Dunedin Blue Jays









































































Dunedin Blue Jays
Founded in 1987
Dunedin, Florida









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Team logo Cap insignia
Class-level
Current Advanced-A (1990–present)
Previous Class A (1987–1989)
Minor league affiliations
League
Florida State League (1987–present)
Division North Division
Major league affiliations
Current
Toronto Blue Jays (1978–1979; 1987–present)
Minor league titles
League titles .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}
(1)

  • 2017*

*Co-champions
Division titles
(5)

  • 1999

  • 2000

  • 2003

  • 2006

  • 2017

First half titles
(8)

  • 1990

  • 2000

  • 2004

  • 2006

  • 2010

  • 2012

  • 2013

  • 2014

Second half titles
(6)

  • 1992

  • 1999

  • 2003

  • 2008

  • 2011

  • 2016

Team data
Nickname Dunedin Blue Jays (1978–1979; 1987–present)
Ballpark
Dunedin Stadium (1990–present)
Previous parks
Grant Field (1978–1979, 1987–1989)
Owner(s)/
Operator(s)
Toronto Blue Jays
Manager Casey Candaele
General Manager Mike Liberatore

The Dunedin Blue Jays are a minor league baseball team based in Dunedin, Florida. They play in the Florida State League, and are the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays Major League Baseball club. They play their home games at Dunedin Stadium, which opened in 1990 and seats 5,509 fans.


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 five division championships, in 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, and 2017. In 2017 they were named co-champions of the FSL.




Contents






  • 1 Team history


  • 2 Season-by-season


    • 2.1 Full season


    • 2.2 Split season


    • 2.3 All-time records




  • 3 Roster


  • 4 Players


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Team history


The original incarnation of the Dunedin Blue Jays was founded in 1978. They were established as the Class A affiliate of the new Toronto Blue Jays franchise. They played for two seasons in the Florida 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.[1]


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 its spring training in the city. In 1987, Toronto decided to establish a new Florida State League franchise in Dunedin. They originally played at Grant Field until 1990, when Dunedin 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 to Ontario laws concerning replacement workers.[2] 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 the St. 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 the Tampa Yankees two games to one. Dunedin shared the FSL championship with the Palm Beach Cardinals, as the impending threat from Hurricane Irma forced the cancelation of the championship series.[3]



Season-by-season


These statistics are current through the 2018 season.[4]



Full season


















































Year
League

Division
Regular season
Post-season
Finish

Wins

Losses

Win%

GB
1978
FSL
West
5th
59
83
.415
26

1979
FSL
West
3rd
68
69
.496
11

1987
FSL
West
2nd
76
64
.543
8



Split season








League champions

Finals appearance *

Division winner ^

Wild card berth ¤









































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Year
League

Division
Regular season
Post-season
1st half
2nd half
Finish

Wins

Losses

Win%

GB
Finish

Wins

Losses

Win%

GB
1988
FSL
West
5th
32
38
.457
3
4th
33
37
.471
8

1989
FSL
West
5th
33
37
.471
7
3rd
36
34
.514
6.5

1990
FSL
West
1st ^
53
14
.791

3rd
31
38
.449
9.5
Lost quarterfinals (Charlotte) 0–2
1991
FSL
West
5th
29
36
.446
13
3rd
30
36
.455
9.5

1992
FSL
West
4th
36
34
.514
14.5
1st ^
42
25
.627

Lost quarterfinals (Clearwater) 0–2
1993
FSL
West
5th
34
33
.507
9.5
4th
34
31
.523
9.5

1994
FSL
West
6th
33
35
.485
11.5
5th
32
33
.492
9.5

1995
FSL
West
4th
35
33
.515
5
8th
28
41
.406
16.5

1996
FSL
West
3rd
40
29
.580
3.5
8th
27
41
.397
16

1997
FSL
West
6th
32
38
.457
11
8th
25
44
.362
18.5

1998
FSL
West
2nd
43
27
.614
3.5
4th
39
31
.557
7.5

1999
FSL
West
2nd
45
24
.652
1
1st ^
41
27
.603

Won semifinals (Clearwater) 2–1
Lost finals (Kissimmee) 1–3 *
2000
FSL
West
1st ^
40
29
.580

2nd
44
25
.638
0.5
Won semifinals (Fort Myers) 2–0
Lost finals (Daytona) 0–3 *
2001
FSL
West
2nd
33
34
.493
1.5
2nd
38
30
.559
8

2002
FSL
West
5th
33
38
.465
9.5
4th
30
34
.469
13

2003
FSL
West
4th
38
32
.543
6
1st ^
40
30
.571

Won semifinals (Tampa) 2–1
Lost finals (St. Lucie) 1–3 *
2004
FSL
West
1st ^
41
29
.586

2nd
35
28
.556
2
Lost semifinals (Tampa) 0–2
2005
FSL
West
2nd
41
29
.586
5.5
2nd ¤
41
29
.586
1
Lost semifinals (Lakeland) 0–2
2006
FSL
West
1st ^
38
32
.543

6th
30
37
.448
10.5
Won semifinals (Fort Myers) 2–1
Lost finals (St. Lucie) 0–3 *
2007
FSL
West
4th
31
39
.443
12
3rd
41
29
.586
3

2008
FSL
West
2nd
37
33
.529
8.5
1st ^
48
20
.706

Lost semifinals (Fort Myers) 0–2
2009
FSL
North
3rd
33
34
.493
8.5
3rd
34
33
.507
13.5

2010
FSL
North
1st ^
41
29
.586

5th
31
38
.449
12
Lost semifinals (Tampa) 0–2
2011
FSL
North
3rd
39
31
.557
8
1st ^
40
30
.571

Lost semifinals (Lakeland) 0–2
2012
FSL
North
1st ^
42
25
.627

3rd
36
30
.545
1
Lost semifinals (Daytona) 1–2
2013
FSL
North
1st ^
37
29
.561

6th
26
39
.400
16.5
Lost semifinals (Daytona) 0–2
2014
FSL
North
1st ^
46
23
.667

5th
31
38
.449
10.5
Lost semifinals (Daytona) 0–2
2015
FSL
North
5th
32
38
.457
5
4th
29
38
.433
13

2016
FSL
North
5th
33
36
.478
9
1st ^
43
23
.652

Lost semifinals (Tampa) 1–2
2017
FSL
North
4th
34
35
.493
4.5
2nd ¤
38
31
.551
10
Won semifinals (Tampa) 2–1 †
Co-champions with Palm Beach Cardinals[a]
2018
FSL
North
5th
31
37
.456
7
3rd
38
31
.551
7



  • a The championship series was canceled due to the impending threat from Hurricane Irma.[3]


All-time records



























Statistic
Wins
Losses
Win %
Regular season record (1978–2018)
2,439
2,217
.524
Postseason record (1978–2017)
14
38
.269

All-time regular and postseason record

2,453

2,255

.521


Roster

















Dunedin Blue Jays roster


Players

Coaches/Other

Pitchers




  • 31 Bryan Baker


  • 45 Maverik Buffo


  • 18 Jonathan Cheshire


  • 20 Yennsy Diaz


  • 26 Jake Fishman


  • 19 Nick Hartman


  • -- Kelyn Jose


  • 27 Zach Logue


  • -- Justin Maese


  • 25 Patrick Murphy


  • 15 William Ouellette


  • -- Nate Pearson


  • 17 Andy Ravel


  •  5 Ty Tice




Catchers




  • 23 Riley Adams


  • -- Daniel Canellas


  • 44 Alberto Mineo


Infielders




  • 22 Kacy Clemens


  •  6 Yeltsin Gudino


  • 35 Nash Knight


  • -- Luis Silva


  •  4 Kevin Smith


  • 30 Chad Spanberger


  •  2 Logan Warmoth


Outfielders




  • 33 Brock Lundquist


  •  3 Rodrigo Orozco






Manager



  • 11 Casey Candaele

Coaches




  • 28 Michel Abreu (position)


  •  8 Donnie Murphy (hitting)


  • 12 Mark Riggins (pitching)




Injury icon 2.svg 7-day disabled list
* On Toronto Blue Jays 40-man roster
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporary inactive list
Roster updated November 7, 2018

Transactions
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Players


Dunedin Blue Jays players who have made it to Toronto:





Shawn Green





Aaron Hill





Kevin Pillar




  • Jeremy Accardo

  • Russ Adams

  • J. P. Arencibia

  • Derek Bell

  • Pat Borders

  • Dave Bush


  • Chris Carpenter, 3-time All-Star


  • Brett Cecil, All-Star 2013

  • Gustavo Chacín


  • Carlos Delgado, 2-time All-Star

  • Kelvim Escobar


  • Shawn Green, 2-time All-Star

  • Gabe Gross


  • Juan Guzmán All-Star 1992


  • Roy Halladay, 8-time All-Star


  • Pat Hentgen, 3-time All-Star


  • Aaron Hill All-Star 2009

  • Orlando Hudson

  • Casey Janssen

  • Reed Johnson


  • Jeff Kent, 5-time All-Star

  • Billy Koch


  • Brandon League All-Star 2011

  • Adam Lind

  • Jesse Litsch

  • Shaun Marcum

  • Dustin McGowan

  • Lloyd Moseby

  • Josh Phelps

  • Kevin Pillar

  • David Purcey


  • Alex Ríos, 2-time All-Star


  • Ricky Romero All Star 2011

  • Travis Snider


  • Ed Sprague All-Star 1999

  • Shannon Stewart


  • Dave Stieb, 7-time All-Star

  • Mike Timlin

  • Dave Weathers


  • Vernon Wells, 3-time All-Star




References





  1. ^ The Evening Independent - Google News Archive Search


  2. ^ https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/22723149.html?dids=22723149:22723149&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+18%2C+1995&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=BASEBALL+Here+They+Come%2C+the+Dunedin+Blue+Jays&pqatl=google


  3. ^ ab "Dunedin Blue Jays named High-A co-champs". TSN.ca. September 6, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  4. ^ Florida State League 2016 Media Guide & Record Book. Florida State League. 2016. pp. 67–81. |access-date= requires |url= (help)




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