Dunedin Blue Jays
Founded in1987 Dunedin, Florida
Team logo Cap insignia
Minor league affiliations
Class	Single-A (2021–present)
Previous classes	Class A-Advanced (1990–2020) Class A (1987–1989)
League	Florida State League (1987–present)
Division	West Division
Major league affiliations
Team	Toronto Blue Jays (1978–1979; 1987–present)
Minor league titles
League titles(1)	2017
Division titles(6)	1999 2000 2003 2006 2017 2022
First-half titles(9)	1990 2000 2004 2006 2010 2012 2013 2014 2019
Second-half titles(8)	1992 1999 2003 2008 2011 2016 2019 2022
Team data
Name	Dunedin Blue Jays (1978–1979; 1987–present)
Colors	Blue, white, navy, red
Mascot	DJay
Ballpark	TD Ballpark (2020–present)
Previous parks	Jack Russell Memorial Stadium (2019) TD Ballpark (1990–2018) Grant Field (1978–1979, 1987–1989)
Owner/ Operator	Toronto Blue Jays
Manager	Gil Kim
Website	milb.com/dunedin

TheDunedin Blue Jays are aMinor League Baseball team of theFlorida State League and are theSingle-A affiliate of theToronto Blue JaysMajor League Baseball club. They are located inDunedin, Florida, and play their home games atTD Ballpark, which opened in 1990 and seats 8,500 people.^[1]

Two teams named the Blue Jays, both affiliates of Toronto, have played in Dunedin: the original incarnation, from 1978 to 1979, and the current team, established in 1987. Since their inception they have won six division championships, in 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2017, and 2022. In 2017 they were named co-champions of the FSL.

The original incarnation of the Dunedin Blue Jays was founded in 1978. They were established as theClass A affiliate of the newToronto Blue Jays franchise. They played for two seasons in theFlorida State League and were one of four Class A teams in Toronto's farm system. After the 1979 season the team was disbanded as Toronto expanded its farm system into higher classifications.^[2]

Local interests were unable to sign a deal with other major league teams to keep minor league baseball in Dunedin; however Toronto continued to hold itsspring training in the city. In 1987, Toronto decided to establish a new Florida State League franchise in Dunedin. They originally played atGrant Field until 1990, whenDunedin Stadium was completed.

When Major League Baseball owners considered locking out the regular players and using "scabs" instead for the 1995 season, Dunedin would have been used as the Toronto Blue Jays' home field due toOntario laws concerning replacement workers.^[3] The MLB labor dispute was resolved before the plan was implemented, however.

In 2006, the Blue Jays made it to the Florida State League Championship Series, losing to theSt. Lucie Mets 3 games to 0.

In 2007, the Dunedin Blue Jays were nominated for the 2007 Corporate Support Award, which is awarded annually by the Florida Recreation & Park Association, to an organization that goes above and beyond to support and fund recreational programming.

On September 6, 2017, Dunedin won their first Florida State League championship by defeating theTampa Yankees two games to one. Dunedin shared the FSL championship with thePalm Beach Cardinals, as the impending threat fromHurricane Irma forced the cancellation of the championship series.^[4]

For the 2019 season, the team played atJack Russell Memorial Stadium while TD Ballpark underwent renovations.^[5]

As a result of theCOVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Minor League Baseball season was initially postponed before being cancelled on June 30 of that year.^[6] Due to the pandemic causing restrictions on travel between the United States and Canada, there were plans of the Toronto Blue Jays relocating to Dunedin for the2020 MLB season.^[7] Ultimately the team decided to play the majority of their home games at the stadium of their Triple-A affiliate inBuffalo, New York.^[8]

In December 2020, as part ofMajor League Baseball's reorganization of Minor League Baseball, the Dunedin Blue Jays were chosen to remain an affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. However, along with the other remaining teams of the Florida State League, the team changed classes from A-Advanced to Low-A and were placed in a league called the Low-A Southeast.^[9][10] In 2022, the Low-A Southeast became known as the Florida State League, the name historically used by the regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization, and was reclassified as a Single-A circuit.^[11]

These statistics are current through the 2024 season.^[12]

• ^a The championship series was canceled due to the impending threat fromHurricane Irma.^[4]
• ^b The playoffs were canceled due to the impending threat fromHurricane Dorian.^[13]

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