the last time the jays won the world series was 1992.
the last time the jays won the world series was 1992.
when is the last time the jays won the world series?
1992
in 1993, the blue jays had seven all-stars: outfielders devon white and joe carter, infielders john olerud and roberto alomar, designated hitter molitor, plus starting pitcher pat hentgen, and closer duane ward. in august, the jays acquired former nemesis rickey henderson from the athletics. the blue jays cruised to a 95–67 record, one less win than 1992 and seven games ahead of the new york yankees, winning their third straight division title. the jays beat the chicago white sox 4 games to 2 in the alcs, and then the philadelphia phillies, 4 games to 2, for their second straight world series victory. the world series featured several exciting games, including game 4, played under a slight rain, in which the blue jays came back from a 14–9 deficit to win 15–14 and take a 3 games to 1 lead in the series. it remains the highest scoring game in world series history. game 6 in toronto saw the blue jays lead 5–1, but give up 5 runs in the 7th inning to trail 6–5. in the bottom of the 9th inning joe carter hit a one-out, three-run walk-off home run to clinch the series, off phillies closer mitch williams. this is the only time in the history of major league baseball that a team hit a walk-off home run while trailing in the bottom of the 9th inning to win the world series. the home run is also memorable for late blue jays broadcaster tom cheek's call:
history of the toronto blue jays
the blue jays then faced the atlanta braves in the world series. the pivotal game in this series turned out to be game 2, in which reserve player ed sprague hit a 9th-inning 2-run home run off braves closer jeff reardon to give the blue jays a 5–4 lead, which held up. after winning game 3 thanks to candy maldonado's ninth inning rbi hit and game 4 due to jimmy key's superb 7 inning pitching effort in which he retired 15 straight batters (five innings), the jays could not win the series on home turf as the braves struck back with a 7–2 win in game 5. game 6 in atlanta, with the blue jays leading 3 games to 2, was a very close game. toronto was one strike away from winning in the bottom of the 9th inning, 2–1, but otis nixon singled in the tying run off the blue jays' closer tom henke. it was the first run the toronto bullpen had given up in the series. the game was decided in the 11th inning, when dave winfield doubled down the left-field line, driving in two runs. the braves again came within one run in the bottom of the 11th, but jays reliever mike timlin fielded otis nixon's bunt, throwing to joe carter at first base for the final out. the blue jays became the first team based outside of the united states to win the world series. pat borders, the jays' catcher, was the unlikely player who was named mvp after hitting .450 with one home run in the world series. morris was acquired in large part for his reputation as a clutch postseason pitcher, but he went 0–3 in the playoffs. morris, however, pitched well in the regular season, becoming the blue jays' first 20-game winner, with a record of 21–6 and an era of 4.04.
history of the toronto blue jays