2021 Toronto Blue Jays season

2021 Toronto Blue Jays
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionEast
BallparkTD Ballpark
Sahlen Field
Rogers Centre
CityDunedin, Florida
Buffalo, New York
Toronto, Ontario
Record91–71 (.562)
Divisional place4th
OwnersRogers, CEO Mark Shapiro
General managersRoss Atkins
ManagersCharlie Montoyo
TelevisionSportsnet
Sportsnet One
(Dan Shulman, Buck Martinez, Pat Tabler)
RadioBlue Jays Radio Network
Sportsnet 590 the FAN
(Dan Shulman, Buck Martinez, Pat Tabler, Ben Wagner)
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The 2021 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's 45th season in Major League Baseball.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and associated travel restrictions, the team played their first 21 games at their spring training home of TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Florida,[1] instead of returning to their normal home of Rogers Centre in Toronto, with the hope of moving back once Canada–U.S. travel restrictions are eased. Starting in June, the team then played 23 home games at Sahlen Field in Buffalo, New York (their home in 2020).[2][3] On July 30, the Blue Jays returned to Rogers Centre for the first time since the 2019 season.[4]

The Blue Jays finished the regular season with a 91–71 record, giving the team their best win percentage since 2015, but did not qualify for the postseason. The team finished in fourth place in the American League East, one game behind both the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees, which secured the AL's two wild card spots.

  1. ^ "Blue Jays to play third homestand in Dunedin". MLB.com. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Blue Jays to open home slate in Dunedin". MLB.com. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "Migratory Blue Jays to return to Buffalo in June". ESPN.com. May 5, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "Blue Jays Receive National Interest Exemption To Return To Canada On July 30". MLB Trade Rumors.com. Retrieved July 16, 2021.