MLB Coverage

Toronto Blue Jays

Canada's Team

From the glory days of Carter and Alomar to the modern era of Guerrero Jr. and Bichette. We cover the Blue Jays with the passion and perspective of lifelong fans who remember both the championships and the decades of darkness.

Blue Jays Coverage

The Toronto Blue Jays are Canada's only MLB team, and they carry the hopes of an entire nation. Since entering the league in 1977, they've given us two World Series championships (1992, 1993), a generation of superstars, and enough heartbreak to fill a stadium.

Sports and the City has covered the Blue Jays since 2008, through the dark years of the late 2000s, the electrifying 2015-2016 playoff runs, and everything since. We bring you analysis that goes beyond box scores, player profiles that capture the human element, and honest opinion even when it's unpopular.

What Makes Our Coverage Different

  • Long-term perspective: We remember the JP Ricciardi years, the Vernon Wells contract, and why 2015 felt like a miracle
  • Honest assessment: We celebrate wins without ignoring problems. We criticize when necessary.
  • Canadian angle: The Blue Jays aren't just another team—they represent an entire country
  • Fan perspective: Written by fans, for fans. No corporate PR.

Blue Jays History

Understanding the present requires knowing the past. The Blue Jays' history includes championship glory, expansion struggles, and everything in between.

The Championship Era (1992-1993)

Back-to-back World Series titles. Joe Carter's walk-off. Pat Borders as MVP. These years defined what Blue Jays baseball could be, and they cast a long shadow over everything that followed. For over two decades, Toronto chased that high without success.

The Wilderness Years (1994-2014)

Twenty-two years without a playoff appearance. The Vernon Wells era. The Travis Snider hype. The JP Ricciardi failures. The 2013 offseason that was supposed to change everything but didn't. This was the era when being a Blue Jays fan meant suffering.

The Revival (2015-2016)

Everything changed in 2015. David Price. Troy Tulowitzki. The bat flip. Two consecutive ALCS appearances. For a brief, glorious moment, the Blue Jays were relevant again, and Rogers Centre rocked like it hadn't since 1993.

The Current Era

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Bo Bichette. A core built to compete. The Blue Jays enter 2026 with expectations higher than they've been in years. Whether they can deliver remains to be seen.

Player Profiles

Alex Anthopoulos

The GM who built the 2015 team and later won a World Series with Atlanta.

Jose Bautista

The bat flip. 54 home runs. The face of Blue Jays baseball for a generation.

Travis Snider

The prospect who was supposed to save the franchise. It didn't work out.

Blue Jays FAQ

The Toronto Blue Jays won back-to-back World Series championships in 1992 and 1993. The 1993 championship is particularly memorable for Joe Carter's walk-off home run against Philadelphia. They haven't won since.

The Blue Jays went 22 years between playoff appearances, from 1993 to 2015. This remains one of the longest playoff droughts in MLB history for a team in a major market.

In Game 5 of the 2015 ALDS against Texas, Jose Bautista hit a go-ahead three-run home run in the seventh inning following a chaotic sequence involving a dropped third strike. His emphatic bat flip became one of the most iconic moments in baseball history and a symbol of Toronto's return to relevance.

Alex Anthopoulos served as Blue Jays GM from 2009-2015. He orchestrated major trades and signings, including the 2012 Marlins trade, and built the 2015 playoff team. He left Toronto after that season and later won the 2021 World Series as GM of the Atlanta Braves.

Despite having talented rosters, the Blue Jays have a history of October disappointment. The 2015 and 2016 teams lost in the ALCS. More recent playoff appearances have ended in Wild Card or Division Series losses. Whether this constitutes "choking" or just bad luck is debated among fans.

Travis Snider was a Blue Jays prospect who debuted in 2008 amid enormous hype. He was expected to be a cornerstone of the franchise but struggled with consistency and was eventually traded to Pittsburgh in 2012. His career serves as a cautionary tale about prospect expectations.

Yes, the Toronto Blue Jays are the only MLB team in Canada (the Montreal Expos relocated to Washington in 2005). They draw fans from across the country and their games are broadcast nationally. Rogers Centre regularly fills with fans wearing provincial jerseys from coast to coast.

The 2012-2013 offseason saw the Blue Jays acquire Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, Josh Johnson, and R.A. Dickey. Expectations were sky-high, but the team underperformed dramatically, finishing 74-88. Injuries, regression, and bad luck combined for a disastrous season.