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ok guys here i will try to put a fast fact about the Blue Jays, everyday. if you have a fact then just post it here, but please dont post two facts per day
here on for the day
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The Toronto Blue Jays, on August 9, 1999, set a team record for hits during a game with twenty-five (25) versus the Texas Rangers.
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On July 20, 1984, the Toronto Blue Jays set a team record for runs scored during an inning with eleven (11) in the ninth inning versus the Seattle Mariners.
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Did you know that on April 9, 1993, the Toronto Blue Jays set a team record for largest attendance during an Opening Day game with 50,533 fans?
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The Blue Jays are the only team outside the United States to win the World Series.

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They also won the 1993 World Series on Canadian soil, the first time ever the World Series was won outside of the United States.

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Toronto is the first American League team in Canada.

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There were rumours the Blue Jays were going to change their name to the Jays after Labatt's sold off their interest in the team (Labatt's most famous beer is Labatt's Blue). The change never happened.

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.................even was talk about just calling them the Blues and dropping the "Jays" from Blue Jays.

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Notable Blue Jays Artifacts at the Hall of Fame

a 3' x 3' piece of turf from the Skydome.

cap worn by Tony Batista on March 31, 2001 when he hit a home run in a major league game played in Puerto Rico.

revolutionary catchers mask worn by Charlie O'Brien during the 1996 and 1997 seasons, the design of which was based on hockey goalie masks.

cap and ball from Roger Clemens' 20th win of the season, in which he passed Cy Young on the all-time strikeout list, August 22, 1997.

ball from Clemens' 200th career win, against the New York Yankees on May 21, 1997.
cap and bat from Joe Carter's World Series-winning home run against the Phillies, October 23, 1993.

ball from Dave Stieb's no-hitter, September 2, 1990.

program and tickets from first game played in Toronto, April 7, 1977.

bat used by Cliff Johnson to set a major league record for most career pinch-hit home runs (19).

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Toronto hosted its first major league game on April 7, 1977, as the Blue Jays defeated the Chicago White Sox 9-5. Doug Ault hit two homers for the Blue Jays and Alvis Woods became the 11th man to hit a pinch-homer in his first career at-bat.