Summary

During the month of January, Toronto signed starting pitchers John Thomson and then Tomo Ohka to incentive-based one-year contracts in an effort to strengthen their 4th and 5th rotational slots. On January 30 Toronto also signed starting pitcher Víctor Zambrano to a minor league contract, and invited him to spring training. All three were eventually released. When Brandon League, who was being considered for the main setup role, arrived to Spring training with a strained lat muscle, Zambrano took the empty spot in the bullpen. Thomson injured himself in spring training, so the Blue Jays named Ohka and Towers as their fourth and fifth starters. After four mediocre starts, Josh Towers was sent to the bullpen and replaced by Dustin McGowan. Towers returned to the rotation later in the year replacing released pitcher Tomo Ohka. When Gustavo Chacín was injured, he was replaced in the rotation by Shaun Marcum, who had a breakout year.

The season was blighted by persistent injuries, with 12 Blue Jays landing on the DL. The most serious injury was that of B. J. Ryan, who was out for the entire season having had Tommy John Surgery. However, due to the emergence of young pitchers like Dustin McGowan, Casey Janssen and Jeremy Accardo, the Jays finished 4 games above .500.

One of the most memorable games this season for the Jays was on Tuesday, June 5, 2007 when they rallied from being down 11–6 in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to win 12–11 on an RBI walk-off base on balls by Aaron Hill, a victory that moved them to within 1 game under .500

Another memorable moment of this season was Dustin McGowan's complete game one-hitter on Sunday, June 24 against the Colorado Rockies at the Rogers Centre. McGowan carried a no-hitter into the ninth inning when outfielder Jeff Baker hit a single with no out to break it up. This was the first Jays' one-hitter since September 27, 1998, in which Roy Halladay threw against the Detroit Tigers. The Jays won 5–0 and moved themselves up to .500 for the first time since May 1 of the season. The game was also notable for Frank Thomas hitting the 499th home run of his career. The day after McGowan's gem, the Jays defeated the Minnesota Twins 8–5 to climb over the .500 mark for the first time since April and get their first four-game winning streak of the season.

On June 28, Frank Thomas became the 21st Major Leaguer to hit 500 career home runs. The pitcher who surrendered the homer was Minnesota Twins' starter Carlos Silva. Despite jumping out to an early lead the Jays couldn't hold on and ended up losing 8–5. In addition, Thomas was ejected from the game in the ninth inning by home plate umpire Mark Wegner for arguing balls and strikes.

On July 6, Reed Johnson returned to the lineup after spending three months on the DL. Johnson had been suffering back problems early in the season and received surgery, which forced him onto the 60-Day DL. This situation left Adam Lind the odd-man out in the lineup and he was optioned down to Triple-A. In his first game back Johnson went 1–3 at the plate, and made a game-saving catch in the ninth which prevented two runs (only one run scored on a sac-fly) from scoring and a runner on second (possibly third) and a one-run lead with only one out. The Jays won the game 8–6 against the Cleveland Indians.

On September 16, Aaron Hill broke the Blue Jays club record for most doubles by a second baseman in one season, set by Roberto Alomar in 1991 with 41 doubles that season. Hill recorded his 42nd double of the season against the Baltimore Orioles.

On September 17, Frank Thomas hit three home runs in a game for only the second time in his career, both times against the Boston Red Sox.

Season standings

Detailed record

Record vs. opponents

2007 Draft picks

Source ^[3]

The 2007 MLB Draft was held on June 7–8. The Blue Jays had two first round picks, along with five compensation picks.

More information Round, Pick ...

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College/School	Nationality	Signed
1	16*	Kevin Ahrens	3B	Memorial High School (TX)		2007–06–15
1	21	J. P. Arencibia	C	Tennessee		2007–06–15
C-A	38*	Brett Cecil	LHP	Maryland		2007–06–15
C-A	45*	Justin Jackson	SS	Roberson High School (NC)		2007–07–07
C-A	56*	Trystan Magnuson	RHP	Louisville		2007–07–07
2	85	John Tolisano	2B	Estero High School (FL)		2007–06–15
2	88*	Eric Eiland	OF	Lamar High School (TX)		2007–06–15
3	115	Alan Farina	RHP	Clemson		2007–07–07
4	145	Brad Mills	LHP	Arizona		2007–06–15
5	175	Marc Rzepczynski	LHP	Cal-Riverside		2007–06–15
6	205	Mike McDade	1B	Silverado High School (NV)		2007–06–12
7	235	Randy Boone	RHP	Texas		–
8	265	Scott Leffler	RHP	Tampa		2007–07–07
9	295	Marcus Walden	RHP	Fresno City College		2007–06–12
10	325	Joel Collins	C	South Alabama		2007–06–15

Close

• * The Blue Jays received the 16th pick from the Texas Rangers as compensation for signing of free agent Frank Catalanotto
• * The Blue Jays received the 38th pick as compensation for loss of free agent Justin Speier
• * The Blue Jays received the 45th pick as compensation for loss of free agent Frank Catalanotto
• * The Blue Jays received the 56th pick as compensation for loss of free agent Ted Lilly
• * The Blue Jays received the 88th pick from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim as compensation for signing of free agent Justin Speier

Roster

Game log

Player stats