2022 Toronto Blue Jays season explained

Toronto Blue Jays
Season:2022
Misc:American League Wild Card
League:American League
Division:East
Ballpark:Rogers Centre
City:Toronto, Ontario
Divisional Place:2nd
Owners:Rogers, CEO Mark Shapiro
General Managers:Ross Atkins
Managers:Charlie Montoyo (Fired July 13)
John Schneider (Interim)
Television:Sportsnet
Sportsnet One
(Dan Shulman, Buck Martinez, Pat Tabler, Matt Devlin)
Radio:Blue Jays Radio Network
Sportsnet 590 the FAN
(Ben Wagner)

The 2022 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's 46th season in Major League Baseball, and 31st full season (33rd overall) at Rogers Centre.

On December 2, 2021, Commissioner of Baseball Rob Manfred announced a lockout of players, following expiration of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the league and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA). On March 10, 2022, MLB and the MLBPA agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement, thus ending the lockout. Opening Day was rescheduled for April 7, one week later than the original March 31 date, affecting two series for each team.[1]

Although MLB previously announced that any cancelled games due to the lockout would not be rescheduled, the agreement provides for a complete 162-game season. The three home games against the Tampa Bay Rays were rescheduled to be played in the Rays' two other visits, creating two five-game series, while the series at Baltimore was added to the end of the season.[2]

On July 13, the Blue Jays dismissed manager Charlie Montoyo after starting the month 3–9. Bench coach John Schneider replaced Montoyo as interim manager. In Montoyo's four years with Toronto, he had a record of 236–236 (.500). The Jays would rebound under Schneider, going 46-28 the rest of the way, including a historic 28–5 win against the Red Sox on July 22.

On September 29, Toronto clinched their first wild card berth since the pandemic-shortened 2020 season and their first in a full season since 2016. Toronto also clinched home advantage for the wild card series, in which they were swept by the Seattle Mariners with losses of 4–0 and 10–9.

Previous season

The Blue Jays finished the 2021 Major League Baseball season with a 91–71 record, which placed them fourth in the American League East division, missing the postseason by one win.

Offseason

Lockout

See main article: 2021–22 Major League Baseball lockout. The expiration of the league's collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the Major League Baseball Players Association occurred on December 1, 2021 with no new agreement in place.[3] As a result, the team owners voted unanimously to lockout the players stopping all free agency and trades.[4] [5]

The parties came to an agreement on a new CBA on March 10, 2022.[6]

Rule changes

Pursuant to the new CBA, several new rules were instituted for the 2022 season. The National League will adopt the designated hitter full-time, a draft lottery will be implemented, the postseason will expand from ten teams to twelve, and advertising patches will appear on player uniforms and helmets for the first time.[7] [8]

Standings

Record against opponents

Records vs. opponents

RecordGames Left
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AL East
5–5 5–4 10–9
8–2 8–1 16–3
3–6 5–5 8–11
5–5 4–5 9–10
Totals 21–18 22–15 43–33
AL Central
3–0 1–2 4–2
1–2 1–3 2–5
3–1 2–1 5–2
3–1 2–1 5–2
1–2 2–2 3–4
Totals 11–6 8–9 19–15
AL West
2–1 2–1 4–2
0–3 4–0 4–3
2–1 1–2 3–3
2–1 0–4 2–5
2–1 2–1 4–2
Totals 8–7 9–8 17–15
National League
2–1 2–1
2–1 2–1
1–2 1–2
2–0 1–1 3–1
3–0 3–0
1–1 1–1 2–2
Totals 7–3 6–4 13–7
Grand Totals 47–34 45–36 92–70
MonthGamesWonLostPct.
April 22 14 8
May 26 14 12
June 28 15 13
July 26 14 12
August 27 13 14
September 28 18 10
October 5 4 1
Totals 162 92 70

2022 draft

The 2022 Major League Baseball draft began on July 17. The Blue Jays gained compensation selections at the end of the second round due to Robbie Ray and Marcus Semien signing with the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers respectively.[9]

RoundPickPlayerPositionCollege/SchoolNationalitySigned
123Brandon BarrieraLHPAmerican Heritage SchoolJuly 26[10]
260Josh KasevichSSOregonJuly 26
2C77Tucker TomanSSHammond SchoolJuly 24[11]
2C78Cade Doughty2BLouisiana StateJuly 23[12]
398Alan RodenOFCreightonJuly 26
4128Ryan JenningsRHPLouisiana TechJuly 24[13]
5158Mason FluhartyLHPLibertyJuly 22[14]
6188T. J. BrockRHPOhio StateJuly 22[15]
7218Peyton Williams1BIowaJuly 26
8248Dylan RockOFTexas A&MJuly 26
9278Devereaux HarrisonRHPLong Beach StateJuly 26
10308Ian ChurchillLHPSan DiegoJuly 26

Regular season

Opening Day

Opening Day starters
Position Name
Catcher Danny Jansen
First baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Second baseman Cavan Biggio
Shortstop Bo Bichette
Third baseman Matt Chapman
Left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
Center fielder George Springer
Right fielder Teoscar Hernández
Designated hitter Alejandro Kirk
Pitcher José Berríos

April

The Blue Jays opened the 2022 season at home against the Texas Rangers. After falling behind 7–0 in the fourth inning, Toronto launched the largest comeback victory on Opening Day in 72 years, winning 10–8.[16] The Blue Jays would take the second game, 4–3, before losing the final game of the series, 12–6.[17] [18] The team then began its first road series of the season, taking on the New York Yankees in the Bronx. The Blue Jays won the first game of the four-game set, 3–0, and Jordan Romano earned his 26th consecutive save, breaking Tom Henke's franchise record.[19] After dropping the second game, 4–0, the Jays took the third game 6–4, aided largely by three home runs from Vladimir Guerrero Jr.[20] The Yankees took the final game of the series, 3–0, to split the series at two games apiece.[21] Returning home, the Blue Jays began a three-game series against the Oakland Athletics with a 4–1 victory.[22] The second game went into the ninth inning tied at five, until Cristian Pache hit a two-run home run to give Oakland the game 7–5.[23] The Blue Jays won the final game, 4–3, backed by another strong performance from Alek Manoah.[24]

Toronto began a six-game road trip in Boston the following night, where Bo Bichette's first two errors of the season helped the Red Sox to a 2–1 win.[25] Raimel Tapia's first home run of the season paced the Jays to a 6–1 victory in the second game,[26] and Kevin Gausman's eight shutout innings in the third and final game helped the Jays to a 3–2 win in the finale.[27] In the first game of a three-game series against the Houston Astros, Matt Chapman's ninth-inning double drove in Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to give the Blue Jays a 4–3 victory.[28] Santiago Espinal broke a tie in the seventh inning of the second game, giving the Jays a 3–2 win.[29] However, the team had its four-game winning streak snapped in the final game of the series, losing 8–7 in the tenth inning.[30] On April 25, the Blue Jays returned to Toronto to begin a ten-game homestand, starting with four games against the Red Sox. Bo Bichette's first-career grand slam in the eighth inning gave the first game to the Jays, 6–2.[31] In the second game, Boston scored four runs in the eighth inning to take a 5–2 lead. In the ninth inning, back-to-back doubles from Raimel Tapia and Santiago Espinal scored a run, and George Springer's two-run home run tied the game at five and sent it to a tenth inning, where Tapia hit a walk-off sacrifice fly.[32] Boston took the third game, 7–1, with manager Alex Cora returning from having COVID-19.[33] The Blue Jays took the series victory with a 1–0 win in the final game, led by Alek Manoah's seven shutout innings.[34] To close the month, the Jays dropped the opening game of the series against Houston 11–7,[35] but bounced back in the second game with a 2–1 victory to end April with a 14–8 record.[36]

May

To begin May, the Blue Jays took the final game of the three-game series against the Astros, 3–2.[37] Ending their ten-game homestand, the Jays took on the Yankees. Toronto dropped the first two games of the series, 3–2 and 9–1 respectively, but salvaged the final game 2–1, ending the Yankees' 11-game winning streak and taking their first series loss of the 2022 season.[38] [39] The Blue Jays then embarked on a nine-game road trip, beginning with four against the Cleveland Guardians. Rookie Steven Kwan's first home run helped Cleveland to a 6–5 victory in the opener.[40] The second game was rained out, and rescheduled as a doubleheader for the following day. The teams split the games, with Toronto taking the first 8–3 and Cleveland taking the second, 8–2.[41] The Guardians took the series with a 4–3 win in the finale.[42] After a day off, the Blue Jays were swept in a brief two-game series in New York against the Yankees.[43] With a 1–5 record on their road trip, the Blue Jays travelled to Tampa Bay for the first time in 2022, to take on the Rays. Toronto lost the opener, 5–2, which extended their losing streak to five games and lowered their record to 17–16.[44] The Jays ended their losing streak with a 5–1 victory in the second game, before dropping their fourth straight series with a 3–0 loss in the finale.[45] [46]

The Jays returned home after a dismal 2–7 road trip to take on Seattle and Cincinnati. Home runs from Bo Bichette and Matt Chapman led the Jays to a 6–2 win in the opener against the Mariners.[47] The Jays took the second game 3–0 but were unable to complete the sweep, dropping the final game 5–1.[48] The Blue Jays had another opportunity for a sweep, taking the first two games against Cincinnati by scores of 2–1 and 3–1, but again lost the finale, 3–2, after Toronto native Joey Votto's first home run of the season gave the Reds the lead.[49] The Jays then travelled to St. Louis for two games against the Cardinals. Paul Goldschmidt hit a walk-off grand slam in the first game, giving the Cards a 7–3 victory.[50] Toronto salvaged the final game of the series, 8–1, led by two home runs from Danny Jansen.[51] After a day off, the Blue Jays travelled to Los Angeles for four games against the Angels. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., the 2021 AL MVP runner-up, hit a home run off 2021 MVP winner Shohei Ohtani in the opener, leading the Jays to a 6–3 win.[52] The Blue Jays rallied in the ninth inning of the second game, with Lourdes Gurriel Jr.'s RBI single proving to be the difference in a 4–3 victory.[53] The Jays entered the seventh inning of the third game down 4–1, but scored five runs and then held on to win the game 6–5.[54] Toronto earned their first sweep of the 2022 season with an 11–10 win in the final game of the series, and closed May with their sixth consecutive win after defeating the Chicago White Sox 6–5.[55] [56]

June

The Blue Jays began June by completing a three-game sweep of the White Sox at home, and winning their eight consecutive game.[57] The streak, which was their longest since 2015, was snapped on June 3 by the Minnesota Twins with a 9-3 loss. Kyle Garlick and Jose Miranda both homered twice for the Twins.[58]

July

From July 2-10, the Blue Jays lost nine of ten games, culminating in a three-game sweep at the hands of the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park.[59] On July 22, the Blue Jays defeated the Red Sox 28-5 at Fenway Park which featured an inside-the-park grand slam by the Blue Jays' Ramiel Tapia. Their 28 runs was the franchise record for most runs in a game while the red Sox also set a record for most runs given up in a single game.[60]

August

From August 18-21, the Blue Jays took three games out of four from the Yankees at Yankee Stadium, with the Yankees salvaging the last game of the series to avoid a four-game sweep.[61] In their next series, they swept the Red Sox on the road in a three-game set.[62] However, they were swept in three games at home by the Angels (who had a record of 52-73) in the following series which included being shutout in consecutive games, with Shohei Ohtani throwing seven scoreless innings and striking out nine on the latter occasion. Prior to the second game, the Blue Jays held a pre-game ceremony honoring members of the 1992 World Series Championship team for a 30th anniversary celebration.[63] [64]

September

On September 29, the Blue Jays clinched a playoff spot for the ninth time in franchise history.[65]

Game log

|- style="background:#bfb;"| 1 || April 8 || Rangers || 10–8 || Cimber (1–0) || Santana (0–1) || Romano (1) || 45,022 || 1–0 || –|- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || April 9 || Rangers || 4–3 || Richards (1–0) || Martin (0–1) || Romano (2) || 43,386 || 2–0 || –|- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || April 10 || Rangers || 6–12 || Burke (1–0) || Merryweather (0–1) || — || 31,549 || 2–1 || 1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 || April 11 || @ Yankees || 3–0 || Manoah (1–0) || Taillon (0–1) || Romano (3) || 26,211 || 3–1 || –|- style="background:#fbb;"| 5 || April 12 || @ Yankees || 0–4 || Holmes (1–0) || Kikuchi (0–1) || — || 25,068 || 3–2 || 1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 6 || April 13 || @ Yankees || 6–4 || Cimber (2–0) || Green (0–1) || Romano (4) || 30,109 || 4–2 || –|- style="background:#fbb;" | 7 || April 14 || @ Yankees || 0–3 || Severino (1–0) || Gausman (0–1) || King (1) || 37,255 || 4–3 || –|- style="background:#bfb;"| 8 || April 15 || Athletics || 4–1 || Cimber (3–0) || Jefferies (1–1) || Romano (5) || 35,415 || 5–3 || +1|- style="background:#fbb;"| 9 || April 16 || Athletics || 5–7 || Jiménez (1–0) || Merryweather (0–2) || Trivino (2) || 32,330 || 5–4 || –|- style="background:#bfb;" | 10 || April 17 || Athletics || 4–3 || Manoah (2–0) || Oller (0–1) || Romano (6) || 27,490 || 6–4 || +½|- style="background:#fbb;" | 11 || April 19 || @ Red Sox || 1–2 || Robles (1–0) || García (0–1) || Whitlock (1) || 31,640 || 6–5 || —|- style="background:#bfb;" | 12 || April 20 || @ Red Sox || 6–1 || Berríos (1–0) || Pivetta (0–3) || — || 33,354 || 7–5 || –|- style="background:#bfb;"| 13 || April 21 || @ Red Sox || 3–2 || Gausman (1–1) || Houck (1–1) || Romano (7) || 35,792 || 8–5 || +1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 14 || April 22 || @ Astros || 4–3 || Mayza (1–0) || Neris (1–1) || Romano (8) || 36,757 || 9–5 || +1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 15 || April 23 || @ Astros || 3–2 || Manoah (3–0) || Taylor (0–1) || Cimber (1) || 36,075 || 10–5 || +1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 16 || April 24 || @ Astros || 7–8 || Taylor (1–1) || Romano (0–1) || — || 39,534 || 10–6 || –|- style="background:#bfb;"| 17 || April 25 || Red Sox || 6–2 || Cimber (4–0) || Strahm (1–1) || — || 20,981 || 11–6 || +½|- style="background:#bfb;"| 18 || April 26 || Red Sox || 6–5 || Romano (1–1) || Barnes (0–1) || — || 22,611 || 12–6 || +½|- style="background:#fbb;" | 19 || April 27 || Red Sox || 1–7 || Wacha (2–0) || Thornton (0–1) || — || 20,468 || 12–7 || ½|- style="background:#bfb;" | 20 || April 28 || Red Sox || 1–0 || Manoah (4–0) || Whitlock (1–1) || Romano (9) || 23,144 || 13–7 || ½|- style="background:#fbb;"| 21 || April 29 || Astros || 7–11 || Urquidy (2–1) || Thornton (0–2) || — || 35,066 || 13–8 || 1½|- style="background:#bfb;" | 22 || April 30 || Astros || 2–1 || Berríos (2–0) || García (1–1) || Romano (10) || 40,732 || 14–8 || 1½|-|- style="background:#bfb;" | 23 || May 1 || Astros || 3–2 || Gausman (2–1) || Valdez (1–2) || Romano (11) || 31,802 || 15–8 || 1½|- style="background:#fbb;" | 24 || May 2 || Yankees || 2–3 || Holmes (2–0) || García (0–2) || Green (1) || 18,577 || 15–9 || 2½|- style="background:#fbb;" | 25 || May 3 || Yankees || 1–9 || Taillon (2–1) || Cimber (4–1) || — || 22,491 || 15–10 || 3½|- style="background:#bfb;"| 26 || May 4 || Yankees || 2–1 || Kikuchi (1–1) || Cortés Jr. (1–1) || Romano (12) || 29,057 || 16–10 || 2½|- style="background:#fbb;" | 27 || May 5 || @ Guardians || 5–6 || Civale (1–2) || Berríos (2–1) || Clase (5) || 9,104 || 16–11 || 3|- style="background:#bbb;" | — || May 6 || @ Guardians || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: May 7|- style="background:#bfb;" | 28 || May 7 || @ Guardians || 8–3 || Gausman (3–1) || Bieber (1–2) || — || || 17–11 || 2½|- style="background:#fbb;" | 29 || May 7 || @ Guardians || 2–8 || McKenzie (2–2) || Stripling (0–1) || — || 16,819 || 17–12 || 3|- style="background:#fbb;" | 30 || May 8 || @ Guardians || 3–4 || Shaw (1–0) || Cimber (4–2) || Clase (6) || 14,787 || 17–13 || 3½|- style="background:#fbb;" | 31 || May 10 || @ Yankees || 5–6 || Peralta (1–0) || Romano (1–2) || — || 41,522 || 17–14 || 5|- style="background:#fbb;" | 32 || May 11 || @ Yankees || 3–5 || Taillon (3–1) || Berríos (2–2) || Chapman (8) || 42,105 || 17–15 || 6|- style="background:#fbb;" | 33 || May 13 || @ Rays || 2–5 || Kittredge (3–0) || Gausman (3–2) || Adam (1) || 10,169 || 17–16 || 7½|- style="background:#bfb;" | 34 || May 14 || @ Rays || 5–1 || Mayza (2–0) || Thompson (1–2) || — || 15,195 || 18–16 || 6½|- style="background:#fbb;" | 35 || May 15 || @ Rays || 0–3 || Wisler (2–1) || Manoah (4–1) || Kittredge (5) || 20,832 || 18–17 || 7½|- style="background:#bfb;" | 36 || May 16 || Mariners || 6–2 || Kikuchi (2–1) || Flexen (1–6) || Cimber (2) || 28,207 || 19–17 || 7½|- style="background:#bfb;"| 37 || May 17 || Mariners || 3–0 || Berríos (3–2) || Gilbert (4–2) || Cimber (3) || 22,988 || 20–17 || 7½|- style="background:#fbb;"| 38 || May 18 || Mariners || 1–5 || Gonzales (2–4) || Gausman (3–3) || — || 20,472 || 20–18 || 8½|- style="background:#bfb;" | 39 || May 20 || Reds || 2–1 || Ryu (1–0) || Castillo (0–2) || Romano (13) || 29,300 || 21–18 || 7½|- style="background:#bfb;" | 40 || May 21 || Reds || 3–1 || Manoah (5–1) || Cessa (2–1) || Romano (14) || 39,393 || 22–18 || 7½|- style="background:#fbb;" | 41 || May 22 || Reds || 2–3 || Díaz (2–0) || García (0–3) || Warren (2) || 42,323 || 22–19 || 7|- style="background:#fbb;" | 42 || May 23 || @ Cardinals || 3–7 || Cabrera (2–1) || Phelps (0–1) || — || 36,033 || 22–20 || 7|- style="background:#bfb;" | 43 || May 24 || @ Cardinals || 8–1 || Gausman (4–3) || Hicks (1–4) || — || 33,797 || 23–20 || 7|- style="background:#bfb;"| 44 || May 26 || @ Angels || 6–3 || Ryu (2–0) || Ohtani (3–3) || — || 28,228 || 24–20 || 7½|- style="background:#bfb;"| 45 || May 27 || @ Angels || 4–3 || Richards (2–0) || Iglesias (1–3) || Romano (15) || 44,641 || 25–20 || 7½|- style="background:#bfb;" | 46 || May 28 || @ Angels || 6–5 || Cimber (5–2) || Barraclough (0–1) || Stripling (1) || 34,005 || 26–20 || 6½|- style="background:#bfb;" | 47 || May 29 || @ Angels || 11–10 || Cimber (6–2) || Quijada (0–1) || Phelps (1) || 36,568 || 27–20 || 5½|- style="background:#bfb;"| 48 || May 31 || White Sox || 6–5 || Gausman (5–3) || Giolito (3–2) || Romano (16) || 25,424 || 28–20 || 5½|-|- style="background:#bfb;" | 49 || June 1 || White Sox || 7–3 || Stripling (1–1) || Kopech (1–2) || — || 23,312 || 29–20 || 5|- style="background:#bfb;" | 50 || June 2 || White Sox || 8–3 || Manoah (6–1) || Cueto (0–2) || — || 25,250 || 30–20 || 5½|- style="background:#fbb;" | 51 || June 3 || Twins || 3–9 || Cotton (1–1) || Kikuchi (2–2) || — || 27,753 || 30–21 || 6½|- style="background:#bfb;" | 52 || June 4 || Twins || 12–3 || Berríos (4–2) || Bundy (3–3) || — || 36,987 || 31–21 || 6½|- style="background:#fbb;"| 53 || June 5 || Twins || 6–8 || Cotton (2–1) || Gausman (5–4) || Morán (1) || 34,088 || 31–22 || 7½|- style="background:#bfb;"| 54 || June 6 || @ Royals || 8–0 || Stripling (2–1) || Lynch (2–5) || — || 10,889 || 32–22 || 7|- style="background:#bfb;"| 55 || June 7 || @ Royals || 7–0 || Manoah (7–1) || Keller (1–7) || — || 15,103 || 33–22 || 7|- style="background:#fbb;"| 56 || June 8 || @ Royals || 4–8 || Singer (3–1) || Richards (2–1) || — || 12,196 || 33–23 || 7|- style="background:#bfb;" | 57 || June 10 || @ Tigers || 10–1 || Berríos (5–2) || Rodríguez (0–2) || — || 26,226 || 34–23 || 7½|- style="background:#fbb;"| 58 || June 11 || @ Tigers || 1–3 || Brieske (1–5) || Gausman (5–5) || Soto (13) || 30,738 || 34–24 || 8½|- style="background:#bfb;"| 59 || June 12 || @ Tigers || 6–0 || Stripling (3–1) || Skubal (5–3) || — || 29,399 || 35–24 || 8½|- style="background:#bfb;"| 60 || June 13 || Orioles || 11–1 || Manoah (8–1) || Bradish (1–4) || — || 19,716 || 36–24 || 8|- style="background:#fbb;"| 61 || June 14 || Orioles || 5–6 || Lyles (4–5) || Kikuchi (2–3) || López (9) || 23,106 || 36–25 || 9|- style="background:#bfb;"| 62 || June 15 || Orioles || 7–6 || Cimber (7–2) || Bautista (2–2) || — || 19,961 || 37–25 || 9|- style="background:#fbb;"| 63 || June 16 || Orioles || 2–10 || Wells (4–4) || Gausman (5–6) || — || 36,832 || 37–26 || 10|- style="background:#fbb;" | 64 || June 17 || Yankees || 3–12 || Montgomery (3–1) || Stripling (3–2) || — || 44,688 || 37–27 || 11|- style="background:#fbb;" | 65 || June 18 || Yankees || 0–4 || Taillon (8–1) || Manoah (8–2) || — || 45,055 || 37–28 || 12|- style="background:#bfb;" | 66 || June 19 || Yankees || 10–9 || García (1–3) || Peralta (1–1) || Romano (17) || 44,395 || 38–28 || 11|- style="background:#fbb;" | 67 || June 20 || @ White Sox || 7–8 || Lynn (1–0) || Berríos (5–3) || Kelly (1) || 22,842 || 38–29 || 12|- style="background:#fbb;" | 68 || June 21 || @ White Sox || 6–7 || Velasquez (3–3) || Gage (0–1) || — || 20,529 || 38–30 || 12|- style="background:#bfb;" | 69 || June 22 || @ White Sox || 9–5 || Stripling (4–2) || Giolito (4–4) || — || 19,406 || 39–30 || 12|- style="background:#bfb;" | 70 || June 24 || @ Brewers || 9–4 || Manoah (9–2) || Houser (4–8) || — || 32,166 || 40–30 || 11½|- style="background:#fbb;"| 71 || June 25 || @ Brewers || 4–5 || Burnes (6–4) || Kikuchi (2–4) || Hader (22) || 34,768 || 40–31 || 11½|- style="background:#fbb;"| 72 || June 26 || @ Brewers || 3–10 || Gustave (1–0) || Berríos (5–4) || — || 35,503 || 40–32 || 12½|- style="background:#bfb;" | 73 || June 27 || Red Sox || 7–2 || Gausman (6–6) || Seabold (0–1) || — || 25,498 || 41–32 || 12½|- style="background:#bfb;" | 74 || June 28 || Red Sox || 6–5 || Romano (2–2) || Danish (2–1) || — || 27,140 || 42–32 || 12½|- style="background:#fbb;"| 75 || June 29 || Red Sox || 5–6 || Strahm (3–2) || Phelps (0–2) || — || 27,601 || 42–33 || 13½|- style="background:#bfb;" | 76 || June 30 || Rays || 4–1 || Kikuchi (3–4) || Yarbrough (0–4) || Cimber (4) || 22,987 || 43–33 || 12½|-|- style="background:#bfb;"| 77 || July 1 || Rays || 9–2 || Berríos (6–4) || Kluber (3–5) || — || 44,445 || 44–33 || 12|- style="background:#fbb;" | 78 || July 2 (1) || Rays || 2–6 || McClanahan (9–3) || Lawrence (0–1) || — || 39,426 || 44–34 || 13|- style="background:#fbb;" | 79 || July 2 (2) || Rays || 5–11 || Garza Jr. (2–2) || Hatch (0–1) || — || 24,180 || 44–35 || 14|- style="background:#fbb;" | 80 || July 3 || Rays || 3–7 || Baz (1–1) || Stripling (4–3) || Adam (3) || 35,757 || 44–36 || 14|- style="background:#fbb;" | 81 || July 4 || @ Athletics || 1–5 || Irvin (3–6) || Manoah (9–3) || — || 24,403 || 44–37 || 14½|- style="background:#fbb;" | 82 || July 5 || @ Athletics || 3–5 || Martínez (2–1) || Kikuchi (3–5) || Trivino (6) || 4,846 || 44–38 || 14½|- style="background:#bfb;" | 83 || July 6 || @ Athletics || 2–1 || Cimber (8–2) || Acevedo (1–2) || Romano (18) || 6,330 || 45–38 || 14½|- style="background:#fbb;"| 84 || July 7 || @ Mariners || 3–8 || Gonzales (5–9) || Banda (1–1) || — || 24,998 || 45–39 || 15½|- style="background:#fbb;" | 85 || July 8 || @ Mariners || 2–5 || Borucki (1–0) || Romo (0–1) || — || 32,398 || 45–40 || 16½|- style="background:#fbb;"| 86 || July 9 || @ Mariners || 1–2 || Brash (2–3) || Manoah (9–4) || Castillo (5) || 41,210 || 45–41 || 16½|- style="background:#fbb;" | 87 || July 10 || @ Mariners || 5–6 || Festa (1–0) || Cimber (8–3) || Sewald (10) || 37,694 || 45–42 || 16½|- style="background:#bfb;"| 88 || July 12 || Phillies || 4–3 || Berríos (7–4) || Familia (1–1) || Romano (19) || 32,795 || 46–42 || 15½|- style="background:#bfb;"| 89 || July 13 || Phillies || 8–2 || Stripling (5–3) || Wheeler (8–5) || — || 30,853 || 47–42 || 15½|- style="background:#fbb;"| 90 || July 14 || Royals || 1–3 || Zerpa (2–0) || Gausman (6–7) || Barlow (16) || 24,426 || 47–43 || 15½|- style="background:#bfb;"| 91 || July 15 || Royals || 8–1 || Manoah (10–4) || Greinke (3–6) || — || 26,422 || 48–43 || 14½|- style="background:#bfb;"| 92 || July 16 || Royals || 6–5 || Romano (3–2) || Payamps (2–3) || — || 40,135 || 49–43 || 14½|- style="background:#bfb;"| 93 || July 17 || Royals || 4–2 || Mayza (3–0) || Mills (0–1) || Romano (20) || 36,681 || 50–43 || 14½|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbcaff|-style=background:#bff| || July 19 ||colspan="8"|92nd All-Star Game in Los Angeles, California|- style="background:#bfb;"| 94 || July 22 || @ Red Sox || 28–5 || Gausman (7–7) || Eovaldi (4–3) || — || 36,796 || 51–43 || 13½|- style="background:#bfb;" | 95 || July 23 || @ Red Sox || 4–1 || Manoah (11–4) || Crawford (2–3) || Romano (21) || 35,821 || 52–43 || 12½|- style="background:#bfb;"| 96 || July 24 || @ Red Sox || 8–4 || Mayza (4–0) || Bello (0–2) || — || 34,404 || 53–43 || 12½|- style="background:#bfb;" | 97 || July 26 || Cardinals || 10–3 || Mayza (5–0) || Hicks (2–5) || — || 39,756 || 54–43 ||11½|- style="background:#fbb;"| 98 || July 27 || Cardinals || 1–6 || Wainwright (7–8) || Gausman (7–8) || — || 36,666 || 54–44 || 11½|- style="background:#bfb;" | 99 || July 28 || Tigers || 5–3 || Kikuchi (4–5) || Alexander (2–4) || Romano (22) || 27,080 || 55–44 || 11½|- style="background:#fbb;" | 100 || July 29 || Tigers || 2–4 || Vest (3–2) || Manoah (11–5) || Soto (19) || 28,046 || 55–45 || 12½|- style="background:#bfb;"| 101 || July 30 || Tigers || 5–3 || Richards (3–1) || Law (0–1) || Romano (23) || 42,933 || 56–45 || 12½|- style="background:#bfb;" | 102 || July 31 || Tigers || 4–1 || Berríos (8–4) || Hill (1–3) || Romano (24) || 40,298 || 57–45 || 11½|-|- style="background:#bfb;"| 103 || August 2 || @ Rays || 3–1 || Gausman (8–8) || Rasmussen (6–4) || Romano (25) || 16,433 || 58–45 || 11|- style="background:#fbb;"| 104 || August 3 || @ Rays || 2–3 || Thompson (3–2) || Cimber (8–4) || Adam (5) || 14,253 || 58–46 || 11|- style="background:#bfb;"| 105 || August 4 || @ Twins || 9–3 || Manoah (12–5) || Pagán (3–5) || — || 39,030 || 59–46 || 10½|- style="background:#fbb;"| 106 || August 5 || @ Twins || 5–6 || Fulmer (4–4) || Romano (3–3) || — || 29,593 || 59–47 || 10½|- style="background:#fbb;" | 107 || August 6 || @ Twins || 3–7 || Megill (3–1) || White (1–3) || — || 27,471 || 59–48 || 10½|- style="background:#bfb;"| 108 || August 7 || @ Twins || 3–2 || Romano (4–3) || Thielbar (2–1) || — || 26,155 || 60–48 || 9½|- style="background:#fbb;"| 109 || August 8 || @ Orioles || 4–7 || Lyles (9–8) || Kikuchi (4–6) || Bautista (5) || 12,671 || 60–49 || 10½|- style="background:#fbb;"| 110 || August 9 || @ Orioles || 5–6 || Vespi (4–0) || García (1–4) || Bautista (6) || 11,080 || 60–50 || 10½|- style="background:#bbb;" | — || August 10 || @ Orioles || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 5|- style="background:#fbb;"| 111 || August 12 || Guardians || 0–8 || Quantrill (9–5) || Berríos (8–5) || — || 41,677 || 60–51 || 10|- style="background:#bfb;"| 112 || August 13 || Guardians || 2–1 || Bass (3–3) || McKenzie (8–9) || Romano (26) || 44,977 || 61–51 || 10|- style="background:#fbb;"| 113 || August 14 || Guardians || 2–7 || Bieber (8–6) || Gausman (8–9) || — || 41,002 || 61–52 || 10|- style="background:#fbb;"| 114 || August 15 || Orioles || 3–7 || Baker (4–3) || Kikuchi (4–7) || — || 26,769 || 61–53 || 10|- style="background:#fbb;"| 115 || August 16 || Orioles || 2–4 || Kremer (5–4) || Manoah (12–6) || Bautista (7) || 37,940 || 61–54 || 10|- style="background:#bfb;"| 116 || August 17 || Orioles || 6–1 || García (2–4) || Krehbiel (4–4) || — || 40,141 || 62–54 || 10|- style="background:#bfb;"| 117 || August 18 || @ Yankees || 9–2 || Berríos (9–5) || Montas (4–10) || — || 41,419 || 63–54 || 9|- style="background:#bfb;"| 118 || August 19 || @ Yankees || 4–0 || Gausman (9–9) || Taillon (11–4) || — || 46,194 || 64–54 || 8|- style="background:#bfb;"| 119 || August 20 || @ Yankees || 5–2 || Cimber (9–4) || Cole (9–6) || García (1) || 45,538 || 65–54 || 7|- style="background:#fbb;"| 120 || August 21 || @ Yankees || 2–4 || Trivino (2–7) || Cimber (9–5) || — || 46,958 || 65–55 || 8|- style="background:#bfb;"| 121 || August 23 || @ Red Sox || 9–3 || Stripling (6–3) || Winckowski (5–7) || — || 30,963 || 66–55 || 8½|- style="background:#bfb;"| 122 || August 24 || @ Red Sox || 3–2 || Cimber (10–5) || Brasier (0–3) || Romano (27) || 31,840 || 67–55 || 8|- style="background:#bfb;"| 123 || August 25 || @ Red Sox || 6–5 || Romano (5–3) || Schreiber (3–3) || — || 30,527 || 68–55 || 8|- style="background:#fbb;"| 124 || August 26 || Angels || 0–12 || Detmers (5–4) || White (1–4) || — || 40,754 || 68–56 || 9|- style="background:#fbb;"| 125 || August 27 || Angels || 0–2 || Ohtani (11–8) || Manoah (12–7) || Herget (3) || 45,311 || 68–57 || 9|- style="background:#fbb;"| 126 || August 28 || Angels || 3–8 || Wantz (2–0) || Stripling (6–4) || — || 44,318 || 68–58 || 9|- style="background:#bfb;"| 127 || August 29 || Cubs || 5–4 || García (3–4) || Leiter Jr. (2–6) || — || 26,473 || 69–58 || 8|- style="background:#bfb;"| 128 || August 30 || Cubs || 5–3 || Gausman (10–9) || Little (0–1) || Romano (28) || 33,759 || 70–58 || 8|- style="background:#fbb;"| 129 || August 31 || Cubs || 5–7 || Rodríguez (1–0) || White (1–5) || Wick (9) || 28,572 || 70–59 || 8|-|- style="background:#bfb;"| 130 || September 2 || @ Pirates || 4–0 || Manoah (13–7) || Beede (1–5) || — || 18,057 || 71–59 || 7|- style="background:#bfb;" | 131 || September 3 || @ Pirates || 4–1 || García (4–4) || Underwood Jr. (1–4) || Romano (29) || 23,568 || 72–59 || 6|- style="background:#bfb;" | 132 || September 4 || @ Pirates || 4–3 || Stripling (7–4) || Underwood Jr. (1–5) || Romano (30) || 14,903 || 73–59 || 6|- style="background:#bfb;" | 133 || September 5 || @ Orioles || 7–3 || Gausman (11–9) || Baumann (1–3) || — || || 74–59 || 6|- style="background:#bfb;"| 134 || September 5 || @ Orioles || 8–4 || Berríos (10–5) || Akin (3–2) || — || 25,451 || 75–59 || 5½|- style="background:#fbb;"| 135 || September 6 || @ Orioles || 6–9 || Tate (4–3) || White (1–6) || Bautista (12) || 8,411 || 75–60 || 6|- style="background:#bfb;"| 136 || September 7 || @ Orioles || 4–1 || Manoah (14–7) || Kremer (6–5) || Romano (31) || 11,488 || 76–60 || 6½|- style="background:#bfb;"| 137 || September 9 || @ Rangers || 4–3 || Mayza (6–0) || Leclerc (0–2) || Romano (32) || 21,329 || 77–60 || 5|- style="background:#bfb;"| 138 || September 10 || @ Rangers || 11–7 || Gausman (12–9) || Arihara (1–3) || Mayza (1) || 28,340 || 78–60 || 5|- style="background:#fbb;" | 139 || September 11 || @ Rangers || 1–4 || Pérez (11–6) || Richards (3–2) || Leclerc (4) || 20,984 || 78–61 || 6|- style="background:#bfb;"| 140 || September 12 || Rays || 3–2 || Mayza (7–0) || Adam (2–3) || Romano (33) || 23,002 || 79–61 || 5½|- style="background:#fbb;"| 141 || September 13 (1) || Rays || 2–4 || Springs (8–4) || Merryweather (0–3) || Fairbanks (7) || 23,497 || 79–62 || 6½|- style="background:#bfb;"| 142 || September 13 (2) || Rays || 7–2 || Bass (4–3) || Poche (4–2) || — || 25,103 || 80–62 || 6|- style="background:#bfb;" | 143 || September 14 || Rays || 5–1 || Stripling (8–4) || Rasmussen (10–5) || — || 24,282 || 81–62 || 6|- style="background:#fbb;" | 144 || September 15 || Rays || 0–11 || McClanahan (12–5) || Gausman (12–10) || — || 23,820 || 81–63 || 6½|- style="background:#bfb;" | 145 || September 16 || Orioles || 6–3 || Kikuchi (5–7) || Lyles (10–11) || — || 36,573 || 82–63 || 5½|- style="background:#bfb;" | 146 || September 17 || Orioles || 6–3 || Berríos (11–5) || Bradish (3–7) || Romano (34) || 44,448 || 83–63 || 4½|- style="background:#fbb;"| 147 || September 18 || Orioles || 4–5 || Krehbiel (5–4) || Romano (5–4) || Bautista (14) || 41,301 || 83–64 || 5½|- style="background:#bfb;" | 148 || September 20 || @ Phillies || 18–11 || Pop (3–0) || Gibson (10–7) || — || 21,129 || 84–64 || 5½|- style="background:#fbb;" | 149 || September 21 || @ Phillies || 3–4 || Bellatti (4–3) || Cimber (10–6) || — || 29,363 || 84–65 || 6½|- style="background:#fbb;" | 150 || September 22 || @ Rays || 5–10 || Yarbrough (3–8) || Berríos (11–6) || — || 8,799 || 84–66 || 7½|- style="background:#fbb;" | 151 || September 23 || @ Rays || 6–10 || Guerra (1–0) || García (4–5) || — || 17,407 || 84–67 || 8½|- style="background:#bfb;" | 152 || September 24 || @ Rays || 3–1 || Manoah (15–7) || Rasmussen (10–7) || Romano (35) || 22,169 || 85–67 || 8½|- style="background:#bfb;"| 153 || September 25 || @ Rays || 7–1 || Stripling (9–4) || McClanahan (12–7) || — || 16,394 || 86–67 || 8½|- style="background:#bfb;" | 154 || September 26 || Yankees || 3–2 || Mayza (8–0) || Schmidt (5–5) || — || 34,307 || 87–67 || 7½|- style="background:#fbb;"| 155 || September 27 || Yankees || 2–5 || Taillon (14–5) || Berríos (11–7) || Trivino (11) || 40,528 || 87–68 || 8½|- style="background:#fbb;" | 156 || September 28 || Yankees || 3–8 || Cole (13–7) || Mayza (8–1) || — || 37,008 || 87–69 || 9½|- style="background:#bfb;"| 157 || September 30 || Red Sox || 9–0 || Manoah (16–7) || Pivetta (10–12) || Kikuchi (1) || 37,283 || 88–69 || 8½|-|- style="background:#bfb;" | 158 || October 1 || Red Sox || 10–0 || Stripling (10–4) || Bello (2–8) || — || 44,612 || 89–69 || 8½|- style="background:#bfb;" | 159 || October 2 || Red Sox || 6–3 || Pop (4–0) || Wacha (11–2) || Romano (36) || 43,877 || 90–69 || 7½|- style="background:#bfb;" | 160 || October 3 || @ Orioles || 5–1 || Berríos (12–7) || Kremer (8–7) || Mayza (2) || 10,642 || 91–69 || 7½|- style="background:#bbb;" | — || October 4 || @ Orioles || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: October 5|- style="background:#fbb;" | 161 || October 5 || @ Orioles || 4–5 || Hall (1–1) || White (1–7) || Baker (1) || || 91–70 || 8|- style="background:#bfb;"| 162 || October 5 || @ Orioles || 5–1 || Kikuchi (6–7) || Canó (1–1) || — || 17,248 || 92–70 || 7|-

Postseason

American League Wild Card Series

As the wild card team with best record, the fourth-seeded Blue Jays won the right to host all games against the fifth-seeded Seattle Mariners in a best-of-three Wild Card series, where they were swept 2–0. It was the first Wild Card series for both franchises under the expanded format adopted this season.

The second game featured the third largest comeback in MLB playoff history, as the Mariners came back from being down 8-1 to win 10-9.[66]

On the day preceding game one, Toronto mayor John Tory declared October 7 'Blue Jays Day', in a ceremony that included the raising of a team flag at Toronto City Hall.[67]

Postseason Game log

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 1 || October 7 || Mariners || 0–4 || Castillo (1–0) || Manoah (0–1) || — || 47,402 || 0–1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 2 || October 8 || Mariners || 9–10 || Muñoz (1–0) || Romano (0–1) || Kirby (1) || 47,156 || 0–2|-

Postseason rosters

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Statistics

Batting

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

Player
159 652 91 189 43 1 24 93 13 41 .290 [68]
97 257 43 52 18 1 6 24 2 38 .202 [69]
40 73 9 13 4 0 1 9 0 7 .178 [70]
8 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 [71]
155 538 83 123 27 1 27 76 2 68 .229 [72]
26 72 7 14 4 0 4 10 0 6 .194 [73]
135 449 51 120 25 0 7 51 6 36 .267 [74]
160 638 90 175 35 0 32 97 8 58 .274 [75]
121 453 52 132 32 1 5 52 3 31 .291 [76]
10 15 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 .267 [77]
131 499 71 133 35 1 25 77 6 34 .267 [78]
72 215 34 56 10 0 15 44 1 25 .260 [79]
8 7 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 .143 [80]
139 470 59 134 19 0 14 63 0 63 .385 [81]
8 9 0 6 0 0 0 3 0 1 .667 [82]
44 121 19 34 5 0 5 16 1 8 .281 [83]
25 69 10 22 1 0 1 7 0 4 .319 [84]
133 513 89 137 22 4 25 76 14 54 .267 [85]
128 411 47 109 20 3 7 52 8 16 .265 [86]
100 89 14 9 4 0 2 5 3 5 .101 [87]
Team Totals162555577514643071220075667500.264https://baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/2022-batting.shtml

Pitching

Note: G = Games played; GS = Games started; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; WHIP = Walks plus hits per inning pitched; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts; Ref. = Reference

Player
1 0 0 0 0 18.00 4.00 1 4 2 2 0 0 [88]
7 1 0 1 0 4.26 1.58 6 7 3 3 3 7 [89]
28 0 2 0 0 1.75 1.13 25 19 5 5 10 28 [90]
9 0 0 0 0 4.80 1.27 15 14 9 8 5 19 [91]
32 32 12 7 0 5.23 1.42 172 199 103 100 45 149 [92]
11 0 0 0 0 9.95 1.89 6 7 7 7 5 8 [93]
9 2 0 0 0 3.05 0.97 20 15 9 7 5 20 [94]
77 0 10 6 4 2.80 1.12 70 66 28 22 13 58 [95]
1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50 1 0 0 0 1 [96]
11 0 0 1 0 1.38 0.92 13 6 4 2 6 12 [97]
61 0 4 5 1 3.10 1.05 61 48 26 21 16 58 [98]
31 31 12 10 0 3.35 1.24 174 188 72 65 28 205 [99]
1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.00 2 1 0 0 1 2 [100]
1 1 0 1 0 19.29 3.00 4 12 10 10 2 4 [101]
1 0 0 0 0 4.50 1.50 2 2 1 1 1 3 [102]
32 20 6 7 1 5.19 1.50 100 93 67 58 58 124 [103]
6 0 0 1 0 7.50 1.50 18 23 15 15 4 11 [104]
31 31 16 7 0 2.24 0.99 196 144 55 49 51 180 [105]
63 0 8 1 2 3.14 1.11 48 42 19 17 12 44 [106]
1 0 0 0 0 18.00 2.00 1 2 2 2 0 0
26 1 0 3 0 6.75 1.43 26 31 20 20 7 23 [107]
65 1 0 2 1 2.83 1.30 63 52 22 20 31 64 [108]
17 0 2 0 0 1.89 1.05 19 18 4 4 2 11 [109]
62 4 3 2 0 5.34 1.44 64 57 41 38 35 82 [110]
63 0 5 4 36 2.11 1.02 64 44 18 15 21 73 [111]
6 0 0 1 0 4.91 0.82 3 1 3 2 2 3 [112]
6 6 2 0 0 5.67 1.33 27 32 17 17 4 16 [113]
4 0 0 0 0 13.50 2.63 2 6 4 4 1 0 [114]
32 24 10 4 1 3.01 1.02 134 117 49 45 20 111 [115]
32 0 0 2 0 4.11 1.24 46 40 21 21 17 37 [116]
9 0 0 0 0 8.10 1.35 6 6 6 6 3 6 [117]
10 8 0 5 0 7.74 1.74 43 59 37 37 16 31 [118]
Team Totals1621629270463.871.24144113566796204241390https://baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/2022-pitching.shtml

Transactions

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

Roster

2022 Toronto Blue Jays
Roster
PitchersCatchersInfieldersOutfieldersManagerCoaches

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LevelTeamLeagueManagerWin–loss recordDivisionPostseason
76–72 East Division [126]
Cesar Martin 31–38
28–41
Northeast Division [127]
Brent Lavallee 30–33
37–29

lost F 3–0
[128]
28–38
38–25
West Division
won SF 2–1
lost F 2–0
[129]
Jose Mayorga 28–27 North Division [130]
Andy Fermin 18–38 Baseball City [131]

External links

Notes and References

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  2. News: Lacques . Gabe . Baseball is back: MLB, players agree on new CBA to salvage 162-game 2022 season . . March 10, 2022 . March 13, 2022.
  3. Web site: Baumann. Michael. 2021-12-02. All the Questions—and Answers—About the Most Important Details of the MLB Lockout. 2021-12-02. The Ringer.
  4. Web site: Nightengale. Gabe Lacques and Bob. MLB lockout is on after collective bargaining agreement expires, owners agree to freeze out players. 2021-12-02. USA TODAY.
  5. Web site: Selbe. Nick. MLB Owners Vote Unanimously to Institute Lockout. 2021-12-02. Sports Illustrated.
  6. Web site: 2022-03-10 . Play Ball! 2022 MLB season will start April 7 with full 162-game schedule; spring training games begin March 17 . 2022-03-11 . SportsLine.
  7. Web site: Conti. Kristen . Here Are the New MLB Rules for the 2022 Season . 2022-03-11 . NBC Chicago.
  8. Web site: MLB to add jersey advertising for first time in league history as part of new CBA, per report . 2022-03-11 . CBS Sports.
  9. Web site: Each club's 2022 MLB Draft bonus pools and pick values. Callis. Jim. MLB.com. April 29, 2022.
  10. Web site: Blue Jays sign 18 draft picks, including first-rounder Brandon Barriera. Sportsnet. July 26, 2022. August 5, 2022.
  11. Web site: Jim Callis on Twitter. Twitter. July 24, 2022. July 24, 2022.
  12. Web site: Shi Davidi on Twitter. Twitter. July 23, 2022. July 23, 2022.
  13. Web site: Jim Callis on Twitter. Twitter. July 24, 2022. July 24, 2022.
  14. Web site: Carlos Collazo on Twitter. Twitter. July 22, 2022. July 23, 2022.
  15. Web site: Jim Callis on Twitter. Twitter. July 22, 2022. July 22, 2022.
  16. Web site: Teo fuels Toronto's epic comeback in opener. Matheson. Keegan. MLB.com. April 9, 2022. April 9, 2022.
  17. Web site: Espinal delivers go-ahead hit, Blue Jays beat Rangers 4-3. Harrison. Ian. apnews.com. April 9, 2022. April 12, 2022.
  18. Web site: Jonah Heim leads Rangers past Blue Jays 12-6 after Toronto blows 6-1 lead. Chidley-Hill. John. thestar.com. April 10, 2022. April 12, 2022.
  19. Web site: Canadian Jordan Romano sets Blue Jays record with 26th-straight save. Sportsnet. April 11, 2022. April 12, 2022.
  20. Web site: Vlad, with bloodied hand, KOs Yanks in 3-HR stunner. Matheson. Keegan. MLB.com. April 13, 2022. April 16, 2022.
  21. Web site: Severino silences Blue Jays' bats as Yankees split series. CBC.ca. April 15, 2022. April 16, 2022.
  22. Web site: Toronto slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr., hits solo homer as Blue Jays top Athletics 4-1. Strong. Gregory. CP24.com. April 15, 2022. April 16, 2022.
  23. Web site: Pache hits game-winning homer in ninth, A’s beat Jays 7-5. Harrison. Ian. apnews.com. April 16, 2022. April 22, 2022.
  24. Web site: Manoah wins second straight start, Blue Jays beat A's 4-3. abc10.com. April 17, 2022. April 22, 2022.
  25. Web site: Red Sox edge Blue Jays 2-1 at Fenway with just 3 hits. Mullen. Maureen. thepeterboroughexaminer.com. April 19, 2022. April 22, 2022.
  26. Web site: Tapia homer in 5-run second leads Blue Jays over Red Sox 6-1. CP24.com. April 20, 2022. April 22, 2022.
  27. Web site: Toronto Blue Jays win 3-2 over Detroit Tigers. Kornacki. Steve. theglobeandmail.com. April 21, 2022. April 22, 2022.
  28. Web site: Chapman double in 9th leads Blue Jays over Astros 4-3. vancouverisawesome.com. April 22, 2022. April 29, 2022.
  29. Web site: Espinal, Springer hit home runs to lift Blue Jays past Astros for 4th straight win. Rieken. Kristie. CBC.ca. April 23, 2022. April 29, 2022.
  30. Web site: Astros walk-off Blue Jays with 2-run homer to avoid sweep. Rieken. Kristie. CBC.ca. April 24, 2022. April 29, 2022.
  31. Web site: Bichette hits tiebreaking grand slam to power Blue Jays to 6-2 win over Red Sox. Strong. Gregory. thestar.com. April 25, 2022. April 25, 2022.
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