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The 1983 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's seventh season of Major League Baseball. For the first time in team history, Toronto avoided a last place finish in their division and recorded a winning record.
The following is a list of players both past and current who appeared at least in one game for the Toronto Blue Jays American League franchise (1977–present). Players in Bold are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Players in Italics have been honoured on the Blue Jays Level of Excellence
The Blue Jays' former radio play-by-play announcer, Tom Cheek, called every Toronto Blue Jays game from the team's inaugural contest on April 7, 1977, until June 3, 2004, 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 later died on October 9, 2005 ...
On December 5, 1983, the Toronto Blue Jays picked him up in the Rule 5 draft. Gruber saw his first MLB action shortly thereafter, playing in his first game on April 20, 1984. Over the next three seasons, he split time between MLB and the minor leagues, earning an everyday spot in the Toronto line-up by 1987.
Gene Ellis "Mickey" Klutts (born September 20, 1954) is an American former professional baseball third baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1976 to 1983 with the New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, and Toronto Blue Jays. An infielder, Klutts was a favorite of manager Billy Martin, for whom he played in both New York and Oakland.
On September 20, 2008, the Chiefs signed a two-year affiliation agreement with the Washington Nationals, ending their relationship with the Blue Jays. That first season, the players wore a decal on their uniforms with the letters "HB" to commemorate Harold Berman, former member of the team's board of directors, who died after the 2007 season.
September 2, 1983, for the Toronto Blue Jays: Last MLB appearance; October 7, 2001, for the Toronto Blue Jays: MLB statistics; Batting average.288: Hits: 2,276: Home runs: 94: Runs batted in: 844: Stats at Baseball Reference Teams; Toronto Blue Jays (1983–1990) San Diego Padres (1991–1992) New York Mets ; Toronto Blue Jays ; Cincinnati Reds
Carter continued to play for the Blue Jays until 1997, and led the Blue Jays in home runs and RBIs in 1994 and 1995. When he represented the Blue Jays at the 1996 All-Star Game , he received boos for his home run that won the Blue Jays the 1993 World Series, as the game took place at Veterans Stadium , then the home of the Philadelphia Phillies.