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The Toronto Blue Jays came into existence in 1976, [7] as one of two teams slated to join the American League for the following season, via the 1977 Major League Baseball expansion. Toronto had been mentioned as a potential major league city as early as the 1880s and been home to the Toronto Maple Leafs baseball team of the International League ...
He started the second game of the season on April 6 after Ron Guidry's Opening Day start, but after giving up 4 runs in 2.2 innings, he did not pitch again for nearly two weeks. In his next start, which came on April 27, he pitched his first shutout in nearly four years. Despite this, he finished the year with an ERA above 5 (5.08) for the ...
The Toronto Blue Jays came into existence in 1976, [1] as one of two teams slated to join the American League for the following season, via the 1977 Major League Baseball expansion. Toronto had been mentioned as a potential major league city as early as the 1880s, and been home to the Toronto Maple Leafs baseball team of the International ...
He became the third Blue Jays rookie to record two triples in one game, and first since Alex Ríos in 2005. [17] Prior to the start of the 2015 season, MLB named Pompey the number two prospect in the Blue Jays' organization, the 7th best outfield prospect in baseball, [18] and the 43rd overall prospect on their top 100 list. [19]
Before the 1999 season, the Blue Jays traded Clemens to the New York Yankees for David Wells, Homer Bush, and Graeme Lloyd. [39] Since his longtime uniform number #21 was in use by teammate Paul O'Neill, Clemens initially wore #12, before switching mid-season to #22. During the 1999 regular season, Clemens posted a 14–10 record with a 4.60 ERA.
Ace's jersey number is double zero. A second blue jay mascot, named Junior, is present on "Junior Jays days", usually Saturdays home games, when children are invited to run the bases after the games. Junior's number is 1/2 (half). Affiliate team the Dunedin Blue Jays are represented by DJay the Blue Jay; [26] he was named BJ in 1998. [27]
The plan was for Reyes to then be called up on June 27 when the Blue Jays begin a 4-game series against the Boston Red Sox, [42] however it was later reported that Reyes would be called up one day earlier. [43] Reyes went to Tampa Bay on June 25, rather than going to New Hampshire and was present in the dugout, despite not being able to play.
Wilson greets fans alongside Mike Piazza before catching a ceremonial first pitch. William Hayward "Mookie" Wilson (born February 9, 1956) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder and coach who played for the New York Mets and Toronto Blue Jays over 12 major league seasons.