2014 Toronto Blue Jays season

The 2014 Toronto Blue Jays season was the 38th season for the franchise, and the 25th full season of play (26th overall) at Rogers Centre.[1] Pitcher Roy Halladay signed a one-day contract with the Blue Jays before retiring from baseball, citing injuries.[2]

2014 Toronto Blue Jays
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record83–79 (.512)
Divisional place3rd
Other information
Owner(s)Rogers; Paul Beeston (CEO)
General manager(s)Alex Anthopoulos
Manager(s)John Gibbons
Local televisionSportsnet
Sportsnet One
(Buck Martinez, Pat Tabler, Joe Siddall)
Local radioBlue Jays Radio Network
Sportsnet 590 the FAN
(Jerry Howarth, Joe Siddall, Mike Wilner, Duane Ward)
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The Blue Jays announced their 2014 schedule on September 10, 2013.[3]

Standings

American League East
AL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Baltimore Orioles 9666 0.593 — 50–31 46–35
New York Yankees 8478 0.519 12 43–38 41–40
Toronto Blue Jays 8379 0.512 13 46–35 37–44
Tampa Bay Rays 7785 0.475 19 36–45 41–40
Boston Red Sox 7191 0.438 25 34–47 37–44

American League Wild Card
Division Leaders W L Pct.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 9864 0.605
Baltimore Orioles 9666 0.593
Detroit Tigers 9072 0.556


Wild Card teams
(Top two qualify for postseason)		 W L Pct. GB
Kansas City Royals 8973 0.549 +1
Oakland Athletics 8874 0.543 —
Seattle Mariners 8775 0.537 1
Cleveland Indians 8577 0.525 3
New York Yankees 8478 0.519 4
Toronto Blue Jays 8379 0.512 5
Tampa Bay Rays 7785 0.475 11
Chicago White Sox 7389 0.451 15
Boston Red Sox 7191 0.438 17
Houston Astros 7092 0.432 18
Minnesota Twins 7092 0.432 18
Texas Rangers 6795 0.414 21

Records vs opponents
Record Games Left
OpponentHomeRoadTotalHomeRoadTotal
AL East
Baltimore Orioles4–54–68–11–––
Boston Red Sox5–57–212–7–––
New York Yankees5–43–78–11–––
Tampa Bay Rays5–46–411–8–––
Totals19–1820–1939–37–––
AL Central
Chicago White Sox1–31–22–5–––
Cleveland Indians2–12–14–2–––
Detroit Tigers2–13–05–1–––
Kansas City Royals2–21–23–4–––
Minnesota Twins1–21–22–4–––
Totals8–98–716–16–––
AL West
Houston Astros2–11–33–4–––
Los Angeles Angels1–31–22–5–––
Oakland Athletics3–00–43–4–––
Seattle Mariners3–10–33–4–––
Texas Rangers2–12–14–2–––
Totals11–64–1315–19–––
National League
Chicago Cubs3–0–3–0–––
Cincinnati Reds–1–21–2–––
Milwaukee Brewers2–01–13–1–––
Philadelphia Phillies2–02–04–0–––
Pittsburgh Pirates–1–21–2–––
St. Louis Cardinals1–2–1–2–––
Totals8–25–513–7–––
Grand Totals46–3537–4483–79–––
Month Games Won Lost Pct.
March101.000
April261214.462
May30219.700
June271215.444
July261511.577
August26917.346
September261412.538
Totals1628379.509
2014 AL Records

Source: AL Standings Head-to-Head
Team BAL BOS CWS CLE DET HOU KC LAA MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR NL
Baltimore—11–85–13–41–54–33–44–24–313–62–45–212–76–111–812–8
Boston8–11—4–32–51–54–36–12–54–27–123–41–59–104–27–129–11
Chicago1–53–4—9–109–103–36–131–59–102–54–33–45–22–45–211–9
Cleveland4–35–210–9—8–115–210–92–511–84–32–42–44–26–12–410–10
Detroit 5–15–110–911–8—4–313–63–49–103–45–22–43–44–31–512–8
Houston 3–43–43–32–53–4—3–37–123–34–28–119–102–511–84–35–15
Kansas City4–31–613–69–106–133–3—3–311–84–35–22–54–25–14–315–5
Los Angeles2–45–25–15–24–312–73–3—7–02–410–97–125–214–55–212–8
Minnesota3–42–410–98–1110–93–38–110–7—3–41–65–22–42–54–29–11
New York6–1312–75–23–44–32–43–44–24–3—2–43–38–114–311–813–7
Oakland4–24–33–44–22–511–82–59–106–14–2—9–104–29–104–313–7
Seattle2–55–14–34–24–210–95–212–72–53–310–9—4–39–104–39–11
Tampa Bay7–1210–92–52–44–35–22–42–54–211–82–43–4—5–28–1110–10
Texas1–62–44–21–63–48–111–55–145–23–410–910–92–5—2–410–10
Toronto8–1112–72–54–25–13–43–42–52–48–113–43–411–84–2—13–7

2014 Draft

The 2014 Major League Baseball draft was held on June 5–7.

Round Pick Player Position College/School Nationality Signed
1 9 Jeff Hoffman RHP East Carolina University (NC) July 2, 2014[4]
1 11* Max Pentecost C Kennesaw State University (GA) July 2, 2014[4]
2 49 Sean Reid-Foley RHP Sandalwood High School (FL) June 10, 2014[5]
3 83 Nick Wells LHP Battlefield High School (VA) June 18, 2014[6]
4 114 Matt Morgan C Thorsby High School (AL) June 8, 2014[7]
5 144 Lane Thomas RF Bearden High School (TN) June 10, 2014[8]
6 174 Grayson Huffman LHP Grayson County College (TX) June 18, 2014[6]
7 204 Zack Zehner LF California Polytechnic State University (CA) Unsigned
8 234 Justin Shafer RHP University of Florida (FL) June 8, 2014[7]
9 264 Ryan Metzler 2B University of South Carolina Aiken (SC) June 12, 2014[9]
10 294 Jordan Romano RHP Oral Roberts University (OK) June 12, 2014[9]
  • – Toronto received the 11th overall pick in the 2014 draft as compensation for not signing Phillip Bickford in 2013.

Regular season

Summary

The Blue Jays started the year, like most years in the past 10, in mediocre fashion, ending the month of April with a record of 12 wins and 15 losses, 3 ​1⁄2 games behind the Eastern division leaders. The month of May was a different story; they won 21 games and lost 9, taking over sole possession of the division lead on May 22. The month was memorable for a 9-game winning streak which included series sweeps over the Boston Red Sox (away), the Oakland A's (at home) and the Tampa Bay Rays (at home). Edwin Encarnación hit 16 home runs during the month, tying an American League record for homers in May, set by Mickey Mantle in 1956. Between May 15 and June 6, the Blue Jays won 18 out of 21 to climb into their largest division lead, at any point of the season, since 1993. However, from June 7 to June 30 the Jays won only 7 more games versus 15 losses. As of June 30, they were just 6 games above .500, but still held onto a 1 ​1⁄2 game lead in their division.

The Blue Jays had three All Stars in 2014: José Bautista, Mark Buehrle, and Edwin Encarnación.

On July 26, the Blue Jays ended a streak of 17 consecutive losses in games against the Yankees at Yankee Stadium.[10] On August 10, the Blue Jays played the longest game in franchise history in terms of both time and innings, defeating the Detroit Tigers 6–5 after 19 innings. After a poor August, Toronto opened September with its first series win in Tampa Bay since April 6–8, 2007.[11] They would go on to complete the sweep, their first at Tropicana Field.[12] Top prospect Daniel Norris made his MLB debut on September 5, striking out David Ortiz in his ​1⁄3 of an inning.

On September 23, the Blue Jays were officially eliminated from playoff contention.[13] The Kansas City Royals clinched a playoff spot on September 26, making the Blue Jays the owners of the longest active MLB playoff drought, until clinching a playoff berth the following year.[14]

Legend
Blue Jays Win Blue Jays Loss Game Postponed
2014 Game Log
March: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
April: 12–14 (Home: 5–7; Road: 7–7)
May: 21–9 (Home: 12–6; Road: 9–3)
June: 12–15 (Home: 6–8; Road: 6–7)
July: 15–11 (Home: 7–2; Road: 8–9)
August: 9–17 (Home: 7–8; Road: 2–9)

Roster
2014 Toronto Blue Jays
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

  • 61 Alex Andreopoulos (bullpen catcher)

Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Buffalo Bisons International League Gary Allenson
AA New Hampshire Fisher Cats Eastern League Bobby Meacham
A Dunedin Blue Jays Florida State League Omar Malavé
A Lansing Lugnuts Midwest League John Tamargo, Jr.
A-Short Season Vancouver Canadians Northwest League John Schneider
Rookie Bluefield Blue Jays Appalachian League Dennis Holmberg
Rookie GCL Blue Jays Gulf Coast League Kenny Graham

[15]

References
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  2. Cliff Corcoran (December 9, 2013). "Roy Halladay retires as a Blue Jay after injuries cut short Hall of Fame career". The Strike Zone - Major League Baseball. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  3. "Blue Jays announce 2014 schedule". Toronto Blue Jays. September 10, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  4. Ross, Jaime (July 2, 2014). "Blue Jays sign first rounders Hoffman, Pentecost". MLB.com. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  5. Nicholson-Smith, Ben (June 10, 2014). "Blue Jays sign second-rounder Reid-Foley". Sportsnet. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  6. "Blue Jays sign 2014 draft picks Wells, Huffman". Sportsnet. June 18, 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  7. Ross, Jaime (June 8, 2014). "Blue Jays sign first pair of 2014 draftees". MLB.com. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  8. Nicholson-Smith, Ben (June 10, 2014). "Blue Jays sign fifth round selection Thomas". Sportsnet. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  9. "Blue Jays transactions". MLB.com. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  10. Chisholm, Gregor. "Blue Jays halt 17-game Yankee Stadium losing streak". Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  11. "Stroman, Jays grab rare series win in Tampa". Sportsnet. September 3, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  12. "Rasmus' HR helps Jays sweep Rays in Tampa". Sportsnet. September 4, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  13. Ross, Jamie (September 23, 2014). "Blue Jays' playoff hopes end despite rout of Mariners". MLB.com. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
  14. Seligman, Andrew (September 26, 2014). "Kansas City Royals end longest playoff drought". thestar.com. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  15. Leventhal, Josh, ed. (2014). Baseball America 2015 Almanac. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-54-1.
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