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2001 Toronto Blue Jays season

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Record
  
80–82 (.494)

General manager(s)
  
Gord Ash

Divisional place
  
3rd

Manager(s)
  
Buck Martinez

Owner(s)
  
Rogers; Paul Godfrey (CEO)

Local television
  
CBC Television (Brian Williams, John Cerutti) The Sports Network (Dan Shulman, Pat Tabler) CTV Sportsnet (Rob Faulds, Jerry Howarth)

The 2001 Toronto Blue Jays was the franchise's twenty-fifth season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing third in the American League East with a record of 80 wins and 82 losses.

Contents

Offseason

  • December 8, 2000: Dan Plesac was signed as a free agent by the Blue Jays.
  • December 19, 2000: Izzy Molina was signed as a free agent by the Blue Jays.

    • Regular season

  • August 17, 2001: Jeff Frye became the second Blue Jay in history to hit for the cycle. He achieved the feat against the Texas Rangers.

    • Opening Day starters

  • Tony Batista
  • José Cruz, Jr.
  • Carlos Delgado
  • Darrin Fletcher
  • Homer Bush
  • Brad Fullmer
  • Alex Gonzalez
  • Esteban Loaiza
  • Raúl Mondesí
  • Shannon Stewart

    • Transactions

  • June 5, 2001: Gabe Gross was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 2001 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed July 1, 2001.
  • June 8, 2001: Tony Fernández was signed as a free agent by the Blue Jays.
  • June 25, 2001: Tony Batista was selected off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles from the Toronto Blue Jays.

    • 2001 Draft picks

    Source

    The 2002 MLB draft was held in June 2001.

    Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Award winners

    All-Star Game

  • Paul Quantrill, P

    • References

    2001 Toronto Blue Jays season Wikipedia
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