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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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