List of Toronto Blue Jays seasons

Interior view of a stadium, taken from the upper deck and looking down the 3rd base line
The Rogers Centre, home field of the Blue Jays since June 1989

This is a list of seasons completed by the Toronto Blue Jays, based in Toronto, Ontario, and a member of Major League Baseball's (MLB) American League East Division. Since June 5, 1989, the Blue Jays have played in the Rogers Centre (called the "SkyDome" until February 2, 2005).[1] Before that, they played at Exhibition Stadium.[2] They played their 2020 season at Sahlen Field in Buffalo, New York due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The name "Blue Jays" was chosen via a contest in 1976 from among more than 4,000 suggestions.[3]

The Blue Jays made their MLB debut during the 1977 baseball season, as an expansion team.[3] They first made the playoffs in 1985, by capturing the American League East Division, but lost the American League Championship Series (ALCS) in seven games to the Kansas City Royals.[4] The team returned to the playoffs in 1989, where they lost to the Oakland Athletics in the ALCS in five games,[5] and again in 1991, where once more the Blue Jays were defeated in the ALCS in five games, this time by the Minnesota Twins.[6]

In 1992, the Blue Jays became the first Canadian-based team to win the Commissioner's Trophy,[7] with a pair of six-game victories over Oakland in the ALCS and the Atlanta Braves in the World Series.[8] In 1993, they repeated their success, with another pair of six-game victories over the Chicago White Sox in the ALCS and the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series.[9] After 1993, the Blue Jays failed to qualify for the playoffs for 21 consecutive seasons, until clinching a playoff berth in 2015.

Through 48 seasons of baseball, the Blue Jays have recorded 27 seasons at .500 or better, 26 of which have been winning campaigns, and have qualified for the playoffs ten times while winning two league pennants.

  1. ^ "Rogers Centre". Major League Baseball. Archived from the original on April 28, 2009. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
  2. ^ "Blue Jays Ballparks". Major League Baseball. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
  3. ^ a b "History Highlights 1976–1979". Major League Baseball. Archived from the original on January 27, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
  4. ^ "1985 Toronto Blue Jays Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
  5. ^ "1989 Toronto Blue Jays Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
  6. ^ "1991 Toronto Blue Jays Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
  7. ^ "History Highlights 1990–1999". Major League Baseball. Retrieved June 30, 2009.[dead link‍]
  8. ^ "1992 Toronto Blue Jays Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
  9. ^ "1993 Toronto Blue Jays Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2009.