:List of Toronto Blue Jays seasons
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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).{{cite web |url=http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/tor/ballpark/history.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428183447/http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/tor/ballpark/history.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 28, 2009 |title=Rogers Centre |access-date=May 16, 2009 |publisher=Major League Baseball}} Before that, they played at Exhibition Stadium.{{cite web |url=http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/tor/history/ballparks.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013200530/http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/tor/history/ballparks.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 13, 2007 |title=Blue Jays Ballparks |access-date=June 8, 2009 |publisher=Major League Baseball}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://bluejays.mlb.com/tor/history/timeline1.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127185115/http://bluejays.mlb.com/tor/history/timeline1.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 27, 2016 |title=History Highlights 1976–1979 |access-date=May 16, 2009 |publisher=Major League Baseball}}
The Blue Jays made their MLB debut during the 1977 baseball season, as an expansion team. 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/1985.shtml |title=1985 Toronto Blue Jays Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics |access-date=May 16, 2009 |work=Baseball-Reference.com}} The team returned to the playoffs in 1989, where they lost to the Oakland Athletics in the ALCS in five games,{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/1989.shtml |title=1989 Toronto Blue Jays Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics |access-date=May 16, 2009 |work=Baseball-Reference.com}} and again in 1991, where once more the Blue Jays were defeated in the ALCS in five games, this time by the Minnesota Twins.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/1991.shtml |title=1991 Toronto Blue Jays Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics |access-date=May 16, 2009 |work=Baseball-Reference.com}}
In 1992, the Blue Jays became the first Canadian-based team to win the Commissioner's Trophy,{{cite web |url=http://bluejays.mlb.com/tor/history/timeline3.jsp |title=History Highlights 1990–1999 |access-date=June 30, 2009 |publisher=Major League Baseball}}{{dead link|date=October 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} with a pair of six-game victories over Oakland in the ALCS and the Atlanta Braves in the World Series.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/1992.shtml |title=1992 Toronto Blue Jays Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics |access-date=May 16, 2009 |work=Baseball-Reference.com}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/1993.shtml |title=1993 Toronto Blue Jays Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics |access-date=May 16, 2009 |work=Baseball-Reference.com}} 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.
Table Key
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{{center|ALDS}} | American League Division Series |
{{center|ALCS}} | American League Championship Series |
{{center|MVP}} | Most Valuable Player Award |
{{center|CYA}} | Cy Young Award |
{{center|ROY}} | Rookie of the Year Award |
{{center|MOY}} | Manager of the Year Award |
{{center|CB POY}} | Comeback Player of the Year Award |
{{center|WS MVP}} | World Series Most Valuable Player Award |
Year by year results
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|align="center" bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|World Series champions † |align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"|American League champions * |align="center" bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|Division champions ^ |align="center" bgcolor="#96CDCD"|Wild card berth ¤ |
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!scope="col"|Season !scope="col"|Level !scope="col"|League !scope="col"|Division !scope="col"|Finish !scope="col"|Wins !scope="col"|Losses !scope="col"|Win% !scope="col"|GB !scope="col"|Post-Season !scope="col"|Awards |
{{mlby|1977}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1977 |AL |East |7th |54 |107 |{{winpct|54|107}} |45.5 | | |
{{mlby|1978}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1978 |AL |East |7th |59 |102 |{{winpct|59|102}} |40 | | |
{{mlby|1979}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1979 |AL |East |7th |53 |109 |{{winpct|53|109}} |50.5 | |align="left" |Alfredo Griffin (Co-ROY){{ref label|Tie|a|a}}{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/roy.shtml |title=Rookie of the Year Award Winners |access-date=December 4, 2021 |work=Baseball-Reference.com}} |
{{mlby|1980}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1980 |AL |East |7th |67 |95 |{{winpct|67|95}} |36 | | |
rowspan=2|{{mlby|1981}}{{ref label|1981|b|b}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|1981 |rowspan=2|AL |rowspan=2|East |7th |16 |42 |{{winpct|16|42}} |18 | rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" | |
7th
|21 |27 |{{winpct|21|27}} |10 |
{{mlby|1982}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1982 |AL |East |6th |78 |84 |{{winpct|78|84}} |17 | | |
{{mlby|1983}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1983 |AL |East |4th |89 |73 |{{winpct|89|73}} |9 | | |
{{mlby|1984}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1984 |AL |East |2nd |89 |73 |{{winpct|89|73}} |15 | | |
{{mlby|1985}}{{ref label|1985|c|c}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1985 |AL |bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|East ^ |bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|1st ^ |99 |62 |{{winpct|99|62}} |— | align="left" |Lost ALCS (Royals) 4–3 |align="left" |Bobby Cox (MOY){{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/manage.shtml |title=Manager of the Year Award Winners |access-date=May 16, 2009 |work=Baseball-Reference.com}} |
{{mlby|1986}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1986 |AL |East |4th |86 |76 |{{winpct|86|76}} |9.5 | | |
{{mlby|1987}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1987 |AL |East |2nd |96 |66 |{{winpct|96|66}} |2 | |align="left" |George Bell (MVP){{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/mvp_cya.shtml |title=Most Valuable Player MVP Awards & Cy Young Awards Winners |access-date=May 16, 2009 |work=Baseball-Reference.com}} |
{{mlby|1988}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1988 |AL |East |3rd |87 |75 |{{winpct|87|75}} |2 | | |
{{mlby|1989}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1989 |AL |bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|East ^ |bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|1st ^ |89 |73 |{{winpct|89|73}} | | align="left" |Lost ALCS (Athletics) 4–1 | |
{{mlby|1990}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1990 |AL |East |2nd |86 |76 |{{winpct|86|76}} |2 | | |
{{mlby|1991}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1991 |AL |bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|East ^ |bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|1st ^ |91 |71 |{{winpct|91|71}} |— | align="left" |Lost ALCS (Twins) 4–1 | |
bgcolor="#FFCCCC" |{{mlby|1992}} †
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1992 |bgcolor="#ddffdd"|AL * |bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|East ^ |bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|1st ^ |96 |66 |{{winpct|96|66}} |— |bgcolor="#FFCCCC" align="left" | Won ALCS (Athletics) 4–2 | |
align="center"
|bgcolor="#FFCCCC" |{{mlby|1993}} † !scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1993 |bgcolor="#ddffdd"|AL * |bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|East ^ |bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|1st ^ |95 |67 |{{winpct|95|67}} |— |bgcolor="#FFCCCC" align="left" | Won ALCS (White Sox) 4–2 | |
{{mlby|1994}}{{ref label|1994|d|d}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1994 |AL |East |3rd |55 |60 |{{winpct|55|60}} |16 |Playoffs cancelled{{ref label|1994|d|d}} | |
{{mlby|1995}}{{ref label|1995|e|e}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1995 |AL |East |5th |56 |88 |{{winpct|56|88}} |30 | | |
{{mlby|1996}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1996 |AL |East |4th |74 |88 |{{winpct|74|88}} |18 | |align="left" |Pat Hentgen (CYA) |
{{mlby|1997}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1997 |AL |East |5th |76 |86 |{{winpct|76|86}} |22 | |align="left" |Roger Clemens (CYA) |
{{mlby|1998}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1998 |AL |East |3rd |88 |74 |{{winpct|88|74}} |26 | |align="left" |Roger Clemens (CYA) |
{{mlby|1999}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1999 |AL |East |3rd |84 |78 |{{winpct|84|78}} |14 | | |
{{mlby|2000}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2000 |AL |East |3rd |83 |79 |{{winpct|83|79}} |4.5 | | |
{{mlby|2001}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2001 |AL |East |3rd |80 |82 |{{winpct|80|82}} |16 | | |
{{mlby|2002}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2002 |AL |East |3rd |78 |84 |{{winpct|78|84}} |25.5 | |align="left" |Eric Hinske (ROY) |
{{mlby|2003}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2003 |AL |East |3rd |86 |76 |{{winpct|86|76}} |15 | |align="left" |Roy Halladay (CYA) |
{{mlby|2004}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2004 |AL |East |5th |67 |94 |{{winpct|67|94}} |33.5 | | |
{{mlby|2005}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2005 |AL |East |3rd |80 |82 |{{winpct|80|82}} |15 | | |
{{mlby|2006}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2006 |AL |East |2nd |87 |75 |{{winpct|87|75}} |10 | | |
{{mlby|2007}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2007 |AL |East |3rd |83 |79 |{{winpct|83|79}} |13 | | |
{{mlby|2008}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2008 |AL |East |4th |86 |76 |{{winpct|86|76}} |11 | | |
{{mlby|2009}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2009 |AL |East |4th |75 |87 |{{winpct|75|87}} |28 | |align="left" |Aaron Hill (CPOY){{Cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20091005&content_id=7336838&vkey=pr_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb |title=Carpenter, Hill win 2009 MLB Comeback Player of the Year Awards |work=MLB.com |access-date=15 October 2009}} |
{{mlby|2010}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2010 |AL |East |4th |85 |77 |{{winpct|85|77}} |11 | | |
{{mlby|2011}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2011 |AL |East |4th |81 |81 |{{winpct|81|81}} |16 | | |
{{mlby|2012}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2012 |AL |East |4th |73 |89 |{{winpct|73|89}} |22 | | |
{{mlby|2013}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2013 |AL |East |5th |74 |88 |{{winpct|74|88}} |23 | | |
{{mlby|2014}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2014 |AL |East |3rd |83 |79 |{{winpct|83|79}} |13 | | |
{{mlby|2015}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2015 |AL |bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|East ^ |bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|1st ^ |93 |69 |{{winpct|93|69}} |— | align="left" | Won ALDS (Rangers) 3–2 |align="left" |Josh Donaldson (MVP) |
{{mlby|2016}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2016 |AL |East |bgcolor="#96CDCD"|2nd ¤ |89 |73 |{{winpct|89|73}} |4 | align="left" | Won ALWC (Orioles) | |
{{mlby|2017}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2017 |AL |East |4th |76 |86 |{{winpct|76|86}} |17 | | |
{{mlby|2018}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2018 |AL |East |4th |73 |89 |{{winpct|73|89}} |35 | | |
{{mlby|2019}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2019 |AL |East |4th |67 |95 |{{winpct|67|95}} |36 | | |
{{mlby|2020}}{{ref label|2020|f|f}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2020 |AL |East |bgcolor="#96CDCD"|3rd ¤ |32 |28 |{{winpct|32|28}} |8 | align="left" |Lost ALWC (Rays) 2–0 | |
{{mlby|2021}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2021 |AL |East |4th |91 |71 |{{winpct|91|71}} |9 | |align="left" |Robbie Ray (CYA) |
{{mlby|2022}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2022 |AL |East |bgcolor="#96CDCD"|2nd ¤ |92 |70 |{{winpct|92|70}} |7 | align="left" | Lost ALWC (Mariners) 2–0 | |
{{mlby|2023}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2023 |AL |East |bgcolor="#96CDCD"|3rd ¤ |89 |73 |{{winpct|89|73}} |12 | align="left" | Lost ALWC (Twins) 2–0 | |
{{mlby|2024}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2024 |AL |East |5th |74 |88 |{{winpct|74|88}} |20 | | |
colspan=5 rowspan=4|Totals
!Wins !Losses !Win% !colspan=3| |
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3,761
!3,788 !{{winpct|3761|3788}} !colspan=3|All-time regular season record (1977–2024) |
31
|36 |{{winpct|31|36}} |colspan=3|All-time postseason record (1977–2024) |
3,792
! 3,824 !{{winpct|3792|3,824}} !colspan=3|All-time regular and postseason record (1977–2024) |
Note: The statistics are current as of the 2024 Major League Baseball season.
Record by decade
The following table describes the Blue Jays' MLB win–loss record by decade.
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style="text-align:center; {{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays|border=1}};"|Decade || style="text-align:center; {{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays|border=1}};"|Games || style="text-align:center; {{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays|border=1}};"|Wins || style="text-align:center; {{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays|border=1}};"|Losses || style="text-align:center; {{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays|border=1}};"|Pct | ||||
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1970s | 484 | 166 | 318 | {{Winning percentage|166|318 |
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| 1980s || 1,563 || 817 || 746 || {{Winning percentage|817|746|}}
|-
| 1990s || 1,555 || 801 || 754 || {{Winning percentage|801|754|}}
|-
| 2000s || 1,619 || 805 || 814 || {{Winning percentage|805|814|}}
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| 2010s || 1,620 || 794 || 826 || {{Winning percentage|794|826|}}
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| 2020s || 708 || 378 || 330 || {{Winning percentage|378|330|}}
|- style="background:#f0f0f0; font-weight:bold"
! style="text-align:center; {{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays|border=1}};"|All-time || style="text-align:center; {{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays|border=1}};"|7,549|| style="text-align:center; {{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays|border=1}};"|3,761|| style="text-align:center; {{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays|border=1}};"|3,788|| style="text-align:center; {{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays|border=1}};"|{{Winning percentage|3761|3788|}}
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These statistics are from Baseball-Reference.com's Toronto Blue Jays History & Encyclopedia,{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/ |title=Toronto Blue Jays Team History & Encyclopedia |access-date=May 16, 2008 |work=Baseball-Reference.com}} and are current as of October 1, 2023.
Postseason record by year
The Blue Jays have made the postseason ten times in their history, with their first being in 1985 and the most recent being in 2023.
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colspan=1 style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays|border=2}};"|Year
!colspan=1 style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays|border=2}};"|Result !colspan=1 style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays|border=2}};"|Round !colspan=1 style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays|border=2}};"|Opponent !colspan=3 style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays |border=2}};"|Result |
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align="center" rowspan="1"|{{baseball year|1985}}
|align="center" rowspan="1"|AL East Champions |align="center"|ALCS |align="center"|Kansas City Royals |align="center"|Lost |align="center"|3 |align="center"|4 |
align="center" rowspan="1"|{{baseball year|1989}}
|align="center" rowspan="1"|AL East Champions |align="center"|ALCS |align="center"|Oakland Athletics |align="center"|Lost |align="center"|1 |align="center"|4 |
align="center" rowspan="1"|{{baseball year|1991}}
|align="center" rowspan="1"|AL East Champions |align="center"|ALCS |align="center"|Minnesota Twins |align="center"|Lost |align="center"|1 |align="center"|4 |
align="center" rowspan="2"|{{baseball year|1992}}
|align="center" rowspan="2"|World Series Champions |align="center"|ALCS |align="center"|Oakland Athletics |align="center"|Won |align="center"|4 |align="center"|2 |
align="center"|World Series
|align="center"|Atlanta Braves |align="center"|Won |align="center"|4 |align="center"|2 |
align="center" rowspan="2"|{{baseball year|1993}}
|align="center" rowspan="2"|World Series Champions |align="center"|ALCS |align="center"|Chicago White Sox |align="center"|Won |align="center"|4 |align="center"|2 |
align="center"|World Series
|align="center"|Philadelphia Phillies |align="center"|Won |align="center"|4 |align="center"|2 |
align="center" rowspan="2"|{{baseball year|2015}}
|align="center" rowspan="2"|AL East Champions |align="center"|ALDS |align="center"|Texas Rangers |align="center"|Won |align="center"|3 |align="center"|2 |
align="center"|ALCS
|align="center"|Kansas City Royals |align="center"|Lost |align="center"|2 |align="center"|4 |
align="center" rowspan="3"|{{baseball year|2016}}
|align="center" rowspan="3"|AL Wild Card |align="center"|Wild Card Game |align="center"|Baltimore Orioles |align="center"|Won |align="center"|1 |align="center"|0 |
align="center"|ALDS
|align="center"|Texas Rangers |align="center"|Won |align="center"|3 |align="center"|0 |
align="center"|ALCS
|align="center"|Cleveland Indians |align="center"|Lost |align="center"|1 |align="center"|4 |
align="center" rowspan="1"|{{baseball year|2020}}
|align="center" rowspan="1"|AL Wild Card |align="center"|Wild Card Series |align="center"|Tampa Bay Rays |align="center"|Lost |align="center"|0 |align="center"|2 |
align="center" rowspan="1"|{{baseball year|2022}}
|align="center" rowspan="1"|AL Wild Card |align="center"|Wild Card Series |align="center"|Seattle Mariners |align="center"|Lost |align="center"|0 |align="center"|2 |
align="center" rowspan="1"|{{baseball year|2023}}
|align="center" rowspan="1"|AL Wild Card |align="center"|Wild Card Series |align="center"|Minnesota Twins |align="center"|Lost |align="center"|0 |align="center"|2 |
align="center"|10||colspan="3"|Totals||7–8||31||36 |
Notes
- {{note label|Tie|a|a}}Voting for the 1979 American League Rookie of the Year Award ended in a tie. Griffin shared the award with John Castino of the Minnesota Twins.
- {{note label|1981|b|b}}The 1981 Major League Baseball strike resulted in the regular season being shorted. The season was split into two halves, with the division winner of each half playing in a divisional round of the playoffs.{{cite web |url=http://vault.sportsillustated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1124667/index.htm |title=Let The Games Begin |access-date=June 8, 2009 |author=Jim Kaplan |date=August 10, 1981 |work=Sports Illustrated }}{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- {{note label|1985|c|c}}The 1985 Major League Baseball strike resulted in one regular season game being cancelled and not rescheduled.
- {{note label|1994|d|d}}The 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike resulted in the regular season ending on August 11, and the entire postseason being cancelled.{{cite web |url=http://static.espn.go.com/mlb/news/2002/0829/1424697.html |title=Baseball stoppages date back to 1972 |access-date=July 1, 2009 |agency=Associated Press |date=August 29, 2002 |publisher=ESPN}}
- {{note label|1995|e|e}}The 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike resulted in the shortening of the 1995 season to 144 games.
- {{note label|2020|f|f}} The global COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the start of the 2020 regular season being delayed, and only 60 games played.
References
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External links
- {{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|title=Toronto Blue Jays History – Team History & Encyclopedia|access-date=2011-05-14}}
- {{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/tor/history/year_by_year_results.jsp|work=MLB.com|title=Blue Jays Year-By-Year Results|access-date=2014-02-27}}
- {{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/tor/history/postseason_results.jsp|work=MLB.com|title=Blue Jays Postseason Results|access-date=2014-02-27}}
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