| 2000 Toronto Blue Jays | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | SkyDome | |||
| City | Toronto | |||
| Record | 83–79 (.512) | |||
| Divisional place | 3rd | |||
| Owners | Rogers Communications,Interbrew | |||
| General managers | Gord Ash | |||
| Managers | Jim Fregosi | |||
| Television | CBC Television (Brian Williams,Rich Waltz,John Cerutti) The Sports Network (Dan Shulman,Buck Martinez) CTV Sportsnet (Rod Black,Joe Carter) | |||
| Radio | CHUM (AM) (Jerry Howarth,Tom Cheek,Gary Matthews) | |||
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The2000Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's 24th season ofMajor League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing third in theAmerican League East with a record of 83 wins and 79 losses. It was the team's first season with new mascotsAce andDiamond.
Transactions by the Toronto Blue Jays during the off-season before the 2000 season.[1]
| October 5 | Norberto Martin granted free agency (signed withMilwaukee Brewers to a contract on December 1, 1999). |
| October 7 | Rob Butler granted free agency. |
| October 15 | Alex Delgado granted free agency. Willie Greene granted free agency (signed withChicago Cubs to a one-year, $395,000 contract on January 19, 2000). Chris Jones granted free agency (signed withSan Diego Padres to a contract on February 27, 2000). Adam Melhuse granted free agency (signed withLos Angeles Dodgers to a contract on December 15, 1999). |
| October 20 | Jacob Brumfield granted free agency (signed withToronto Blue Jays to a one-year contract on December 7, 1999)d. ReleasedJohn Hudek. |
| October 29 | Graeme Lloyd granted free agency (signed withMontreal Expos to a three-year, $9 million contract on December 20, 1999). David Segui granted free agency (signed withToronto Blue Jays to a one-year, $4.325 million contract on January 18, 2000). |
| November 3 | Brian McRae granted free agency. |
| November 5 | Tony Fernández granted free agency (signed withSeibu Lions of theNPB to a one-year contract). |
| November 8 | AcquiredPedro Borbón Jr. andRaúl Mondesí from theLos Angeles Dodgers forShawn Green andJorge Núñez. |
| November 10 | Signed free agentCharlie Greene from theMilwaukee Brewers to a one-year contract. |
| November 11 | Pat Borders granted free agency (signed with theTampa Bay Devil Rays to a contract on January 27, 2000). AcquiredAlberto Castillo,Matt DeWitt andLance Painter from theSt. Louis Cardinals forPat Hentgen andPaul Spoljaric. |
| November 12 | Signed free agentDarwin Cubillán from theNew York Yankees to a contract. |
| November 16 | ReleasedMike Matheny. |
| November 17 | Signed free agentChad Mottola from theChicago White Sox to a contract. |
| December 7 | Re-signed free agentJacob Brumfield to a one-year contract. Re-signedWillis Otáñez to a one-year contract. |
| December 10 | Re-signedCarlos Delgado to a three-year, $36 million contract. |
| December 13 | Jim Mann drafted by theNew York Mets in the 1999 MLBRule 5 draft. Brian Smith drafted by thePittsburgh Pirates in the 1999 MLBRule 5 draft. DraftedDeWayne Wise from theCincinnati Reds in the 1999 MLBRule 5 draft. |
| December 21 | Signed free agentFrank Castillo from thePittsburgh Pirates to a one-year, $375,000 contract. |
| January 4 | Re-signedTony Batista to a four-year, $16 million contract. |
| January 6 | Signed free agentRobert Ellis from theHouston Astros to a contract. |
| January 18 | Re-signed free agentDavid Segui to a one-year, $4.325 contract. |
| January 19 | Re-signedHomer Bush to a three-year, $7.3 million contract. |
| February 16 | Signed free agentEric Gunderson from theTexas Rangers to a one-year contract. |
| March 14 | Signed free agentRobert Pérez from theOrix BlueWave of theNPB to a one-year contract. |
| March 16 | As part of three-team trade, acquiredBrad Fullmer from theMontreal Expos. TradedDavid Segui and cash to theTexas Rangers. In addition,Montreal Expos acquiredLee Stevens from theTexas Rangers. |
| March 22 | Jim Mann returned by theNew York Mets. AcquiredJerson Perez from theNew York Mets forJim Mann. |
| March 26 | Signed free agentGlenn Williams from theAtlanta Braves to a contract. |
| March 27 | Signed free agentMarty Cordova from theBoston Red Sox to a one-year, $500,000 contract. |
| March 28 | Nerio Rodríguez selected off of waivers by theNew York Mets. |
| March 29 | Anthony Sanders selected off of waivers by theSeattle Mariners. |
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Yankees | 87 | 74 | .540 | — | 44–36 | 43–38 |
| Boston Red Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 2½ | 42–39 | 43–38 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 83 | 79 | .512 | 4½ | 45–36 | 38–43 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 74 | 88 | .457 | 13½ | 44–37 | 30–51 |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 69 | 92 | .429 | 18 | 36–44 | 33–48 |
| Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL | ||
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| Anaheim | — | 7–5 | 5–4 | 4–6 | 3–6 | 5–5 | 6–6 | 7–3 | 5–5 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 12–6 | ||
| Baltimore | 5–7 | — | 5–7 | 4–6 | 5–4 | 6–4 | 3–7 | 6–3 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 3–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 7–11 | ||
| Boston | 4–5 | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–6 | 8–2 | 6–7 | 5–5 | 5–5 | 6–6 | 7–3 | 4–8 | 9–9 | ||
| Chicago | 6–4 | 6–4 | 5–7 | — | 8–5 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 6–3 | 7–5 | 6–4 | 5–5 | 5–5 | 12–6 | ||
| Cleveland | 6–3 | 4–5 | 6–6 | 5–8 | — | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 5–5 | 6–6 | 7–2 | 8–2 | 6–4 | 8–4 | 13–5 | ||
| Detroit | 5–5 | 4–6 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 7–6 | — | 5–7 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 6–4 | 7–2 | 4–5 | 5–5 | 3–9 | 10–8 | ||
| Kansas City | 6–6 | 7–3 | 6–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 2–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5–5 | 3–7 | 4–6 | 8–10 | ||
| Minnesota | 3–7 | 3–6 | 2–8 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | — | 5–5 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 4–6 | 8–4 | 5–4 | 7–11 | ||
| New York | 5–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 5–5 | 4–8 | 8–2 | 5–5 | — | 6–3 | 4–6 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 5–7 | 11–6 | ||
| Oakland | 8–5 | 8–4 | 5–5 | 3–6 | 6–6 | 4–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 3–6 | — | 9–4 | 7–2 | 5–7 | 7–3 | 11–7 | ||
| Seattle | 8–5 | 7–3 | 5–5 | 5–7 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 6–4 | 4–9 | — | 9–3 | 7–5 | 8–2 | 11–7 | ||
| Tampa Bay | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 4–6 | 2–8 | 5–4 | 5–5 | 6–4 | 6–6 | 2–7 | 3–9 | — | 5–7 | 5–7 | 9–9 | ||
| Texas | 5–7 | 6–6 | 3–7 | 5–5 | 4–6 | 5–5 | 7–3 | 4–8 | 2–10 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 7–5 | — | 4–6 | 7–11 | ||
| Toronto | 7–5 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 5–5 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 6–4 | 4–5 | 7–5 | 3–7 | 2–8 | 7–5 | 6–4 | — | 9–9 | ||
Transactions for the Toronto Blue Jays during the 2000 regular season.[2]
| April 10 | Signed free agentTodd Greene of theAnaheim Angels to a contract. |
| April 28 | ReleasedMark Dalesandro. |
| May 23 | ReleasedRobert Ellis. Casey Blake selected off of waivers by theMinnesota Twins. |
| June 12 | AcquiredFrancisco Álvarez from theMinnesota Twins forMike Romano. |
| July 19 | AcquiredEsteban Loaiza from theTexas Rangers forDarwin Cubillán andMichael Young. |
| July 25 | AcquiredAlvin Morrow from theMilwaukee Brewers forKevin Brown. |
| July 26 | SentEric Gunderson toSan Francisco Giants as part of a conditional deal. AcquiredRob Ducey from thePhiladelphia Phillies for a player to be named later (John Sneed on July 31, 2000). |
| July 28 | ReleasedBrendan Donnelly. |
| July 31 | AcquiredMark Guthrie andSteve Trachsel from theTampa Bay Devil Rays forBrent Abernathy. |
| August 4 | AcquiredDave Martinez from theTexas Rangers for a player to be named later (Pete Munro on August 8, 2000). |
| August 5 | AcquiredMickey Morandini from thePhiladelphia Phillies for a player to be named later (Rob Ducey on August 7, 2000). |
Source[3]
The2000 MLB draft was held in June 2000.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College/School | Nationality |
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| 1 | 18 | Miguel Negron | OF | Manuela Toro High School (Caguas, PR) | |
| 1s | 33 | Dustin McGowan | RHP | Long County High School | |
| 2 | 45 | Peter Bauer | RHP | University of South Carolina | |
| 2 | 58 | Dominic Rich | 2B | Auburn University | |
| 3 | 88 | Morrin Davis | OF | Hillsborough High School | |
| 4 | 118 | Raul Tablado | SS | Miami Southridge High School | |
| 5 | 148 | Mike Smith | RHP | University of Richmond | |
| 6 | 178 | Rich Thompson | OF | James Madison University | |
| 7 | 208 | Aaron Sisk | 3B | University of New Mexico | |
| 8 | 238 | David Abbott | RHP | University of Arizona | |
| 9 | 268 | Nom Siriveaw | 3B | Oklahoma State University | |
| 10 | 298 | Jerrod Payne | RHP | University of North Florida |
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April: 12–14 (Home: 7–7; Away: 5–7)
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May: 16–12 (Home: 8–8; Away: 8–4)
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June: 16–10 (Home: 7–3; Away: 9–7)
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July: 11–16 (Home: 6–7; Away: 5–9)
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August: 15–11 (Home: 8–3; Away: 7–8)
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September: 13–15 (Home: 9–8; Away: 4–7)
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| = Indicates team leader |
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; TB = Total bases
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | TB |
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| C | Darrin Fletcher | 122 | 416 | 43 | 133 | 20 | 58 | .320 | 214 |
| 1B | Carlos Delgado | 162 | 569 | 115 | 196 | 41 | 137 | .344 | 378 |
| 2B | Homer Bush | 76 | 297 | 38 | 64 | 1 | 18 | .215 | 75 |
| SS | Alex Gonzalez | 141 | 527 | 68 | 133 | 15 | 69 | .252 | 213 |
| 3B | Tony Batista | 154 | 620 | 96 | 163 | 41 | 114 | .263 | 322 |
| LF | Shannon Stewart | 136 | 583 | 107 | 186 | 21 | 69 | .319 | 302 |
| CF | José Cruz Jr. | 162 | 603 | 91 | 146 | 31 | 76 | .242 | 281 |
| RF | Raúl Mondesí | 96 | 388 | 78 | 105 | 24 | 67 | .271 | 203 |
| DH | Brad Fullmer | 133 | 482 | 76 | 142 | 32 | 104 | .295 | 269 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; TB = Total bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | TB |
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| Craig Grebeck | 66 | 241 | 38 | 71 | 3 | 23 | .295 | 99 |
| Marty Cordova | 62 | 200 | 23 | 49 | 4 | 18 | .245 | 68 |
| Alberto Castillo | 66 | 185 | 14 | 39 | 1 | 16 | .211 | 49 |
| Dave Martinez | 47 | 180 | 29 | 56 | 2 | 22 | .311 | 74 |
| Mickey Morandini | 35 | 107 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 7 | .271 | 33 |
| Chris Woodward | 37 | 104 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 14 | .183 | 35 |
| Todd Greene | 34 | 85 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 10 | .235 | 37 |
| DeWayne Wise | 28 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .136 | 3 |
| Rob Ducey | 5 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | . 154 | 3 |
| Chad Mottola | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .222 | 2 |
| Charlie Greene | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .111 | 1 |
| Andy Thompson | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .167 | 1 |
| Vernon Wells | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Josh Phelps | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| = Indicates league leader |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| David Wells | 35 | 229.2 | 20* | 8 | 4.11 | 166 |
| Chris Carpenter | 34 | 175.1 | 10 | 12 | 6.26 | 113 |
| Frank Castillo | 25 | 138.0 | 10 | 5 | 3.59 | 104 |
| Esteban Loaiza | 14 | 92.0 | 5 | 7 | 3.62 | 62 |
| Steve Trachsel | 11 | 63.0 | 2 | 5 | 5.29 | 32 |
| Joey Hamilton | 6 | 33.0 | 2 | 1 | 3.55 | 15 |
| Pasqual Coco | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Kelvim Escobar | 43 | 180.0 | 10 | 15 | 5.35 | 142 |
| Roy Halladay | 19 | 67.2 | 4 | 7 | 10.64 | 44 |
| Peter Munro | 9 | 25.2 | 1 | 1 | 5.96 | 16 |
| Clayton Andrews | 8 | 20.2 | 1 | 2 | 10.02 | 12 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Billy Koch | 68 | 9 | 3 | 33 | 2.63 | 60 |
| Paul Quantrill | 68 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4.52 | 47 |
| John Frascatore | 60 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5.42 | 30 |
| Pedro Borbón Jr. | 59 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.48 | 29 |
| Lance Painter | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.73 | 53 |
| Mark Guthrie | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.79 | 20 |
| Matt DeWitt | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.56 | 6 |
| Darwin Cubillán | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.04 | 14 |
| Eric Gunderson | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.11 | 2 |
| Leo Estrella | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.79 | 3 |
| John Bale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.73 | 6 |