2000 Toronto Blue Jays season
2000 Toronto Blue Jays | ||
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Division | East Division | |
Ballpark | SkyDome | |
City | Toronto | |
Record | 83–79 (.512) | |
Owners | Rogers Communications, Interbrew | |
Managers | Jim Fregosi | |
Television | CBC Television (Brian Williams, Rich Waltz, John Cerutti) The Sports Network (Dan Shulman, Buck Martinez) CTV Sportsnet (Rod Black, Joe Carter) | |
Radio | CHUM (AM) (Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek, Gary Matthews) | |
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The 2000 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's 24th season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing third in the American League East with a record of 83 wins and 79 losses. It was the team's first season with new mascots Ace and Diamond.
Offseason
- November 8, 1999: Raúl Mondesí was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers with Pedro Borbón to the Toronto Blue Jays for Shawn Green and Jorge Nunez (minors).[1]
- November 11, 1999: Paul Spoljaric was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays with Pat Hentgen to the St. Louis Cardinals for Alberto Castillo, Matt DeWitt, and Lance Painter.[2]
December 13, 1999: DeWayne Wise was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1999 rule 5 draft.[3]
Regular season
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 87 | 74 | .540 | — | 44–36 | 43–38 |
Boston Red Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 2½ | 42–39 | 43–38 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 83 | 79 | .512 | 4½ | 45–36 | 38–43 |
Baltimore Orioles | 74 | 88 | .457 | 13½ | 44–37 | 30–51 |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 69 | 92 | .429 | 18 | 36–44 | 33–48 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL | ||
Anaheim | — | 7–5 | 5–4 | 4–6 | 3–6 | 5–5 | 6–6 | 7–3 | 5–5 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 12–6 | ||
Baltimore | 5–7 | — | 5–7 | 4–6 | 5–4 | 6–4 | 3–7 | 6–3 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 3–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 7–11 | ||
Boston | 4–5 | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–6 | 8–2 | 6–7 | 5–5 | 5–5 | 6–6 | 7–3 | 4–8 | 9–9 | ||
Chicago | 6–4 | 6–4 | 5–7 | — | 8–5 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 6–3 | 7–5 | 6–4 | 5–5 | 5–5 | 12–6 | ||
Cleveland | 6–3 | 4–5 | 6–6 | 5–8 | — | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 5–5 | 6–6 | 7–2 | 8–2 | 6–4 | 8–4 | 13–5 | ||
Detroit | 5–5 | 4–6 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 7–6 | — | 5–7 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 6–4 | 7–2 | 4–5 | 5–5 | 3–9 | 10–8 | ||
Kansas City | 6–6 | 7–3 | 6–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 2–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5–5 | 3–7 | 4–6 | 8–10 | ||
Minnesota | 3–7 | 3–6 | 2–8 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | — | 5–5 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 4–6 | 8–4 | 5–4 | 7–11 | ||
New York | 5–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 5–5 | 4–8 | 8–2 | 5–5 | — | 6–3 | 4–6 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 5–7 | 11–6 | ||
Oakland | 8–5 | 8–4 | 5–5 | 3–6 | 6–6 | 4–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 3–6 | — | 9–4 | 7–2 | 5–7 | 7–3 | 11–7 | ||
Seattle | 8–5 | 7–3 | 5–5 | 5–7 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 6–4 | 4–9 | — | 9–3 | 7–5 | 8–2 | 11–7 | ||
Tampa Bay | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 4–6 | 2–8 | 5–4 | 5–5 | 6–4 | 6–6 | 2–7 | 3–9 | — | 5–7 | 5–7 | 9–9 | ||
Texas | 5–7 | 6–6 | 3–7 | 5–5 | 4–6 | 5–5 | 7–3 | 4–8 | 2–10 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 7–5 | — | 4–6 | 7–11 | ||
Toronto | 7–5 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 5–5 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 6–4 | 4–5 | 7–5 | 3–7 | 2–8 | 7–5 | 6–4 | — | 9–9 |
Notable transactions
July 19, 2000: Esteban Loaiza was traded by the Texas Rangers to the Toronto Blue Jays for Darwin Cubillán and Michael Young.[4]
- July 26, 2000: Rob Ducey was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named later. [5]
2000 Draft picks
Source [6]
The 2002 MLB draft was held in June 2001.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College/School | Nationality |
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1 | 18 | Miguel Negron | OF | Manuela Toro High School (Caguas, PR) | |
1s | 33 | Dustin McGowan | RHP | Long County High School | |
2 | 45 | Peter Bauer | RHP | University of South Carolina | |
2 | 58 | Dominic Rich | 2B | Auburn University | |
3 | 88 | Morrin Davis | OF | Hillsborough High School | |
4 | 118 | Raul Tablado | SS | Miami Southridge High School | |
5 | 148 | Mike Smith | RHP | University of Richmond | |
6 | 178 | Rich Thompson | OF | James Madison University | |
7 | 208 | Aaron Sisk | 3B | University of New Mexico | |
8 | 238 | David Abbott | RHP | University of Arizona | |
9 | 268 | Nom Siriveaw | 3B | Oklahoma State University | |
10 | 298 | Jerrod Payne | RHP | University of North Florida |
Roster
Game log
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; R = Runs; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; TB = Total Bases
Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | TB |
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C | Darrin Fletcher | 122 | 416 | 43 | 133 | 20 | 58 | .320 | 214 |
1B | Carlos Delgado | 162 | 569 | 115 | 196 | 41 | 137 | .344 | 378 |
2B | Homer Bush | 76 | 297 | 38 | 64 | 1 | 18 | .215 | 75 |
SS | Alex Gonzalez | 141 | 527 | 68 | 133 | 15 | 69 | .252 | 213 |
3B | Tony Batista | 154 | 620 | 96 | 163 | 41 | 114 | .263 | 322 |
LF | Shannon Stewart | 136 | 583 | 107 | 186 | 21 | 69 | .319 | 302 |
CF | Jose Cruz | 162 | 603 | 91 | 146 | 31 | 76 | .242 | 281 |
RF | Raúl Mondesí | 96 | 388 | 78 | 105 | 24 | 67 | .271 | 203 |
DH | Brad Fullmer | 133 | 482 | 76 | 142 | 32 | 104 | .295 | 269 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | TB |
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Craig Grebeck | 66 | 241 | 38 | 71 | 3 | 23 | .295 | 99 |
Marty Cordova | 62 | 200 | 23 | 49 | 4 | 18 | .245 | 68 |
Alberto Castillo | 66 | 185 | 14 | 39 | 1 | 16 | .211 | 49 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Award winners
- Carlos Delgado, Hank Aaron Award
- Carlos Delgado, Silver Slugger Award
- Carlos Delgado, The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
- David Wells, P, Starter
- Carlos Delgado, 1B, Reserve
- Tony Batista, 3B, Reserve[8]
Farm system
References
- ^ Raúl Mondesí Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Paul Spoljaric Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wisede01.shtml
- ^ Esteban Loaiza Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Rob Ducey: Career Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
- ^ "Feature: 2000 Free Agent Draft Pick Compensation". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
- ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/2000.shtml
- ^ Blue Jays All-Stars | bluejays.com: History
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
External links
- 2000 Toronto Blue Jays at Baseball Reference
- 2000 Toronto Blue Jays at Baseball Almanac