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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]
2014 Toronto Blue Jays | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Rogers Centre | |
City | Toronto, Ontario | |
Record | 83–79 (.512) | |
Divisional place | 3rd | |
Owners | Rogers; Paul Beeston (CEO) | |
General managers | Alex Anthopoulos | |
Managers | John Gibbons | |
Television | Sportsnet Sportsnet One (Buck Martinez, Pat Tabler, Joe Siddall) | |
Radio | Blue Jays Radio Network Sportsnet 590 the FAN (Jerry Howarth, Joe Siddall, Mike Wilner, Duane Ward) | |
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The Blue Jays announced their 2014 schedule on September 10, 2013.[3]
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Baltimore Orioles | 96 | 66 | .593 | — | 50–31 | 46–35 |
New York Yankees | 84 | 78 | .519 | 12 | 43–38 | 41–40 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 83 | 79 | .512 | 13 | 46–35 | 37–44 |
Tampa Bay Rays | 77 | 85 | .475 | 19 | 36–45 | 41–40 |
Boston Red Sox | 71 | 91 | .438 | 25 | 34–47 | 37–44 |
Team | W | L | Pct. |
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Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 98 | 64 | .605 |
Baltimore Orioles | 96 | 66 | .593 |
Detroit Tigers | 90 | 72 | .556 |
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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Kansas City Royals | 89 | 73 | .549 | +1 |
Oakland Athletics | 88 | 74 | .543 | — |
Seattle Mariners | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 |
Cleveland Indians | 85 | 77 | .525 | 3 |
New York Yankees | 84 | 78 | .519 | 4 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 83 | 79 | .512 | 5 |
Tampa Bay Rays | 77 | 85 | .475 | 11 |
Chicago White Sox | 73 | 89 | .451 | 15 |
Boston Red Sox | 71 | 91 | .438 | 17 |
Houston Astros | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 |
Minnesota Twins | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 |
Texas Rangers | 67 | 95 | .414 | 21 |
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Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2014 | ||||||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
Baltimore | — | 11–8 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 13–6 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 6–1 | 11–8 | 12–8 |
Boston | 8–11 | — | 4–3 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 9–10 | 4–2 | 7–12 | 9–11 |
Chicago | 1–5 | 3–4 | — | 9–10 | 9–10 | 3–3 | 6–13 | 1–5 | 9–10 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 11–9 |
Cleveland | 4–3 | 5–2 | 10–9 | — | 8–11 | 5–2 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 2–4 | 10–10 |
Detroit | 5–1 | 5–1 | 10–9 | 11–8 | — | 4–3 | 13–6 | 3–4 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 12–8 |
Houston | 3–4 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 3–4 | — | 3–3 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 8–11 | 9–10 | 2–5 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 5–15 |
Kansas City | 4–3 | 1–6 | 13–6 | 9–10 | 6–13 | 3–3 | — | 3–3 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 15–5 |
Los Angeles | 2–4 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 12–7 | 3–3 | — | 7–0 | 2–4 | 10–9 | 7–12 | 5–2 | 14–5 | 5–2 | 12–8 |
Minnesota | 3–4 | 2–4 | 10–9 | 8–11 | 10–9 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 0–7 | — | 3–4 | 1–6 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 9–11 |
New York | 6–13 | 12–7 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 4–3 | — | 2–4 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 13–7 |
Oakland | 4–2 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 11–8 | 2–5 | 9–10 | 6–1 | 4–2 | — | 9–10 | 4–2 | 9–10 | 4–3 | 13–7 |
Seattle | 2–5 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 10–9 | — | 4–3 | 9–10 | 4–3 | 9–11 |
Tampa Bay | 7–12 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 11–8 | 2–4 | 3–4 | — | 5–2 | 8–11 | 10–10 |
Texas | 1–6 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 1–5 | 5–14 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 10–9 | 10–9 | 2–5 | — | 2–4 | 10–10 |
Toronto | 8–11 | 12–7 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 11–8 | 4–2 | — | 13–7 |
The 2014 Major League Baseball draft was held on June 5–7.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College/School | Nationality | Signed |
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1 | 9 | Jeff Hoffman | RHP | East Carolina University (NC) | ![]() |
July 2, 2014[4] |
1 | 11* | Max Pentecost | C | Kennesaw State University (GA) | ![]() |
July 2, 2014[4] |
2 | 49 | Sean Reid-Foley | RHP | Sandalwood High School (FL) | ![]() |
June 10, 2014[5] |
3 | 83 | Nick Wells | LHP | Battlefield High School (VA) | ![]() |
June 18, 2014[6] |
4 | 114 | Matt Morgan | C | Thorsby High School (AL) | ![]() |
June 8, 2014[7] |
5 | 144 | Lane Thomas | RF | Bearden High School (TN) | ![]() |
June 10, 2014[8] |
6 | 174 | Grayson Huffman | LHP | Grayson County College (TX) | ![]() |
June 18, 2014[6] |
7 | 204 | Zack Zehner | LF | California Polytechnic State University (CA) | ![]() |
Unsigned |
8 | 234 | Justin Shafer | RHP | University of Florida (FL) | ![]() |
June 8, 2014[7] |
9 | 264 | Ryan Metzler | 2B | University of South Carolina Aiken (SC) | ![]() |
June 12, 2014[9] |
10 | 294 | Jordan Romano | RHP | Oral Roberts University (OK) | ![]() |
June 12, 2014[9] |
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 1⁄2 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 1⁄2 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 1⁄3 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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April: 12–14 (Home: 5–7; Road: 7–7)
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May: 21–9 (Home: 12–6; Road: 9–3)
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June: 12–15 (Home: 6–8; Road: 6–7)
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July: 15–11 (Home: 7–2; Road: 8–9)
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August: 9–17 (Home: 7–8; Road: 2–9)
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September: 14–12 (Home: 9–4; Road: 5–8)
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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
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | SLG |
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José Reyes | 143 | 610 | 94 | 175 | 33 | 4 | 9 | 51 | 30 | 38 | .287 | .398 |
Melky Cabrera | 139 | 568 | 81 | 171 | 35 | 3 | 16 | 73 | 6 | 43 | .301 | .458 |
José Bautista | 155 | 553 | 101 | 158 | 27 | 0 | 35 | 103 | 6 | 104 | .286 | .524 |
Dioner Navarro | 139 | 481 | 40 | 132 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 69 | 3 | 32 | .274 | .395 |
Edwin Encarnación | 128 | 477 | 75 | 128 | 27 | 2 | 34 | 98 | 2 | 62 | .268 | .547 |
Colby Rasmus | 104 | 346 | 45 | 78 | 21 | 1 | 18 | 40 | 4 | 29 | .225 | .448 |
Adam Lind | 96 | 290 | 38 | 93 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 28 | .321 | .479 |
Juan Francisco | 106 | 287 | 40 | 63 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 43 | 0 | 27 | .220 | .456 |
Brett Lawrie | 70 | 259 | 27 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 38 | 0 | 16 | .247 | .421 |
Munenori Kawasaki | 82 | 240 | 31 | 62 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 22 | .258 | .296 |
Anthony Gose | 94 | 239 | 31 | 54 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 25 | .226 | .293 |
Ryan Goins | 67 | 181 | 14 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 5 | .188 | .271 |
Steven Tolleson | 108 | 170 | 21 | 43 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 12 | .253 | .371 |
Danny Valencia | 50 | 154 | 12 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 7 | .240 | .364 |
Josh Thole | 57 | 133 | 11 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | .248 | .278 |
Kevin Pillar | 53 | 116 | 19 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | .267 | .397 |
Erik Kratz | 34 | 81 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | .198 | .346 |
Nolan Reimold | 22 | 52 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 6 | .212 | .404 |
Dalton Pompey | 17 | 39 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .231 | .436 |
Dan Johnson | 15 | 38 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | .211 | .342 |
Jonathan Diaz | 23 | 38 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .158 | .184 |
Maicer Izturis | 11 | 35 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .286 | .314 |
Moisés Sierra | 13 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .059 | .059 |
Darin Mastroianni | 14 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .156 | .250 |
Chris Getz | 10 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .160 | .200 |
John Mayberry Jr. | 15 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .208 | .458 |
Brad Glenn | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .067 | .067 |
George Kottaras | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 |
Cole Gillespie | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Pitcher totals | 162 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .080 | .080 |
Team Totals | 162 | 5549 | 723 | 1435 | 282 | 24 | 177 | 690 | 78 | 502 | .259 | .414 |
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
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
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R.A. Dickey | 14 | 13 | 3.71 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 215.2 | 191 | 101 | 89 | 74 | 173 |
Mark Buehrle | 13 | 10 | 3.39 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 202.0 | 228 | 83 | 76 | 46 | 119 |
Drew Hutchison | 11 | 13 | 4.48 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 184.2 | 173 | 92 | 92 | 60 | 184 |
J.A. Happ | 11 | 11 | 4.22 | 30 | 26 | 0 | 158.0 | 160 | 79 | 74 | 51 | 133 |
Marcus Stroman | 11 | 6 | 3.65 | 26 | 20 | 1 | 130.2 | 125 | 56 | 53 | 28 | 111 |
Dustin McGowan | 5 | 3 | 4.17 | 53 | 8 | 1 | 82.0 | 80 | 41 | 38 | 33 | 61 |
Todd Redmond | 1 | 4 | 3.24 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 75.0 | 73 | 33 | 27 | 27 | 60 |
Aaron Loup | 4 | 4 | 3.15 | 71 | 0 | 4 | 68.2 | 50 | 25 | 24 | 30 | 56 |
Brett Cecil | 2 | 3 | 2.70 | 66 | 0 | 5 | 53.1 | 46 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 76 |
Casey Janssen | 3 | 3 | 3.94 | 50 | 0 | 25 | 45.2 | 47 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 28 |
Brandon Morrow | 1 | 3 | 5.67 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 33.1 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 30 |
Aaron Sanchez | 2 | 2 | 1.09 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 33.0 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 27 |
Chad Jenkins | 1 | 1 | 2.56 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 31.2 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 18 |
Steve Delabar | 3 | 0 | 4.91 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 25.2 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 |
Sergio Santos | 0 | 3 | 8.57 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 21.0 | 28 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 29 |
Esmil Rogers | 0 | 0 | 6.97 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 20.2 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 21 |
Liam Hendriks | 1 | 0 | 6.08 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13.1 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 8 |
Rob Rasmussen | 0 | 0 | 3.18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
Neil Wagner | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 |
Daniel Norris | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Kendall Graveman | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Brad Mills | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 5 |
Jeremy Jeffress | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Bobby Korecky | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Kyle Drabek | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Sean Nolin | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Tolleson | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Team Totals | 83 | 79 | 4.00 | 162 | 162 | 45 | 1443.0 | 1400 | 686 | 642 | 490 | 1199 |
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Buffalo Bisons | International League | Gary Allenson |
AA | New Hampshire Fisher Cats | Eastern League | Bobby Meacham |
A | Dunedin Blue Jays | Florida State League | Omar Malavé |
A | Lansing Lugnuts | Midwest League | John Tamargo, Jr. |
A-Short Season | Vancouver Canadians | Northwest League | John Schneider |
Rookie | Bluefield Blue Jays | Appalachian League | Dennis Holmberg |
Rookie | GCL Blue Jays | Gulf Coast League | Kenny Graham |
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