the jays won the world series in 1960.
the jays won the world series in 1960.
when did the jays win the world series?
1960
in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the blue jays went through struggles typical of an expansion team, frequently finishing in last place in its division. in 1983, the team had its first winning season and two years later, they became division champions. from 1985 to 1993, they were an al east powerhouse, winning five division championships in nine seasons, including three consecutive from 1991 to 1993. during that run, the team also became back-to-back world series champions in 1992 and 1993, led by a core group of award-winning all-star players, including hall of famer roberto alomar, joe carter, john olerud, and devon white. the blue jays became the first (and, to date, only) team outside the us to appear in and win a world series, and the fastest al expansion team to do so, winning in its 16th year. after 1993, the blue jays failed to qualify for the playoffs for 21 consecutive seasons, until clinching a playoff berth and division championship in 2015. the team clinched a second consecutive playoff berth in 2016, after securing an al wild card position. in both years, the jays won the al division series but lost the al championship series.
toronto blue jays
following an off day, the blue jays returned home, beginning a homestand with three games against the detroit tigers. marcus stroman made his scheduled start in the series opener following his injury-shortened start in baltimore. richard ureña hit his first career home run, but the blue jays were unable to overcome a second inning deficit caused by a nicholas castellanos grand slam and lost the game by a score of 5–4. in the second game, brett anderson earned his first win for the blue jays and kevin pillar contributed with four hits, helping the blue jays win 5–4. in the rubber match, teoscar hernández recorded his first multi home run game, hitting his first two home runs for the blue jays and contributing with 5 rbi. the blue jays won the game 8–2 and won their first series since mid-august when they won three out of four games against the tampa bay rays. the blue jays wrapped up their homestand with three games against the baltimore orioles, winning the first game 4–3. joe biagini started the second game and pitched his most impressive start, pitching eight innings for the first time in his career. trailing 2–1 in the bottom of the ninth inning, the blue jays came back and defeated the orioles 3–2, with richard ureña tallying his first career walkoff hit. the blue jays would not complete the sweep, as baltimore would win the series finale 2–1. following their 4–2 homestand, the blue jays traveled to minnesota for a four-game series against the twins, who currently occupied the second wildcard spot. in the first game, with the blue jays trailing the twins 2–1 in the top of the ninth inning with two outs, justin smoak hit his 38th home run of the season to tie the game. however, the blue jays lost 3–2 in the tenth inning, suffering a fourth extra innings walkoff loss in september. the blue jays would rebound and win the second game of the series 4–3. in the third game of the series, josh donaldson hit two home runs and marco estrada pitched eight innings, leading the blue jays to a 7–2 victory. the series would not end nicely for the blue jays, as joe biagini struggled in his start in the series finale and was pulled after 1 innings in a 13–7 loss. josh donaldson hit five home runs in the four-game series.
2017 toronto blue jays season