2016 Toronto Blue Jays season

2016 Toronto Blue Jays
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1977)
East Division (since 1977)
Location
Rogers Centre (since 1989)
Toronto, Ontario (since 1977)
Other information
Owner(s)	Rogers, CEO Mark Shapiro
General manager(s)	Ross Atkins
Manager(s)	John Gibbons
Local television	Sportsnet Sportsnet One (Buck Martinez, Pat Tabler, Dan Shulman)
Local radio	Blue Jays Radio Network Sportsnet 590 the FAN (Jerry Howarth, Joe Siddall, Mike Wilner, Duane Ward)
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The 2016 Toronto Blue Jays season is the 40th season of the franchise in the American League East division of Major League Baseball, and the 27th full season of play (28th overall) at Rogers Centre.

Off–season

General manager Alex Anthopoulos rejected a five-year contract extension on October 29, 2015,^[1] and team president Paul Beeston retired on October 31.^[2] New Blue Jays president and CEO Mark Shapiro, who assumed the roles on November 2, 2015,^[3] announced that Tony LaCava was assigned as the interim general manager^[4] and that John Gibbons would remain as the manager.^[4] On November 6, 2015, a $15.8 million qualifying offer was extended to Marco Estrada.^[5] David Price was not eligible for a qualifying offer, as he was acquired mid-season.^[5] Estrada signed a two-year, $26 million contract on November 13.^[6]

On November 20, the Blue Jays signed Humberto Quintero to a minor league contract,^[7] and acquired Jesse Chavez from the Oakland Athletics for Liam Hendriks.^[8] 3 days later, the team signed Casey Kotchman, Jiovanni Mier, and David Adams to minor league contracts that included invitations to spring training.^[9] On November 24, Scott Diamond was signed to a minor league contract and invited to spring training.^[10] J. A. Happ, who was traded by the Blue Jays to the Seattle Mariners for Michael Saunders before the 2015 season, was signed to a three-year, $36 million contract on November 27.^[11] David Price agreed to a seven-year, $217 million contract with the Boston Red Sox on December 1.^[12] Justin Smoak, who was eligible for salary arbitration, was signed to a one-year, $3.9 million contract on December 2.^[13] Third baseman Josh Donaldson, outfielders Ben Revere and Michael Saunders, and pitchers Jesse Chavez, Drew Hutchison, Steve Delabar, Brett Cecil, and Aaron Loup were also tendered contracts.^[14] Catcher Josh Thole was not tendered a contract by the December 2 deadline, and became a free agent.^[14] On December 3, Ross Atkins was named the new general manager replacing LaCava.^[15] Thole signed a one-year, $800,000 contract with the Blue Jays on December 4.^[16]

Mark Lowe signed a two-year contract with the Detroit Tigers on December 8, for $11 million.^[17] In the Rule 5 draft on December 10, the Blue Jays selected pitcher Joe Biagini from the San Francisco Giants organization.^[18] Darwin Barney officially re-signed with the team on December 11.^[19] Wade LeBlanc was signed to a minor league contract on December 17.^[20] On December 18, Junior Lake was claimed off waivers,^[21] and signed Scott Copeland, Roberto Hernández, Pat McCoy, and Brad Penny to minor league contracts with invitations to spring training.^[22] Brandon Bixler and Gabe Noyalis were signed to minor-league contracts on December 29.^[23] On January 5, 2016, Arnold León was acquired from the Oakland Athletics for cash or a player to be named later.^[24] Three days later, outfielder Ben Revere and a player to be named later were traded to the Washington Nationals for reliever Drew Storen.^[25]

On January 12, pitchers Brett Cecil, Jesse Chavez, Steve Delabar, Drew Hutchison, Aaron Loup, and Drew Storen filed for salary arbitration, along with position players Josh Donaldson and Michael Saunders.^[26] Cecil, Delabar, Loup, Hutchison, and Storen agreed to a one-year contracts worth $3.8 million, $835,000, $1.05 million, $2.2 million, and $8.375 million respectively on January 15. Saunders agreed to a $2.9 million contract. Chavez and Donaldson did not come to an agreement before the deadline. Chavez had requested $4 million, while the Blue Jays offered $3.6 million. Donaldson filed for $11.8 million, and the Blue Jays offered $11.35 million.^[27] On January 18, Daniel Schlereth was signed to a minor league contract.^[28] Maicer Izturis, who was under contract with the Blue Jays for the 2015 season but did not play for the team due to various injuries, was signed to a minor league contract on January 29.^[29] On February 2, outfielder Darrell Ceciliani was acquired from the New York Mets for a player to be named later.^[30] David Aardsma was added to the list of non-roster invitees on February 5.^[31]

On February 6, it was announced that Chavez had won his arbitration case, and will receive a $4 million salary for the season.^[32] In addition, Gavin Floyd signed a one-year, $1 million contract with the Blue Jays, and Chad Jenkins was designated for assignment.^[33] On February 10, Donaldson avoided arbitration by signing a two-year, $28.65 million extension that will pay him $11.65 million in 2016, and $17 million in 2017.^[34] Colt Hynes, who spent most of the 2015 season with the Buffalo Bisons, was signed to a minor league contract on February 12.^[35] Three days before pitchers and catchers were scheduled to report to Dunedin, catcher Tony Sanchez was signed to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.^[36] Outfielder Domonic Brown and reliever Rafael Soriano were also added to the organization, each receiving a minor league contract and an invitation to spring training in late February.^[37][38]

Trades

Date	Team in transaction	Player(s) acquired	Player(s) departed	Ref.
November 20, 2015	Oakland Athletics	Jesse Chavez	Liam Hendriks	[39]
January 5, 2016	Oakland Athletics	Arnold León	Cash considerations or a player to be named later	[24]
January 8, 2016	Washington Nationals	Drew Storen	Ben Revere Player to be named later	[25]
February 2, 2016	New York Mets	Darrell Ceciliani	Player to be named later	[30]

Free agency

In

Date	Player	Former team	Details	Ref.
November 9, 2015	Bobby Korecky	N/A	Minor league contract	[40]
November 13, 2015	Marco Estrada	N/A	Two-year, $26 million contract	[6]
November 20, 2015	Humberto Quintero	Boston Red Sox	Minor league contract with an invitation to spring training	[41]
November 23, 2015	Casey Kotchman	Kansas City Royals	Minor league contract with an invitation to spring training	[9]
November 23, 2015	Jiovanni Mier	Houston Astros	Minor league contract with an invitation to spring training	[9]
November 23, 2015	David Adams	Miami Marlins	Minor league contract with an invitation to spring training	[9]
November 24, 2015	Scott Diamond	Tampa Bay Rays	Minor league contract with an invitation to spring training	[10]
November 27, 2015	J. A. Happ	Pittsburgh Pirates	Three-year, $36 million contract	[11]
December 4, 2015	Josh Thole	N/A	One-year, $800,000 contract	[16]
December 11, 2015	Darwin Barney	N/A	One-year, $1.05 million contract	[19]
December 17, 2015	Wade LeBlanc	Saitama Seibu Lions	Minor league contract with an invitation to spring training	[20]
December 18, 2015	Scott Copeland	N/A	Minor league contract with an invitation to spring training	[22]
December 18, 2015	Roberto Hernández	Houston Astros	Minor league contract with an invitation to spring training	[22]
December 18, 2015	Pat McCoy	Baltimore Orioles	Minor league contract with an invitation to spring training	[22]
December 18, 2015	Brad Penny	Chicago White Sox	Minor league contract with an invitation to spring training	[22]
December 29, 2015	Brandon Bixler	Minnesota Twins	Minor league contract	[23]
December 29, 2015	Gabe Noyalis	Did not play in 2015	Minor league contract	[23]
January 18, 2016	Daniel Schlereth	Chicago Cubs	Minor league contract	[28]
January 29, 2016	Maicer Izturis	N/A	Minor league contract with an invitation to spring training	[29]
February 5, 2016	David Aardsma	Atlanta Braves	Minor league contract with an invitation to spring training	[31]
February 6, 2016	Gavin Floyd	Cleveland Indians	One-year, $1 million contract	[33]
February 8, 2016	Colt Hynes	N/A	Minor league contract	[35]
February 19, 2016	Tony Sanchez	Pittsburgh Pirates	Minor league contract with an invitation to spring training	[36]
February 25, 2016	Domonic Brown	Philadelphia Phillies	Minor league contract with an invitation to spring training	[37]
February 28, 2016	Rafael Soriano	Chicago Cubs	Minor league contract with an invitation to spring training	[38]

Out

Date	Player	New team	Details	Ref.
November 18, 2015	Cliff Pennington	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Two-year, $4 million contract	[42]
November 23, 2015	Steve Tolleson	Baltimore Orioles	Minor league contract with an invitation to spring training	[43]
December 1, 2015	David Price	Boston Red Sox	Seven-year, $217 million contract	[12]
December 4, 2015	Dioner Navarro	Chicago White Sox	One-year, $4 million contract	[44]
December 8, 2015	Mark Lowe	Detroit Tigers	Two-year, $11 million contract	[17]
January 8, 2016	Jonathan Diaz	New York Yankees	Minor league contract	[45]
January 21, 2016	Munenori Kawasaki	Chicago Cubs	Minor league contract with an invitation to spring training	[46]

Waivers

In

Date	Player	Former team	Ref.
December 18, 2015	Junior Lake	Baltimore Orioles	[21]

Spring training

José Bautista in February 2016. Bautista made his contract demands known early in spring training, and stated he would not negotiate a "hometown discount".

Shortly after pitchers and catchers reported to Dunedin for the start of spring training on February 22, José Bautista addressed the media regarding his contract situation. Bautista, in the final year of a five-year, $65 million contract, stated that he had told the Blue Jays the length of contract he was seeking as well as the compensation of said contract, and that he would not negotiate or agree to a "hometown discount".^[47] The following day, TSN's Rick Westhead reported that Bautista had requested a five-year, $150 million contract.^[48] The report was later refuted by Bautista.^[49] While Bautista's contract situation was unfolding, the Blue Jays, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and Cincinnati Reds were reported to be in agreement on a trade that would have sent Michael Saunders to the Angels, Jay Bruce to the Blue Jays, and unnamed prospects from the Angels and Blue Jays to the Reds. Hours after the trade was made public, reports surfaced that the deal was on hold due to issues with an unknown player's physical.^[50]

Aaron Sanchez earned the fifth starter role in spring training

On March 4, Maicer Izturis unexpectedly announced his retirement, stating "I put my heart, my soul and my body into it this year to see how I was going to feel, but my body couldn't handle it anymore. So I decided this is the last time I'm going to be playing baseball.".^[51] He had appeared in one game for the Blue Jays to that point, going hitless in two at-bats.^[52] On March 18, Brad Penny, who had joined the Blue Jays on a minor league contract, announced his retirement.^[53] Two days later, Rafael Soriano announced his retirement as well.^[54] Soriano signed a minor league contract with the Blue Jays in late February, but did not appear in any spring training games due to unspecified visa issues.^[55]

On March 23, Marcus Stroman was named the Opening Day starter for the Blue Jays.^[56] The competition for fifth starter ended on March 28, when John Gibbons announced that Aaron Sanchez had earned the final rotation spot.^[57] Steve Delabar, who had been an All-Star for the Blue Jays in 2013, was released on March 29 along with Randy Choate.^[58] The final roles left to be determined were the fourth outfielder, closer, and remainder of the bullpen pitchers. On March 30, John Gibbons announced that Ezequiel Carrera would be the fourth outfielder, Roberto Osuna would begin the season in the closer's role, and Arnold León, Joe Biagini, and Ryan Tepera would round out the bullpen positions. Gibbons also announced that Marco Estrada and Aaron Loup would open the season on the disabled list.^[59] To close spring training, the Blue Jays returned to Montreal's Olympic Stadium for a two-game series against the Red Sox.

Standings

American League East

AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Boston Red Sox	17	11	0.607	—	8–7	9–4
Baltimore Orioles	16	11	0.593	½	11–4	5–7
Toronto Blue Jays	15	15	0.500	3	8–8	7–7
Tampa Bay Rays	12	14	0.462	4	9–9	3–5
New York Yankees	9	17	0.346	7	5–7	4–10

American League Wild Card

Division Leaders	W	L	Pct.
Chicago White Sox	19	10	0.655
Boston Red Sox	17	11	0.607
Seattle Mariners	17	11	0.607

Wild Card teams (Top 2 qualify for 1-game playoff)	W	L	Pct.	GB
Baltimore Orioles	16	11	0.593	+2
Cleveland Indians	13	12	0.520	—
Detroit Tigers	14	13	0.519	—
Kansas City Royals	14	13	0.519	—
Texas Rangers	15	14	0.517	—
Toronto Blue Jays	15	15	0.500	½
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	13	15	0.464	1½
Tampa Bay Rays	12	14	0.462	1½
Oakland Athletics	13	16	0.448	2
New York Yankees	9	17	0.346	4½
Houston Astros	10	19	0.345	5
Minnesota Twins	8	20	0.286	6½

Records vs opponents

Record Games Left Opponent Home Road Total Home Road Total AL East Baltimore Orioles – 1–2 1–2 10 6 16 Boston Red Sox 1–2 2–2 3–4 6 6 12 New York Yankees 2–1 – 2–1 7 9 16 Tampa Bay Rays – 4–3 4–3 9 3 12 Totals 3–3 7–7 10–10 32 24 56 AL Central Chicago White Sox 0–3 – 0–3 – 3 3 Cleveland Indians – – – 4 3 7 Detroit Tigers – – – 4 3 7 Kansas City Royals – – – 3 3 6 Minnesota Twins – – – 3 4 7 Totals 0–3 – 0–3 14 16 30 AL West Houston Astros – – – 3 4 7 Los Angeles Angels – – – 3 4 7 Oakland Athletics 2–1 – 2–1 – 3 3 Seattle Mariners – – – 3 3 6 Texas Rangers 3–1 – 3–1 – 3 3 Totals 5–2 – 5–2 9 17 26 National League Arizona Diamondbacks – – – 2 2 4 Colorado Rockies – – – – 3 3 Los Angeles Dodgers – – – 3 – 3 Philadelphia Phillies – – – 2 2 4 San Diego Padres – – – 3 – 3 San Francisco Giants – – – – 3 3 Totals – – – 10 10 20 Grand Totals 8–8 7–7 15–15 65 67 132

Month Games Won Lost Pct. April 25 11 14 .440 May 5 4 1 .800 June – – – – July – – – – August – – – – September – – – – October – – – – Totals 30 15 15 .500

Regular season

Opening Day

Opening Day starters
Position	Name
Catcher	Russell Martin
First baseman	Chris Colabello
Second baseman	Ryan Goins
Shortstop	Troy Tulowitzki
Third baseman	Josh Donaldson
Left fielder	Michael Saunders
Center fielder	Kevin Pillar
Right fielder	José Bautista
Designated hitter	Edwin Encarnación
Pitcher	Marcus Stroman

April

Josh Donaldson ended April tied for the American League lead in home runs, with 8.

The Blue Jays opened the 2016 season in Tampa Bay for a four-game series against the Rays. Marcus Stroman pitched into the ninth on Opening Day, and held the Rays to three runs in a 5–3 victory, closed out by Roberto Osuna.^[60] Osuna would earn the save in the second game of the series as well, finishing another 5–3 win over Tampa Bay. Jesse Chavez and Drew Storen made their debuts for the Blue Jays, each pitching one inning in the win.^[61] Brett Cecil also pitched a scoreless inning in the game, his 38th consecutive game played without allowing an earned run, which tied the MLB record set by Craig Kimbrel in 2011.^[62] Cecil's streak would end the following night, as he yielded a two-run home run to Logan Forsythe to give the Rays a 3–2 lead that they would not relinquish. In the ninth inning, the Blue Jays loaded the bases with one out for Edwin Encarnación, who hit a ground ball to Evan Longoria, who threw to Forsythe at second to begin a double play. José Bautista slid into second and Forsythe threw wide of first, allowing two runs to score and giving the Blue Jays a 4–3 lead, however Rays manager Kevin Cash challenged that Bautista had violated the league's new "Chase Utley Rule" with his slide, by attempting to break-up the double play. After a short review, the umpires reversed their decision, and called both Bautista and Encarnación out, ending the game.^[63] Tampa Bay would split the series in the finale, defeating the Blue Jays 5–3. Reigning American League MVP Josh Donaldson left mid-game after injuring his right calf.^[64]

After an off-day, the Blue Jays began a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox, with Marcus Stroman taking the mound in the home opener. The Blue Jays led the game 7–2 following Josh Donaldson's second-career grand slam in the fourth inning, but in the sixth Brock Holt hit a grand slam for the Red Sox, and the Blue Jays bullpen would blow their third lead in as many games to take the loss, 8–7.^[65] In the second game, R.A. Dickey would yield seven runs in an 8–4 loss, while Jose Bautista hit two home runs to record his 29th career multi-home run game.^[66] Marco Estrada, who began the season on the disabled list with a back injury, made the start in the final game of the series looking to avoid a sweep. Estrada would pitch seven shutout innings in his season debut, earning the win over the Red Sox, 3–0.^[67] The Blue Jays then battled the New York Yankees for the first time in 2016. The first game of the series went to the Yankees, who took advantage of Brett Cecil's early season struggles to win 3–2.^[68] J. A. Happ would earn the win the following night, 7–2, holding the opposition to fewer than two runs for the 11th time in his last 12 games. José Bautista also recorded his 800th career RBI in the game.^[69] Toronto would also take the rubber match, 4–2, led by 8 strong innings and 17 groundball outs from Marcus Stroman.^[70]

After travelling to Boston, the Blue Jays took on the Red Sox at Fenway Park. Edwin Encarnación hit his first 2 home runs of the season but the Red Sox would prevail, taking the opener 5–3.^[71] David Price made the start in the second game of the series, his first start against the Blue Jays since signing with Boston in the offseason. He would hold the Jays to two runs over seven innings and earn the win, 4–2.^[72] Aaron Sanchez recorded his third consecutive quality start of the season by holding the Sox to two hits and one run over seven innings in the third game of the series, and took a no-hitter into the fifth inning. The Blue Jays would win the game, 5–3.^[73] The final game of the series, played on Patriots' Day, saw the Blue Jays hang on to win, 4–3. Drew Storen recorded his first save with Toronto, as Roberto Osuna was unavailable for the game.^[74] Nearing the end of 17 consecutive games against AL East opponents to open the season, the Blue Jays travelled to Baltimore to play the first-place Orioles. The first game of the series saw Marcus Stroman earn his third win of the season, as Toronto gave the Orioles their first loss at home in 2016.^[75] The second game of the series went into extra innings tied 3–3. Rookie Joe Biagini loaded the bases in the tenth inning, and allowed the Orioles to score the winning run on a wild pitch.^[76] In the rubber match, the Orioles would beat the Blue Jays 3–2, after Toronto was unable to score after plating two runs in the first inning.^[77]

Returning home with an 8–9 record, the Blue Jays would battle the Oakland Athletics, who entered the series undefeated on the road in 2016. Hours prior to the game, MLB announced that Chris Colabello had been suspended for 80 games, after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs in March.^[78] Aaron Sanchez struggled through the worst start of his young career, allowing six earned runs in 4¹⁄₃ innings pitched, as the Blue Jays lost 8–5.^[79] The Blue Jays offence, which lead all of MLB in 2015, appeared to get back on track in the second game, as Troy Tulowitzki recorded his 12th career multi-home run game and Josh Donaldson also homered and drove in 4 runs in a 9–3 victory.^[80] In the final game of the series, Drew Hutchison was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo to make a spot start for the Jays. He held the Athletics to 2 runs over 5²⁄₃ innings as the Blue Jays won the series, 6–3.^[81] Toronto then battled the first-place Chicago White Sox in a three-game series. The Jays held a four run lead in the first game, only to have their bullpen yield the lead in the seventh inning, and take a 7–5 loss.^[82] In the second game, White Sox ace Chris Sale earned his league-leading fifth win of the season, beating the Blue Jays 10–1.^[83] Chicago would complete the sweep of the Blue Jays with a 4–0 win in the third game of the series.^[84]

After a day off, the Blue Jays closed out April in Tampa Bay, where their season began. Michael Saunders recorded his first two home run game as a Blue Jay, and Aaron Sanchez rebounded from his previous start, throwing seven shutout innings to lead the Blue Jays to a 6–1 victory.^[85] Brett Cecil took his fifth loss of the season in the final game of April, 4–3, by allowing the winning run to score in the bottom of the ninth inning without recording an out.^[86] In taking the loss, Cecil became the first relief pitcher since at least the 1913 season to earn five losses in April.^[87]

May

In the rubber match against Tampa, Marcus Stroman earned his team-leading fourth win of the season, defeating the Rays 5–1. The Blue Jays were held to just 15 hits in the three-game series, but hit 8 home runs.^[88]

Game log

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2016 Game Log
April: 11–14 (Home: 5–7 ; Road: 6–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record GB 1 April 3 @ Rays 5–3 Stroman (1–0) Archer (0–1) Osuna (1) 31,042 1–0 +½ 2 April 4 @ Rays 5–3 Dickey (1–0) Smyly (0–1) Osuna (2) 15,116 2–0 +½ 3 April 5 @ Rays 2–3 Colomé (1–0) Cecil (0–1) — 12,757 2–1 – 4 April 6 @ Rays 3–5 Ramírez (1–0) Floyd (0–1) — 14,257 2–2 1 5 April 8 Red Sox 7–8 Barnes (1–0) Storen (0–1) Kimbrel (1) 48,871 2–3 2½ 6 April 9 Red Sox 4–8 Porcello (1–0) Dickey (1–1) — 47,138 2–4 3 7 April 10 Red Sox 3–0 Estrada (1–0) Wright (0–1) Osuna (3) 46,168 3–4 3 8 April 12 Yankees 2–3 Barbato (1–0) Cecil (0–2) Miller (2) 28,819 3–5 4½ 9 April 13 Yankees 7–2 Happ (1–0) Pineda (1–1) — 27,938 4–5 3½ 10 April 14 Yankees 4–2 Stroman (2–0) Eovaldi (0–1) Osuna (4) 36,238 5–5 2½ 11 April 15 @ Red Sox 3–5 Porcello (2–0) Dickey (1–2) Kimbrel (3) 31,415 5–6 3½ 12 April 16 @ Red Sox 2–4 Price (2–0) Estrada (1–1) Kimbrel (4) 36,267 5–7 3½ 13 April 17 @ Red Sox 5–3 Sanchez (1–0) Wright (0–2) — 37,217 6–7 3 14 April 18 @ Red Sox 4–3 Happ (2–0) Uehara (0–1) Storen (1) 37,168 7–7 2½ 15 April 19 @ Orioles 4–3 Stroman (3–0) Wright (1–1) Osuna (5) 16,783 8–7 1½ 16 April 20 @ Orioles 3–4 (10) Givens (1–0) Biagini (0–1) — 15,404 8–8 2½ 17 April 21 @ Orioles 2–3 O'Day (1–0) Cecil (0–3) Britton (4) 17,644 8–9 3½ 18 April 22 Athletics 5–8 Gray (3–1) Sanchez (1–1) Madson (7) 34,251 8–10 3½ 19 April 23 Athletics 9–3 Happ (3–0) Bassitt (0–1) — 46,334 9–10 3½ 20 April 24 Athletics 6–3 Hutchison (1–0) Surkamp (0–2) Osuna (6) 46,300 10–10 2½ 21 April 25 White Sox 5–7 Putnam (1–0) Cecil (0–4) Robertson (8) 24,333 10–11 2½ 22 April 26 White Sox 1–10 Sale (5–0) Dickey (1–3) — 23,726 10–12 2½ 23 April 27 White Sox 0–4 Quintana (3–1) Estrada (1–2) — 28,759 10–13 3½ 24 April 29 @ Rays 6–1 Sanchez (2–1) Smyly (1–3) — 13,679 11–13 4 25 April 30 @ Rays 3–4 Cedeño (2–0) Cecil (0–5) — 14,948 11–14 4
May: 4–1 (Home: 3–1 ; Road: 1–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record GB 26 May 1 @ Rays 5–1 Stroman (4–0) Cedeño (2–1) — 27,217 12–14 3½ 27 May 2 Rangers 1–2 Barnette (1–1) Floyd (0–2) Tolleson (9) 25,323 12–15 4 28 May 3 Rangers 3–1 (10) Biagini (1–1) Klein (0–1) — 24,437 13–15 3½ 29 May 4 Rangers 4–3 Osuna (1–0) Barnette (1–2) — 25,229 14–15 3 30 May 5 Rangers 12–2 Happ (4–0) Holland (3–2) — 35,468 15–15 3 31 May 6 Dodgers 32 May 7 Dodgers 33 May 8 Dodgers 34 May 9 @ Giants 35 May 10 @ Giants 36 May 11 @ Giants 37 May 13 @ Rangers 38 May 14 @ Rangers 39 May 15 @ Rangers 40 May 16 Rays 41 May 17 Rays 42 May 18 Rays 43 May 19 @ Twins 44 May 20 @ Twins 45 May 21 @ Twins 46 May 22 @ Twins 47 May 24 @ Yankees 48 May 25 @ Yankees 49 May 26 @ Yankees 50 May 27 Red Sox 51 May 28 Red Sox 52 May 29 Red Sox 53 May 30 Yankees 54 May 31 Yankees
June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Road: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss. Save Attendance Record GB 55 June 1 Yankees 56 June 3 @ Red Sox 57 June 4 @ Red Sox 58 June 5 @ Red Sox 59 June 6 @ Tigers 60 June 7 @ Tigers 61 June 8 @ Tigers 62 June 9 Orioles 63 June 10 Orioles 64 June 11 Orioles 65 June 12 Orioles 66 June 13 Phillies 67 June 14 Phillies 68 June 15 @ Phillies 69 June 16 @ Philles 70 June 17 @ Orioles 71 June 18 @ Orioles 72 June 19 @ Orioles 73 June 21 Diamondbacks 74 June 22 Diamondbacks 75 June 24 @ White Sox 76 June 25 @ White Sox 77 June 26 @ White Sox 78 June 27 @ Rockies 79 June 28 @ Rockies 80 June 29 @ Rockies 81 June 30 Indians
July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Road: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record GB 82 July 1 Indians 83 July 2 Indians 84 July 3 Indians 85 July 4 Royals 86 July 5 Royals 87 July 6 Royals 88 July 7 Tigers 89 July 8 Tigers 90 July 9 Tigers 91 July 10 Tigers 92 July 15 @ Athletics 93 July 16 @ Athletics 94 July 17 @ Athletics 95 July 19 @ Diamondbacks 96 July 20 @ Diamondbacks 97 July 22 Mariners 98 July 23 Mariners 99 July 24 Mariners 100 July 25 Padres 101 July 26 Padres 102 July 27 Padres 103 July 29 Orioles 104 July 30 Orioles 105 July 31 Orioles
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Road: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record GB 106 August 1 @ Astros 107 August 2 @ Astros 108 August 3 @ Astros 109 August 4 @ Astros 110 August 5 @ Royals 111 August 6 @ Royals 112 August 7 @ Royals 113 August 8 Rays 114 August 9 Rays 115 August 10 Rays 116 August 12 Astros 117 August 13 Astros 118 August 14 Astros 119 August 15 @ Yankees 120 August 16 @ Yankees 121 August 17 @ Yankees 122 August 19 @ Indians 123 August 20 @ Indians 124 August 21 @ Indians 125 August 23 Angels 126 August 24 Angels 127 August 25 Angels 128 August 26 Twins 129 August 27 Twins 130 August 28 Twins 131 August 29 @ Orioles 132 August 30 @ Orioles 133 August 31 @ Orioles
September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Road: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record GB 134 September 2 @ Rays 135 September 3 @ Rays 136 September 4 @ Rays 137 September 5 @ Yankees 138 September 6 @ Yankees 139 September 7 @ Yankees 140 September 9 Red Sox 141 September 10 Red Sox 142 September 11 Red Sox 143 September 12 Rays 144 September 13 Rays 145 September 14 Rays 146 September 15 @ Angels 147 September 16 @ Angels 148 September 17 @ Angels 149 September 18 @ Angels 150 September 19 @ Mariners 151 September 20 @ Mariners 152 September 21 @ Mariners 153 September 23 Yankees 154 September 24 Yankees 155 September 25 Yankees 156 September 26 Yankees 157 September 27 Orioles 158 September 28 Orioles 159 September 29 Orioles 160 September 30 @ Red Sox
October: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Road: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record GB 161 October 1 @ Red Sox 162 October 2 @ Red Sox

Roster

Toronto Blue Jays roster
Active roster				Inactive roster		Coaches/Other
Pitchers Starting rotation 43 R.A. Dickey 25 Marco Estrada 33 J. A. Happ 41 Aaron Sanchez  6 Marcus Stroman Bullpen 31 Joe Biagini 27 Brett Cecil 30 Jesse Chavez 39 Gavin Floyd 57 Chad Girodo 45 Drew Storen 52 Ryan Tepera Closer 54 Roberto Osuna		Catchers 55 Russell Martin 22 Josh Thole Infielders 18 Darwin Barney 20 Josh Donaldson 10 Edwin Encarnación 17 Ryan Goins 14 Justin Smoak  2 Troy Tulowitzki Outfielders 19 José Bautista  3 Ezequiel Carrera 11 Kevin Pillar 21 Michael Saunders		Pitchers 77 Brady Dragmire 36 Drew Hutchison 62 Aaron Loup 53 Blake McFarland 56 Franklin Morales 51 Ben Rowen 47 Bo Schultz 44 Pat Venditte Infielders 28 Matt Dominguez 29 Devon Travis Outfielders  9 Darrell Ceciliani 23 Dalton Pompey		Manager  5 John Gibbons Coaches 61 Alex Andreopoulos (bullpen catcher) 16 DeMarlo Hale (bench) 26 Brook Jacoby (hitting) 38 Dane Johnson (bullpen) 34 Tim Leiper (first base) 60 Eric Owens (assistant hitting) 63 Jason Phillips (bullpen catcher)  4 Luis Rivera (third base) 40 Pete Walker (pitching) Restricted list 15 Chris Colabello 25 active, 12 inactive 7- or 15-day disabled list ^† Suspended list ^# Personal leave Roster and coaches updated May 3, 2016 Transactions • Depth chart → All MLB rosters

Statistics

Batting

(Updated as of May 5, 2016)

Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	AVG	Ref.
Barney, DarwinDarwin Barney	14	36	7	11	1	0	1	4	2	2	.306	[89]
Bautista, JoséJosé Bautista	30	102	19	22	7	1	5	20	0	25	.216	[90]
Carrera, EzequielEzequiel Carrera	17	39	7	14	2	0	1	2	2	3	.359	[91]
Colabello, ChrisChris Colabello	10	29	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	.069	[92]
Dominguez, MattMatt Dominguez	3	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	[93]
Donaldson, JoshJosh Donaldson	30	113	29	32	8	1	9	21	1	18	.283	[94]
Encarnación, EdwinEdwin Encarnación	30	114	13	30	7	0	5	24	0	11	.263	[95]
Goins, RyanRyan Goins	28	85	4	13	3	0	1	4	1	4	.153	[96]
Martin, RussellRussell Martin	25	75	4	14	1	0	0	6	0	5	.187	[97]
Pillar, KevinKevin Pillar	29	111	12	33	9	1	1	9	2	3	.297	[98]
Saunders, MichaelMichael Saunders	23	87	15	26	9	0	4	9	0	11	.299	[99]
Smoak, JustinJustin Smoak	25	53	5	14	1	0	2	8	1	12	.264	[100]
Thole, JoshJosh Thole	11	29	1	5	0	0	1	1	0	2	.172	[101]
Tulowitzki, TroyTroy Tulowitzki	29	104	9	17	1	0	5	13	0	14	.163	[102]

Pitching

(Updated as of May 5, 2016)

Player	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	WHIP	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Ref.
Biagini, JoeJoe Biagini	6	0	1	1	0	1.04	1.62	8^2⁄3	9	2	1	5	8	[103]
Cecil, BrettBrett Cecil	15	0	0	5	0	5.59	1.97	9^2⁄3	16	7	6	3	9	[104]
Chavez, JesseJesse Chavez	11	0	0	0	0	1.69	1.03	10^2⁄3	8	2	2	3	16	[105]
Dickey, R.A.R.A. Dickey	6	6	1	3	0	5.73	1.61	33	39	24	21	14	25	[106]
Estrada, MarcoMarco Estrada	5	5	1	2	0	2.64	1.17	30^2⁄3	24	9	9	12	28	[107]
Floyd, GavinGavin Floyd	9	0	0	2	0	2.31	0.86	11^2⁄3	7	3	3	3	13	[108]
Girodo, ChadChad Girodo	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.33	3	1	0	0	0	2	[109]
Happ, J. A.J. A. Happ	6	6	4	0	0	2.50	1.18	39^2⁄3	37	11	11	10	25	[110]
Hutchison, DrewDrew Hutchison	1	1	1	0	0	3.18	1.24	5^2⁄3	4	2	2	3	5	[111]
León, ArnoldArnold León	2	0	0	0	0	7.71	1.71	2^1⁄3	3	2	2	1	2	[112]
Morales, FranklinFranklin Morales	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	^2⁄3	0	0	0	0	0	[113]
Osuna, RobertoRoberto Osuna	13	0	1	0	6	2.08	0.85	13	9	4	3	2	14	[114]
Sanchez, AaronAaron Sanchez	6	6	2	1	0	2.82	1.17	38^1⁄3	33	13	12	12	34	[115]
Storen, DrewDrew Storen	12	0	0	1	1	8.10	1.60	10	15	9	9	1	10	[116]
Stroman, MarcusMarcus Stroman	6	6	4	0	0	3.77	0.95	43	30	18	18	11	28	[117]
Tepera, RyanRyan Tepera	2	0	0	0	0	9.00	3.00	2	5	2	2	1	1	[118]
Venditte, PatPat Venditte	5	0	0	0	0	7.36	2.45	3^2⁄3	5	3	3	4	2	[119]

Transactions

April

• On April 2, signed Franklin Morales to a one-year, $2 million contract, and optioned Ryan Tepera to Triple-A Buffalo.^[120]

• On April 3, placed Marco Estrada, Aaron Loup, Devon Travis, and Bo Schultz on the 15-day disabled list, and acquired Chris Leroux from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for cash considerations.^[120]

• On April 7, outrighted A. J. Jiménez to Triple-A Buffalo.^[120]

• On April 10, activated Marco Estrada off the 15-day disabled list, and placed Franklin Morales on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to April 7, with left shoulder fatigue.^[120]

• On April 13, designated Arnold León for assignment, and recalled Pat Venditte from Triple-A Buffalo.^[120]

• On April 15, signed Kyle Westwood to a minor league contract.^[120]

• On April 22, placed Chris Colabello on the restricted list, signed Michael Bourn to a minor league contract, and selected the contract of Chad Girodo from the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons.^[120]

• On April 23, outrighted Arnold León to Triple-A Buffalo.^[120]

• On April 24, optioned Chad Girodo and recalled Drew Hutchison from Triple-A Buffalo.^[120]

• On April 26, optioned Drew Hutchison and recalled Matt Dominguez from Triple-A Buffalo.^[120]

• On April 27, signed Roberto Hernández to a minor league contract, optioned Pat Venditte, and recalled Ryan Tepera from Triple-A Buffalo.^[120]

• On April 28, sent Bo Schultz on a rehab assignment to the Advanced-A Dunedin Blue Jays.^[120]

May

• On May 4, optioned Matt Dominguez, recalled Chad Girodo from Triple-A Buffalo, and sent Bo Schultz on a rehab assignment to the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats.^[121]

Farm system

(Updated as of May 3, 2016)

Level	Team	League	Manager	Win–loss record	Position	Postseason	Ref.
Triple-A	Buffalo Bisons	International League	Gary Allenson	11–14	5th place International North 4½ GB	TBA	[122]
Double-A	New Hampshire Fisher Cats	Eastern League	Bobby Meacham	9–14	5th place Eastern League Eastern 8½ GB	TBA	[123]
Advanced-A	Dunedin Blue Jays	Florida State League	Ken Huckaby	11–14	4th place (first half) Florida State League North 5½ GB	TBA	[124]
Class-A	Lansing Lugnuts	Midwest League	John Schneider	14–9	2nd place (first half) Midwest League Eastern 2½ GB	TBA	[125]
Short Season-A	Vancouver Canadians	Northwest League	John Tamargo	–	Season begins June 17	TBA	[126]
Rookie Advanced	Bluefield Blue Jays	Appalachian League	Dennis Holmberg	–	Season begins June 23	TBA	[127]
Rookie	GCL Blue Jays	Gulf Coast League	Cesar Martin	–	Season begins June 24	TBA	[128]
Rookie	DSL Blue Jays	Dominican Summer League	Jose Mateo	–	Season begins in June	TBA	[129]

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External links

• Baseball Reference