2024 Toronto Blue Jays season

The 2024 Toronto Blue Jays season is the franchise's 48th season in Major League Baseball, and 33rd full season (35th overall) at Rogers Centre.

Previous season

The 2023 Blue Jays finished third in the AL East, behind the Tampa Bay Rays and the Baltimore Orioles, with an 89-73 (.549). They qualified for the postseason, but lost in two games in the Wild Card Series to the Minnesota Twins in Minnesota.

Offseason

Departing free agents

• On November 2, 2023: DH Brandon Belt, IF Matt Chapman, RHP Jordan Hicks and LHP Hyun-jin Ryu elected free agency
• On November 3, 2023: IF Whit Merrifield elected free agency
• On November 17, 2023: RHP Adam Cimber elected free agency

Trades

• On November 6, 2023: Acquired LHP Brendon Little from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for cash
• On February 13, 2024: Acquired cash considerations from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for IF Otto Lopez

Waiver transactions

• On December 1, 2023: C Tyler Heineman claimed off waivers by the New York Mets
• On January 16, 2024: C Brian Serven claimed off waivers from the Chicago Cubs

Free agent signings

• On November 16, 2023: Signed IF Rafael Lantigua to a minor league contract
• On December 1, 2023: Signed IF Andrew Bechtold to a minor league contract
• On December 8, 2023: Signed C Payton Henry to a minor league contract
• On December 21, 2023: Signed RHP Paolo Espino to a minor league contract
• On December 28, 2023: Signed OF Kevin Kiermaier to a one-year $10.5 million deal
• On December 29, 2023: Signed IF Isiah Kiner-Falefa to a two-year $15 million deal
• On January 15, 2024: Signed C Esmeiquel Arrieche, IF J.T. Bain, OF Wilmer Blanca, IF Rafael Flores, RHP Johandi Medina, RHP Carlos Olivo, RHP Angel Rivero, C Franklin Rojas & C Randy Soto to minor league contracts
• On January 16, 2024: Signed OF Pascual Archila, OF Andres Arias, RHP Ismauro Bueno, RHP Alan Carter, RHP Rafael De Jesus, RHP Victor Espiritu, SS Angel Guzman, IF Endry Reyes, IF Juarlin Soto & RHP Pedro Tucent to minor league contracts
• On January 18, 2024: Signed RHP Josue Loreto to a minor league contract
• On January 21, 2024: Signed RHP Jordan Powell to a minor league contract
• On January 30, 2024: Signed IF Justin Turner to a one-year $13 million deal
• On February 2, 2024: Signed RHP Johnathan Lavallee to a minor league contract
• On February 9, 2024: Signed RHP Yariel Rodríguez to a 5-year $32 million deal
• On February 16, 2024: Signed IF Eduardo Escobar and DH Daniel Vogelbach to minor league contracts and invited them to spring training
• On February 22, 2024: Signed RHP Nolan Long to a minor league contract
• On March 8, 2024: Signed 1B Joey Votto to a minor league contract

Coaching changes

• On October 5, 2023: Third Base Coach Luis Rivera retired
• On November 7, 2023: Carlos Febles joins Blue Jays as Third Base Coach/Infield Coach
• On November 13, 2023: DeMarlo Hale joins Blue Jays as Associate Manager
• On January 12, 2024: John Lannan joins Blue Jays as Mental Performance Coach
• On January 16, 2024: Matt Hague joins Blue Jays as Assistant Hitting Coach

Regular season

Season standings

American League East

American League Wild Card

Records vs opponents

Regular season

Opening Day

March and April

The Blue Jays opened the 2024 campaign on the road for a season-long ten-game road trip, due to ongoing renovations to the Rogers Centre. The Jays split their opening series with the Tampa Bay Rays, with each team winning two games. Reliever Génesis Cabrera was suspended for three games due to a physical altercation with Rays shortstop José Caballero during the third game of the series, though the suspension was reduced to two games after appeal. Toronto then began a three-game series with the Houston Astros in Houston, losing the first game after Ronel Blanco threw the first no-hitter of the 2024 MLB season. The Jays would win the second game before being one-hit in the final game, setting a new franchise-low with just 38 hits through their first seven games. The Blue Jays would take their first game against the New York Yankees 3–0, but would lose the following two games to end their road trip with a 4–6 record.

Heading to the newly renovated Rogers Centre for the first time in 2024, the Blue Jays defeated the Seattle Mariners 5–2 in their home opener, and would take two of three games to win their first series of the season. The Jays lost the opening game against the Colorado Rockies, but rallied to take the next two and win the series. They carried that success into their final series of the homestand against the Yankees, winning the first two games and nearly taking the third before the bullpen allowed four runs in the ninth inning to lose the game, 6–4. The Blue Jays then travelled to San Diego for the first time since the 2013 season to take on the Padres. Toronto won two of three games to take their fourth consecutive series victory. The Blue Jays then continued to Kansas City to take on the Royals, where they lost 3 of the 4 games, all by one run; the last was called after the top of the fifth due to rain. The Blue Jays then lost a three-game set against the Los Angeles Dodgers at home. The first game was marked by two-way player Shohei Ohtani hitting a home run in the first inning after he was booed by Toronto fans, following an off-season in which he was reported by some to be signing with the team.

May

The month began with another series loss to the Royals, this time at home. Next, they lost two of three to the Washington Nationals on the road. Alek Manoah made his return to the rotation in the last game. Afterwards, they split two games with the Philadelphia Phillies with the win in the final game breaking an 11-game win streak at home for the Phillies. They then lost a series against the Twins at home, followed up by a two-game (middle game was rained out and will be made up in a doubleheader later in the season) split against the Orioles at Camden Yards. From May 23-26, the Blue Jays lost three of four to the Detroit Tigers on the road, punctuated by a 14-11 loss in the final game after Matt Vierling hit a three-run walk-off home run. The loss brought the Blue Jays to a season low six games under .500.

Game log

Roster

Statistics

Batting

(Updated as of April 24)

Pitching

(Updated as of April 24)

Transactions

March

• On March 28, designated Yosver Zulueta for assignment, selected the contract of Daniel Vogelbach and Brian Serven, placed Danny Jansen on the 10-day injured list, and placed Jordan Romano, Erik Swanson, and Alek Manoah on the 15-day injured list.

April

• On April 5, designated Wes Parsons for assignment and selected the contract of Paolo Espino.
• On April 7, sent Alek Manoah and Erik Swanson on a rehab assignment to the Low-A Dunedin Blue Jays.
• On April 10, traded Wes Parsons to the Cleveland Guardians for cash considerations, and sent Danny Jansen on a rehab assignment to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons.
• On April 11, sent Jordan Romano and Erik Swanson on a rehab assignment to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons.
• On April 13, optioned Paolo Espino, recalled Yariel Rodríguez, and sent Alek Manoah on a rehab assignment to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons.
• On April 15, optioned Brian Serven and activated Danny Jansen.
• On April 16, designated Mitch White for assignment, optioned Nate Pearson, and activated Jordan Romano and Erik Swanson.
• On April 20, placed Chad Green on the 15-day injured list, recalled Nate Pearson, and traded Mitch White to the San Francisco Giants for cash considerations.
• On April 24, placed Kevin Kiermaier on the 10-day injured list and recalled Addison Barger.

Farm system

(Updated as of April 24)

References

External links

• 2024 Toronto Blue Jays at Baseball Reference