. It was the fifth year in a row that Tipperary and Limerick would play each other in the Munster hurling championship.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 Munster Senior Hurling Championship, Munster Semi-final
Tipperary made one change to the starting team with Patrick Maher returning in place of Sean Curran. The match was shown live on RTÉ One as part of the Sunday Game live, presented by Michael Lyster with analysis by Ger Loughnane and Henry Shefflin. Commentary on the game was provided by Ger Canning alongside Dónal O'Grady. In rainy and wet conditions, Tipperary had a three-point lead at half-time (3-5 to 0-11) and went on to win the game by two points.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 Munster Senior Hurling Championship, Munster Semi-final
John 'Bubbles' O'Dwyer was shown a straight red card in the fourteenth minute for striking the hurl at Richie English. By that time Tipperary had already scored two goals, both coming from Michael Breen, the first after he followed up on his initial run and pass, striking the ball low one handed to the net, the second when he reacted quickly flicking the ball into the net after he followed up on a shot which was saved from Séamus Callanan by the goalkeeper.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 Munster Senior Hurling Championship, Munster Semi-final
The third goal for Tipperary came when Séamus Callanan hit the ball low to the left of the net after a hand-pass from Noel McGrath on the left. Tom Morrissey got a late goal for Limerick when he smashed the ball past Darren Gleeson to bring the gap down to two points at the end.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 Munster Senior Hurling Championship, Munster Semi-final
Cathal Barrett was announced as the man-of-the-match on the Sunday Game that evening, the other nominees were Noel McGrath and Limerick forward Cian Lynch.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 Munster Senior Hurling Championship, Munster Final
Tipperary went on to play Waterford in the Munster Final on 10 July at the Gaelic Grounds. Tipperary went into the match without the suspended John O'Dwyer who received a one match ban for his sending off in the Limerick match. This was the 11th Munster final meeting between the counties with Tipperary leading 8-2. The winners would qualify for the All-Ireland semi-final on 14 August, while the losers meet a qualifier winner in the All-Ireland quarter-final on 24 July.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 Munster Senior Hurling Championship, Munster Final
Tipperary named their team on Friday 8 July, the only change being Niall O'Meara joining the full-forward line in place of John 'Bubbles' O'Dwyer. The match was shown live on RTÉ One as part of the Sunday Game live, presented by Michael Lyster with analysis by Ger Loughnane and Henry Shefflin. Commentary on the game was provided by Ger Canning alongside Michael Duignan. On a wet and windy day in Limerick, Tipperary retained their Munster title beating Waterford by 5-19 to 0-13,  which was a second 21-point Munster final winning margin over Waterford in the space of five years.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 Munster Senior Hurling Championship, Munster Final
Tipperary had a 1-7 to 0-8 lead at half time, the opening goal coming from John McGrath in the 9th minute after a mistake by Waterford goalkeeper Stephen O’Keeffe who miss-controlled with McGrath firing into the net. Tipperary hit three goals in the space of eight second half minutes with McGrath getting his second goal in the 41st minute when he kicked to the net after a high ball into the full forward line. Michael Breen got the third three minutes later with a low strike to the right of the goalkeeper after a pass from John McGrath.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 Munster Senior Hurling Championship, Munster Final
The fourth came from a penalty after Seamus Callanan was fouled by Barry Coughlan. McGrath fired to the right of the goalkeeper who managed to get his hurley to the ball but only diverted into the top corner of the net. The fifth goal was scored by Seamus Callanan with another low shot to the right of the goalkeeper. Aidan McCormack came on as a substitute in the 66th minute to make his championship debut.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 Munster Senior Hurling Championship, Munster Final
John McGrath who scored 3-2 was named as the man of the match by Sunday Game pundits Eddie Brennan and Cyril Farrell, Seamus Callanan and Cathal Barrett were also nominated.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2016 All Ireland Semi-final
By winning the Munster championship, Tipperary qualified for the semi-finals of the All-Ireland championship on 14 August at Croke Park. Tipperary found out there opponents in the semi-final on 24 July after Galway defeated Clare in the quarter-final by 2-17 to 0-17 at Semple Stadium in Thurles. This was the third year in a row that Tipperary would meet Galway in the Championship. Tickets for the match ranged in price from €40 for the stands to €25 for Hill 16. The match was shown live on RTÉ2 with commentary on the game provided by Ger Canning alongside Michael Duignan.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2016 All Ireland Semi-final
The game was also shown live on Sky Sports. Michael Lyster presented from the Croke Park studio with analysts Cyril Farrell, Henry Shefflin, and Liam Sheedy. Tipperary were 1/2 favourites to reach the final. The Tipperary team announced on 12 August showed no changes from the Munster Final with John O’Dwyer named on the bench after returning from suspension.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2016 All Ireland Semi-final
Tipperary won the game by a point on a 2-19 to 2-18 scoreline to qualify for the final on 4 September against Kilkenny. Galway opened the scoring in the game with a point from Joe Canning and then Conor Cooney scored a goal beating Darren Gleeson from the 21-yard line with a low shot after nine minutes to put Galway into a 1-3 to 0-4 lead. Noel McGrath crashed a shot off the bar in the 10th minute for Tipperary who were playing into the hill 16 end in the first half.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2016 All Ireland Semi-final
Galway had a 1-10 to 0-11 point lead at half time. Galway lost Joe Canning through injury at half-time while defender Adrian Tuohy was also withdrawn due to injury. In the 43rd minute Conor Cooney got a second goal for Galway when he cut in from the left and hit a low shot to the corner of the net after he had intercepted a Brendan Maher hand-pass, this put Galway into a three-point lead. John O'Dwyer was introduced a minute later for Tipperary replacing Niall O’Meara. Tipperary trailed by 2-15 to 0-19 with ten minutes to go.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2016 All Ireland Semi-final
O'Dwyer scored a goal in the 62nd minute when he cut in from the right and finished from a very tight angle to far corner of the net, hitting the ball off the ground first past the goalkeeper after a pass from John McGrath. Tipperary got a second goal two minutes later when Seamus Callanan hand-passed from the left to John McGrath who collided first with the goalkeeper before firing to the net to put Tipperary into a three-point lead. Galway reduced the lead to one point but Tipperary held on to reach the final.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2016 All Ireland Semi-final
David Burke of Galway was named as the man of the match by Sunday Game panellists Ger Loughnane and Tomas Mulcahy, beating James Barry and Padraic Maher who were also nominated. Tipperary were the first Munster champions since their own 2011 team to win an All-Ireland semi-final.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2016 All Ireland Semi-final
Nicky English writing in the Irish Times thought that Tipperary this year are mentally stronger and physically more powerful.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2016 All Ireland Final, Build-up
Tipperary went on to play Kilkenny in the 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final after Kilkenny defeated Waterford by 2-19 to 2-17 in a replay on 13 August at Semple Stadium.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2016 All Ireland Final, Build-up
Tickets for the match ranged in price from €40 for the terrace to €70 for stands and the match was a sell-out. The match was shown live on RTÉ2 with commentary on the game provided by Ger Canning alongside Michael Duignan. The game was also shown live on Sky Sports, presented by Rachel Wyse and Brian Carney. Michael Lyster presented from the Croke Park studio with analysts Ger Loughnane, Henry Shefflin, and Liam Sheedy.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2016 All Ireland Final, Build-up
This was the seventh time in eight years that the counties had played each other in the championship, with Kilkenny winning 5 times. Kilkenny go into the final having won 36 All Ireland titles, 11 titles in the last 15 years (2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, and 2015), with Tipperary on 26 titles, 2 titles over the same period (2001 and 2010).


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2016 All Ireland Final, Build-up
The teams had previously played each other 26 times in the championship, the first time being in 1887, with Kilkenny winning 12 times and Tipperary winning on 13 occasions with one draw in 2014.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2016 All Ireland Final, Build-up
Since the 2010 All-Ireland Final, Kilkenny had 10 wins and a draw in 13 league and championship games against Tipperary.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2016 All Ireland Final, Build-up
An open night for Tipperary hurling supporters was held at Dr Morris Park in Thurles on 16 August. The Tipperary Association Dublin hosted the traditional Post Match Banquet for the Tipperary teams, continuing a tradition lasting over 50 years, where Tipperary teams appearing in All-Ireland finals are hosted by the Tipperary Association Dublin. The Banquet was held in the Double Tree Hilton Hotel in Dublin. Michael Ryan made one change to the team for the final with John O’Dwyer coming in at top of the right instead of Niall O Meara with John McGrath moving to top of the left. There were five All-Ireland Final debutants in Tipperary's starting line-up.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2016 All Ireland Final, Build-up
Grainne Seoige and Des Cahill presented Up for the Match on 3 September on RTÉ One.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2016 All Ireland Final, Match Summary
Tipperary won the game on a 2-29 to 2-20 scoreline to claim their 27th All-Ireland title.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2016 All Ireland Final, Match Summary
On a warm dry day with no wind Seamus Callanan opened the scoring after two minutes with a point from out on the left which he hit over his left shoulder. Kevin Kelly equalized for Kilkenny in the fifth minute before TJ Reid scored from a free to put Kilkenny into a one-point lead. After ten minutes, Séamus Kennedy scored his first ever championship point to make it four points all, after fifteen minutes it was six all. John O’Dwyer scored a point after twenty five minutes to level the scores at nine all.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2016 All Ireland Final, Match Summary
The half-time score was Tipperary 0-14 Kilkenny 0-12 with every single Tipperary forward scoring from play. The sides were level 10 times in the first half. Seamus Callinan had five points in the first half and scored the first point of the second half from a free to open the lead to three points. After forty-one minutes, Kevin Kelly scored a goal for Kilkenny when he scoped and flicked the ball into the empty net in front of the hill 16 end. Seamus Callinan got the next score from a free to put one point between them.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2016 All Ireland Final, Match Summary
Jason Forde who had come on as a substitute a minute earlier for Michael Breen scored a point to level the game in the forty fifth minute. Two minutes later John O’Dwyer picked up the ball and got past Paul Murphy before cutting in from the left and hitting a low shot from distance that flew into the back of the net to put Tipperary into a four-point lead. Pauric Maher scored a point from out on the left touchline under the Cusack Stand in the fifty-first minute to increase the lead to five.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2016 All Ireland Final, Match Summary
Tipperary were six ahead in the fifty-sixth minute after another Seamus Callinan point. With ten minutes left John McGrath scored a second goal for Tipperary when he cut in from the right and hit a high shot to the left after a pass from Noel McGrath, this put Tipperary nine points clear. Two minutes later Richie Hogan scored with a ground shot to the net to reduce the lead to six. Tipperary then scored a further four points to go into stoppage time with a nine-point lead which they held to the end to claim the title.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2016 All Ireland Final, Match Summary
Tipperary captain Brendan Maher  accepted the Liam MacCarthy Cup from GAA president Aogan O' Fearghail in the Hogan Stand. Maher admitted afterwards that he forgot to thank manager Michael Ryan and his management team in his acceptance speech. The Tipperary team then did a victory lap around Croke Park with the trophy.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2016 All Ireland Final, Reaction
Tipperary manager Michel Ryan speaking after the match said it was a fantastic day for Tipperary hurling, with Kilkenny manager Brian Cody saying that the better team won on the day. Highlights of the final were shown on The Sunday Game programme which aired at 9:30pm that night on RTÉ Two and was presented by Des Cahill with match analysis from Brendan Cummins, Eddie Brennan, and Cyril Farrell.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2016 All Ireland Final, Reaction
On the man of the match award shortlist were John O’Dwyer, Ronan Maher, and Seamus Callanan, with Seamus Callanan winning the award which was presented by GAA president Aogan O' Fearghail at the post match Tipperary function at the Double Tree Hilton Hotel in Dublin. Tipperary manager Michael Ryan and captain Brendan Maher were interviewed by Michael Lyster before Michael Ryan opened the envelope that contained the man of the match winning players name.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2016 All Ireland Final, Reaction
John O’Dwyer spoke to RTE Sport directly after the match couldn't contain himself when he cursed live on air. The next day O'Dwyer apologised for the slip of the tongue.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2016 All Ireland Final, Reaction
Cathal Barrett was very satisfied with the win and thinks the team proved the doubters wrong.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2016 All Ireland Final, Reaction
Darren Gleeson was thankful for getting to play in the final and getting another winners medal.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2016 All Ireland Final, Reaction
Pádraic Maher was happy to get his hands on another medal and first since 2010. "I know it is easy to say now because we won but to be honest with you for the few of us who have been there so long, to be beaten in another All-Ireland final, no matter who beat us, it would have been some sucker punch. That’s why it is such a big relief to get over the line.”


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2016 All Ireland Final, Homecoming
The Tipperary team made the traditional visit to Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Crumlin on 5 September before returning home by bus where the homecoming event was held at Semple Stadium in Thurles.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2016 All Ireland Final, Homecoming
A stage was set up on the dome side of the stadium with the gates of the stadium opened at 4.00 pm. The Tipperary senior back-room team and players were introduced to a crowd of over 20,000 at 8.00 pm, preceded by the minor squad, who helped the county to their first minor-senior double since 1949. Michael Ryan and Brendan Maher then addressed the crowd. The Tipperary players and fans also sang the traditional Tipperary song "Slievenamon" together. The team then departed as per tradition for the captain's home town, this time being Brendan Maher's home village of Borrisoleigh. The team celebrated on 10 September in Upperchurch, the home club of Michael Ryan and James Barry. 16-T-LIAM number plates were issued for sale to celebrate the win. Tipp FM provided live radio coverage of the homecoming.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, Awards
The Sunday Game team of the year was picked on 4 September, which was the night of the final. The panel consisting of Brendan Cummins, Henry Shefflin, Michael Duignan, Ger Loughnane, Liam Sheedy, Eddie Brennan and Cyril Farrell selected Tipperary's Séamus Callanan as the Sunday game player of the year. Other players nominated were Padraic Maher and John McGrath of Tipperary. Cathal Barrett, James Barry, Ronan Maher, Padraic Maher, Patrick Maher, Seamus Callanan, and John McGrath were all named on the team of the year by the panel.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, Awards
The nominations for the GAA GPA All Stars Awards were announced on 7 October with Tipperary receiving 15 nominations,  with all 15 starters from the All-Ireland victory over Kilkenny being nominated. Seamus Callanan and Pádraic Maher were also nominated for All Stars Hurler of the Year alongside Waterford's Austin Gleeson. The All Star team and hurler of the year awards were announced live at a banquet in Dublin's Convention Centre on 4 November.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, Awards
Tipperary had seven players named on the All Star hurling team, Cathal Barrett, James Barry, Ronan Maher, Padraic Maher, Patrick Maher, Seamus Callanan, and John McGrath. It was a first All-Star award for Cathal Barrett, James Barry, Ronan Maher and John McGrath and the seven awards equaled their all-time annual best. Seamus Callanan and Pádraic Maher missed out on the player of the year award to Austin Gleeson with Tipperary manager Michael Ryan announcing the winner. The All Star team was chosen by a panel of journalists whereas the individual awards were voted on by inter-county players under the supervision of the Gaelic Players Association.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, Awards
In December Seamus Callanan was nominated for the 2016 RTÉ Sports Person of the Year award. The Tipperary team were nominated for the RTÉ Sports Team of the Year Award and Michael Ryan was also nominated for the RTÉ Sports Manager of the Year Award.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, Awards
On 10 December Michael Ryan was presented with the Munster GAA Manager of the Year award. John McGrath won the Senior Hurler of the Year award.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 Season
On 28 November 2016, Pádraic Maher was named as the new captain of the Tipperary Senior hurling team.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, Retirements
On 25 October 2016, Conor O'Brien announced his retirement from inter-county hurling. O'Brien said that it had been a great privilege and honour to represent Tipperary at senior level and enjoyed his time on the team.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, Retirements
On 22 November 2016, Paddy Stapleton announced his retirement from inter-county hurling. Stapleton started out in the team in 2006 when Babs Keating first picked him in the panel. He thanked his family and colleagues for their support during his career.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, Retirements
On 23 November 2016, Gearóid Ryan announced his retirement from inter-county hurling. Persistent injuries, including a double hip-surgery in 2013, had hampered his fitness. Ryan had found it hard to get into the team in the past few seasons and thanked his family for their support during his career.


2016 Tipsport liga
2016 Tipsport liga  is the eighteen edition of annual football tournament in Czech Republic.


2016 Tirreno–Adriatico
The 51st edition of the Tirreno–Adriatico cycling stage race was held from 9 to 15 March 2016. It was the third event of the 2016 UCI World Tour. Due to the cancellation of stage 5, the race was run over six stages, covering a total distance of 850.8 km (529 mi).


2016 Tirreno–Adriatico, Route
The route for the 2016 Tirreno–Adriatico was announced in December 2015 in Camaiore, where the race starts. The first stage is a 22.7-kilometre (14.1 mi) team time trial on the coast. The second – and first road stage – finishes on a short climb, suiting classics riders. The third and fourth stages have flat finishes, favouring sprinters. The fifth stage is the queen stage of the race: it features five categorised climbs, finishing with the 13-kilometre (8.1 mi) ascent of Monte San Vicino. The sixth stage again suits sprinters. The race finishes in San Benedetto del Tronto for the fiftieth consecutive year with a 10.1-kilometre (6.3 mi) individual time trial to decide the final standings.


2016 Tirreno–Adriatico, Participating teams
As Tirreno–Adriatico is a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI Pro Teams were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team into the race. Five other teams were given wild cards to enter the race. All teams sent the allowed number of riders, eight, totaling 184 riders.


2016 Tirreno–Adriatico, Stages, Stage 1
9 March 2016 – Lido di Camaiore, 22.7 km (14.1 mi) (TTT)


2016 Tokyo 10th district by-election
A by-election for the Tokyo 10th district in the Japanese Japanese House of Representatives was held on 23 October 2016 to replace Yuriko Koike, who vacated the seat to contest the Tokyo gubernatorial election in July 2016. Koike, a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), had represented the district since the December 2012 general election and also served a previous term from 2005-2009. The election was won by LDP candidate Masaru Wakasa, an incumbent member for the Tokyo proportional representation block who had supported Koike during her gubernatorial campaign. A separate by-election for the Fukuoka 6th district was held on the same day.


2016 Tokyo 10th district by-election, Background
Yuriko Koike, a Kansai native who had represented various Kansai districts in the House of Representatives since 1993, was parachuted into the Tokyo 10th district by LDP Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi for the 2005 general election following the defection of Koki Kobayashi, who had held the seat for the LDP since its creation in 1996. Koike defeated Kobayashi in the 2005 election but lost to Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) candidate Takako Ebata in 2009. Koike regained the seat from Ebata at the 2012 election and retained it at the 2014 general election.


2016 Tokyo 10th district by-election, Background
Tokyo governor Yoichi Masuzoe resigned in June 2016 due to various problems with his use of public funds. On 29 June Koike held a press conference and stated her intention to contest the gubernatorial election to replace Masuzoe that was scheduled for 31 July. On 5 July Koike met with Nobuteru Ishihara, the head of the LDP's Tokyo branch, to formally request the LDP's endorsement. However, with the branch planning to endorse former Iwate Prefecture governor Hiroya Masuda, Ishihara's response to Koike was that the branch would make a decision after the national House of Councillors election on 10 July.


2016 Tokyo Darts Masters
The 2016 Tokyo Darts Masters was the second staging of the tournament (formerly known as the Japan Darts Masters) by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a fourth entry in the 2016 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured eight Japanese players who faced eight PDC players and was held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan from 6–7 July 2016.


2016 Tokyo Darts Masters
Phil Taylor was the defending champion, having won the inaugural staging of the Japan Darts Masters after defeating Peter Wright 8–7 in the final, but he lost 8–7 to James Wade in the quarter-finals.


2016 Tokyo Darts Masters
Gary Anderson won the title after beating Michael van Gerwen 8–6 in the final.


2016 Tokyo Darts Masters, Qualifiers
The next four seeded PDC players were (drawn at random into seeded side of the draw):


2016 Tokyo Marathon
The 2016 Tokyo Marathon (Japanese: 東京マラソン 2016) was the tenth edition of the annual marathon race in Tokyo, Japan and was held on Sunday, 28 February. An IAAF Gold Label Road Race, it was the first World Marathon Majors event to be held that year.


2016 Tokyo Marathon, Results, Wheelchair
The Elite Wheelchair race acted as a qualifier for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio. A top three finish or a qualifying time of 1:28:30 (men) or 1:46:00 (women) gave competitors a berth for the Rio Games.


2016 Tokyo gubernatorial election
The 2016 Tokyo gubernatorial election took place on 31 July 2016 to elect the successor to Governor Yoichi Masuzoe, who submitted his resignation to the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly on 15 June 2016. By-elections in four of Tokyo's cities were held on the same day to fill vacancies in the Assembly.


2016 Tokyo gubernatorial election
Former Defense Minister Yuriko Koike won the election by a wide margin. Turnout increased sharply to 59% from 46% in the previous election.


2016 Tokyo gubernatorial election, Background
Yoichi Masuzoe, a former national Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare, was elected in the February 2014 election. At the election he was endorsed by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito and received more than 2.11 million votes, more than double his nearest opponent in the seven-candidate race. He replaced Naoki Inose, who had resigned in the second year of his four-year term due to a political funds scandal.


2016 Tokyo gubernatorial election, Background
In May 2016 reports surfaced concerning Masuzoe's misuse of public funds, including the use of his chauffeur-driven government car to travel to and from his holiday house on most weekends. As examination into his spending continued, it was found that he had misused funds to purchase items for personal use, including art, comics, and meals, as well as paying for his family to stay in hotels that were accounted as meeting-related expenses. An independent investigation ultimately determined that he had acted inappropriately but not illegally. Despite this, surveys showed that more than 90% of Tokyo residents were dissatisfied with how he handled the issue and the lack of a clear explanation.


2016 Tokyo gubernatorial election, Background
As pressure grew on Masuzoe to resign, a no-confidence motion jointly submitted by all of the parties represented in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly was to be put to a vote on the afternoon of 15 June. As the motion was likely to pass and wanting to avoid further disruption to the governing of the city, Masuzoe submitted his resignation to assembly President Shigeo Kawai on the morning of the 15th, to become effective as of 21 June.


2016 Tokyo gubernatorial election, Candidates
A total of 21 candidates were nominated for the election. Yuriko Koike, a former Minister of Defence and incumbent member for the Tokyo 10th district in the House of Representatives, announced her candidacy despite not receiving an endorsement from the Liberal Democratic Party. Instead, the LDP (along with Komeito and the Party for Japanese Kokoro) endorsed Hiroya Masuda, who is a former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications and former governor of Iwate Prefecture. Actor Junichi Ishida was approached by the Democratic Party but ultimately declined to run.


2016 Tokyo gubernatorial election, Candidates
Ultimately, the Democratic Party and other opposition parties (including the Communist and Social Democratic parties) endorsed veteran journalist Shuntaro Torigoe. Kenji Utsunomiya, former head of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations and a candidate in the two previous gubernatorial elections, announced his intention to run on 11 July but withdrew two days later.


2016 Tokyo gubernatorial election, Candidates
The Guardian stated that the election "has piqued interest not only because of the size of the task which falls to its victor, but also for the mud slinging and misogyny which has characterised the fight between the candidates." Former Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara made disparaging remarks regarding Koike's age and use of makeup, and characterized Torigoe as a "traitor to his country" for questioning Japanese protection of the Senkaku Islands. Torigoe was attacked in a tabloid magazine with allegations that he seduced a 20-year-old university student ten years earlier, in what some viewed as a deliberate smear campaign by his opposition.


2016 Tokyo prefectural by-election
A by-election was held on 31 July 2016 to fill vacancies in four districts of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly. The elections were held simultaneously with the gubernatorial election. Nominations for the election were announced on 22 July 2016. Liberal Democratic Party candidates won all four elections.


2016 Tokyo prefectural by-election, Ota district
The Ota district, which corresponds with Ota city, elects eight members to the 127-member assembly. Ken Tanaka, a second-term Democratic Party member who placed 1st in the 2009 election and 7th in the 2013 election, resigned from his seat in the assembly to contest the next national general election. In the closest contest of the four districts, LDP candidate Hiroyuki Yamamori defeated Democratic Party candidate Ai Mori by 4,141 votes (1.32%).


2016 Tokyo prefectural by-election, Shibuya district
The Shibuya district, which corresponds with Shibuya city, elects two members to the assembly. Liberal Democrat Hideko Murakami, who was serving her fourth term in the assembly since being first elected in the November 2003 by-election, resigned from the assembly to contest the Shibuya mayoral election that was held on 26 April 2015, in which she placed third.


2016 Tokyo prefectural by-election, Shinjuku district
The Shinjuku district, which corresponds with Shinjuku city, elects four members to the 127-member assembly. Kenichi Yoshizumi resigned from the assembly to contest the November 2014 Shinjuku mayoral election, which he won.


2016 Tokyo prefectural by-election, Taito district
The Taito district, which corresponds with Taito city, elects two members to the 127-member assembly. Liberal Democrat Yukuo Hattori, who was serving his third term in the assembly, resigned to contest the Taito mayoral election on 1 March 2015, which he won with 47.9% of the vote in a six-candidate contest.


2016 Toledo Rockets football team
The 2016 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by head coach Jason Candle in his first full overall year, after coaching the 2015 Boca Raton Bowl. They played their home games at the Glass Bowl and were members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in MAC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Camellia Bowl where they lost to Appalachian State.


2016 Tonga Major League
The 2016 season of the Tonga Major League was the 37th season of top flight association football competition in Tonga. Veitongo FC won the championship for the fourth time, and the second time in a row. Details on the season are minimal, but it appears that the competition with decided with a final round in which Veitongo defeated Marist 8–2.


2016 Tooting by-election
The Tooting by-election was a by-election in the constituency of Tooting on 16 June 2016, triggered by the resignation of Sadiq Khan from Parliament following his election as Mayor of London.


2016 Tooting by-election, Candidates
Rosena Allin-Khan, an accident and emergency doctor and deputy leader of the Labour group on Wandsworth Council, was the Labour candidate.


2016 Tooting by-election, Candidates
Dan Watkins was the Conservative Party's candidate. He was the 2015 candidate and is currently the party's spokesman for Tooting and a local campaigner for issues including for a local station on the planned Crossrail 2 railway.


2016 Tooting by-election, Candidates
Esther Obiri-Darko was the Green Party's  candidate. She also stood at the 2015 election.


2016 Tooting by-election, Candidates
Alex Glassbrook, a local barrister and volunteer lawyer, was the candidate for the Liberal Democrats.


2016 Tooting by-election, Candidates
Elizabeth Jones, who recently stood in the London Assembly election stood for the UK Independence Party (UKIP).


2016 Tooting by-election, Candidates
Howling Laud Hope was the candidate of the Monster Raving Loony Party.


2016 Tooting by-election, Candidates
There were three independent candidates: Zirwa Javaid, Zia Samadani and Smiley Smillie. Ankit Love, who was a candidate in the London mayoral election, stood for One Love Party. Akbar Ali Malik stood under the banner of the Immigrants Political Party. Graham Moore stood for the English Democrats. Bobby Smith, leader of Give Me Back Elmo and perennial election candidate, stood for his party.


2016 Tooting by-election, Candidates
Former MP George Galloway had floated the idea of standing after his candidacy in the London mayoral election, but withdrew, citing fears of splitting the Labour vote and thus allowing the Conservatives to win.


2016 Tooting by-election, Result
A two minute silence was held during the count, to commemorate Jo Cox, the MP for Batley and Spen, who was killed on the day of the election.


2016 Toowoomba South state by-election
A by-election was conducted for the Queensland Legislative Assembly seat of Toowoomba South on 16 July 2016, following the 29 April resignation of LNP MP John McVeigh. McVeigh resigned after he was preselected as the LNP candidate for the federal division of Groom at the 2016 federal election.


2016 Toowoomba South state by-election, Nominations
The six candidates in ballot paper order are as follows:


2016 Toppserien
The 2016 Toppserien was the 30th season of the women's football top level league in Norway. LSK Kvinner FK were the defending champions and defended their title.


2016 Toppserien, Relegation play-offs
Medkila won the relegation play-offs 4–3 and 2–0 against Lyn and remained in the league.


2016 Toray Pan Pacific Open
The 2016 Toray Pan Pacific Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 33rd edition of the Pan Pacific Open, and part of the Premier Series of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan, on 19–25 September 2016. Caroline Wozniacki won the singles title.


2016 Toray Pan Pacific Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:


2016 Toray Pan Pacific Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:


2016 Toray Pan Pacific Open – Doubles
Garbiñe Muguruza and Carla Suárez Navarro were the defending champions, but they chose not to participate this year.


2016 Toray Pan Pacific Open – Doubles
Sania Mirza and Barbora Strýcová won the title, defeating Liang Chen and Yang Zhaoxuan in the final, 6–1, 6–1.


2016 Toray Pan Pacific Open – Singles
Agnieszka Radwańska was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Caroline Wozniacki.


2016 Toray Pan Pacific Open – Singles
Wozniacki went on to win the title, defeating Naomi Osaka in the final, 7–5, 6–3.


2016 Toray Pan Pacific Open – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2016 Torneio Internacional de Manaus de Futebol Feminino squads
The 2016 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus (also known as the 2016 Torneio Internacional de Manaus de Futebol Feminino) is an invitational football tournament held every December in Brazil. The 2016 tournament will from December 7–18, 2016.


2016 Torneio Internacional de Manaus de Futebol Feminino squads
Tournament rules allow a 23-member roster. Players marked (c) were named as captain for their national squad. Totals for caps and goals, club affiliations, and ages are as of the opening day of the tournament on 7 December 2016.


2016 Torneo Apertura (Chile)
The 2016 Campeonato Nacional Apertura Scotiabank  was the 99th Chilean League top flight, in which Universidad Católica won its 12th league title, their second in a row.


2016 Torneo Apertura (Chile), Pre-Copa Libertadores playoff
The winner qualified for the 2017 Copa Libertadores second stage, while the loser qualified for the 2017 Copa Sudamericana first stage.


2016 Torneo Clausura (Chile)
The 2016 Campeonato Nacional Clausura Scotiabank  was the 98th Chilean League top flight, in which Universidad Católica won its 11th league title.


2016 Torneo Clausura (Chile), Liguilla Pre-Copa Sudamericana
Following the conclusion of the regular season, the teams placed 2nd to 5th qualify for the Liguilla in order to determine the "Chile 2" spot to the 2016 Copa Sudamericana. However, teams that already played the 2016 Copa Libertadores (from second stage onwards) and both finalists of Copa Chile are ineligible to compete in the Liguilla. These teams are the following:


2016 Torneo Clausura (Chile), Liguilla Pre-Copa Sudamericana, Final
O'Higgins won 1–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2016 Copa Sudamericana.


2016 Torneo Descentralizado
The 2016 Torneo Descentralizado de Fútbol Profesional (known as the 2016 Copa Movistar for sponsorship reasons) was the 100th season of the highest division of Peruvian football. A total of 16 teams competed in the season.


2016 Torneo Descentralizado, Competition modus
The season is divided into four phases. The first phase is the Torneo Apertura with all teams playing each other once either at home or away. The second phase is the Torneo Clausura with all teams entering this phase with their points won in the Torneo Apertura and all teams play each other once either at home or away. The third phase is the Liguilla phase with all teams entering this phase with the points they earned at the end of the Torneo Clausura.


2016 Torneo Descentralizado, Competition modus
In this phase, the teams are divided into two groups and play each team in their group twice at home and away. The two teams with the fewest points in the overall table at the end of the Liguila phase are relegated. The final phase is the Playoffs where the four teams with the most points enter the semifinals. The semifinals are played over two legs. The semifinal winners advance to the two-legged finals and the losers advance to a single leg third place playoff.


2016 Torneo Descentralizado, Competition modus
The champions, runners-up, and third place playoff winners advance to the 2017 Copa Libertadores. The Torneo Apertura winners, Torneo Clausura winners, and third place playoff losers qualify to the 2017 Copa Sudamericana. The remaining Copa Sudamericana berth is awarded to the team with the best record on the aggregate table that has not qualified for any 2017 international tournament.


2016 Torneo Descentralizado, Teams
A total of 16 teams have been confirmed to play in the 2016 Torneo Descentralizado. Fourteen teams from the previous season, the 2015 Segunda División champion (Comerciantes Unidos), and the 2015 Copa Perú champion (La Bocana).


2016 Torneo Descentralizado, Torneo Apertura
The Torneo Apertura was the first stage of the season and culminated with Universitario leading the table earning them a provisional place in the 2016 Copa Sudamericana.


2016 Torneo Descentralizado, Aggregate table
All stages (Torneo Apertura, Torneo Clausura, and Liguilla) of the 2016 season are aggregated into a single league table throughout the season to determine the teams that advance to the Playoffs, qualify for international competitions, and are relegated at the end of the season.


2016 Torneo Descentralizado, Playoffs, Third place play-off
The two losing semi-finalists will play in a match to determine the third place team of the season.


2016 Torneo Descentralizado, Playoffs, Third place play-off
Universitario won the third place play-off and qualified for the 2017 Copa Libertadores Second Stage. Municipal qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores First Stage.


2016 Torneo Descentralizado, Playoffs, Finals
Sporting Cristal and Melgar qualified to the 2017 Copa Libertadores Group stage.


2016 Torneo Federal A
The 2016 Argentine Torneo Federal A, was the 3rd season of the third tier of the Argentine football league system. The tournament is reserved for teams indirectly affiliated to the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA), while teams affiliated to AFA  have to play the Primera B Metropolitana, which is the other third tier competition. The champion was promoted to Primera B Nacional.


2016 Torneo Federal A
35 teams are competing in the league, 30 returning from the 2015 season, 4 teams that were relegated from Primera B Nacional, 3 teams promoted from Federal B. Also 2 teams resigned their participation in this season: 9 de Julio (M) and Unión (MdP) alleging economic difficulties. The regular season began on February 7 and ended on June 26.


2016 Torneo Federal A, Format, First stage
The teams were divided into seven zones with five teams (a total of 35 teams) in each zone and it was played in a round-robin tournament whereby each team played each one of the other teams three times. The teams placed 1º and 2º and the two best 3º team from the seven zones qualified for the Second Stage.


2016 Torneo Federal A, Format, Championship Stages
The sixteen teams that qualified from the First Stage played against each other in a Double-elimination tournament from second to the fifth stage. The qualified teams were seeded in the final stages according to their results in the first stage, with the best eight seeded 1–8, and the worst eight teams seeded 9–16. The winning team was promoted to the Primera B Nacional.


2016 Torneo Federal A, Format, Relegation Stage
After the first stage was played,  a table was drawn with the thirty five (35) clubs and its overall standings with points obtained in the First Stage. The two last teams will be relegated to Torneo Federal B.


2016 Torneo Federal A, Club information, Zone C
1 Play their home games at Estadio José María Minella.


2016 Torneo Federal A, First stage, Zone A, Results
Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away.


2016 Torneo Federal A, First stage, Zone A, Results
Teams played every other team once (either at home or away).


2016 Torneo Federal A, First stage, Zone B, Results
Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away.


2016 Torneo Federal A, First stage, Zone B, Results
Teams played every other team once (either at home or away).


2016 Torneo Federal A, First stage, Zone C, Results
Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away.


2016 Torneo Federal A, First stage, Zone C, Results
Teams played every other team once (either at home or away).


2016 Torneo Federal A, First stage, Zone D, Results
Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away.


2016 Torneo Federal A, First stage, Zone D, Results
Teams played every other team once (either at home or away).


2016 Torneo Federal A, First stage, Zone E, Results
Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away.


2016 Torneo Federal A, First stage, Zone E, Results
Teams played every other team once (either at home or away).


2016 Torneo Federal A, First stage, Zone F, Results
Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away.


2016 Torneo Federal A, First stage, Zone F, Results
Teams played every other team once (either at home or away).


2016 Torneo Federal A, First stage, Zone G, Results
Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away.


2016 Torneo Federal A, First stage, Zone G, Results
Teams played every other team once (either at home or away).


2016 Torneo Internacional Challenger León
The 2016 Torneo Internacional Challenger León was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the fourteenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in León, Mexico between 28 March and 3 April 2015.


2016 Torneo Internacional Challenger León, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2016 Torneo Internacional Challenger León, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry courtesy of a special exemption:


2016 Torneo Internacional Challenger León – Doubles
Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram were the defending champions, but only Krajicek chose to defend his title partnering Alejandro Falla. Krajicek and Falla withdrew before playing a match.


2016 Torneo Internacional Challenger León – Doubles
Santiago González and Mate Pavić won the title, defeating Sam Groth and Leander Paes 6–4, 3–6, [13–11] in the final.


2016 Torneo Internacional Challenger León – Singles
Austin Krajicek was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras.


2016 Torneo Internacional Challenger León – Singles
Michael Berrer won the title, defeating João Souza 6–3, 6–2 in the final.


2016 Torneo Internazionale Femminile Antico Tiro a Volo
The 2016 Torneo Internazionale Femminile Antico Tiro a Volo was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and part of the 2016 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $50,000 in prize money. It took place in Rome, Italy, on 27 June–3 July 2016.


2016 Torneo Internazionale Femminile Antico Tiro a Volo, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received a wildcard into the singles main draw:


2016 Torneo Internazionale Femminile Antico Tiro a Volo, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry by a lucky loser spot:


2016 Torneo Internazionale Femminile Antico Tiro a Volo – Doubles
Claudia Giovine and Despina Papamichail were the defending champions, but chose not to participate.


2016 Torneo Internazionale Femminile Antico Tiro a Volo – Doubles
İpek Soylu and Xu Shilin won the title, defeating Réka Luca Jani and Sofia Shapatava in the final, 7–5, 6–1.


2016 Torneo Internazionale Femminile Antico Tiro a Volo – Singles
Martina Trevisan was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Anastasia Grymalska.


2016 Torneo Internazionale Femminile Antico Tiro a Volo – Singles
Sílvia Soler Espinosa won the title, defeating Laura Pous Tió in an all-Spanish final, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5.


2016 Torneo de Mendoza
The 2016 Torneo de Mendoza was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the first edition of the tournament, which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Mendoza, Argentina from 5 to 10 January 2016.


2016 Torneo de Mendoza, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2016 Torneo de Mendoza – Doubles
Máximo González and José Hernández won the title, beating top seeds Julio Peralta and Horacio Zeballos 4–6, 6–3, [10–1]


2016 Torneo de Mendoza – Singles
Gerald Melzer won his 2nd career ATP Challenger Tour title, beating Axel Michon 4–6, 6–4, 6–0.


2016 Torneo de Promoción y Reserva
The Torneo de Promoción y Reserva is a football tournament in Peru. There are currently 16 clubs in the league. Each team will have a roster of twelve 21-year-old players, three 19-year-olds, and three older reinforcements; whenever they be recorded in the club. The tournament will offer the champion two bonus points and the runner-up one bonus point to the respective regular teams in the 2016 Torneo Descentralizado.


2016 Toronto Argonauts season
The 2016 Toronto Argonauts season was the 59th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 144th season overall. The Argonauts finished in 4th place in the East Division with a 5–13 record and missed the playoffs for the second time in three years. It also marks the 2nd straight year the Grey Cup hosts have failed to make the playoffs after the Winnipeg Blue Bombers last season.


2016 Toronto Argonauts season
After the Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeated the Ottawa Redblacks in overtime in week 18 on October 21, 2016, the Argonauts were eliminated from the playoffs while they were playing in the second quarter against the Calgary Stampeders. This was the team's fifth season under head coach Scott Milanovich, and the sixth under general manager Jim Barker.


2016 Toronto Argonauts season
It was announced in January 2017 that Jim Barker would be relieved of his duties as general manager after a disappointing 2016 CFL season which saw the Argonauts win a league low 5 games that season, tied with the Saskatchewan Roughriders for league worst that season. Shortly after Jim Barker's termination, Scott Milanovich resigned from his duties as the Argonauts' head coach to work as an assistant coach with the Jacksonville Jaguars.


2016 Toronto Argonauts season
This was the first season for the Argonauts at their new home stadium, BMO Field, as renovations now allow Canadian football to be played there. The team had averaged 16,380 in fan attendance and had a season high 24,812 fans attend the home opener. The club also had a new ownership group, with Larry Tanenbaum and Bell Canada officially taking ownership on January 1, 2016.


2016 Toronto Argonauts season, Offseason, CFL Draft
The 2016 CFL Draft took place on May 10, 2016. The Argonauts had nine selections in the eight-round draft after trading Bruce Campbell for another fourth-round pick.


2016 Toronto Argonauts season, Team
The team was led at quarterback by Ricky Ray, who had three statistically brilliant seasons between 2012 and 2014, earning eastern Most Outstanding Player nominations in the latter two years. Ray battled injuries in each of his five seasons as an Argonaut and has not played an entire 18 game season since his last season in Edmonton. Following the departure of Trevor Harris to the Ottawa RedBlacks in early 2016, the backup QB situation was a bit of a revolving door; with Logan Kilgore, Dan LeFevour, Cody Fajardo, and Drew Willy all taking snaps under centre.


2016 Toronto Argonauts season, Team
The receiving corps remained largely unchanged from the previous season with Tori Gurley, Kevin Elliott, and Vidal Hazelton (The Big Three) returning after posting productive seasons in 2015, also returning to the receiving group were Diontae Spencer and Kenny Shaw. On October 3, 2016, the team announced they had released Gurley, Elliott, and Hazelton, along with Phil Bates. The move was considered a shock by most, but post-game comments by Scott Milanovich in Montreal on October 2, 2016 following a loss to the Als revealed the move which was about to take place was about more than just on-field issues. "We've got some good football players here that I'm not sure are real committed to what we need to have take place, and it's little things; being late, not showing up prepared, screwing around and that's where we're at right now, it's not going to stay that way."


2016 Toronto Argonauts season, Team
Running back Brandon Whitaker was leaned on heavily and was having a productive season. He finished second in the league in rushing yards with 1009 on 186 carries, which was his second career 1000-yard rushing season, earning him a third consecutive Eastern All-Star award.


2016 Toronto Argonauts season, Team
On the defensive side of the ball, following last season's departure of star defensive linemen Cleyon Laing and Tristan Okpalaugo to the NFL's Miami Dolphins and Arizona Cardinals respectively, the Argos were able to secure the services of Justin Hickman and Bryan Hall from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, as well as trade OL Matt Sewell and QB Mitchell Gale to the Saskatchewan Roughriders for DE Shawn Lemon and a conditional 2018 draft pick. Lemon seemed to fit into Defensive Coordinator Rich Stubler's system well, as he finished with 14 sacks (career high) in 16 games and earned his first East Division All-Star nomination.


2016 Toronto Argonauts season, Team, Roster
Italics indicate international player updated 2016-11-0546 Active, 3 Injured, 9 Six-Game Injured,14 Practice


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season
The 2016 Toronto Blue Jays season was the 40th season of the franchise in the American League East division of Major League Baseball, and the 27th full season of play (28th overall) at Rogers Centre. They advanced to the playoffs where they defeated the Baltimore Orioles in the Wild Card Game and the Texas Rangers in the Division Series, before losing to the Cleveland Indians in five games in the American League Championship Series.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Off–season
General manager Alex Anthopoulos rejected a five-year contract extension on October 29, 2015, and team president Paul Beeston retired on October 31. New Blue Jays president and CEO Mark Shapiro, who assumed the roles on November 2, 2015, announced that Tony LaCava was assigned as the interim general manager and that John Gibbons would remain as the manager. On November 6, 2015, a $15.8 million qualifying offer was extended to Marco Estrada. David Price was not eligible for a qualifying offer, as he was acquired mid-season. Estrada signed a two-year, $26 million contract on November 13.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Off–season
On November 20, the Blue Jays signed Humberto Quintero to a minor league contract, and acquired Jesse Chavez from the Oakland Athletics for Liam Hendriks. 3 days later, the team signed Casey Kotchman, Jiovanni Mier, and David Adams to minor league contracts that included invitations to spring training. On November 24, Scott Diamond was signed to a minor league contract and invited to spring training. J. A. Happ, who was traded by the Blue Jays to the Seattle Mariners for Michael Saunders before the 2015 season, was signed to a three-year, $36 million contract on November 27.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Off–season
David Price agreed to a seven-year, $217 million contract with the Boston Red Sox on December 1. Justin Smoak, who was eligible for salary arbitration, was signed to a one-year, $3.9 million contract on December 2. Third baseman Josh Donaldson, outfielders Ben Revere and Michael Saunders, and pitchers Jesse Chavez, Drew Hutchison, Steve Delabar, Brett Cecil, and Aaron Loup were also tendered contracts. Catcher Josh Thole was not tendered a contract by the December 2 deadline, and became a free agent. On December 3, Ross Atkins was named the new general manager replacing LaCava. Thole signed a one-year, $800,000 contract with the Blue Jays on December 4.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Off–season
Mark Lowe signed a two-year contract with the Detroit Tigers on December 8, for $11 million. In the Rule 5 draft on December 10, the Blue Jays selected pitcher Joe Biagini from the San Francisco Giants organization. Darwin Barney officially re-signed with the team on December 11. Wade LeBlanc was signed to a minor league contract on December 17. On December 18, Junior Lake was claimed off waivers, and signed Scott Copeland, Roberto Hernández, Pat McCoy, and Brad Penny to minor league contracts with invitations to spring training.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Off–season
Brandon Bixler and Gabe Noyalis were signed to minor-league contracts on December 29. On January 5, 2016, Arnold León was acquired from the Oakland Athletics for cash or a player to be named later. Three days later, outfielder Ben Revere and a player to be named later were traded to the Washington Nationals for reliever Drew Storen.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Off–season
On January 12, pitchers Brett Cecil, Jesse Chavez, Steve Delabar, Drew Hutchison, Aaron Loup, and Drew Storen filed for salary arbitration, along with position players Josh Donaldson and Michael Saunders. Cecil, Delabar, Loup, Hutchison, and Storen agreed to a one-year contracts worth $3.8 million, $835,000, $1.05 million, $2.2 million, and $8.375 million respectively on January 15. Saunders agreed to a $2.9 million contract. Chavez and Donaldson did not come to an agreement before the deadline. Chavez had requested $4 million, while the Blue Jays offered $3.6 million. Donaldson filed for $11.8 million, and the Blue Jays offered $11.35 million.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Off–season
On January 18, Daniel Schlereth was signed to a minor league contract. Maicer Izturis, who was under contract with the Blue Jays for the 2015 season but did not play for the team due to various injuries, was signed to a minor league contract on January 29. On February 2, outfielder Darrell Ceciliani was acquired from the New York Mets for a player to be named later. David Aardsma was added to the list of non-roster invitees on February 5.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Off–season
On February 6, it was announced that Chavez had won his arbitration case, and will receive a $4 million salary for the season. In addition, Gavin Floyd signed a one-year, $1 million contract with the Blue Jays, and Chad Jenkins was designated for assignment. On February 10, Donaldson avoided arbitration by signing a two-year, $28.65 million extension that will pay him $11.65 million in 2016, and $17 million in 2017. Colt Hynes, who spent most of the 2015 season with the Buffalo Bisons, was signed to a minor league contract on February 12.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Off–season
Three days before pitchers and catchers were scheduled to report to Dunedin, catcher Tony Sanchez was signed to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. Outfielder Domonic Brown and reliever Rafael Soriano were also added to the organization, each receiving a minor league contract and an invitation to spring training in late February.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Off–season
At Rogers Centre, a full dirt infield was installed prior to the home opener; for the previous six seasons (2010–15), it was the only MLB ballpark with sliding pits.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Spring training
Shortly after pitchers and catchers reported to Dunedin for the start of spring training on February 22, José Bautista addressed the media regarding his contract situation. Bautista, in the final year of a five-year, $65 million contract, stated that he had told the Blue Jays the length of contract he was seeking as well as the compensation of said contract, and that he would not negotiate or agree to a "hometown discount". The following day, TSN's Rick Westhead reported that Bautista had requested a five-year, $150 million contract. The report was later refuted by Bautista.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Spring training
While Bautista's contract situation was unfolding, the Blue Jays, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and Cincinnati Reds were reported to be in agreement on a trade that would have sent Michael Saunders to the Angels, Jay Bruce to the Blue Jays, and unnamed prospects from the Angels and Blue Jays to the Reds. Hours after the trade was made public, reports surfaced that the deal was on hold due to issues with an unknown player's physical.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Spring training
On March 4, Maicer Izturis unexpectedly announced his retirement, stating "I put my heart, my soul and my body into it this year to see how I was going to feel, but my body couldn't handle it anymore. So I decided this is the last time I'm going to be playing baseball." He had appeared in one game for the Blue Jays to that point, going hitless in two at-bats. On March 18, Brad Penny, who had joined the Blue Jays on a minor league contract, announced his retirement. Two days later, Rafael Soriano announced his retirement as well. Soriano signed a minor league contract with the Blue Jays in late February, but did not appear in any spring training games due to unspecified visa issues.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Spring training
On March 23, Marcus Stroman was named the Opening Day starter for the Blue Jays. The competition for fifth starter ended on March 28, when John Gibbons announced that Aaron Sanchez had earned the final rotation spot. Steve Delabar, who had been an All-Star for the Blue Jays in 2013, was released on March 29, along with Randy Choate. The final roles left to be determined were the fourth outfielder, closer, and remainder of the bullpen pitchers.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Spring training
On March 30, John Gibbons announced that Ezequiel Carrera would be the fourth outfielder, Roberto Osuna would begin the season in the closer's role, and Arnold León, Joe Biagini, and Ryan Tepera would round out the bullpen positions. Gibbons also announced that Marco Estrada and Aaron Loup would open the season on the disabled list. To close spring training, the Blue Jays returned to Montreal's Olympic Stadium for a two-game series against the Red Sox.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, 2016 draft
The 2016 Major League Baseball draft was held on June 9–11.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, April
The Blue Jays opened the 2016 season in Tampa Bay for a four-game series against the Rays. Marcus Stroman pitched into the ninth on Opening Day, and held the Rays to three runs in a 5–3 victory, closed out by Roberto Osuna. Osuna would earn the save in the second game of the series as well, finishing another 5–3 win over Tampa Bay. Jesse Chavez and Drew Storen made their debuts for the Blue Jays, each pitching one inning in the win.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, April
Brett Cecil also pitched a scoreless inning in the game, his 38th consecutive game played without allowing an earned run, which tied the MLB record set by Craig Kimbrel in 2011. Cecil's streak would end the following night, as he yielded a two-run home run to Logan Forsythe to give the Rays a 3–2 lead that they would not relinquish. In the ninth inning, the Blue Jays loaded the bases with one out for Edwin Encarnación, who hit a ground ball to Evan Longoria, who threw to Forsythe at second to begin a double play.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, April
José Bautista slid into second and Forsythe threw wide of first, allowing two runs to score and giving the Blue Jays a 4–3 lead, however Rays manager Kevin Cash challenged that Bautista had violated the league's new "Chase Utley Rule" with his slide, by attempting to break-up the double play. After a short review, the umpires reversed their decision, and called both Bautista and Encarnación out, ending the game. Tampa Bay would split the series in the finale, defeating the Blue Jays 5–3. Reigning American League MVP Josh Donaldson left mid-game after injuring his right calf.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, April
After an off-day, the Blue Jays began a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox, with Marcus Stroman taking the mound in the home opener. The Blue Jays led the game 7–2 following Josh Donaldson's second-career grand slam in the fourth inning, but in the sixth, Brock Holt hit a grand slam for the Red Sox, and the Blue Jays bullpen would blow their third lead in as many games to take the loss, 8–7.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, April
In the second game, R. A. Dickey would yield seven runs in an 8–4 loss, while José Bautista hit two home runs to record his 29th career multi-home run game. Marco Estrada, who began the season on the disabled list with a back injury, made the start in the final game of the series looking to avoid a sweep. Estrada would pitch seven shutout innings in his season debut, earning the win over the Red Sox, 3–0. The Blue Jays then battled the New York Yankees for the first time in 2016.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, April
The first game of the series went to the Yankees, who took advantage of Brett Cecil's early season struggles to win 3–2. J. A. Happ would earn the win the following night, 7–2, holding the opposition to fewer than two runs for the 11th time in his last 12 games. José Bautista also recorded his 800th career RBI in the game. Toronto would also take the rubber match, 4–2, led by 8 strong innings and 17 groundball outs from Marcus Stroman.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, April
After travelling to Boston, the Blue Jays took on the Red Sox at Fenway Park. Edwin Encarnación hit his first two home runs of the season but the Red Sox would prevail, taking the opener 5–3. David Price made the start in the second game of the series, his first start against the Blue Jays since signing with Boston in the offseason. He would hold the Jays to two runs over seven innings and earn the win, 4–2.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, April
Aaron Sanchez recorded his third consecutive quality start of the season by holding the Sox to two hits and one run over seven innings in the third game of the series, and took a no-hitter into the fifth inning. The Blue Jays would win the game, 5–3. The final game of the series, played on Patriots' Day, saw the Blue Jays hang on to win, 4–3. Drew Storen recorded his first save with Toronto, as Roberto Osuna was unavailable for the game.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, April
Nearing the end of 17 consecutive games against AL East opponents to open the season, the Blue Jays travelled to Baltimore to play the first-place Orioles. The first game of the series saw Marcus Stroman earn his third win of the season, as Toronto gave the Orioles their first loss at home in 2016. The second game of the series went into extra innings tied 3–3. Rookie Joe Biagini loaded the bases in the tenth inning, and allowed the Orioles to score the winning run on a wild pitch. In the rubber match, the Orioles would beat the Blue Jays 3–2, after Toronto was unable to score after plating two runs in the first inning.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, April
Returning home with an 8–9 record, the Blue Jays would battle the Oakland Athletics, who entered the series undefeated on the road in 2016. Hours prior to the game, MLB announced that Chris Colabello had been suspended for 80 games, after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs in March. Aaron Sanchez struggled through the worst start of his young career, allowing six earned runs in 41⁄3 innings pitched, as the Blue Jays lost 8–5.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, April
The Blue Jays offence, which lead all of MLB in 2015, appeared to get back on track in the second game, as Troy Tulowitzki recorded his 12th career multi-home run game and Josh Donaldson also homered and drove in four runs in a 9–3 victory. In the final game of the series, Drew Hutchison was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo to make a spot start for the Jays. He held the Athletics to 2 runs over 52⁄3 innings as the Blue Jays won the series, 6–3. Toronto then battled the first-place Chicago White Sox in a three-game series.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, April
The Jays held a four run lead in the first game, only to have their bullpen yield the lead in the seventh inning, and take a 7–5 loss. In the second game, White Sox ace Chris Sale earned his league-leading fifth win of the season, beating the Blue Jays 10–1. Chicago would complete the sweep of the Blue Jays with a 4–0 win in the third game of the series.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, April
After a day off, the Blue Jays closed out April in Tampa Bay, where their season began. Michael Saunders recorded his first two home run game as a Blue Jay, and Aaron Sanchez rebounded from his previous start, throwing seven shutout innings to lead the Blue Jays to a 6–1 victory. Brett Cecil took his fifth loss of the season in the final game of April, 4–3, by allowing the winning run to score in the bottom of the ninth inning without recording an out. In taking the loss, Cecil became the first relief pitcher since at least the 1913 season to earn five losses in April.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, May
In the rubber match against Tampa, Marcus Stroman earned his team-leading fourth win of the season, defeating the Rays 5–1. The Blue Jays were held to just 15 hits in the three-game series, but hit 8 home runs. The Blue Jays then returned to Toronto to face the Texas Rangers for the first time since defeating them in the 2015 American League Division Series. The Rangers would win the first game of the series, 2–1, and give the Jays their fourth loss in a row at home.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, May
In the second game of the series, Justin Smoak hit his first home run of the season to tie the game in the ninth inning, and in the tenth, hit a walk-off two-run home run to give the Blue Jays a 3–1 victory. Russell Martin gave the Blue Jays their second-consecutive walk-off win the following night, 4–3, after knocking in the winning run with a single to right field in the ninth inning. Toronto would take the series finale, tagging Rangers starter Derek Holland for 11 earned runs in a 12–2 win.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, May
The Blue Jays scored double-digit runs for the first time in 2016, and Edwin Encarnación hit his 202nd home run with the Blue Jays, tying George Bell for fifth all-time. The Jays then battled the Los Angeles Dodgers at home for three games. The first game was taken by the Blue Jays, 5–2, aided by Kevin Pillar's tie-breaking three-run home run in the eighth inning. In the second game, the Blue Jays were held in check by Clayton Kershaw, who earned the win over Toronto, 6–2. The Blue Jays fell in the rubber match, 4–2, with Drew Storen taking the loss after another poor performance in relief of Marco Estrada's seven strong innings.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, May
Continuing their interleague play, the Blue Jays travelled to San Francisco to battle the Giants in a three-game series. In the first of two favourable pitching matches, the Blue Jays sent Aaron Sanchez to the mound to face Jake Peavy, who entered with a 9.00 earned run average. Toronto would take the first game of the series, 3–1. J. A. Happ started the second game for the Blue Jays, taking on Matt Cain, who owned an ERA over 7 at the start of play.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, May
Happ earned his team-leading fifth win, lowered his ERA to 2.08, and came within one out of a complete game shutout as the Blue Jays won by a score of 4–0. The Blue Jays were denied their first sweep of the 2016 season, losing the finale 5–4 in the 13th inning. The team ended their six-game road trip in Arlington, Texas, to take on the Rangers. The Blue Jays won the first game of the series, shutting out the Rangers 5–0 in R. A. Dickey's best start of the season to that point. In the second game, Justin Smoak and Troy Tulowitzki hit back-to-back home runs to tie the game 5–5 in the ninth inning. However, Drew Stubbs would hit a walk-off home run in the tenth to even the series.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, May
The final game of the series, a 7–6 loss for the Blue Jays, was filled with controversy. In the eighth inning, José Bautista, who had given the Blue Jays a 5–2 lead earlier in the game with a bases-clearing double, was hit by a pitch from Rangers reliever Matt Bush. The move was largely considered as retaliation for Bautista flipping his bat after hitting a go-ahead three-run home run in the 2015 American League Division Series, and resulted in both benches being warned by the home plate umpire, Dan Iassogna.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, May
Justin Smoak later grounded into a would-be double play, however Bautista slid hard into second base, taking out Rougned Odor and preventing the double play from being completed. Odor took exception to Bautista's slide, and retaliated by punching Bautista in the face, which resulted in a bench-clearing brawl. Bautista was called for an illegal slide, which ended the inning. Bautista, Odor, and Josh Donaldson were ejected in the brawl.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, May
In the bottom half of the inning, Jesse Chavez hit Prince Fielder with his first pitch, which resulted in the ejections of Chavez, Blue Jays bench coach DeMarlo Hale, and Rangers bench coach Steve Buechele. Blue Jays manager John Gibbons and first base coach Tim Leiper were also ejected earlier in the game. Leiper was ejected for arguing with first base umpire Dale Scott, and Gibbons was ejected by Iassogna for arguing balls and strikes.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, May
Following their brawl with the Rangers, the Blue Jays went home for a short, three-game home stand against Tampa Bay. The Rays took the first game of the series, 13–2, giving J. A. Happ his first loss of the season. Prior to the second game, punishments for the Blue Jays and Rangers were handed down by Joe Torre, MLB's chief baseball officer. John Gibbons and Jesse Chavez were each suspended three games (Gibbons for coming back onto the field after being ejected), while José Bautista and Tim Leiper were suspended for one game. Both Bautista and Chavez appealed their suspensions.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, May
Gibbons was also fined $5,000, and Josh Donaldson and Kevin Pillar were fined an undisclosed amount. For the Rangers, Rougned Odor was fined and suspended for eight games (reduced to 7 games on appeal), and Elvis Andrus was suspended one game. Matt Bush, Sam Dyson, A. J. Griffin, and Robinson Chirinos were each fined an undisclosed amount. The Rays would again win by blow-out, defeating the Blue Jays 12–2 that night. Tampa Bay would complete the sweep with a 6–3 win in the finale, giving the Blue Jays their first five-game losing streak of the 2016 season.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, May
Looking to end the streak, the Blue Jays took on the last-place Minnesota Twins in Minneapolis. The first game would go into extra innings before Troy Tulowitzki drove in the go-ahead run in the eleventh. Joe Biagini would earn his first career save in the game, closing out the 3–2 win. An offensive outburst would power the Jays to victory in the second game of the series, 9–3, lead by home runs from José Bautista, Josh Donaldson, Michael Saunders, and Darwin Barney.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, May
J. A. Happ would pitch seven scoreless innings against the Twins the following day, however Minnesota would score five runs in the eighth inning to take a 5–3 lead that they would not relinquish. The Blue Jays ended the four-game series on a high note, winning the finale 3–1 thanks to another strong pitching performance from staff ace Marcus Stroman. The Jays ended their road trip playing the Yankees for three games. In 2015, Toronto played to an 8–2 record in New York.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, May
Their first game did not go as planned, as the Yankees handed the Jays their second shutout of the season, 6–0. Russell Martin hit his first two home runs of the 2016 season in the second game, leading the Blue Jays to an 8–4 victory, their first of the season when allowing 4 or more runs. The game also saw the return of Devon Travis, who went 1–4 at the plate and scored a run. In their final road game of May, the Blue Jays held New York to a single run, taking the series with a 3–1 win.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, May
Returning home after a 5–2 road trip, the Blue Jays clashed with the first-place Red Sox for three games. Prior to the start of the first game, Major League Baseball announced that José Bautista's suspension had been upheld, and he was subsequently removed from the starting line-up. Josh Donaldson led the Jays to a 7–5 victory that night, hitting 2 home runs and knocking in 5 runs. With the Red Sox leading 8–4 in the second game, the Jays battled back to tie the game in the bottom of the eighth inning.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, May
In the top of the ninth, David Ortiz hit his 40th career home run at the Rogers Centre, giving Boston a 9–8 lead. With Craig Kimbrel on to preserve the lead, Justin Smoak hit a two-out single to put the tying run on base. After pinch runner Ezequiel Carrera advanced to third base on an error, Russell Martin drilled an RBI double to tie the game. Martin advanced to third base on a passed ball, before Devon Travis hit a walk-off single to complete the comeback, 10–9.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, May
David Price got the start in the final game of the series, making his first appearance in Toronto since signing a seven-year, $217 million contract with the Red Sox. Boston would take the game, 5–3, after scoring two runs in the eleventh inning to take the lead. The Jays closed out May with a home series against the Yankees. Marco Estrada pitched eight scoreless innings in the first game, leading Toronto to a 4–2 win. The second game of the series went into the seventh inning tied 1–1, before hits from Kevin Pillar and Darwin Barney drove in three runs to seal a 4–1 win for the Jays.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, June
The Blue Jays would complete their first sweep of the season with a 7–0 victory over the Yankees on June 1, with the Jays scoring five runs off Kirby Yates and Nick Goody in the seventh inning. After a day off, Toronto began a six-game road trip with three games against the Red Sox. R. A. Dickey took a no-hitter into the sixth inning in the first game of the series, and the Blue Jays offence got the better of David Price in a 5–2 victory.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, June
The Blue Jays also ended a 26-game hitting streak by Xander Bogaerts in the game. In the second game, Marcus Stroman was hit hard by the Red Sox offence. He allowed six earned runs for the third time in his last four games and took the loss, 6–4. In the rubber match, Marco Estrada took a no-hitter into the eighth inning before yielding a solo home run to Chris Young. Roberto Osuna would close out the 5–4 win with a rocky ninth inning, in which he surrendered two runs on four hits.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, June
The series victory gave the Blue Jays a 9–3 record over their run of 12 straight games against Boston and New York. The Blue Jays concluded their road trip with three games in Detroit. The Tigers' rookie pitcher Michael Fulmer held Toronto off the board in the first game, winning 11–0. Aaron Sanchez pitched a gem in the second game of the series, shutting out the Tigers over eight innings. In the ninth frame, Sanchez allowed two hits and one run, before turning the game over to the bullpen, who were unable to hold the lead. The Tigers would win the game in the tenth inning, 3–2. Toronto avoided the sweep with a 7–2 victory, led by Josh Donaldson, who finished a double shy of the cycle.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, June
Returning home, the Blue Jays squared-off against the first-place Orioles. Baltimore would come out on top of the first game, 6–5, taking advantage of a struggling Marcus Stroman. Game two went into extra innings, tied 3–3, before Edwin Encarnación hit a walk-off solo home run in the tenth inning. Encarnación drove in five runs the following day, leading the Jays to an 11–6 victory. In the fourth and final game of the series, the Blue Jays beat up on Ubaldo Jiménez, knocking him out of the game in the first inning after scoring five runs.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, June
Baltimore would claw back to within a run in the ninth inning, before Jason Grilli was able to end the game, 10–9, and earn his first save with Toronto. Following the series with Baltimore, the Philadelphia Phillies would come to Toronto for a home-and-home series against the Jays. The potent Toronto offence was stymied by Phillies starter Jerad Eickhoff, losing the first game 7–0. They would get back on track in the second game, knocking around Zach Eflin in his Major League debut.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, June
Josh Donaldson would hit a grand slam, and Ezequiel Carrera, Kevin Pillar, and Edwin Encarnación also hit home runs in an 11–3 trouncing. After travelling to Philadelphia for the second half of the series, Marco Estrada lead the Jays to a 7–2 win with his tenth consecutive start allowing five or fewer hits, which extended his franchise record. The Blue Jays offence would again prove to be too much for Phillies pitching to handle, as a five home run game led Toronto to a 13–2 win in the series finale.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, June
The win came at a price, as José Bautista left the game with a left foot injury. The following day, he was placed on the 15-day disabled list. In the first game of the Blue Jays road series against Baltimore, Michael Saunders became the fourth Canadian player in MLB history to hit three home runs in a game, and led the Toronto offence to their fifth game with double-digit runs scored in their last seven games played. Baltimore would end the Jays four-game winning streak the following day, winning 4–2. The Orioles would take the series with an 11–6 win in the final game of the series, driving Marcus Stroman's ERA to a career-high 5.23.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, June
The Blue Jays opened a brief two-game homestand against the Arizona Diamondbacks after an off-day. Marco Estrada and the Toronto bullpen held the Diamondbacks to just three hits in the first game, but Arizona would win 4–2. The Jays would split the series, taking the final game 5–2 thanks to home runs from Russell Martin, Troy Tulowitzki, and Edwin Encarnación. Toronto would fall to 0–4 against the Chicago White Sox in 2016, losing the first game of their six-game road trip by a score of 3–2.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, June
In the second game, the Toronto pitching staff would yield seven home runs to the White Sox, however the Blue Jays would hold on to win 10–8. The White Sox would take the series with a 5–2 win in the third and final game, with ace Chris Sale earning his league-leading thirteenth win. The Blue Jays would then travel to Colorado to take on the Rockies. In 15 games between Toronto and Colorado, the road team had never defeated the home team.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, June
The Rockies would keep that streak alive in the first game, defeating the Jays 9–5 after scoring six runs in the seventh inning. Toronto would end the streak in the second game of the series, 14–9, with J. A. Happ earning his tenth win of the season in a game that was delayed for almost three hours due to a hail storm. The Blue Jays would take the series with a 5–3 win in the finale, led by another strong pitching performance by Aaron Sanchez. To close June, the Blue Jays returned home to take on the red-hot Cleveland Indians, who entered the series on a 12-game winning streak. They would continue to roll in the first game of the four-game series, winning 4–1.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, July
The second game against Cleveland on Canada Day turned into a marathon match, stretching into the nineteenth inning tied 1–1. While the Indians used Trevor Bauer, who had been scheduled to start the third game of the series, the Blue Jays eventually turned to position players Ryan Goins and Darwin Barney to pitch late in the game. Barney would yield the go-ahead run in the top of the nineteenth, leading to a 2–1 win for Cleveland.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, July
The game was not without controversy, as Edwin Encarnación, John Gibbons, and Russell Martin were all ejected by home-plate umpire Vic Carapazza for arguing about the strike zone. Toronto would end Cleveland's 14-game winning streak with a 9–6 win the following day. Prior to the series finale, Edwin Encarnación was suspended for one game after bumping into umpire Vic Carapazza on Canada Day. Encarnación appealed the suspension, and was allowed to play. In the game, the high-octane Toronto offence would crush Corey Kluber and the Indians by a score of 17–1.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, July
J. A. Happ became the Blue Jays' first pitcher with eleven wins prior to the All-Star break since Roy Halladay in 2008. The Blue Jays then battled the Kansas City Royals in a rematch of the 2015 ALCS. Aaron Sanchez earned his ninth win of the season in the first game of the three-game series, holding the Royals to one run over his eight innings pitched. The Blue Jays would prevail in the second game, 8–3, led by a two-home run game from Josh Donaldson. During the game, the starting and reserve rosters for the 2016 All-Star Game were announced.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, July
Donaldson, Edwin Encarnación, and Marco Estrada were all named as All-Star reserves. In addition, Michael Saunders was named as one of five American League Final Vote candidates. Marcus Stroman would lead the Jays to a sweep of the Royals with a 4–2 victory in the final game. To close out the unofficial first half of the season, Toronto took on the Detroit Tigers for four games. The Blue Jays would come from behind in the first game of the series, with Troy Tulowitzki driving in the tying and go-ahead runs in the bottom of the eighth inning.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, July
Roberto Osuna would close out the 5–4 victory. Prior to the second game, Saunders was announced as the Final Vote winner, and became the fourth Toronto representative for the All-Star game. J. A. Happ would lead the Blue Jays to a 6–0 victory that night, earning his twelfth win of the season and tying his career-high in wins. The Tigers would end Toronto's seven-game winning streak the following day, winning 3–2. After the game, Aaron Sanchez was named as Craig Kimbrel's replacement to the All-Star Game. In the final game before the All-Star break, R. A. Dickey would hold the Tigers offence to a single run in a 6–1 Blue Jays victory. Edwin Encarnación sat out of this game after choosing to drop his appeal of the one-game suspension he received earlier in the month.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, July
Following the All-Star break, the Blue Jays visited Oakland to play three games against the Athletics. The Blue Jays lost the very back-and-forth first game 8–7, despite leading 7–3 earlier on. They also lost the second game, 5–4; as R. A. Dickey allowed all of Oakland's runs on three home runs. The Jays avoided getting swept, winning the finale 5–3 after Josh Donaldson doubled in the ninth inning to take the lead. Following an off day, the Blue Jays played a two-game series in Arizona against the Diamondbacks.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, July
In the first game, Aaron Sanchez pitched seven innings and only surrendered one run, while Edwin Encarnación, who has a history of hitting well in Arizona, hit a three-run home run, helping Toronto win 5–1. The Jays completed the sweep the next day, this time winning 10–4, backed by eight strong innings from Marcus Stroman, who only allowed one run.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, July
The Blue Jays returned home for a nine-game homestand to close out the month of July. Facing the Seattle Mariners for the first time in 2016, the Toronto offence was stymied by James Paxton and the Seattle bullpen, losing the first game 2–1. R. A. Dickey had the shortest outing of his Blue Jays career in the second game, going only three innings and allowing six earned runs, including a grand slam to Nelson Cruz. Seattle would score five more runs off Jesse Chavez and three off Drew Storen to take the second game of the series, 14–5.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, July
The Blue Jays would avoid being swept, winning the final game of the series 2–0. J. A. Happ earned his thirteenth win of the season, establishing a new career-high in wins. Shortly before the start of the third game against Seattle, Drew Storen was designated for assignment. With trade rumours swirling, the Blue Jays took on the San Diego Padres for three games, which were the first games for the Padres in Toronto in franchise history. Aaron Sanchez earned his tenth consecutive winning decision, leading Toronto to a 4–2 victory with seven strong innings.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, July
Before the start of the second game, the Blue Jays and San Diego made a trade, with the Padres sending Melvin Upton Jr. and cash considerations to the Blue Jays for minor league pitcher Hansel Rodriguez. Upton would make his debut with the Jays in the seventh inning of the game, pinch-hitting and grounding into a fielder's choice. Tied 4–4, the game went into the twelfth inning, where Matt Kemp hit a two-run home run to give the Padres a 6–4 lead.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, July
However, the Blue Jays would battle back, scoring on a bases-loaded walk by José Bautista and a fielder's choice groundout by Josh Donaldson, before Devon Travis would score the winning run on a wild pitch to take the game, 7–6. Immediately following the game, the Blue Jays announced another trade. Drew Storen was sent to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for Joaquín Benoit. The Padres would come out on top in the final game of the series, hitting two home runs off starter R. A. Dickey to win 8–4.


2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, July
The two home runs increased Dickey's total to 26 on the season, which tied him for the league-lead in home runs allowed. The Blue Jays wrapped July by hosting the Baltimore Orioles, whom they trailed by 11⁄2 games for the AL East lead, for a critical three-game series. The Blue Jays won the first game 6–5, aided by three solo home runs in the first inning and cutting the Orioles' division lead to half a game. The next day, the Toronto defeated Baltimore 9–1, after scoring seven runs in the fifth inning and took a half-game lead in the division.