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2016 Toronto Blue Jays Season
The 2016 Toronto Blue Jays season was the 40th season of the franchise in the American League East division of Major League Baseball, and the 27th full season of play (28th overall) at Rogers Centre. They advanced to the playoffs where they defeated the Baltimore Orioles in the Wild Card Game and the Texas Rangers in the Division Series, before losing to the Cleveland Indians in five games in the American League Championship Series. Off–season General manager Alex Anthopoulos rejected a five-year contract extension on October 29, 2015, and team president Paul Beeston retired on October 31. New Blue Jays president and CEO Mark Shapiro, who assumed the roles on November 2, 2015, announced that Tony LaCava was assigned as the interim general manager and that John Gibbons would remain as the manager. On November 6, 2015, a $15.8 million qualifying offer was extended to Marco Estrada. David Price was not eligible for a qualifying offer, as he was acquired mid-season. Estrada sig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American League East
The American League East is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. MLB consists of an East, Central, and West division for each of its two 15-team leagues, the American League (AL) and National League (NL). This division was created before the start of the season along with the American League West division. Before that time, each league consisted of 10 teams without any divisions. Four of the division's five teams are located in the Eastern United States, with the other team, the Toronto Blue Jays, in Eastern Canada. It is currently the only division that contains a non-American team. At the end of the MLB season, the team with the best record in the division earns one of the AL's six Major League Baseball postseason, playoff spots. The most recent team to win this division was the New York Yankees in . History Baseball writers have long posited that the American League East is the toughest division in MLB; during its 50-year existence, an AL East team has gone on to pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Siddall
Joseph Todd Siddall (born October 25, 1967) is a Canadian former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos, Florida Marlins, and Detroit Tigers. Professional career Siddall was signed by the Montreal Expos as an amateur free agent in 1987. He played at various levels of their minor league organization before making his MLB debut in 1993. Siddall also appeared in the majors for the Expos in 1995, and became a free agent in the offseason. He signed with the Florida Marlins on November 30, 1995, and appeared in 16 MLB games during the 1996 season. He returned to the Expos minor league organization in 1997 before signing with the Detroit Tigers on December 2, 1997. He made his final MLB appearances in 1998 for the Tigers. In 1999 Siddall played in the Tigers minor league organization, and played his final season of professional baseball in 2000 with the Boston Red Sox minor league organization. Broadcasting career On March 1, 2014, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony LaCava
Anthony F. LaCava (born May 21, 1961) is an American professional baseball Executive (management), executive for the Toronto Blue Jays, currently serving as their Senior Vice President, Player Personnel. In 2015, he served as the interim General manager (baseball), general manager and vice president of baseball operations for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB), succeeding Alex Anthopoulos. LaCava was later replaced by Ross Atkins (baseball), Ross Atkins. Playing career LaCava attended Central Catholic High School (Pittsburgh), Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and played for the school's baseball team. As a senior in 1979, Central Catholic won the state championship. He signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates as an undrafted free agent in 1983. He hit .302/.386/.409 in 21 games for the 1983 GCL Pirates in a utility role and was 0-for-11 with two walks for the Greenwood Pirates. In 1984, LaCava batted .153/.268/.161 in 46 games for the Macon Pir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Beeston
Paul McGill Beeston, (born June 20, 1945) is a Canadian former professional baseball executive. He was the president and chief operating officer of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1997 to 2002, and the president of the Toronto Blue Jays from 1989 to 1997, and again from 2008 to 2015. He also worked as the president of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 1994. Beeston retired on October 31, 2015, and was replaced by Mark Shapiro as president and CEO of the Blue Jays. On September 20, 2016, he was named the President Emeritus of the Toronto Blue Jays. Career Beeston earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and political science from Huron University College at the University of Western Ontario in 1967. He obtained his Chartered Accountant designation in 1971 and worked for Coopers & Lybrand until 1976. Beeston was the first employee of the Toronto Blue Jays, joining in 1976. He became vice president of business operations in 1977, executive vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Anthopoulos
Alex Anthopoulos (born May 25, 1977) is a Canadian professional baseball executive, currently working as the general manager and president of baseball operations for the Atlanta Braves. He was the senior vice president of baseball operations and General manager (baseball), general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2010 to 2015, for whom he began as a Scout (sport), scouting coordinator in 2003. Prior to the Blue Jays, Anthopoulos got his start in professional baseball with the Montreal Expos organization in 2000. In 2015, he was named the ''Sporting News'' Sporting News Executive of the Year Award, Executive of the Year after the Blue Jays advanced to the Major League Baseball postseason, playoffs for the first time since 1993, reaching the 2015 American League Championship Series, American League Championship Series (ALCS). However, his term with the Blue Jays ended on October 29, 2015, when he declined a five-year contract extension. He served ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 American League Championship Series
The 2016 American League Championship Series (ALCS) was a best-of-seven playoff pitting the Toronto Blue Jays against the Cleveland Indians for the American League (AL) pennant and the right to play in the 2016 World Series against the Chicago Cubs. The Indians had home-field advantage for the series because the Blue Jays qualified as a wild-card team. The Indians defeated the Blue Jays four games to one. The series was the 47th in league history. TBS televised all games in the United States, with Sportsnet, a property of Toronto Blue Jays owner Rogers Communications, airing all games in Canada using the TBS feed. The Indians would go on to lose to the Chicago Cubs in the World Series in seven games, after squandering a 3–1 series lead. Background This was Toronto's second consecutive ALCS appearance and seventh overall. The team lost the 2015 American League Championship Series to the eventual World Series champion Kansas City Royals. The Blue Jays had previously made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Cleveland Indians Season
The 2016 Cleveland Indians season was the 116th season for the franchise and the 23rd season at Progressive Field. The Indians won the American League Central Division for the first time since 2007 and also beat the Boston Red Sox in the Division Series for their first playoff win in nine years. They defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in five games in the American League Championship Series before losing to the Chicago Cubs in seven games after blowing a 3-1 series lead in the 2016 World Series. This was their first appearance in the World Series since 1997. Regular season Opening day starting lineup Tuesday, April 5, 2016 vs Boston Red Sox Starting Pitcher: Corey Kluber April The Cleveland Indians opened up their 2016 season with a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox at Progressive Field. Opening Day was scheduled for April 4, but was postponed due to a mixture of rain and snow until April 5. The Indians lost the opener 6-2. They would get their first win a day later, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 American League Division Series
The 2016 American League Division Series (ALDS) were two best-of-five game series to determine the participating teams in the 2016 American League Championship Series of Major League Baseball. The three divisional winners (seeded 1-3) and the winner of a one-game Wild Card playoff played in two series. The divisional winners were the Texas Rangers in the American League West with the first seed by virtue of having the best record in the American League, the Cleveland Indians in the American League Central with the second seed, and the Boston Red Sox in the American League East with the third seed. The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles in the Wild Card Game, earning the fourth seed. The top two seeds had home-field advantage, and the top seed was matched against the lowest seed. The matchups were: * (1) Texas Rangers (West Division champions) versus (4) Toronto Blue Jays ( Wild Card Winner): Blue Jays win series 3–0. * (2) Cleveland Indians (Central Division cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Texas Rangers Season
The 2016 Texas Rangers season was the Rangers' 56th season of the franchise and the 45th since the team relocated to Arlington, Texas. The Rangers won the American League (AL) West championship for the second straight season, with the best record in the AL. However, for the second straight year, they lost to the Toronto Blue Jays in the Division Series, this time in three games. The Rangers set an MLB record by going 36–11 in one-run games. Because of this stat as well as the team winning 95 games instead of their projected 80 wins, baseball pundits viewed the Rangers as a "lucky" team. Regular season Season standings American League West American League Division Leaders and Wild Card Record against opponents Game log , - style="background:#cfc" , 1 , , April 4 , , Mariners , , 3–2 , , Hamels (1–0) , , Hernández (0–1) , , Tolleson (1) , , 49,289 , , 1–0 , , W1 , - style="background:#fbb" , 2 , , April 5 , , Mariners , , 2–10 , , Vincent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 American League Wild Card Game
The 2016 American League Wild Card Game was a play-in game during Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2016 Major League Baseball season, 2016 postseason played between the American League's (AL) two Major League Baseball wild card, wild card teams, the Toronto Blue Jays and the Baltimore Orioles. As both teams finished with identical 89–73 records, a tiebreaker was used to determine the host team. In accordance with Major League Baseball tie-breaking procedures, MLB tiebreaking rules, the Blue Jays earned the right to host the game by winning their season series against the Orioles 10–9. The Blue Jays beat the Orioles, 5–2, in extra innings. This is the Orioles' last postseason appearance to date. Background This was Toronto's first appearance in the Major League Baseball wild-card game, Wild Card Game and their first overall appearance as a wild card (when it was first introduced in 1995), and their second consecutive postseason appearance after winning the American League Eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Baltimore Orioles Season
The 2016 Baltimore Orioles season was the 116th season in franchise history, the 63rd in Baltimore, Maryland, Baltimore, and the 25th at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. They improved on their 2015 Baltimore Orioles season, 2015 record of 81–81, finishing 89–73. and advanced to the playoffs on the last day of the season, October 2, where they lost to the 2016 Toronto Blue Jays season, Blue Jays in the 2016 American League Wild Card Game, American League Wild Card Game 5–2 in 11 innings; this was the Orioles' third postseason appearance in five years. Right fielder Mark Trumbo won the MLB and American League List of Major League Baseball annual home run leaders, home run championships with 47; 2016 was the fourth consecutive year in which an Oriole won the home run crown following Chris Davis in 2013, Nelson Cruz in 2014 and Davis again in 2015. Closer Zach Britton recorded a perfect 47 saves in 47 opportunities; Britton set an all-time record of 43 consecutive appearances withou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. The NL and AL were formed in 1876 and 1901, respectively. Beginning in 1903, the two leagues signed the National Agreement and cooperated but remained legally separate entities until 2000, when they merged into a single organization led by the Commissioner of Baseball. MLB is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan. It is also included as one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. Baseball's first all-professional team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings, was founded in 1869. Before that, some teams had secretly paid certain players. The first few decades of professional baseball were characterized by rivalries between leagues and by players who often jumped from one te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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