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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 ...
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]
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
He gave up a walk-off home run to Joe Carter of the Toronto Blue Jays in the sixth game of the 1993 World Series, which gave Toronto a World Series championship win over the Phillies. Williams' career went into decline afterward, although he played in parts of three more major league seasons.
The Blue Jays would win the game 7–6 to extend their winning streak to 9 games. [20] Kawasaki, at 32 years of age, became the oldest player in Blue Jays' history to hit his first career home run, one year older than Ken Huckaby. [21] Kawasaki was optioned back to Triple-A Buffalo on June 26 when Jose Reyes was activated from the disabled list ...
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.
The name "Blue Jays" came about in 1976, when the team held a "name the team" contest, which involved more than 4,000 suggestions. [33] 154 people suggested the name "Blue Jays" and Dr. William Mills, a periodontist from Etobicoke, was selected from a draw as the grand winner. Mills stated that it was traditional for a Toronto-based sports team ...