Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team that plays in the American League (AL) East division of Major League Baseball (MLB). The team plays its home games at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Rogers Centre has a retractable dome roof.
The Blue Jays began play in MLB as AL expansion team in 1977. The team did not achieve a winning record until the 1983 season. The Jays won the AL East for the first time in 1985. That team, which lost in the playoffs, was led by pitchers Jimmy Key and Dave Stieb and the talented outfielders Jesse Barfield, George Bell, and Lloyd Moseby. The Blue Jays played their home games at Exhibition Stadium until 1989, when the team moved into the Rogers Centre (then called the SkyDome) near the Toronto waterfront.
In 1992, the Jays advanced to the World Series for the first time and defeated the Atlanta Braves 4 games to 2. The Jays repeated as World Series champions in 1993, this time over the Philadelphia Phillies. Stars of those Toronto teams included Hall of Fame second baseman Roberto Alomar, outfielders Joe Carter and Devon White, relief pitcher Tom Henke, and first baseman John Olerud. After winning the 1993 title, Toronto did not return to the playoffs again until 2015. Recent Blue Jays stars have included outfielder José Bautista, third baseman Josh Donaldson, and pitcher Marcus Stroman.
Since the Montreal Expos moved to Washington, D.C., to become the Nationals after the 2004 season, the Blue Jays have been the only MLB team in Canada. For the World Series results of the Toronto Blue Jays, see Baseball (table: The World Series).
