| 2023 Toronto Blue Jays | ||||
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| American League Wild Card | ||||
| League | American League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Rogers Centre | |||
| City | Toronto, Ontario | |||
| Record | 89–73 (.549) | |||
| Divisional place | 3rd | |||
| Owners | Rogers, CEOMark Shapiro | |||
| General manager | Ross Atkins | |||
| Manager | John Schneider | |||
| Television | Sportsnet Sportsnet One (Dan Shulman,Buck Martinez) | |||
| Radio | Blue Jays Radio Network Sportsnet 590 the FAN | |||
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The2023 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's 47th season inMajor League Baseball, and 32nd full season (34th overall) atRogers Centre. They started the season on the road against theSt. Louis Cardinals on March 30, and finished the season at home against theTampa Bay Rays on October 1. The Toronto Blue Jays drew an average home attendance of 37,307 in 81 home games in the 2023 MLB season.[1]
The schedule was revised de-emphasizing divisional play by shifting over twenty games tointerleague play. Toronto played each divisional opponent in four series, two home and two away, down from six. Those eight series were added to the interleague schedule where the Blue Jays played eachNational League team once except for thePhiladelphia Phillies, which they played both home and away.
With their victory over theColorado Rockies on September 1, the Blue Jays became the first team in MLB history to beat every opposing team at least once in a single season.
The Blue Jays clinched a playoff spot in the2023 postseason on September 30, when the visitingTexas Rangers defeated theSeattle Mariners. The Blue Jays returned to the postseason for the second consecutive season and the third in four years, missing the2021 postseason by one game. They lost in two games in theAmerican League Wild Card Series to theMinnesota Twins atTarget Field.
The2022 Blue Jays finished 2nd in theAL East, to theNew York Yankees, with a record of 92–70 (.556). They qualified for thepostseason, but lost in two games in theWild Card Series to theSeattle Mariners.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Baltimore Orioles | 101 | 61 | .623 | — | 49–32 | 52–29 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 99 | 63 | .611 | 2 | 53–28 | 46–35 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | .549 | 12 | 43–38 | 46–35 |
| New York Yankees | 82 | 80 | .506 | 19 | 42–39 | 40–41 |
| Boston Red Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 23 | 39–42 | 39–42 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
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| Baltimore Orioles | 101 | 61 | .623 |
| Houston Astros | 90 | 72 | .556 |
| Minnesota Twins | 87 | 75 | .537 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Tampa Bay Rays | 99 | 63 | .611 | +10 |
| Texas Rangers | 90 | 72 | .556 | +1 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | .549 | — |
| Seattle Mariners | 88 | 74 | .543 | 1 |
| New York Yankees | 82 | 80 | .506 | 7 |
| Boston Red Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 11 |
| Detroit Tigers | 78 | 84 | .481 | 11 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 76 | 86 | .469 | 13 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 73 | 89 | .451 | 16 |
| Chicago White Sox | 61 | 101 | .377 | 28 |
| Kansas City Royals | 56 | 106 | .346 | 33 |
| Oakland Athletics | 50 | 112 | .309 | 39 |
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The2023 Major League Baseball draft began on July 9 and concluded on July 11. The Blue Jays forfeited their second round selection by signingChris Bassitt in the offseason.[9]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College/School | Nationality | Signed |
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| 1 | 20 | Arjun Nimmala | SS | Strawberry Crest High School (FL) |  | July 17[10] |
| 3 | 89 | Juaron Watts-Brown | RHP | Oklahoma State | | July 21[11] |
| 4 | 121 | Landen Maroudis | RHP | Calvary Christian Academy (FL) | | July 17[12] |
| 5 | 157 | Connor O'Halloran | LHP | Michigan |  | July 18[13] |
| 6 | 184 | Jace Bohrofen | OF | Arkansas | | July 18[14] |
| 7 | 214 | Nick Goodwin | SS | Kansas State | | July 17[15] |
| 8 | 244 | Braden Barry | OF | West Virginia | | July 18[16] |
| 9 | 274 | Sam Shaw | OF | Lambrick Park Secondary School (BC) | | July 16[17] |
| 10 | 304 | Josh Mollerus | RHP | Oregon | | July 19[18] |
| Opening Day starters | |
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| Position | Name |
| Catcher | Alejandro Kirk |
| First baseman | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. |
| Second baseman | Whit Merrifield |
| Shortstop | Bo Bichette |
| Third baseman | Matt Chapman |
| Left fielder | Daulton Varsho |
| Center fielder | Kevin Kiermaier |
| Right fielder | George Springer |
| Designated hitter | Brandon Belt |
| Pitcher | Alek Manoah |
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April: 17–10 (Home: 9–3; Road: 8–7)
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May: 11–17 (Home: 5–7; Road: 6–10)
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June: 16–11 (Home: 9–6; Road: 7–5)
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July: 14–10 (Home: 6–6; Road: 8–4)
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August: 14–13 (Home: 6–8; Road: 8–5)
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September: 16–11 (Home: 8–7; Road: 8–4)
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Note: Team leaders in each category are inbold.
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; Ref. = Reference
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | Ref. |
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| Brandon Belt | 103 | 339 | 53 | 86 | 23 | 0 | 19 | 43 | 0 | 61 | .254 | [19] |
| Bo Bichette | 135 | 571 | 69 | 175 | 30 | 3 | 20 | 73 | 5 | 27 | .306 | [20] |
| Cavan Biggio | 111 | 289 | 54 | 68 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 5 | 40 | .235 | [21] |
| Matt Chapman | 140 | 509 | 66 | 122 | 39 | 2 | 17 | 54 | 4 | 62 | .240 | [22] |
| Ernie Clement | 30 | 50 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .380 | [23] |
| Paul DeJong | 13 | 44 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .068 | [24] |
| Cam Eden | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | [25] |
| Santiago Espinal | 93 | 230 | 30 | 57 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 18 | .248 | [26] |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | 156 | 602 | 78 | 159 | 30 | 0 | 26 | 94 | 5 | 67 | .264 | [27] |
| Tyler Heineman | 19 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | .276 | [28] |
| Spencer Horwitz | 15 | 39 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | .256 | [29] |
| Danny Jansen | 86 | 268 | 38 | 61 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 53 | 0 | 23 | .228 | [30] |
| Kevin Kiermaier | 129 | 370 | 58 | 98 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 14 | 29 | .265 | [31] |
| Alejandro Kirk | 123 | 372 | 34 | 93 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 43 | 0 | 42 | .250 | [32] |
| Nathan Lukes | 29 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .192 | [33] |
| Jordan Luplow | 7 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .214 | [34] |
| Mason McCoy | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | [35] |
| Whit Merrifield | 145 | 547 | 66 | 149 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 67 | 26 | 36 | .272 | [36] |
| Davis Schneider | 35 | 116 | 23 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 21 | .276 | [37] |
| George Springer | 154 | 613 | 87 | 158 | 25 | 1 | 21 | 72 | 20 | 60 | .258 | [38] |
| Daulton Varsho | 158 | 527 | 65 | 116 | 23 | 3 | 20 | 61 | 16 | 45 | .220 | [39] |
| Totals | 162 | 5562 | 746 | 1423 | 292 | 19 | 188 | 705 | 99 | 550 | .256 | [1] |
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; WHIP = Walks + hits per inning pitched; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts; Ref. = Reference
| Player | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | WHIP | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Ref. |
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| Anthony Bass | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.95 | 1.40 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 19 | [40] |
| Chris Bassitt | 33 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 3.60 | 1.175 | 200 | 176 | 88 | 80 | 59 | 186 | [41] |
| José Berríos | 32 | 32 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 3.65 | 1.186 | 1892⁄3 | 173 | 82 | 77 | 52 | 184 | [42] |
| Génesis Cabrera | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.66 | 0.97 | 232⁄3 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 20 | [43] |
| Adam Cimber | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.40 | 1.55 | 202⁄3 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 12 | [44] |
| Ernie Clement | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 3.00 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | [45] |
| Hagen Danner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1⁄3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [46] |
| Bowden Francis | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.73 | 0.83 | 361⁄3 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 35 | [47] |
| Yimi García | 73 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4.09 | 1.24 | 66 | 67 | 35 | 30 | 15 | 79 | [48] |
| Kevin Gausman | 31 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3.16 | 1.178 | 185 | 163 | 72 | 65 | 55 | 237 | [49] |
| Chad Green | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.25 | 1.33 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 16 | [50] |
| Thomas Hatch | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.26 | 2.37 | 61⁄3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | [51] |
| Jordan Hicks | 25 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2.63 | 1.08 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 22 | [52] |
| Jay Jackson | 25 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.12 | 0.91 | 292⁄3 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 27 | [53] |
| Yusei Kikuchi | 32 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3.86 | 1.27 | 1672⁄3 | 165 | 78 | 72 | 48 | 181 | [54] |
| Alek Manoah | 19 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 5.87 | 1.74 | 871⁄3 | 93 | 61 | 57 | 59 | 79 | [55] |
| Tim Mayza | 69 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.52 | 1.22 | 531⁄3 | 50 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 53 | [56] |
| Wes Parsons | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20.25 | 3.25 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | [57] |
| Nate Pearson | 35 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4.85 | 1.27 | 422⁄3 | 36 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 43 | [58] |
| Zach Pop | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.59 | 1.24 | 132⁄3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 14 | [59] |
| Trevor Richards | 56 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.95 | 1.35 | 722⁄3 | 63 | 41 | 40 | 35 | 105 | [60] |
| Jordan Romano | 59 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 2.90 | 1.22 | 59 | 48 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 72 | [61] |
| Hyun-jin Ryu | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3.46 | 1.29 | 52 | 53 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 38 | [62] |
| Erik Swanson | 69 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2.97 | 1.10 | 662⁄3 | 52 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 75 | [63] |
| Trent Thornton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.69 | 1.50 | 51⁄3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | [64] |
| Mitch White | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.11 | 1.74 | 122⁄3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 13 | [65] |
| Totals | 162 | 162 | 89 | 73 | 51 | 3.78 | 1.25 | 14512⁄3 | 1326 | 671 | 610 | 488 | 1528 | [2] |
Note: Bassitt, Berríos, and Gausman WHIP was calculated to 3 decimal points to determine the team leader in WHIP, Bassitt led the team in WHIP.
| Level | Team | League | Manager | Win–loss record | Division | Postseason | Ref. |
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| Triple-A | Buffalo Bisons | International League | Casey Candaele | 34–41(first half) 42–31(second half) | East Division | Did not qualify | [66] |
| Double-A | New Hampshire Fisher Cats | Eastern League | Cesar Martin | 35–33(first half) 27–39(second half) | Northeast Division | Did not qualify | [67] |
| High-A | Vancouver Canadians | Northwest League | Brent Lavallee | 38–27(first half) 39–27(second half) | — | Qualified won F 3–1 | [68] |
| Low-A | Dunedin Blue Jays | Florida State League | Donnie Murphy | 32–34(first half) 30–36(second half) | West Division | Did not qualify | [69] |
| Rookie | FCL Blue Jays | Florida Complex League | Jose Mayorga | 17–37 | North Division | Did not qualify | [70] |
| Rookie | DSL Blue Jays | Dominican Summer League | Andy Fermin | 28–25 | Baseball City | Did not qualify | [71] |