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Nicknamed the Jays, the Toronto Blue Jays are a Major League Baseball team established in 1977, and based in Toronto, Canada. Since 2004, when the Montreal Expos moved to Washington, D.C. to become the Washington Nationals, the Blue Jays have been the only Major League Baseball franchise from Canada. They are also the only team that isn't from the U.S. to win a World Series, which they did twice consecutively: in 1992, against the Atlanta Braves, and in 1993, against the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Toronto Blue Jays are 1 of 5 teams - along with the Baltimore Orioles, the Boston Red Sox, the New York Yankees, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays - that play in the Eastern Division of the 14-team American League. The Toronto Blue Jays played and won their first game, against the Chicago White Sox on April 7, 1977.
Since 1989 the Toronto Blue Jays have played their home games at Rogers Centre, also known as the Skydome, and they conduct Spring Training at Dunedin Stadium in Grant Field, Dunedin, Florida as part of the Grapefruit League. The Blue Jays have among the most devoted fans in Major League Baseball, giving the team 4 of the Top 10 highest home attendance records of all-time: for 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1993.
The Blue Jays have an ongoing in-league rivalry with the Detroit Tigers, a border city with which they share numerous fans. The Toronto-Detroit rivalry has its origins in the Blue Jays' founding year of 1977 but has picked up some serious steam ever since 1985.
In their career, the Toronto Blue Jays have not won any Wild Card Berths, but they have won 4 Eastern Division titles (their first in 1985, their last in 1993), and 2 consecutive American League pennants (in 1992 and 1993).
The Toronto Blue Jays have a number of legends in their previous rosters, including Roy "Doc" Halladay, who's played with the team for 9 seasons, and 2-time pitching Triple Crown winner "The Rocket" Roger Clemens.
Overall, 4 Toronto Blue Jays have been inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame: first baseman Paul Molitor, outfielder Dave Winfield, left fielder Rickey Henderson, and most recently pitcher Phil Niekro.
In 2008, the Toronto Blue Jays finished 4th in the division, posting 86 wins and 76 losses. Get your Toronto Blue Jays tickets right away and see if they can take the top spot this year.