2014_Toronto_Blue_Jays_season

2014 Toronto Blue Jays season

2014 Toronto Blue Jays season

Major League Baseball team season


The 2014 Toronto Blue Jays season was the 38th season for the franchise, and the 25th full season of play (26th overall) at Rogers Centre.[1] Pitcher Roy Halladay signed a one-day contract with the Blue Jays before retiring from baseball, citing injuries.[2]

The Blue Jays announced their 2014 schedule on September 10, 2013.[3]

Standings

American League East

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American League Wild Card

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Records vs opponents

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2014 Draft

The 2014 Major League Baseball draft was held on June 5–7.

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  • – Toronto received the 11th overall pick in the 2014 draft as compensation for not signing Phillip Bickford in 2013.

Regular season

Summary

The Blue Jays started the year, like most years in the past 10, in mediocre fashion, ending the month of April with a record of 12 wins and 15 losses, 3 12 games behind the Eastern division leaders. The month of May was a different story; they won 21 games and lost 9, taking over sole possession of the division lead on May 22. The month was memorable for a 9-game winning streak which included series sweeps over the Boston Red Sox (away), the Oakland A's (at home) and the Tampa Bay Rays (at home). Edwin Encarnación hit 16 home runs during the month, tying an American League record for homers in May, set by Mickey Mantle in 1956. Between May 15 and June 6, the Blue Jays won 18 out of 21 to climb into their largest division lead, at any point of the season, since 1993. However, from June 7 to June 30 the Jays won only 7 more games versus 15 losses. As of June 30, they were just 6 games above .500, but still held onto a 1 12 game lead in their division.

The Blue Jays had three All Stars in 2014: José Bautista, Mark Buehrle, and Edwin Encarnación.

On July 26, the Blue Jays ended a streak of 17 consecutive losses in games against the Yankees at Yankee Stadium.[10] On August 10, the Blue Jays played the longest game in franchise history in terms of both time and innings, defeating the Detroit Tigers 6–5 after 19 innings. After a poor August, Toronto opened September with its first series win in Tampa Bay since April 6–8, 2007.[11] They would go on to complete the sweep, their first at Tropicana Field.[12] Top prospect Daniel Norris made his MLB debut on September 5, striking out David Ortiz in his 13 of an inning.

On September 23, the Blue Jays were officially eliminated from playoff contention.[13] The Kansas City Royals clinched a playoff spot on September 26, making the Blue Jays the owners of the longest active MLB playoff drought, until clinching a playoff berth the following year.[14]

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Roster

2014 Toronto Blue Jays
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

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Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

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Farm system

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References

  1. "Hope for the 2014 Blue Jays". Blue Jays Plus. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  2. Cliff Corcoran (December 9, 2013). "Roy Halladay retires as a Blue Jay after injuries cut short Hall of Fame career". The Strike Zone - Major League Baseball. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  3. "Blue Jays announce 2014 schedule". Toronto Blue Jays. September 10, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  4. Ross, Jaime (July 2, 2014). "Blue Jays sign first rounders Hoffman, Pentecost". MLB.com. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  5. Nicholson-Smith, Ben (June 10, 2014). "Blue Jays sign second-rounder Reid-Foley". Sportsnet. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  6. "Blue Jays sign 2014 draft picks Wells, Huffman". Sportsnet. June 18, 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  7. Ross, Jaime (June 8, 2014). "Blue Jays sign first pair of 2014 draftees". MLB.com. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  8. Nicholson-Smith, Ben (June 10, 2014). "Blue Jays sign fifth round selection Thomas". Sportsnet. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  9. "Blue Jays transactions". MLB.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  10. Chisholm, Gregor. "Blue Jays halt 17-game Yankee Stadium losing streak". Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  11. "Stroman, Jays grab rare series win in Tampa". Sportsnet. September 3, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  12. "Rasmus' HR helps Jays sweep Rays in Tampa". Sportsnet. September 4, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  13. Ross, Jamie (September 23, 2014). "Blue Jays' playoff hopes end despite rout of Mariners". MLB.com. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
  14. Seligman, Andrew (September 26, 2014). "Kansas City Royals end longest playoff drought". thestar.com. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  15. Leventhal, Josh, ed. (2014). Baseball America 2015 Almanac. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-54-1.

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