It was on this date in 1977 that
the Toronto Blue Jays fielded a team in a Major League Baseball game for the
first time. In a Spring Training game in Dunedin, Florida—the site of the Jays’
Spring Training for the entirety of its existence—the Blue Jays defeated the New
York Mets by a score of 3-1.
Later in the Grapefruit League
schedule, the Jays would defeat their Canadian rivals, the Montreal Expos, the
first two times they played them. Also during the Spring, Toronto would defeat the two-time defending World Series Champions, the Cincinnati Reds.
By the time the exhibition
schedule ended, Toronto would have their first 25-man roster was set, with the
most recognizable names being Ron Fairly (he had played for the Expos) and
pitcher Bill Singer, who would be the Opening Day starter.
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