2023 Toronto Blue Jays season

The 2023 Toronto Blue Jays season is the 47th season of the Toronto Blue Jays franchise, and the Blue Jays’ 32nd full season (34th overall) at Rogers Centre. They started the season on the road against the St. Louis Cardinals on March 30, and will finish the season at home against the Tampa Bay Rays on October 1.

2023 Toronto Blue Jays
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s)Rogers, CEO Mark Shapiro
General manager(s)Ross Atkins
Manager(s)John Schneider
Local televisionSportsnet
Sportsnet One
Local radioBlue Jays Radio Network
Sportsnet 590 the FAN
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The schedule has been revised de-emphasizing divisional play by shifting over twenty games to inter-league play. Toronto will now play each divisional opponent in four series, two home and two away, down from six. Those eight series have been added to the inter-league schedule where the Jays will now be playing each National League team once except for the Phillies, which they will play both home and away.

Previous season

The 2022 Blue Jays finished 2nd in the AL East, to the New York Yankees, with a record of 92–70 (.556). They qualified for the postseason, but lost in the Wild Card Series to the Seattle Mariners.

Offseason

Departing free agents

Trades

Waiver transactions

Free agent signings
  • On November 19, 2022: Signed INF Vinny Capra to a minor league contract
  • On December 15, 2022: Signed OF Kevin Kiermaier to a one-year, $9 million deal[4]
  • On December 16, 2022: Signed RHP Chris Bassitt to a three-year, $63 million deal[5]
  • On December 30, 2022: Signed RHP Casey Lawrence to a minor league contract
  • On January 6, 2023: Signed C Rob Brantly, RHP Julian Fernández, LHP Paul Fry & RHP Drew Hutchison to minor league contracts.
  • On January 10, 2023: Signed INF Brandon Belt to a one-year, $9.3 million deal[6] Signed RHP Nathan Witt to a minor league contract.
  • On January 15, 2023: Signed RHP Samuel Acuna, LHP Andersson Barvosa, OF Emmanuel Bonilla, RHP Samuel Colmenares, C Ivan Gomez, LHP Eduar Gonzalez, OF David Guzman, INF Adrian Meza, INF Jarold Montealto, RHP Sann Omasako, OF Daniel Perez & C Juan Rosas as international free agents, to minor league contracts.
  • On January 20, 2023: Signed OF Wynton Bernard to a minor league contract.
  • On January 23, 2023: Signed OF Cawrin Salcedo to a minor league contract.
  • On January 30, 2023: Signed RHP Chad Green to a two-year, $8.5 million deal.[7]
  • On January 31, 2023: Signed C Jamie Ritchie to a minor league contract.
  • On February 11, 2023: Signed RHP Luke Bard to a minor league contract.

Coaching changes

Standings

American League East
AL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Tampa Bay Rays 3211 0.744 — 19–3 13–8
Baltimore Orioles 2715 0.643 4½ 14–7 13–8
Toronto Blue Jays 2418 0.571 7½ 12–5 12–13
New York Yankees 2519 0.568 7½ 16–10 9–9
Boston Red Sox 2320 0.535 9 14–11 9–9

American League Wild Card
Division leaders W L Pct.
Tampa Bay Rays 3111 0.738
Texas Rangers 2516 0.610
Minnesota Twins 2319 0.548


Wild Card teams
(Top 3 teams qualify for postseason)		 W L Pct. GB
Baltimore Orioles 2615 0.634 +3
Toronto Blue Jays 2417 0.585 +1
New York Yankees 2419 0.558 —
Houston Astros 2219 0.537 1
Boston Red Sox 2220 0.524 1½
Los Angeles Angels 2220 0.524 1½
Seattle Mariners 2120 0.512 2
Cleveland Guardians 1921 0.475 3½
Detroit Tigers 1821 0.462 4
Chicago White Sox 1428 0.333 9½
Kansas City Royals 1231 0.279 12
Oakland Athletics 934 0.209 15

Records vs opponents
Record Games Left
OpponentHomeRoadTotalHomeRoadTotal
AL East
Baltimore Orioles–––7613
Boston Red Sox–0–40–4639
New York Yankees0–12–12–2639
Tampa Bay Rays2–1–2–13710
Totals2–22–54–7221941
AL Central
Chicago White Sox3–0–3–0–33
Cleveland Guardians–––347
Detroit Tigers2–1–2–1–33
Kansas City Royals–3–13–13–3
Minnesota Twins–––336
Totals5–13–18–291322
AL West
Houston Astros–1–21–24–4
Los Angeles Angels–2–12–13–3
Oakland Athletics–––336
Seattle Mariners2–1–2–1–33
Texas Rangers–––437
Totals2–13–35–414923
National League
Arizona Diamondbacks–––3–3
Atlanta Braves3–0–3–0–––
Chicago Cubs–––3–3
Cincinnati Reds––––33
Colorado Rockies––––33
Los Angeles Dodgers––––33
Miami Marlins––––33
Milwaukee Brewers–––3–3
New York Mets––––33
Philadelphia Phillies–0–20–22–2
Pittsburgh Pirates–3–03–0–––
San Diego Padres–––3–3
San Francisco Giants–––3–3
St. Louis Cardinals–1–21–2–––
Washington Nationals–––3–3
Totals3–04–47–4201535
Grand Totals 12–4 12–13 24–17 6556121
Month Games Won Lost Pct.
March1101.000
April271710.630
May1367.462
June––––
July––––
August––––
September––––
October––––
Totals412417.585

Regular season

Opening Day
Opening Day starters
PositionName
CatcherAlejandro Kirk
First basemanVladimir Guerrero Jr.
Second basemanWhit Merrifield
ShortstopBo Bichette
Third basemanMatt Chapman
Left fielderDaulton Varsho
Center fielderKevin Kiermaier
Right fielderGeorge Springer
Designated hitterBrandon Belt
PitcherAlek Manoah

Game log
Legend
Blue Jays win Blue Jays loss Game postponed
2023 Game Log: 24–18 (Home: 12–5; Road: 12–13)
March: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordGB
1March 30@ Cardinals10–9García (1–0)Helsley (0–1)Romano (1)47,6491–0—
April: 17–10 (Home: 9–3; Road: 8–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordGB
2April 1@ Cardinals1–4Flaherty (1–0)Gausman (0–1)Helsley (1)44,4611–11
3April 2@ Cardinals4–9Montgomery (1–0)Bassitt (0–1)—45,5251–22
4April 3@ Royals5–9Singer (1–0)Berríos (0–1)—10,8101–33
5April 4@ Royals4–1Kikuchi (1–0)Bubic (0–1)Romano (2)12,1232–33
6April 5@ Royals3–0Manoah (1–0)Greinke (0–2)Romano (3)10,0153–33
7April 6@ Royals6–3Gausman (1–1)Lyles (0–2)Cimber (1)10,4014–32½
8April 7@ Angels4–3Bassitt (1–1)Herget (0–1)Romano (4)44,7355–32½
9April 8@ Angels5–9Barría (1–0)Berríos (0–2)—44,5345–43½
10April 9@ Angels12–11 (10)Romano (1–0)Estévez (0–1)Mayza (1)31,0926–43½
11April 11Tigers9–3Pop (1–0)Manning (1–1)—42,0537–44
12April 12Tigers4–3 (10)Romano (2–0)Shreve (0–1)—35,3008–44
13April 13Tigers1–3Turnbull (1–2)Bassitt (1–2)Lange (1)26,1928–55
14April 14Rays6–3Berríos (1–2)Rasmussen (2–1)Romano (5)34,8229–54
15April 15Rays5–2Kikuchi (2–0)Kelley (0–1)Romano (6)41,67910–53
16April 16Rays1–8McClanahan (4–0)Manoah (1–1)—39,17910–64
17April 17@ Astros2–9Javier (2–0)Gausman (1–2)—30,87310–74
18April 18@ Astros4–2Bassitt (2–2)Urquidy (1–1)Romano (7)32,60211–74
19April 19@ Astros1–8García (1–2)Berríos (1–3)—40,54511–85
20April 21@ Yankees6–1Kikuchi (3–0)Germán (1–2)—39,02512–85
21April 22@ Yankees2–3Cordero (1–0)Romano (2–1)—43,22312–96
22April 23@ Yankees5–1Gausman (2–2)Schmidt (0–2)—39,29313–96
23April 24White Sox5–2Bassitt (3–2)Lynn (0–3)Romano (8)26,29314–96
24April 25White Sox7–0Berríos (2–3)Clevinger (2–2)—28,91715–95
25April 26White Sox8–0Kikuchi (4–0)Kopech (0–3)—35,06916–94
26April 28Mariners3–2Mayza (1–0)Gott (0–1)Romano (9)41,41417–94½
27April 29Mariners1–0 (10)Swanson (1–0)Gott (0–2)—41,47518–94½
28April 30Mariners8–10 (10)Sewald (2–0)Pop (1–1)Brash (1)40,15818–104½
May: 6–8 (Home: 3–2; Road: 3–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordGB
29May 1@ Red Sox5–6Winckowski (2–0)Romano (2–2)—27,43818–115
30May 2@ Red Sox6–7Bleier (1–0)Swanson (1–1)Winckowski (1)27,72118–126
31May 3@ Red Sox3–8Pivetta (2–2)Manoah (1–2)—27,96318–137
32May 4@ Red Sox5–11Bello (1–1)Gausman (2–3)—30,17318–148
33May 5@ Pirates4–0Bassitt (4–2)Hill (3–3)—24,81019–148
34May 6@ Pirates8–2Berríos (3–3)Oviedo (2–3)—34,88220–147
35May 7@ Pirates10–1Kikuchi (5–0)Contreras (3–3)—21,65521–147
36May 9@ Phillies4–8Nola (3–2)Manoah (1–3)—44,54421–157½
37May 10@ Phillies1–2 (10)Kimbrel (2–1)Mayza (1–1)—31,75821–167½
38May 12Braves3–0Bassitt (5–2)Strider (4–1)—35,04722–167
39May 13Braves5–2Swanson (2–1)Minter (2–5)Romano (10)41,34123–166
40May 14Braves6–5Pearson (1–0)Iglesias (0–1)—40,89524–166
41May 15Yankees4–7Brito (3–3)Manoah (1–4)King (3)28,81024–176½
42May 16Yankees3–6Weber (1–0)Swanson (2–2)Peralta (3)35,11224–187½
43May 17Yankees–—–
44May 18Yankees–—–
45May 19Orioles–—–
46May 20Orioles–—–
47May 21Orioles–—–
48May 22@ Rays–—–
49May 23@ Rays–—–
50May 24@ Rays–—–
51May 25@ Rays–—–
52May 26@ Twins–—–
53May 27@ Twins–—–
54May 28@ Twins–—–
55May 30Brewers–—–
56May 31Brewers–—–
June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordGB
57June 1Brewers–—–
58June 2@ Mets–—–
59June 3@ Mets–—–
60June 4@ Mets–—–
61June 5Astros–—–
62June 6Astros–—–
63June 7Astros–—–
64June 8Astros–—–
65June 9Twins–—–
66June 10Twins–—–
67June 11Twins–—–
68June 13@ Orioles–—–
69June 14@ Orioles–—–
70June 15@ Orioles–—–
71June 16@ Rangers–—–
72June 17@ Rangers–—–
73June 18@ Rangers–—–
74June 19@ Marlins–—–
75June 20@ Marlins–—–
76June 21@ Marlins–—–
77June 23Athletics–—–
78June 24Athletics–—–
79June 25Athletics–—–
80June 27Giants–—–
81June 28Giants–—–
82June 29Giants–—–
83June 30Red Sox–—–
July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordGB
84July 1Red Sox–—–
85July 2Red Sox–—–
86July 4@ White Sox–—–
87July 5@ White Sox–—–
88July 6@ White Sox–—–
89July 7@ Tigers–—–
90July 8@ Tigers–—–
91July 9@ Tigers–—–
92July 14Diamondbacks–—–
93July 15Diamondbacks–—–
94July 16Diamondbacks–—–
95July 18Padres–—–
96July 19Padres–—–
97July 20Padres–—–
98July 21@ Mariners–—–
99July 22@ Mariners–—–
100July 23@ Mariners–—–
101July 24@ Dodgers–—–
102July 25@ Dodgers–—–
103July 26@ Dodgers–—–
104July 28Angels–—–
105July 29Angels–—–
106July 30Angels–—–
107July 31Orioles–—–
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordGB
108August 1Orioles–—–
109August 2Orioles–—–
110August 3Orioles–—–
111August 4@ Red Sox–—–
112August 5@ Red Sox–—–
113August 6@ Red Sox–—–
114August 7@ Guardians–—–
115August 8@ Guardians–—–
116August 9@ Guardians–—–
117August 10@ Guardians–—–
118August 11Cubs–—–
119August 12Cubs–—–
120August 13Cubs–—–
121August 15Phillies–—–
122August 16Phillies–—–
123August 18@ Reds–—–
124August 19@ Reds–—–
125August 20@ Reds–—–
126August 22@ Orioles–—–
127August 23@ Orioles–—–
128August 24@ Orioles–—–
129August 25Guardians–—–
130August 26Guardians–—–
131August 27Guardians–—–
132August 28Nationals–—–
133August 29Nationals–—–
134August 30Nationals–—–
September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordGB
135September 1@ Rockies–—–
136September 2@ Rockies–—–
137September 3@ Rockies–—–
138September 4@ Athletics–—–
139September 5@ Athletics–—–
140September 6@ Athletics–—–
141September 8Royals–—–
142September 9Royals–—–
143September 10Royals–—–
144September 11Rangers–—–
145September 12Rangers–—–
146September 13Rangers–—–
147September 14Rangers–—–
148September 15Red Sox–—–
149September 16Red Sox–—–
150September 17Red Sox–—–
151September 19@ Yankees–—–
152September 20@ Yankees–—–
153September 21@ Yankees–—–
154September 22@ Rays–—–
155September 23@ Rays–—–
156September 24@ Rays–—–
157September 26Yankees–—–
158September 27Yankees–—–
159September 28Yankees–—–
160September 29Rays–—–
161September 30Rays–—–
October: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordGB
162October 1Rays–—–

Statistics

Batting

(Updated as of May 14)

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB AVG Ref.
Brandon Belt268611218029010.244[8]
Bo Bichette40169265490826111.320[9]
Cavan Biggio215878102413.138[10]
Matt Chapman391452146170522119.317[11]
Santiago Espinal2163811101715.175[12]
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.381492547100724216.315[13]
Danny Jansen278811164031809.182[14]
Kevin Kiermaier33106183382212410.311[15]
Alejandro Kirk318992020211018.225[16]
Nathan Lukes12520000001.000[17]
Jordan Luplow4610000001.000[18]
Whit Merrifield331211634901151210.281[19]
George Springer38151193410515612.225[20]
Daulton Varsho39145183380616615.228[21]

Pitching

(Updated as of May 14)

Player G GS W L SV ERA WHIP IP H R ER BB K Ref.
Anthony Bass1400006.001.67121598511[22]
Chris Bassitt885203.491.08493120192241[23]
José Berríos883304.701.28464826241144[24]
Adam Cimber1100014.501.201085546[25]
Yimi García1801005.091.36172⁄3171010720[26]
Kevin Gausman882303.381.1048462218767[27]
Jay Jackson200000.001.00200020[28]
Yusei Kikuchi885003.891.30412⁄3461918840[29]
Alek Manoah881304.831.66414325222532[30]
Tim Mayza1701111.421.26122⁄31532113[31]
Nate Pearson601001.351.2062⁄362127[32]
Zach Pop1501106.591.24132⁄3111110614[33]
Trevor Richards1300004.501.501614981026[34]
Jordan Romano18022103.381.19161466521[35]
Erik Swanson2002101.330.74201⁄3733825[36]

Roster
Toronto Blue Jays roster
Active roster Inactive roster Coaches/Other

Pitchers
Starting rotation

Bullpen

Closer(s)

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Designated hitters

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Manager

Coaches

60-day injured list



Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball

(Updated as of May 14)

Level Team League Manager Win–loss record Division Postseason Ref.
Triple-ABuffalo BisonsInternational LeagueCasey Candaele18–21East Division[37]
Double-ANew Hampshire Fisher CatsEastern LeagueCesar Martin17–15Northeast Division[38]
High-AVancouver CanadiansNorthwest LeagueBrent Lavallee17–12—[39]
Low-ADunedin Blue JaysFlorida State LeagueDonnie Murphy18–15West Division[40]
RookieFCL Blue JaysFlorida Complex LeagueJose MayorgaNorth Division
RookieDSL Blue JaysDominican Summer LeagueAndy FerminBaseball City

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