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The Toronto Blue Jays play in the American League of Major League Baseball. The Blue Jays compete in the AL East Division against division rivals New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, and Tampa Bay Rays. The Blue Jays are the only team who resides in Canada, playing their home games in Blue Jays Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, and has a seating capacity of 49,539. When Owner Rogers Communications purchased the Jays in 2004, the stadium was renamed the Rogers Centre. In his 4^th full season, Manager John Gibbons finished the 2007 MLB Schedule with an 83-79 record and a 3^rd place finish in the intense AL East. It was somewhat of a disappointment, as the year prior the Blue Jays finished higher than 3rd place in the division for the first time since 1993. The year was wrecked by injuries, particularly to star closer BJ Ryan who missed most of the season due to elbow surgery. Despite the finish, the Jays enjoyed great seasons from stars Alex Rios, Vernon Wells, Roy Halladay, and AJ Burnett.

The Blue Jays were established in 1977. Their proudest moments came in the early 90's, when the Jays won back to back World Series Championships in 1992 and 1993, becoming the first team outside the US to win a World Series. The 1993 Championship was historic as well when Joe Carter hit a three-run walk-off home run of Mitch Williams to win 8-6. It remains the only time in MLB History that a team has won a World Series by walk-off home run in the bottom of the 9^th. Oddly, despite the success the Jays have enjoyed, the franchise has yet to retire a former player's number. Each team in MLB retired the number "42" in honor of Jackie Robinson.

GM J.P. Ricciardi believes the Jays can compete for the AL East title this season, provided they can avoid the injury problems that have plagued them the last two seasons. The Jays are beginning to reap the rewards of the increased spending power Rogers Communications has given team leaders. With a great blend of young but very talented players, and seasoned veteran leadership, the Jays believe they have as good of a chance to win the division crown as any team. The Blue Jays were very active in the off-season. They added SS David Eckstein, signed Alex Rios to a one year extension and added Armando Benitez to the roster.

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