Toronto Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays’ are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are a member of the Eastern Division of the American League.**Stadium**The Blue Jays played their games from their founding in 1977 at Exhibition Stadium. The team moved to the SkyDome in 1989. In 2004, the SkyDome was bought by Rogers Communications, who renamed the venue the Rogers Centre.**Nickname**The “Blue Jays” got their name because of a contest held by the team’s first owners - Labatt Breweries. “Labatt’s Blue” was (and still is) its main brand of beer, and they accept thed name because they hoped it would be shortened to “Blues” in popular parlance, thus achieving crossover free advertising. However, everyone refers to the team simply as the “Jays.”**History**An expansion franchise, the club was founded in Toronto, in 1977. They are the first and only team outside the United States to win a World Series, the first team to win a World Series in Canada, and the fastest AL expansion franchise to win a World Series (winning in their 16th year, beating the Kansas City Royals’ record by one year). The only other Canadian franchise - the Montreal Expos - moved to Washington, D.C. after the 2004 season, and so the Blue Jays are currently the only MLB team outside the U.S.**Record By Decade**‘1977-1979Roy Hatsfield had the reins of the Blue Jays during the first three years of the club’s existence. They lost over a hundred games in each of these three years.