https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays-history/page/3/?d=21News: Toronto Blue Jays Historyenhttps://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays-history/blue-jays-2000-draft-review-the-last-of-the-belgian-blues-r2567/The name at the bottom of Gord Ash’s cheque had not changed, so neither had the names on his draft board. Ted Rogers would buy control of the Toronto Blue Jays in August, which couldn’t have come soon enough for Ash and everyone involved. Belgian-brewer Interbrew had owned the team for five...2567Sun, 29 Jun 2025 10:52:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays-history/nolan-reimold-wolfpac/Before fans began filing into Houston’s Minute Maid Park, it had already been an interesting day at field level for the visiting Toronto Blue Jays. In the away dugout, José Bautista spoke freely with reporters about the sourness of the occasion. Fresh off sweeping the Red Sox at Fenway, Tor...2536Sun, 15 Jun 2025 13:14:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays-history/felipe-crespo-the-almost-successor-to-roberto-alomar-r2502/Felipe Crespo was part of Toronto’s 1990 draft class, which was lauded thanks to the Blue Jays opening up their wallet. 22nd overall pick Steve Karsay received top dollar from Toronto to turn down a scholarship from LSU, and it took even more cash for future Heisman Trophy winner Chris Weinke to...2502Sun, 01 Jun 2025 10:50:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays-history/sergio-santos-wipe-out-sliders-and-injuries-r2460/It was a question Sergio Santos had been asked before. Scuffling in his seventh professional season as an infielder, Santos won a bet with his Twins’ minor league teammates by hitting 97 on the radar gun. Minnesota asked him to try the mound for real, but Santos had dreamed of his first maj...2460Sun, 11 May 2025 16:17:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays-history/the-big-hurt-was-big-mad-r2409/Things escalated quickly between Frank Thomas and the Blue Jays at the start of the 2008 season. Thomas was entering the second season of a three-year contract with a vesting option for the following season. The contract would void if Thomas did not collect 350 at-bats, leaving the Big Hurt out...2409Sat, 19 Apr 2025 10:55:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays-history/leon-roberts-stay-for-a-minute-r2383/Leon Roberts left his home in Arlington, pool freshly in, for a ten-day road trip with Texas following the 1982 All-Star break. The team spent the night in Toronto before the second half, starting against the Blue Jays. The outfielder was summoned to manager Don Zimmer’s hotel room in the mornin...2383Tue, 08 Apr 2025 12:10:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays-history/blue-jays-opening-day-rewind-2012-r2355/Brett Lawrie was far from the only one to be excited for the start of the season. The Blue Jays won the Golden Grapefruit with a club record 24 wins in spring, and as the regular season neared, Ricky Romero also itched with optimism. Drawing the Opening Day start for the second straight yea...2355Thu, 27 Mar 2025 13:05:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays-history/the-greatest-opening-day-performances-in-blue-jays-history-r2363/Joyeux Noel baseball fans! Opening Day is upon us! Every year I make the not-really-a-joke to my family and friends that this is the only holiday I care to celebrate, and this year is no different. I will be taking the afternoon off to watch with friends over hot dogs and beer, doing the usual p...2363Thu, 27 Mar 2025 10:51:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays-history/blue-jays-opening-day-rewind-2000-r2354/The Toronto Blue Jays had been two outs away from an Opening Day victory. More importantly for those at TSN, the game had been on track to finish on time. Now, extra innings loomed and on a busy day for Toronto’s professional sports teams, the network was minutes away from a scheduled Maple Leaf...2354Wed, 26 Mar 2025 10:50:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays-history/blue-jays-opening-day-rewind-1988-a-disgruntled-george-bell-hits-dingers-r2351/George Bell and the Toronto Blue Jays were discussing a long-term deal in the lead-up to the 1988 season but had remained in a standoff, leading to an arbitration hearing. Fresh off winning the American League MVP award in 1987 and one season away from free agency, Bell wanted a yearly salary of...2351Mon, 24 Mar 2025 14:12:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays-history/joe-panik-set-fire-in-the-rain-r2339/In his second season with Toronto, Joe Panik had just rejoined the team on a road trip following a short stint on the injured list. Upon his return, he made two starts at third base, but that night, manager Charlie Montoyo had Panik start at his defensive home, second base. On a very Cleveland n...2339Sat, 15 Mar 2025 10:58:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays-history/esmil-rogers-still-going-strong-r2329/The chain of events stemming from the fallout in Boston led to Esmil Rogers being thrust into the Blue Jays' rotation two years later. While Rogers moved from Colorado to Cleveland during the 2012 season, the Red Sox moved on from the KFC-and-Halo scandal to an even lower low under new manager B...2329Sun, 09 Mar 2025 10:56:01 +0000