Over the years only the most prominent Blue Jays will see their names on the outfield facade. Came within a game of .500 on nine occasions but went 0-9 in each of those potential recordevening contests while getting outscored, 73-24, in those games. Delgado is just one of six major leaguers ever to hit 30 or more homers in 10 consecutive seasons, eight with Toronto from 1997 to 2004 (and one each with Florida and the New York Mets). GM, J.P. Ricciardi, was replaced following the season by assistant Alex Anthopoulos on October 3. They open the SkyDome on June 5 with a loss to the Milwaukee Brewers.49,501 watch the Blue Jays on September 16 to set a new record for home attendance. In the 1993 AL Championship Series the Blue Jays and Chi­cago White Sox would both win two games on opposition soil before the Blue Jays reversed the trend and won Game 5 at SkyDome. Phillies closer LHP Mitch Williams allowed a walk to Henderson and a one-out single to Molitor before Joe Carter ended the series with a three-run home run to left field. It wasn’t uncommon for him to throw north of 100 innings in a season and collect 70-8o appearances, which is practically unheard of in today’s era of bullpen micromanagement. The combination of Shannon Stewart, Jose Cruz Jr., Shawn Green, Carlos Delgado (and to a certain extent, Alex Gonzalez) drove the bus for the Blue Jays in the late 90’s/early 2000’s. Dave Stieb posts two more one-hitters, and comes within one out of a perfect game vs. New York on August 4, when Roberto Kelly broke up the bid with a double. Hall of Fame outfielder Lou Brock dies at age 81 The instantly likeable Texan became the everyday third baseman for the Jays in 1987. 1994 sees the season end prematurely on August 12 as a player strike begins. On Sept.8, 2014 vs. CHC, Bautista hit his 200th career HR as a Blue Jay, becoming just the fifth player in club history to accom­plish the feat. Toronto had four players participate in the 2013 All-Star game along with Manager John Gibbons, who was one of the coaches selected by Jim Leyland. document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "afadfa2c8bf1c007a1275fa5c1a00a38" );document.getElementById("e8b756249a").setAttribute( "id", "comment" ); Ian has been writing about the Toronto Blue Jays since 2007. After 155 days in 5th place and 25 days tied for 4th in the AL East, won their final game of the year to surpass Baltimore (75-87) for 4th place in the division, moving out of the AL East basement for the first time since the season began. Top 55 All-Time Greatest Blue Jays. Heading into 1986 season tickets are capped at 14,000 as the club celebrates its 10th anniversary. Rule 5 Draft pick Dany Jimenez cleared waivers and was returned to the Blue Jays. Delgado is just one of six major leaguers ever to hit 30 or more homers in 10 consecutive seasons, eight with Toronto from 1997 to 2004 (and one each with Florida and the New York Mets). Over the next two seasons in 1978-79 the Blue Jays see sev­eral firsts. While most of these legends are retired today, there is one man who still has time to move up on this list, and he’s already pretty awesome considering he was drafted in the 20th round, yes the 20th round. Most will probably recall him as part of the package that brought in Joe Carter and Roberto Alomar, but McGriff was the perennial contributor at first base. Delgado’s 336 home runs as a Blue Jay will be tough to beat and that’s likely a franchise record that stands for a very, very long time. Aaron Hill and Adam Lind have stellar offensive seasons earning both a Silver Slugger Award. Top 55 All-Time Greatest Blue Jays. But it begged the question – who are the Top 40 Blue Jays of all-time anyway? Shortstop Tony Fernandez spent 12 out of 17 seasons with Toronto, and accumulated those years of service in three separate stints with the team. On Nov.19, 2012 the Blue Jays and Marlins complete the biggest trade in baseball history, measured in number of players changing hands, as Toronto acquires RHP Josh Johnson, LHP Mark Buehrle, SS Jose Reyes, IF/OF Emilio Bonifacio and C John Buck in exchange for C Jeff Mathis, SS Yunel Escobar, SS Adeiny Hechavarria, RHP Henderson Alvarez, LHP Justin Nicolino, OF Jake Marisnick and RHP Anthony Desclafani.