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1996 Toronto Blue Jays season
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The 1996 Toronto Blue Jays season was the 20th season in franchise history. The season involved the Blue Jays finishing fourth in the American League East with a record of 74 wins and 88 losses. The Blue Jays had a losing record for the third consecutive season.
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Transactions by the Toronto Blue Jays during the off-season before the 1996 season.[1]
October 1995
| October 16 | Brent Bowers granted free agency (signed with Baltimore Orioles to a contract on November 30, 1995). Darren Hall granted free agency (signed with Los Angeles Dodgers to a one-year, $175,000 contract on November 1, 1995). Wally Whitehurst granted free agency (signed with Montreal Expos to a one-year, $125,000 contract on December 1, 1995). |
| October 19 | Mike Huff granted free agency (signed with Toronto Blue Jays to a one-year contract on December 20, 1995). |
| October 30 | Roberto Alomar granted free agency (signed with Baltimore Orioles to a three-year, $18 million contract on December 21, 1995). |
November 1995
| November 1 | Danny Cox granted free agency (signed with Toronto Blue Jays to a contract on December 6, 1995). Devon White granted free agency (signed with Florida Marlins to a three-year, $9.9 million contract on November 21, 1995). |
| November 2 | Lance Parrish granted free agency (signed with Pittsburgh Pirates to a contract on January 4, 1996). Duane Ward granted free agency. |
| November 3 | Paul Molitor granted free agency (signed with Minnesota Twins to a two-year, $5.5 million contract on December 5, 1995). |
| November 6 | Al Leiter granted free agency (signed with Florida Marlins to a three-year, $8.6 million contract on December 14, 1995). |
December 1995
| December 4 | Mike Coolbaugh drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1995 MLB Rule 5 draft. |
| December 6 | Re-signed free agent Danny Cox to a one-year contract. Signed Rich Rowland from the Boston Red Sox to a contract. Acquired Paul Quantrill from the Philadelphia Phillies for Howard Battle and Ricardo Jordan. |
| December 7 | Signed free agent Otis Nixon from the Texas Rangers to a two-year, $4.4 million contract. |
| December 14 | Signed free agent Charlie O'Brien from the Atlanta Braves to a two-year, $1.25 million contract. |
| December 18 | Acquired Miguel Cairo and Bill Risley from the Seattle Mariners for Edwin Hurtado and Paul Menhart. |
| December 20 | Re-signed free agent Mike Huff to a one-year contract. Re-signed Juan Guzmán to a one-year, $2.24 million contract. Re-signed Randy Knorr to a one-year, $280,000 contract. |
| December 22 | Signed free agent Erik Hanson from the Boston Red Sox to a three-year, $9.4 million contract. |
January 1996
| January 16 | Signed free agent Juan Samuel from the Kansas City Royals to a one-year, $325,000 contract. |
| January 24 | Signed free agent Rubén Amaro Jr. from the Cleveland Indians to a one-year, $109,000 contract. |
February 1996
| February 10 | Signed free agent Dane Johnson from the Chicago White Sox to a one-year, $125,000 contract. |
| February 20 | Signed free agent Brian Bohanon from the Detroit Tigers to a one-year, $185,000 contract. |
| February 22 | Signed free agent Frank Viola from the Cincinnati Reds to a one-year contract. |
March 1996
| March 10 | Signed free agent Wes Chamberlain from the Kansas City Royals to a contract. |
| March 13 | Acquired Scott Pose from the Cleveland Indians for Joe Lis. |
| March 14 | Selected Roberto Durán off of waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers. |
| March 24 | Released Ben Weber. |
| March 29 | Ken Robinson selected off of waivers by the Kansas City Royals. |
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A new tradition would start in 1996 as the Blue Jays donned red uniforms for the first time. These uniforms would be worn only on Canada Day and would feature "Canada" on the back of their jerseys rather than a player's name. Eventual Cy Young Award winner Pat Hentgen would start the Canada Day match against the Baltimore Orioles.
The final series of the season would be embroiled in controversy. Against the American League East champion Baltimore Orioles, two events would define the Orioles season. The game on Friday, September 27, 1996, would go down as one of the most infamous events in baseball history, as former Blue Jay Roberto Alomar would spit at umpire John Hirschbeck. The Sunday game would be a coming-out party for Brady Anderson, as he would hit his 50th home run of the regular season off Pat Hentgen. The total would break Frank Robinson's team record for most home runs in a season.
1996 also marked the end of an era for the Blue Jays, as they would redesign their logo and uniforms in the following year and also radically shake up their roster.
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Transactions for the Toronto Blue Jays during the 1996 regular season.[3]
May 1996
| May 5 | Released Rubén Amaro Jr. |
| May 7 | Selected Ken Robinson off of waivers from the Kansas City Royals. |
| May 15 | Acquired Jacob Brumfield from the Pittsburgh Pirates for D.J. Boston. |
| May 17 | Player rights of Randy Knorr sold to the Houston Astros. |
| May 24 | Signed free agent Félix José from the Boston Red Sox to a minor-league contract. |
| May 27 | Released Wes Chamberlain. |
June 1996
| June 5 | Released Frank Viola. |
| June 15 | Signed amateur free agent Luis Lopez to a contract. |
July 1996
| July 3 | Signed amateur free agent César Izturis to a contract. Giovanni Carrara selected off of waivers by the Cincinnati Reds. |
August 1996
| August 22 | Acquired Luis Andújar and Allen Halley from the Chicago White Sox for Tony Castillo and Domingo Cedeño. |
September 1996
| September 30 | Scott Brow selected off of waivers by the Atlanta Braves. |
1996 MLB Draft
- June 4, 1996: 1996 Major League Baseball draft
- Billy Koch was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 1st round (4th pick). Player signed August 23, 1996.[4]
- Joe Lawrence was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 1st round (16th pick). Player signed July 1, 1996.[5]
- Orlando Hudson was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 33rd round, but did not sign.[6]
Roster
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| = Indicates team leader |
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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Award winners
- Juan Guzmán, Pitcher of the Month Award, April
- Juan Guzmán, American League ERA Leader, 2.93
- Pat Hentgen, Pitcher of the Month Award, July
- Pat Hentgen, Pitcher of the Month Award, August
- Pat Hentgen, Cy Young Award
- Joe Carter, OF[8]
- Joe Carter received boos at the All-Star Game, as it took place at Veterans Stadium, the home of the Philadelphia Phillies,[9][10][11] for his home run that ended the 1993 World Series.[10]
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