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| {{current sport-related|mini=1|2008 Toronto Blue Jays season}} | |||
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| name = Toronto Blue Jays| | |||
| nicknames = The Jays| | |||
| established = 1977 | | |||
| owner = Rogers Blue Jays Baseball Partnership, a division of ] (])| | |||
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| The '''Toronto Blue Jays''' are a ] based in ], ], ]. The Blue Jays are a member of the ] of ]'s ]. | |||
| The "Blue Jays" name originates from the ]. They are ] "the '''Jays'''", which is featured on the team's logo and on the front of the home uniform. | |||
| An ], the club was founded in Toronto, in {{by|1977}}. Originally based at ], the team moved to the ] in 1989. In 2004, the SkyDome was bought by ] who renamed the venue to ]. They are the first and only team outside the ] to win a ], the first team to win a World Series in Canada, and the fastest AL expansion franchise to win a World Series (winning in their 16th year, beating the ]' record by one year). With the fellow Canadian franchise ] moving to ] after the {{by|2004}} season, and becoming the ], the Blue Jays are currently the only MLB team outside the U.S. | |||
| == Franchise history == | |||
| The Toronto Blue Jays came into existence in 1976 as one of two teams slated to join the American League for the next season (the other being the ]). Toronto had been mentioned as a potential major league city as early as the 1880s, and had been home to the ] of the ] from 1896 to 1967. The ] were considering a move to the city<ref>A.J. Hayes, "SPORTS: Boo-yah! Johnnie LeMaster returns", http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/gsf/2008/05/sports_booyah_welcome_back_joh.html</ref> until the team was purchased by ] in 1976. However, the Giants' abortive bid was enough that the city renovated ], home of the ]'s ], to accommodate baseball. | |||
| The franchise was originally owned by ], with Imperial Trust and the ] as minority owners. The name "Blue Jays" came about when the team held a "name the team" contest. "Blue Jays" was one of the choices and was chosen by majority owners Labatt Breweries because "Labatt's Blue" was (and still is) its main brand of beer. Labatt Breweries hoped that the team name would be shortened to "Blues" in popular parlance, thus achieving crossover free advertising.{{Fact|date=June 2008}} Its hopes were dashed when the fans of Toronto almost immediately started referring to the team as the "Jays." It was very likely that the new team would have worn blue in any case; blue has been Toronto's traditional sporting colour since the Toronto Argonauts adopted blue as its primary colour in 1873. | |||
| The franchise's first employee was ], who began work in 1976 as the vice president of business operations. Beeston would later serve as president of the Blue Jays and MLB. Before the team's inaugural season in 1977, ] was chosen as the ], and ] was assistant general manager. | |||
| ===1977–1994: The Pat Gillick era=== | |||
| ==== 1977–1981 ==== | |||
| ] | |||
| The Blue Jays played their first game on ], ], at home, and against the ]. They won the snowy affair 9–5, led by ]'s two ]s. That win would be one of only 54 of the 1977 season, as the Blue Jays finished in ] in the AL East, with a record of 54–107. After the season, Gillick became general manager of the team, a position he would hold until 1994. | |||
| In 1978, the team improved their record by four and a half games, but remained last with a record of 59–103. In 1979, after a 53–109 last place finish, shortstop ] was named American League co-]. In addition, the Blue Jays' first mascot, ], made its debut in 1979. | |||
| In 1980, ] became manager, succeeding ], the Blue Jays' original manager. In Mattick's first season as manager, although they remained at the bottom, Toronto almost reached the 70-win mark, finishing with a record of 67–95, a 14-win improvement on 1979. ] led with 13 wins and ] became the first Jay to hit 30 home runs in a season. | |||
| In the strike-divided season of 1981, the Blue Jays finished in last place in the American League East in both halves of the season. They were a dismal 16–42 in the first half, but improved dramatically, finishing the 48-game second half at 21–27, for a combined record of 37–69. | |||
| ====1982–1988==== | |||
| Under new manager ], Toronto's first solid season came in ] as they finished 78–84. Their pitching staff was led by starters ], ] and ], and the outfield featured a young ] and ]. 1982 was also the Blue Jays first season outside the bottom, as they finished sixth in the East out of seven teams. | |||
| In 1983, the Blue Jays compiled their first winning record, 89–73, finishing in fourth place, 9 games behind the eventual ] champions, the ]. First baseman ] became the first Blue Jay to have at least 100 ]s in a season. | |||
| The Blue Jays' progress continued in 1984, finishing with the same 89–73 record, but this time in a distant second place behind another World Series champion, the ]. After 1984, Alfredo Griffin went to the ], thus giving a permanent spot to young Dominican shortstop ], who would become a fan favourite for many years. | |||
| In 1985, Toronto won their first championship of any sort: The first of their five American League East division titles. The Blue Jays featured strong pitching and a balanced offense. Their mid-season call up of relief pitcher ] also proved to be important. They finished 99–62 (the franchise record for most wins), two games in front of the ]. The Blue Jays faced the ] in the ] (ALCS), and took a 3 games to 1 lead. However, Kansas City won three consecutive games to win the series 4 games to 3, on their way to their first, and only, World Series championship. | |||
| With ] now the skipper, The Blue Jays could not duplicate their success in 1986, sliding to a fourth-place tie at 86–76. ] and ] led the way with 40 and 31 home runs respectively and ] and ] tied for the team wins lead with 14 each. | |||
| In 1987, the Blue Jays lost a thrilling division race to the Detroit Tigers by two games, after being swept on the last weekend of the season by the Tigers. The Blue Jays finished with a 96–66 record, second best in the major leagues, but to no avail. However, ] was named ] (MVP) of the ], the first and only Blue Jay to be named so. | |||
| In 1988, however, Toronto could not duplicate the successes of the previous season, tying the ] for third in the division at 87–75. Still, the season had numerous highlights. First baseman ] hit 34 home runs, and Dave Stieb had back-to-back starts in which he lost a ] with two out in the ninth inning. | |||
| ====1989–1991==== | |||
| ]In 1989, the Blue Jays' new ]ed home, ], opened in the middle of the season. It also marked the start of an extremely successful five-year period for Toronto. In May, management fired manager ] and replaced him with hitting instructor ]. The club had a 12–24 record at the time of the firing, but recorded a 77–49 record under Gaston to win the American League East by two games. George Bell's walk-off home run, off ], marked the end of the Exhibition Stadium era. The first game at the new stadium took place on ] against the Milwaukee Brewers. The Jays lost 5–3. In the ], ] led the ] to a 4–1 series win. | |||
| In 1990, the Blue Jays again had a strong season, but finished in second place, two games behind the ]. Dave Stieb pitched his first and only no-hitter, beating the ] 3–0 in front of a small crowd at ]. That is also, ], the only no-hitter ever pitched by a Toronto Blue Jay pitcher. During the offseason, the Blue Jays made one of the two biggest trades in franchise history, sending ] ] and ] ] to the ] for ] ] and ] ]. The Jays also traded for center fielder ]. | |||
| Carter, Alomar and White would prove to be effective additions, as the Blue Jays again won the division in 1991, as Carter drove in the division winning run. Once again, however, they fell short in the postseason, losing to the ], who were on their way to their second ] victory in five seasons, in the ]. In 1991, the Blue Jays became the first Major League club ever to draw over four million fans in one season. | |||
| * Team record 1989: 89 wins - 73 losses, W%- 0.549 | |||
| * Team record 1990: 86 wins - 76 losses, W%- 0.531, 2 games behind Division Leader | |||
| * Team record 1991: 91 wins - 71 losses, W%- 0.562 | |||
| ==== 1992–1993: World Series Champions ==== | |||
| ] | |||
| After the 1991 season had ended, the Blue Jays acquired pitcher ], who had led the ] to victory in the World Series by pitching a 10-inning ] ] in Game 7 and had been named the ]. To add veteran leadership to their explosive offense, Toronto signed future Hall of Famer ] to be the team's designated hitter. | |||
| The 1992 regular season went well, as the Jays clinched their second straight AL East crown with a final record of 96–66, four games ahead of the ]. They also went the entire season without being swept in any series. The Blue Jays met the ] in the ], winning 4 games to 2. The pivotal game of the series was Game 4, considered by many to be one of the most important games in Blue Jays history: the Blue Jays rallied back from a 6–1 deficit after seven innings, capped off by ]'s huge game-tying 2-run homer off Hall of Fame A's ] ] in the top of the ninth. This paved the way for a 7–6 victory in 11 innings, a 3 games to 1 lead in the series and an eventual 4–2 ALCS series win. | |||
| ]The Blue Jays then faced the ] in the ]. The pivotal game in this series turned out to be Game 2, in which reserve player ] hit a 9th-inning 2-run home run off Braves closer ] to give the Blue Jays a 5–4 lead, which would hold up. After winning Game 3 thanks to Candy Maldonado's ninth inning RBI hit and Game 4 due to Jimmy Key's superb 7 1/3 inning pitching effort in which he retired 15 straight batters (five innings), the Jays could not win the Series on home turf as the Braves struck back with a 7–2 win in Game 5. Game 6 in Atlanta, with the Blue Jays leading 3 games to 2, was a very close game. Toronto was one strike away from winning in the bottom of the 9th inning, 2–1<ref></ref>, but ] singled in the tying run off the Blue Jays' closer ]. It was the first run the Toronto bullpen had given up in the series. The game was decided in the 11th inning, when ] doubled down the left-field line, driving in two runs. The Braves would again come within one run in the bottom of the 11th, but Jays reliever ] fielded ]'s bunt, throwing to Joe Carter at first base for the final out. The Blue Jays became the first team based outside of the United States to win the World Series. ], the Jays' catcher, was the unlikely player who was named MVP after hitting .450 with one home run in the World Series. Oddly, Morris was acquired in large part for his reputation as a clutch postseason pitcher, but he went 0–3 in the playoffs. Morris, however, pitched well in the regular season, becoming the Blue Jays' first 20-game winner, with a record of 21–6 and an ERA of 4.04. | |||
| After the 1992 season, the Blue Jays let World Series hero ] and longtime closer ] go but signed two key free agents: designated hitter ] from the Milwaukee Brewers and perennial playoff success ] from the Oakland Athletics. | |||
| In 1993, the Blue Jays had seven All-Stars: outfielders Devon White and Joe Carter, infielders ] and Roberto Alomar, designated hitter Molitor, plus starting pitcher ], and closer ]. In August, the Jays acquired former nemesis ] from the Athletics. The Blue Jays cruised to a 95–67 record, seven games ahead of the ], winning their third straight division title. The Jays beat the ] 4 games to 2 in the ALCS, and then the ], 4 games to 2, for their second straight ] victory. The World Series featured several exciting games, including Game 4, played under a slight rain, in which the Blue Jays came back from a 14–9 deficit to win 15–14 and take a 3 games to 1 lead in the series. It remains the highest scoring game in World Series history. Game 6 in Toronto saw the Blue Jays lead 5–1, but give up 5 runs in the 7th inning to trail 6–5. In the bottom of the 9th inning Joe Carter hit a one-out, three-run walk-off home run to clinch the series, off Phillies closer ]. This is the only time in the history of Major League Baseball that a team hit a walk-off home run while trailing in the bottom of the 9th inning to win the World Series. The home run is also memorable for late Blue Jays broadcaster ]'s call: | |||
| ''"A swing, and a belt! Left field! Way back! Blue Jays win it! The Blue Jays are World Series champions as Joe Carter hits a three-run home run in the ninth inning and the Blue Jays have repeated as World Series Champions! Touch 'em all, Joe, you'll never hit a bigger home run in your life!"'' | |||
| In the regular season, three Blue Jays - John Olerud, Paul Molitor and Roberto Alomar - finished 1-2-3 for the AL ] crown. | |||
| * Team record 1992: 96 wins - 66 losses, W%- 0.593 | |||
| * Team record 1993: 95 wins - 67 losses, W%- 0.586 | |||
| ====1994 season==== | |||
| Expectations were high for the Blue Jays for the 1994 season, following back-to-back championships, but they slumped to a 55–60 record and a third place finish (16 games back of the New York Yankees) before the ]. It was their first losing season since 1982. ], ] and ] enjoyed good years at the plate, but the pitching fell off. ] slumped considerably from his first three years (40–11, 3.28 ERA), finishing 1994 at 12–11 with a 5.68 ERA. Three young players, ], ] and ], did show a lot of promise for the future. | |||
| Labatt Breweries was bought by ]-based brewer ] (now ]), making the Blue Jays the second baseball team owned by interests outside of ]. Interestingly, the first was the Blue Jays' expansion cousins, the Mariners, owned by ]. | |||
| * Team record 1994: 55 wins - 60 losses, W%- 0.478, 16 games behind Division Leader | |||
| === 1995–2001: The Gord Ash era === | |||
| Before the 1995 season, Pat Gillick, the longtime Blue Jays general manager, resigned and handed the reins of the team to Toronto native ], who would lead the team in its most tumultuous era yet. | |||
| In the 1995 season, the Blue Jays proved that they had lost their contending swagger of the past 12 years. Although they had most of the same cast of the World Series teams, the Blue Jays freefell to a dismal 56–88 record, ] in the AL East, 30 games behind the ]. Attendance also tailed off dramatically during the 1995 season, and has never recovered since. During SkyDome's first four-plus seasons, Blue Jays tickets were among the toughest in all of baseball. While attendance suffered throughout the majors in the years immediately after the strike, the dropoff was especially pronounced for the Canadian teams, the Montreal Expos and Blue Jays. | |||
| 1996 was another mediocre year for the Blue Jays, despite ]'s ] (20–10. 3.22 ERA). ] had a career year, hitting 36 home runs and driving in 101 runs. However, their 74 wins did put them in 4th place, improving over their last place finish in 1995. They improved their record by 18 victories as they played the full 162 game schedule for the first time since 1993. | |||
| The Blue Jays started 1997 with high hopes. Not only did the Jays drastically change their uniforms, they signed former ] ace ] to a $24,750,000 contract. Clemens had one of the best pitching seasons ever as he won the pitcher's ], leading the American League with a record of 21–7, a 2.05 ERA and 292 strikeouts. This was not enough to lead the Blue Jays to the postseason, however, as they ended the year 76–86, with their second last place finish in three years. ], the longtime manager who led the team to 3 division titles and 2 World Series crowns, was fired five games before the end of the season. | |||
| Before the start of the 1998 season, the Blue Jays acquired closer ] and slugger ]. Gaston was replaced with ], a relative unknown but a former Blue Jay. Despite mediocre hitting, strong pitching led by Clemens' second straight pitching triple crown (20–6, 2.65 ERA, 271 strikeouts) sparked the Blue Jays to an 88–74 record--their first winning record since 1993. However, this was only good enough to finish a distant third, 26 games behind the ], who posted one of the greatest records in all of baseball history. | |||
| Before the 1999 season, the Blue Jays traded ] to the Yankees for starting pitcher ], second baseman ] and relief pitcher ]. They also fired Tim Johnson during spring training, after Johnson lied about several things (including killing people in the ]) in order to motivate his players. The Blue Jays had initially been willing to stand by Johnson. A blizzard of questions about his credibility during spring training, however, led Ash to fire him less than a month before opening day. Johnson was replaced with ], who managed the Phillies when they lost to the Blue Jays in the ]. The offense picked up somewhat in 1999, but the pitching suffered without Clemens, as the Blue Jays finished 84–78 in third place. After the 1999 season, the Blue Jays' original mascot for 20 years, BJ Birdie, was replaced by a duo named ] & Diamond. | |||
| On ], ], Toronto traded star outfielder ] to the ] for left-handed relief pitcher ] and right-fielder ]. Green had told the Jays that he would not be re-signing when his contract was up at the end of the year (he wished to move to the west coast). | |||
| 2000 proved to be a similar season, as the Jays had an 83–79 record, well out of the wild card race but only a slim 4.5 games back of the three-time defending World Series Champion Yankees in the AL East, the first time since 1993 they had contended for the division. ] had a stellar year, hitting .344 with 41 home runs, 57 doubles, 137 RBI, 123 walks and 115 runs. In addition, six other players hit 20 or more home runs, an outstanding feat. ], ], ], ], ], and ] all contributed to the powerful heart of the lineup. | |||
| On ], ], ] Inc. purchased 80% of the baseball club with Interbrew (now ]) maintaining 20% interest and the ] relinquishing its 10% share. | |||
| ], a former catcher and broadcast announcer for the Blue Jays, took over as manager before the 2001 season. The Blue Jays were back under .500 for 2001, finishing at 80–82, with mediocre pitching and hitting. Delgado led the team again with 39 home runs and 102 RBI. After the 2001 season ended, the Blue Jays relieved Gord Ash of his duties, ending a seven year tenure. | |||
| ], then director of player development under ] general manager ], was named the Blue Jays' General Manager and was expected to slash the payroll immediately, in order to stem the tide of red ink. During the off-season, the team traded or let go several popular players, including ], ], ] and ] ] to let talented youngsters such as ] and ] get a chance to develop into major leaguers. | |||
| ===2002–present: The J.P. Ricciardi era=== | |||
| ==== 2002 season ==== | |||
| The Blue Jays started the 2002 season with slow progress in performance. ] was fired about a third of the way through the season, with a 20–33 record. He was replaced by third base coach ], an experienced minor league manager. They went 58–51 under Tosca to finish the season 78–84. ], a talented but inconsistent prospect who was no more than a fifth starter who alternated between Toronto and Triple-A during his first three seasons, was relied on as the team's ace and rose to the challenge being the team's top pitcher, finishing the season with a 19–7 record and a 2.93 ERA. The hitters were led once again by ]. Ricciardi was credited for dumping ] in mid-season to the ] to free up his salary, which in turn was used for the off-season signing of ], ] and ]. Promising young players were assigned to key roles, including starting ] ] (who later won the Rookie of the Year Award for this year) and 23-year old ] ], who had his first 100 RBI season replacing Mondesi. Another bright young player was ], a former catcher turned designated hitter, who hit 15 home runs. | |||
| * Team record 2002: 78 wins - 84 losses, W%- 0.481, 25.5 games behind Division Leader | |||
| ==== 2003 season ==== | |||
| The 2003 season was a surprise to both team management and baseball analysts. After a poor April, the team had its most successful month ever in May. The offense was mainly responsible for the stunning turnaround. Delgado took over the major league lead in runs batted in, followed closely by Wells. The middle infield positions remained a gametime decision - Bordick played shortstop and third base, ] second base and third base, ] shortstop and ] second base. ] call-up ] entered the mix as a utility player after Hinske underwent surgery to repair a broken ] in his right hand, which he had tried to play through for the first six weeks. | |||
| Despite their hitting successes, poor pitching continued to plague the team. ] was spectacular in winning his first ], going 22–7, with a 3.25 ERA, but he didn't get much help from his fellow pitchers, although he had a poor start himself. Rookie ] was a pleasant surprise out of the bullpen. ] and former ] player ] were inserted into the ] with their places in the ] filled by waiver acquisitions ] and ], who went 8–1 after being called up from Triple-A Syracuse. The closer role was a season-long revolving door, with nobody able to take hold of the reins. Trade speculation had focussed on the acquisitions of pitching at the expense of hitters, but in the end the team simply divested itself of impending free agent ] without getting a pitcher in return. Instead ], another outfielder with a much lower batting average than Stewart's, was obtained from the ] and later traded in November 2003 to the ] for ] ]. The top four pitchers for the projected 2004 ] would include Halladay, Lilly, ] ], and the return of ]. | |||
| After the spectacular turnaround in May 2003, which helped the team move to just few games behind the wildcard leading ], team performance slowly returned to reality, as predicted by team management. Carlos Delgado was second in the voting for the ] although the Jays were in third place in their division. The Jays also announced that a new ] and new ] would be used as of ], ]. | |||
| * Team record 2003: 86 wins - 76 losses, W%- 0.531, 15 games behind Division Leader | |||
| ==== 2004 season ==== | |||
| The 2004 season was a disappointing year for the Blue Jays right from the beginning. They started the season 0–8 at ] and never started a lengthy winning streak. Much of that was due to injuries to All-Stars ], ] and ] among others. Although the additions of starting pitchers ] and ] and reliever ] were relatively successful, veteran ] faltered throughout the season and ] on ]. Rookies and ] callups ], ], ] and others filled the void in the rotation and the ]; however, inconsistent performances were evident. Most starting pitchers did not pitch further than the sixth inning; thus, the overused bullpen contributed to the frequent relinquishing of early scoring leads. | |||
| ] | |||
| The offense really sputtered due to the injuries of Wells, Delgado, Catalanotto and others, although in their absence, Josh Phelps emerged as the team's go to guy, hitting 12 homers and driving in 51 runs before being limited to playing against left-handed pitching and was traded to the ]. Five different catchers were used: ], ], ], ], and rookie ]. Greg Myers was injured running the bases in Minnesota, early in the season, and was lost for the year. Bobby Estalella was called up, but he proved to be brittle as well. Gregg Zaun landed the starting catching job for the rest of the season. Kevin Cash continued to struggle from an offensive standpoint and would be moved in the ]. The highly-touted Guillermo Quiroz was promoted from the minors near the end of the season. | |||
| With the team struggling in last place and mired in a five-game losing streak, manager ] was fired on ], ] and was replaced by first-base coach ] through the end of the season. The Jays' trying year would also touch long-time radio announcer ], who had to break his streak of calling all 4,306 regular season games in franchise history, upon the death of his father. Cheek had to take more time off later to remove a ], and by the end of the season, Cheek only called the home games. | |||
| Nevertheless, prospects ], ], and ] provided excitement for the fans. Adams hit his first major league ] in his second game, in which Gross also earned his own first major league ]. Alex Ríos was among the ] candidates. However, the award went to ] of the ]. Rookie pitchers ], ] and ] also showed promise for the club's future. The Blue Jays' lone MLB All-Star Game representative in 2004 was pitcher ]. | |||
| On ], ], the Toronto Blue Jays announced the dismissals of pitching coach ] and first-base coach ], effective at the end of the season. One day later, the Blue Jays finished the 2004 campaign with a 3–2 loss against the ] in front of an announced crowd of 49,948. However, the Jays' '']'' continued after the game, when it was announced that former pitcher and current TV broadcaster ] died suddenly of natural causes at the age of only 44. | |||
| More losses to the Jays family came in the offseason. ] member ], the manager from 1980 to 1981 and perhaps the best baseball man in the organization, suffered a ] and died at the age of 89. Mattick had also served as the ] of Baseball Operations for the Blue Jays. A few days before ], the Jays also mourned the loss of former ] ], who had hit two ]s in the team's inaugural game in 1977; he was only 54 years old. | |||
| ], the owner of the Jays, purchased SkyDome from ] in ] for approximately $25 million ] ($21.24 million ]), just a fraction of the construction cost. | |||
| Just days after superstar Carlos Delgado became a free agent after the club refused ], the Jays announced the signing of ] ] ], formerly of the ]. One month after Koskie was inked, the Jays traded pitching prospect ] to the ] for corner ]/] ]. | |||
| * Team record 2004: 67 wins - 94 losses, W%- 0.416, 33.5 games behind Division Leader | |||
| ==== 2005 season ==== | |||
| ] | |||
| ] | |||
| On ], ], several days after finalizing the purchase of SkyDome by ], Rogers, to the widespread chagrin and derision of Jays fans, renamed the stadium the ]. In spite of the best efforts of the new ownership, a wide majority of Blue Jays fans continued (and still continue) to refer to the stadium as SkyDome. By the start of the season Rogers had upgraded the stadium with a new "]" videoboard and added other ] video screens around the stadium. Also, the ] surface was replaced by the more natural-looking ]. Owner ] also promised a payroll increase to $210 million over the next three years, which allowed the team to have a team payroll of $70 million per year. | |||
| The Blue Jays finished ] with a 16–10 record. Among the stars of spring training was Gabe Gross, who tied the Jays' record for most home runs in spring training with eight (the previous record breaker was long time Blue Jay ]). The Jays were able to translate their success in spring training into an excellent start - the team led the AL East from early to mid-April and held their record around .500 until late August. The Jays were hit with the injury bug when third baseman Corey Koskie broke his ], taking him out of the lineup, but the club was pleasantly surprised with the performance of rookie call-up ] in his stead. | |||
| On ], just prior to the All-Star break, Blue Jays ace ] was struck on the shin by a line drive from Texas left fielder ] and was placed on the DL with a fractured leg. The injury cost Halladay his chance to be the American League starter in the ] in ]; his place on the All-Star squad was taken by Red Sox pitcher ]. Though Halladay's injury was hoped to be minor, the recovery process was met with constant delays, and Halladay eventually would prove to be out for the rest of the season. Team management officially announced that he would miss the rest of the season in August. The Halladay injury is seen by many as the negative turning point in the Jays season; the team had been in serious ] contention at the time, but afterwards fell out of the race and failed to make the playoffs for the 12th consecutive year. | |||
| On ], Toronto traded utility infielder ] to the ] for cash considerations. This gave the Blue Jays an open spot on the roster so that ] could stay with the team when ] returned from injury. | |||
| On ], Toronto played in the longest game in franchise history, innings-wise, an 18-inning marathon against the ] at Rogers Centre. The Jays won 2–1, after nearly five hours of play when ] hit a line drive past a drawn in infield, scoring ] from third base. | |||
| The shutdown of Halladay for the remainder of the season seemed to affect the performance of the Jays. They went on a slump that brought their record under .500 in the beginning of September. From there, the Blue Jays finished the season 80–82 while receiving glimpses of the future from September call-ups ], ], and ]. Marcum made himself noteworthy by posting an ERA of 0.00 over 5 relief appearances and 8 innings in September. Griffin hit his first career home run in the last game of the season and ended up going 4 for 13. | |||
| ] also stepped up, showing largely unseen potential going 7–5 with a 2.91 ERA in the 2nd half of the year and a 13–12, 3.71 ERA season overall, making him arguably the unlikely ace of the Jays rotation with Halladay injured and ] faltering somewhat after the All-Star break. | |||
| The 2005 Jays inability to score with men in scoring position was a turning point in many games that ended up as losses, also contributing to the 80–82 record, although as a positive, the team did improve by 13 wins and returned to their usual 80-win plateau. | |||
| On ], the Jays, along with their fans, mourned the loss of inaugural broadcaster ]. Cheek, 66, succumbed to ] after just over a year-long battle. Cheek had broadcast 4,306 consecutive games since the first day of the franchise. His streak was ended in June 2004 when he took time off to visit his ailing father. | |||
| In the off-season, general manager J.P. Ricciardi began to make good use of the money that had been granted to the Jays by Rogers Communications before the season. Rogers had given Ricciardi $210 million over three years, which became $75 million a season to spend, $25 million more than the previous year. Ricciardi fulfilled the team's need for a stable ] by signing former ] standout ] to the richest contract ever for a reliever - a 5-year, $47 million on ]. Following that, the club awarded a 5-year, $55 million contract to highly coveted starting pitcher ], formerly of the ], on ]. | |||
| On ], ], ] reported that the Jays added a much needed 30 plus home run hitter to their lineup by getting third baseman and 2002 World Series MVP ] and minor league shortstop Sergio Santos in a trade with the ]. In return, the Diamondbacks received second baseman and 2005 ] winner ] and pitcher ]. Glaus passed a team physical on ], and the trade was officially announced the next day. On the same day as the announcement of the Glaus deal, the Jays acquired solid-hitting first baseman ] and right-handed pitching prospect ] in a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers; with pitcher ], pitching prospect ], and outfielder ] going to Milwaukee. Glaus and Overbay were both introduced to the Toronto media together a few days later. | |||
| * Team record 2005: 80 wins - 82 losses, W%- 0.494, 15 games behind Division Leader | |||
| ==== 2006 season ==== | |||
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| On ], J.P. Ricciardi signed free-agent catcher ] to a minor league contract. Phillips, who hit .238 the previous season for the ], also had an invitation to spring training, was supposed to have competed with ] for the role of the Blue Jays' backup catcher. Quiroz was later claimed on waivers by the ], and Phillips started the season with the team after Gregg Zaun was put on the disabled list. | |||
| The trades for ] and ] in the off-season created a glut of corner infielders for the Jays, as the team now had five players (Glaus, Overbay, ], ], and ]) who could play third base, first base, or designated hitter. The Jays relieved some of this pressure on ], by trading Koskie to the Milwaukee Brewers in the second deal between the two clubs in less than a month. The Blue Jays received minor league pitcher ] in return for Koskie. The Blue Jays also moved first baseman (and former third baseman) Eric Hinske to right field as a result. | |||
| On ], Toronto signed former Angels catcher ] to a one year contract worth with an option for a second. Three days later, Toronto wrapped up its off season moves by re-signing Shea Hillenbrand and ], each to a one year deal. | |||
| On ], Troy Glaus, Vernon Wells, Roy Halladay, B.J. Ryan, and Alex Rios were picked to represent the Blue Jays at the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060702&content_id=1534446&vkey=news_tor&fext=.jsp&c_id=tor |title=Five Jays named to AL All-Star squad |first=Jordan |last=Bastian |date=2006-07-02 |accessdate=2007-06-18 |publisher=MLB.com}}</ref> Rios would not end up competing due to a serious staph infection that occurred around ], possibly as the result of a ] off Rios' leg during a game on ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060707&content_id=1544936&vkey=news_tor&fext=.jsp&c_id=tor |title=Notes: Rios released from hospital |first=Jordan |last=Bastian |date=2006-07-07 |accessdate=2007-06-18 |publisher=MLB.com}}</ref> Along with them the manager ] was also picked as an assistant coach for the AL team. This was the most all stars selected for the game since 1993. The only ] team with more All-Stars than the Jays was the World Series champion the ], with six.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060707&content_id=1543972&vkey=allstar2006&fext=.jsp |title=Cabrera, Tejada join Derby pool |first=Jim |last=Maloney |publisher=MLB.com |date=2006-07-07 |accessdate=2007-06-18}}</ref> | |||
| On ], Troy Glaus was picked to compete in the 2006 ], though during the Derby, he hit only one home run and was eliminated after the first round. | |||
| On ], infielder Shea Hillenbrand was designated for assignment after an altercation with the team management. Shortly after Hillenbrand, along with reliever ], was traded to the San Francisco Giants for reliever ]. | |||
| On ], rookie second baseman ] started his first game in the MLB, and had his first hit, which was a home run. He is one of few Blue Jays rookies to have his first hit a home run in his first start. | |||
| On ], the Blue Jays got the Minnesota Twins to hit into 6 double plays, tying a Blue Jays record set on ], ]. (Blue Jays vs. Detroit). | |||
| On ], the Blue Jays traded reliever ] to the ] for cash considerations or a player to be named later (later announced to be INF ]). | |||
| On ], the Blue Jays traded first and third baseman and outfielder ] and cash considerations to the ] for a player to be named later. | |||
| During a game against the ] on ], 2006, while on the verge of blowing an 8-run lead, ] walked to the mound to remove starter ]. An argument ensued on the mound, in front of the audience at the Rogers Centre. Lilly eventually did leave the game and then headed into the clubhouse. Gibbons subsequently followed him into the hallway, where it appeared to eyewitnesses that he and Lilly got into a fight. Numerous team members and support personnel rushed into the tunnel to break them up. After the game, both the pitcher and manager denied any altercation and said the problem had been resolved.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20060821&content_id=1622316&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=tor |title=Jays lose tight game after altercation |first=Jordan |last=Bastian |publisher=MLB.com |date=2006-08-22 |accessdate=2007-06-18}}</ref> | |||
| Despite their on-field and off-field problems, the Blue Jays managed to play well in the critical month of September, going 18–10. This, combined with the slumping of the ], enabled Toronto to snare sole possession of second place in the American League East by the end of the season. This marked the first time that the Jays had finished above third place in their division since their World Championship season of 1993, and with the most wins since the 1998 season. | |||
| On ], the Blue Jays announced that they had signed designated hitter ] to a two-year contract worth $18 million, with an option for 2009. | |||
| On ], the Blue Jays announced that they had re-signed catcher ] to a two-year contract with an option for 2009. | |||
| On ], the Blue Jays announced that they had re-signed ] ] to a seven-year contract worth $126 million, to come into effect after the 2007 season. It is currently the largest contract in club history. | |||
| * Team record 2006: 87 wins - 75 losses, W%- 0.537, 10 games behind behind AL Division Leader, second in division | |||
| ==== 2007 season ==== | |||
| During the month of January, Toronto signed starting pitchers ] and then ] to incentive-based one-year contracts in an effort to strengthen their 4th and 5th rotational slots. On ] Toronto also signed starting pitcher ] to a minor league contract, and invited him to Spring Training. All three were eventually released. When ], who was being considered for the main setup role, arrived to Spring Training with a strained lat muscle, Zambrano took the empty spot in the bullpen. Thomson injured himself in spring training, so the Blue Jays named Ohka and Towers as their fourth and fifth starters. After four mediocre starts, ] was sent to the bullpen and replaced by ]. Towers returned to the rotation later in the year replacing released pitcher Tomo Ohka. When ] was injured, he was replaced in the rotation by ], who had a breakout year. | |||
| The season was blighted by persistent injuries, with 12 Blue Jays landing on the DL. The most serious injury was that of B.J. Ryan, who was out for the entire season having had ] Surgery. However, due to the emergence of young pitchers like ], ] and ], the Jays finished 4 games above .500. | |||
| One of the most memorable games this season for the Jays was on Tuesday, ] ] when they rallied from being down 11–6 in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to win 12–11 on an RBI walk-off base on balls by ], a victory that moved them to within 1 game under .500 | |||
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| Another memorable moment of this season was Dustin McGowan's complete game one-hitter on Sunday, ] against the Colorado Rockies at the Rogers Centre. McGowan carried a no-hitter into the ninth inning when ]er Jeff Baker hit a single with no out to break it up. This was the first Jays' one-hitter since ] ], in which ] threw against the Detroit Tigers. The Jays won 5–0 and moved themselves up to .500 for the first time since ] of the season. The game was also notable for Frank Thomas hitting the 499th home run of his career. The day after McGowan's gem, the Jays defeated the Minnesota Twins 8–5 to climb over the .500 mark for the first time since April and get their first four-game winning streak of the season. | |||
| On ], Frank Thomas became the 21st Major Leaguer to hit ]. The pitcher who surrendered the homer was Minnesota Twins' starter Carlos Silva. Despite jumping out to an early lead the Jays couldn't hold on and ended up losing 8–5. In addition, Thomas was ejected from the game in the ninth inning by home plate umpire Mark Wegner for arguing balls and strikes. | |||
| On ], ] returned to the lineup after spending three months on the DL. Johnson had been suffering back problems early in the season and received surgery, which forced him onto the 60-Day DL. This situation left ] the odd-man out in the lineup and he was optioned down to Triple-A. In his first game back Johnson went 1–3 at the plate, and made a game-saving catch in the ninth which prevented two runs (only one run scored on a sac-fly) from scoring and a runner on second (possibly third) and a one run lead with only one out. The Jays won the game 8–6 against the ]. | |||
| On ], Aaron Hill broke the Blue Jays club record for most doubles by a second baseman in one season, set by ] in 1991 with 41 doubles that season. Hill recorded his 42nd double of the season against the ]. | |||
| On ], Frank Thomas hit three home runs in a game for only the second time in his career, both times against the ]. | |||
| * Team record 2007: 83 wins - 79 losses, W%- 0.512, 13 games behind behind AL Division Leader, third in division | |||
| ==== 2008 season ==== | |||
| On ], the Blue Jays played in their home opener. During the pre-game ceremonies, both ] and ] were inducted into the ] for their contributions to the Blue Jays organization. Also during the pre-game ceremonies, the JumboTron featured a video package of former Blue Jays players and staff who had passed away (including broadcaster ], pitchers ] and ], and former pitching coach ]), the team then beat the defending World Series champions, the ], 6–3. At that game, the team also debuted their new "Flashback Friday" powder blue ]s, similar to those worn in the 1979 season. The uniforms will be worn at each home game on Fridays, throughout the regular season.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.rogerscentre.com/events/calendar/2008TBJ_04_04.html|title=Blue Jays Baseball April 4 - 6, 2008|accessdate=2008-03-30}}</ref> | |||
| On ], the Blue Jays gave ] his outright release after he voiced his displeasure about being benched indefinitely. The benching was said to be a result of his low performance level early in the season. His contract stated that if he reached 1000 plate appearances in his two year contract he would receive an bonus year at $10 million. Thomas required 304 more plate appearances to be guaranteed the bonus. At the conclusion of the game on April 20, the Blue Jays announced the call up of catcher ] to take over the roster spot of the departed Thomas. Four days later, Thomas was signed by the ]. | |||
| On ], the Blue Jays activated third baseman ] from the 15-day disabled list. He is expected to provide a boost for a struggling Blue Jays team, which has lost 7 of its last 10 games. Rolen, who was acquired from the ] in a January trade for ], suffered a non-displaced fracture of his right middle finger at spring training. Robinzon Díaz was sent back to Triple-A to clear the roster spot. | |||
| On ], ] pitched his first major league complete game shutout, blanking the ] 6–0 at the Rogers Centre. He also set a new team record of 38 consecutive innings without giving up a walk. That same game featured ] hitting the team's fourth ] of the season. | |||
| On ], the Jays beat the Seattle Mariners 3-1 in a home game lasting 2 hours and 2 minutes, one of the quickest games played in the 2008 Major League Baseball season to that date. Right hander ] pitches a complete game, 125 pitches for the win. <ref>http://www.thestar.com/Sports/Baseball/article/440965</ref><ref>http://presspass.mlb.com/pp_viewer.asp?d=40130&p=1</ref> | |||
| ==Quick facts== | |||
| :'''Uniform colors:''' White, Blue, Silver, Graphite, Black | |||
| :'''Logo design:''' A blue jays head coming out of a J. | |||
| :'''Alternate logo design:''' Stylized "T" using uniform colours. | |||
| :'''Team motto:''' "It's Always Game Time"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=tor |title=The Official Site of The Toronto Blue Jays}}</ref> | |||
| :'''Mascot:''' ], an ] blue jay. | |||
| :'''Theme song:''' ] | |||
| :'''Local radio:''' ] | |||
| :'''Local television:''' ], ], ] | |||
| :'''Spring Training Facility:''' ], ] | |||
| :'''World Series Champions:''' 1992, 1993 | |||
| ==Current roster== | |||
| {{Toronto Blue Jays roster}} | |||
| ==Baseball Hall of Famers== | |||
| No one has yet been inducted into the ] based primarily on service with the Blue Jays. Three Hall of Famers have worn the Blue Jays uniform: | |||
| * {{flagicon|USA}} 35 ], Pitcher, 1987 | |||
| * {{flagicon|USA}} 32 ], Designated hitter/outfielder, 1992 | |||
| * {{flagicon|USA}} 19 ], Designated hitter, 1993–1995 | |||
| Additionally, ], a second baseman with the ], served as a coach with the Jays early in their history, and was the first person associated with the franchise to be elected to the Hall, in 1986. ], the Hall of Fame pitcher and 300-game winner, was a broadcaster for the Blue Jays during their first few years. | |||
| ==Minor league affiliations== | |||
| * '''AAA:''' ], ] 1978–present (renamed to ''Syracuse SkyChiefs'' 1996–2006) | |||
| * '''AA:''' ], ] 2004–present | |||
| * '''Advanced A:''' ], ] 1978–present | |||
| * '''A:''' ], ] 2005–present | |||
| * '''Short A:''' ], ] 2000–present | |||
| * '''Rookie:''' ], ] | |||
| * '''Rookie:''' VSL Blue Jays, ] | |||
| Former teams: | |||
| * '''Rookie:''' ], ] 2003–2006 | |||
| * '''Rookie:''' ], ] 1978–2002 | |||
| * '''AA:''' ], ] 2000–2003 | |||
| * '''AA:''' ], ] 1980–1999 | |||
| * '''Short A:''' ]/], ] 1986–1998 | |||
| * '''A:''' ], ] 1981–1985 | |||
| * '''A:''' ], ] 1986–1992 | |||
| * '''A:''' ], ] 1993–2000 | |||
| * '''A:''' ], ] 2001–2004 | |||
| * '''Short A:''' ]/], ] 1977–1980 | |||
| * '''Short A:''' ], ] 1999 | |||
| * '''A:''' ], ] 1979–1981 | |||
| * '''A:''' ], ] 1982–1985 | |||
| * '''A:''' ], ] 1986 | |||
| ==Franchise records== | |||
| {{main|Toronto Blue Jays team records}} | |||
| ===Season records=== | |||
| *Highest Batting Average: .363, ] (1993) | |||
| *Most Games: 163, ] (1987) | |||
| *Most Runs: 134, ] (1999) | |||
| *Most Hits: 215, ] (2003) | |||
| *Highest Slugging %: .664, ] (2000) | |||
| *Most Doubles: 57, ] (2000) | |||
| *Most Home Runs: 47, ] (1987) | |||
| *Most Grand Slams: 3, ] (1997) and ] (2000) | |||
| *Most RBIs: 145, ] (2003) | |||
| *Most Stolen Bases: 60, ] (1984) | |||
| *Most Wins: 22, ] (2003) | |||
| ==Season by season record== | |||
| {{main|Toronto Blue Jays seasons}} | |||
| ==Retired numbers== | |||
| ] Retired Number on every team in MLB]] | |||
| ===Level of Excellence=== | |||
| While the Blue Jays have never retired a number (except for the number 42, retired by the entire league for ]), they have instituted a "Level of Excellence" on the 500 level of the ], where the following Jays personnel are honoured: | |||
| {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:120%; border:3px" cellpadding="3" | |||
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| |]<br><b>]<br>SS: 1983–1990, 1993, 1998–1999, 2001<br><font size=1></font> | |||
| |]<br><b>]<br>LF: 1981–1990<br><font size=1></font> | |||
| |]<br><b>]<br>2B: 1991–1995<br><font size=1></font> | |||
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| |]<br><b>]<br>RF,1B: 1991–1997<br><font size=1></font> | |||
| |]<br><b>]<br>P: 1978–1992, 1998<br><font size=1></font> | |||
| |]<br><b>]<br>M: 1989–1997<br><font size=1></font> | |||
| |-align="center" bgcolor="#007BA7" | |||
| |]<br><b>]<br>Broadcaster: 1977–2005<br><font size=1></font> | |||
| |]<br><b>]<br>VP: 1976–1989; President: 1989–1997<br><font size=1></font> | |||
| |]<br><b>]<br>GM: 1977–1995<br><font size=1></font> | |||
| |} | |||
| ==Radio and television== | |||
| {{see also|List of Toronto Blue Jays broadcasters}} | |||
| The Blue Jays' former radio play-by-play announcer, ], called every Blue Jays game from the team's inaugural contest on ], ] until ], ], when he took two games off following the death of his father – a streak of 4,306 consecutive regular season games and 41 postseason games. Cheek died in 2005, and the team commemorated him during their ] season by wearing a circular badge on the left sleeve of their jerseys. The badge was adorned with Cheek's initials, as well as a stylized ]. Cheek is also honoured with a place in the Blue Jays' "Level of Excellence" in the upper level of the Rogers Centre; the number 4,306 is depicted beside his name. | |||
| Today, radio broadcasts of Blue Jays games are on ], known as The Fan 590. ] is the lead play-by-play announcer, with former Blue Jays catcher ] serving as the colour commentator and secondary play-by-play announcer. | |||
| On television, most Blue Jays games are carried on ] (which, like the Blue Jays, is owned by Rogers Communications). ] is the play-by-play announcer, with colour analysis rotating between ], ], and ]. ], which was formerly the chief television outlet for the Blue Jays, still carries a handful of Jays games; on these telecasts, ] handles play-by-play while Tabler serves as colour commentator. | |||
| ] carried eight Blue Jays games in 2007; the broadcasts featured ] as the play-by-play announcer, and former Blue Jays ] and ] on colour commentary.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/story/2007/06/07/jays-cbc-broadcast-team.html?ref=rss |title=Mulliniks, Barfield join CBC's Blue Jays booth |date=2007-06-07 |accessdate=2007-06-18 |publisher=CBC.ca}}</ref> | |||
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