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Baseball Teams - American League East
Toronto Blue Jays
Team's name: Toronto Blue Jays
League: American League
Division: East 
Location: Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
Nickname:
The Blue Jays,
The Jays
Mascot: Ace
Team Colours:
White, Blue, Silver,
Graphite and Black
Joined the League: 1977
Team's President:
Paul V. Godfrey
Manager: John Gibbons
General Manager: P.J. Ricciardi
Baseball Field: Rogers Centre
Current Capacity: 50,516
First Year of Baseball: 1977
League Titles:
AL Pennants: 1992, '93
East Div: 1985, '89, '91, '92, '93
Wild Card berths: 0
World Series: 1992, '93 |
The Toronto Blue Jays is the only baseball team which is not based in the United States; they are based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The Blue Jays are another relatively new franchise despite their previous history dating since 1880 as a potential major league franchise.
The team has achieved 2 Pennants, 5 Division titles and 2 World Series during their 30 years of baseball history.
The team’s first World Series win was in 1992, the game was against the Atlanta Braves; the Blue Jays finished with an overall record of 96-66 and a 0.593 percentage.
In 2005 the Blue Jays achieved an 80-82 record and in 2006 the team achieved a 87-75 record and a second place in the AL East. During the 2007 season, they finished over .500.
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Amongst some of the Toronto Blue Jays Hall of Famers we can mention: Paul Molitor, Phil Niekro and Dave Winfield.
The Blue Jays play their home games at the Rogers Centre which formerly was named the SkyDome.
Toronto Blue Jays 2008 Roster
| Pitchers |
| NO. |
NAME |
POS |
BAT |
THW |
AGE |
HT |
WT |
| 49 |
Jeremy Accardo |
RP |
R |
R |
26 |
6-2 |
189 |
| 37 |
Scott Downs |
RP |
L |
L |
32 |
6-2 |
190 |
| 54 |
Jason Frasor |
RP |
R |
R |
30 |
5-10 |
170 |
| 44 |
Casey Janssen DL |
RP |
R |
R |
26 |
6-4 |
205 |
| 22 |
Brandon League DL |
RP |
R |
R |
25 |
6-3 |
192 |
| 52 |
B.J. Ryan DL |
RP |
L |
L |
32 |
6-6 |
260 |
| 56 |
Brian Tallet |
RP |
L |
L |
30 |
6-7 |
220 |
| 40 |
Brian Wolfe |
RP |
R |
R |
27 |
6-2 |
200 |
| 34 |
A.J. Burnett |
SP |
R |
R |
31 |
6-4 |
230 |
| 32 |
Roy Halladay |
SP |
R |
R |
30 |
6-6 |
225 |
| 51 |
Jesse Litsch |
SP |
R |
R |
23 |
6-1 |
175 |
| 28 |
Shaun Marcum |
SP |
R |
R |
26 |
6-0 |
180 |
| 29 |
Dustin McGowan |
SP |
R |
R |
26 |
6-3 |
220 |
| 59 |
Randy Wells |
SP |
R |
R |
25 |
6-3 |
230 |
| Catchers |
| NO. |
NAME |
POS |
BAT |
THW |
AGE |
HT |
WT |
| 20 |
Rod Barajas |
C |
R |
R |
32 |
6-2 |
230 |
| 9 |
Gregg Zaun |
C |
B |
R |
36 |
5-10 |
190 |
| Infielders |
| NO. |
NAME |
POS |
BAT |
THW |
AGE |
HT |
WT |
| 11 |
David Eckstein |
SS |
R |
R |
33 |
5-7 |
177 |
| 2 |
Aaron Hill |
2B |
R |
R |
26 |
5-11 |
195 |
| 6 |
John McDonald |
SS |
R |
R |
33 |
5-11 |
185 |
| 17 |
Lyle Overbay |
1B |
L |
L |
31 |
6-2 |
236 |
| 33 |
Scott Rolen DL |
3B |
R |
R |
33 |
6-4 |
240 |
| 19 |
Marco Scutaro |
3B |
R |
R |
32 |
5-10 |
186 |
| Outfielders |
| NO. |
NAME |
POS |
BAT |
THW |
AGE |
HT |
WT |
| 21 |
Buck Coats |
RF |
L |
R |
25 |
6-3 |
195 |
| 15 |
Alex Rios |
RF |
R |
R |
27 |
6-5 |
194 |
| 24 |
Matt Stairs |
LF |
L |
R |
40 |
5-9 |
215 |
| 23 |
Shannon Stewart |
LF |
R |
R |
34 |
5-11 |
208 |
| 35 |
Frank Thomas |
DH |
R |
R |
39 |
6-5 |
275 |
| 10 |
Vernon Wells |
CF |
R |
R |
29 |
6-1 |
225 |
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