Basic facts
- American League East division
- Currently only team in MLB outside the U.S.
- Established 1977
- Home stadium: Rogers Centre
- Has never undergone a relocation to another city
- Often finished in last place during its early history
- One of only two teams to be under corporate ownership (Roger Communications)
- Atlanta Braves is the other such team, owned by Liberty Media
History
- Debut game: April 7, 1977
- Defeated Chicago White Sox 9-5
- Roster stocked with prospects instead of veterans
- Lost 107 and 102 games, respectively, during their first two seasons
- First winning season: 1983
- Key players from the early 80s:
- Starters: Dave Stieb, Jim Clancy
- Defensive: Damaso Garcia, Alfredo Griffin
- Hitters: Lloyd Moseby, Willie Upshaw, Jesse Barfield
- Manager: Bobby Cox
- 1984: second in division
- 1985: AL East Champions
- Non-pitchers: George Bell, Tony Fernandez
- Pitchers: Doyle Alexander (17 wins), Dave Stieb (14 wins), Jimmy Key (14 wins)
- Lost ALCS to Kansas City Royals
- Won three of the first four games before losing the rest
- Pitching staff wracked with injuries
- Heavy trading of players
- New manager Jimy Williams in place of Bobby Cox
- .308 average, 47 home runs, 134 RBI
- Jimy Williams fired after season starts with W-L of 12-24
- Clarence “Cito” Gaston takes over as manager; later with the Blue Jays, he becomes the first African American manager in Major League history to win a World Series title
- W-L for entire season: 89-73
- Won division title
2019 season
Performance
- Worse than during their previous season
- For the third consecutive season, they failed to qualify for the postseason
Players
- MLB debut: 29 July 2019
- Batting average: .311
- Recorded a double in nine straight games, setting new MLB record
Links
https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/toro.shtml