arch 26, American League votes to expand to Toronto, awarding franchise to group consisting of Imperial Trust, Ltd., Labatt's Breweries, and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce... June 18, Franchise fee of $7 million (US) determined and Metro Baseball, Ltd., appoints Peter Bavasi, Executive Vice-President and General Manager of new franchise... August 12, Directors select "Blue Jays" from over 4,000 names and 30,000 entries in a "Name the Team" contest... August 25, Blue Jays announce Dunedin, Florida as new spring training site... September 22, Roy Hartsfield appointed field manager for inaugural season... October 8, Club reveals distinctive "Blue Jays logo", as season ticket sales begin... October 22, Blue Jays acquire first player in purchase of catcher Phil Roof from the Chicago White Sox... November 5, Blue Jays announce first trade at conclusion of expansion draft, sending Al Fitzmorris to Cleveland for catcher Alan Ashby and infielder outfielder Doug Howard.
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The Toronto Blue Jays have enjoyed a great deal of success north of the border since getting into the mix people like to call Major League Baseball. Since 1977 the Blue Jays have only finished out of the top three in the American League East 11 times. During the early ’90 is when the Blue Jays were dominating the American League. From 1991-1993 the Blue Jays averaged 94 wins and kept three straight divisional titles away from the likes of the Yankees and Red Sox. In 1992 everything the Blue Jays organization worked for culminated into a World Series berth. The Blue Jays found themselves opposite an Atlanta Braves team that had just come off of an emotional NLCS win against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Jays dismissed the Braves in six games and became the first Canadian franchise to win a World Series, but it wouldn’t be the last.
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