Toronto Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays are a baseball team participating in the Major League Baseball (MLB). This team is notable for participating in the East Division of the American League in the MLB. They are currently the only Canadian team competing in the MLB right now.

The Toronto Blue Jays were first added to the MLB as one of the new expansion teams in 1977. The team has the credit of winning the World Series Titles twice in 1992 and 1993. Besides this, they have also achieved AL pennants and AL East Division titles. They are the only team outside of the United States that gets the credit for winning the World Series titles. They are also the other MLB team to be under corporate ownership besides the Atlanta Braves.

In the present times, the Toronto Blue Jays enjoy the status of being the only team to represent Canada in the MLB. As such, they have gathered a large amount of fanbase and support from them. The team is performing pretty well in the current season of the MLB.

Toronto Blue Jays History

The Toronto Blue Jays team came into existence in 1976 and joined the MLB in 1977 as one of the new expansion teams. They won their first game against the Chicago White Sox on April 7, 1977. However, after that team continued to struggle in keeping up with its performance in 1984. New manager Bobby Cox then took over the team and started improving it during the 1980s. The team made significant progress in 1883 by being the leader in the AL during the summer months. The team won its first AL East title in 1985.

During 1989-1911, the team not only got a new stadium but got a new manager in the form of Cito Gaston. This led to the team winning two more AL East titles. Furthermore, the team became the World Series Champions in 1992 and repeated their success in the 1993 World Series. However, since then, the team again struggled to keep up consistency in its performances.

During the 2000s, the team had its most successful season during the month of May 2003 as Carlos Delgado from the team led in RBI. Despite this success, poor pitching from the team prevented them from becoming the champions again. Following this, they were very disappointing during the 2004 season. The team had its most successful season in 2006. They ended up being second in the American League. Since then, the team continued its topsy-turvy performance till 2014.

In 2015, The Toronto Blue Jays returned to the playoffs, thereby becoming the AL East Champions once again. This was followed by the team becoming the Wild Card Winners in the 2016 season. The team continued their performance under Ross Atkins during the present era. They are currently in the race to get into the playoffs in the 2023 MLB season.

Toronto Blue Jays Owner

The Toronto Blue Jays is presently owned by Rogers Communication Inc. It is a communication and media company focusing on cable television, wireless communication, telephone, Internet. The company bought the Toronto Blue Jays in 2000 and has owned the company ever since.

As being the owner of the Toronto Blue Jays, Rogers Communications Inc. ensures that all the assets related to the team are being well-maintained. Additionally, they pay careful attention to what steps are taken by the team management to improve the team and its players. In 2017, Rogers Communication Inc. had initially made a decision of selling the team so that it could focus on other assets back then. Nevertheless, in 2021, it was revealed that the company still owns the team and does not have any imminently plans to sell the team.

In the present times, the Toronto Blue Jays continue to operate under the ownership of Rogers Communication Inc. as they play their games and entertain their fans.

Toronto Blue Jays Jersey and Logo

The Toronto Blue Jays also have their own home and road jerseys. Since 2012, they have been using old-style uniforms. The team’s current home jerseys consist of powder blue colored jerseys and pants. There also exists a Nike symbol on the upper left side of the jersey. Below it, the word “Blue Jays” appears arched across the chest of the jersey in powdered blue color with a deep blue outline. The logo of the team is the face of a jay bird using a red colored maple leaf, deep blue and white colors. It appears on the below right side of the jersey. The sleeves of the jersey also have deep blue cuffs on either side. The back of the jersey has the player;s name written in an arched way with the jersey number below it. This is also done in powdered blue with a deep blue outline. The caps and helmets are deep blue colored with the logo of the team in front.

The road jersey of the Toronto Blue Jays consist of gray colored jerseys and pants. This jersey also has a deep blue colored Nike symbol on the upper left side of the chest. The name of the city “Toronto”appears in an arched way across the chest of the jersey in a powder blue color which is outlined by deep blue color. The same logo of the team appears in the below right of the word in the jersey. The sleeves of the jersey have deep blue cuffs around. The player’s name is written in an arched way in powder blue in a deep blue with the jersey number written in the same way below it. The helmets and caps are the same deep-blue colored with the Toronto Blue Jays logo in front.

Besides these uniforms, the Toronto Blue Jays are also notable for wearing Canada Day jerseys that are primarily red in color.

Toronto Blue Jays Nicknames

The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired several nicknames since their inception to the present day. These are the nicknames used to describe the team by their fans:

• The Jays and BJ - These nicknames are short versions of the team’s names.

• The Blue Birds and The Birds - This nickname originates from the fact that the logo of the team is a blue and red face of a jay bird. The second nickname is used to mean that the word “Jays” refers to a species of bird.

• The Blue Hyays - This nickname is mainly used by the Spanish language fans of the baseball team.

Toronto Blue Jays Retired Jerseys

The Toronto Blue Jays have only retired the jerseys of two of its players till now as compared to other MLB teams.

Toronto Blue Jays Home Stadium

The Toronto Blue Jays’ home stadium is the Rogers Center, formerly known as the SkyDome. It is located in Downtown Ontario, Canada near Lake Ontario. For baseball, the stadium has the capacity to support 41,500 spectators.

The main feature of the stadium is that its roof is retractable and is the first sports stadium in North America to do so. The roof takes about 20 minutes to open and close. There are 5,700 club seats and 161 luxury rooms in the stadium. Additionally, there are various artworks in the stadium which are estimated to be around $5 million.

These artworks include The Audience by Michael Snow, A Tribute to Baseball by Lutz Haufschild, The Art of the Possible by Mimi Gellman, Spiral Fountain by Judith Schwarz and Salmon Run by Susan Schelle. Another feature of the stadium is the 33 feet high and 110 feet across Video Board made up of LED units that can be repaired easily if damaged. This video board showed the series finales of TV shows like Star Trek: The Next Generation, Cheers and also the live coverage of the funeral of Princess Diana in 1997.

Besides baseball, this stadium has also been used for sports like basketball, football, soccer, motor sports, wrestling (Wrestlemania VI and Wrestlemania X8) and musical concerts featuring artists and bands like Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, The Rolling Stones, Guns N’ Roses, Metallica and Shawn Mendes.

Toronto Blue Jays Tickets and Broadcasting Details

The Toronto Blue Jays have organized the ticketing features for the fans so that they can enjoy the games and events without problems:

• There are Promotions and Events Schedule which allows fans to get the tickets for the events and the promotions they want.

• The single game tickets allow fans to purchase tickets for any Blue Jays game they want to watch. The group ticket will allow fans to bring their friends and family members for the games. The season ticket memberships help them get tickets for the 2024 MLB season. These tickets also allow them to get executive suits for watching their games comfortably along with friends and loved ones.

• The Outfield District tickets allow fans to get a view of the Rogers Stadium. $20 allows the fans to get a thorough view of the stadium.

• Ticketmaster is the best place to purchase Toronto Blue Jays tickets. Prices vary according to the seats chosen by the spectators.

These are the broadcasting details for the Toronto Blue Jays

• For TV, the games will be telecasted on Sportsnet. The broadcasters include Dan Shulman, Buck Martinez, Jamie Campbell, Joe Siddall, Hazel Mae, Arden Zwelling. For TVA Sports, the French language broadcasters will be Rodger Brulotte and Denis Casavant.

• The Sportsnet Radio Network will be the radio broadcast of the team’s games. The broadcaster will be Ben Wagner.

• MLB.TV will be available for streaming the team’s games in out of market areas.

Toronto Blue Jays Coaching Staff

The Toronto Blue Jays have appointed a number of capable coaches to help and improve their players. These are the coaching personnel involved in improving the team and ensuring it wins its games.

Toronto Blue Jays Rivalry

The major rivals for the Toronto Blue Jays have been the Montreal Expos, the Detroit Tigers and the Seattle Mariners.

Rivalry of the Blue Jays and the Expos

The rivalry between teams were mainly because of geographical locations before the Montreal Expos relocated and became the Washington Nationals. These teams participated in an exhibition game called Pearson Cup from 1978 to 1986. During this time, both these teams often tried to dominate and prove the superiority of one over the other.

Rivalry of the Blue Jays and the Tigers

The rivalries between two teams are geographical and traditional. After the Tigers joined the AL Central Division in 1998, the rivalry was brought to an end. However, in recent times, the teams have faced each other in games which generated around 115, 088 spectators.

Rivalry of the Blue Jays and the Mariners

Although not technically rivals in the strict sense of the term, many Blue Jays fans attend and Mariners fans attend games between these two teams be it in the United States or in Canada. This has given rise to competitive games between the two teams which are greatly enjoyed by fans of both the teams.

Toronto Blue Jays Records and Stats

These are the stats and records that the Toronto Blue Jays have managed to achieve as a team.

• All-time high record in winning games - 99 (1985 season)

• All-time high record in losing games - 109 (1979 season)

• All-time high record in winning percentage - .615 (1985 season)

• All-time low record in winning percentage - .327 (1979 season)

• All-time high record in scoring strikeouts - 1184 (2008 season and 2010 season).

• All-time high record in longest game winning streak - 11 games 5 times (June 2-13, 1987, August 27 - September 7, 1998, June 11- 24, 2013, June 2-14, 2015 and August 2-13, 2015).

Toronto Blue Jays World Series Championships

The Toronto Blue Jays have managed to win 2 World Series Championships till date. These are the opponents that they have managed to defeat to claim these championships.

Toronto Blue Jays Other MLB Titles

Besides winning the World Title Series two times, the Toronto Blue Jays have also managed to gain other titles in the MLB.

Toronto Blue Jays Hall of Famers

The Toronto Blue Jays have inducted several personnel ranging from players to reporters into its Hall of Fame. These are the personnel considered to be as Hall of Famers by the team.

Current Toronto Blue Jays Roster MLB 2023

These are the current active players on the roster for the Toronto Blue Jays.

Toronto Blue Jays Schedule

The Toronto Blue Jays have had quite a good season in 2023. These are the opponents that they will be facing in the last portion of the 2023 MLB season.