2016 Toronto Blue Jays Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 89-73
Finished 2nd in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 3,392,099, Avg. 41,878
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Wild Card Playoff Qualifier
American League Wild Card - Defeated Baltimore Orioles 1-0
American League Division Series - Defeated Texas Rangers 3-0
American League Championship Series - Lost to Cleveland Indians 4-1
Manager: John Gibbons (87-72)
Manager: DeMarlo Hale (2-1)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2016 Toronto Blue Jays Statistics
2016 Toronto Blue Jays Results

The Toronto Blue Jays of the American League ended the 2016 season with a record of 89 wins and 73 losses, finishing second in the AL's East Division.

The Blue Jays yielded 666 runs, fewest in the league. Toronto tallied 759 runs. Edwin Encarnacion walloped 42 home runs for the squad, while Michael Saunders, Jose Bautista, Troy Tulowitzki, Josh Donaldson and Russell Martin each swatted 20 or more, too. Edwin Encarnacion recorded 127 runs batted in. Josh Donaldson paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .284. J. A. Happ topped the squad with 20 wins, and Aaron Sanchez, too added 15 or more wins, too Aaron Sanchez recorded a 3.00 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

John Gibbons and DeMarlo Hale coached the team. The 2016 Toronto Blue Jays qualified for the playoffs as a wild card.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Dustin AntolinPRRAugust 9, 19896'2"230Mililani, HI USA
Danny BarnesPLROctober 21, 19896'1"215Manhasset, NY USA
Darwin BarneyIFRRNovember 8, 19855'10"180Portland, OR USA
Jose BautistaRFRROctober 19, 19806'0"205Santo Domingo, Di D.R.
Joaquin BenoitPRRJuly 26, 19776'4"250Santiago, Sa D.R.
Joe BiaginiPRRMay 29, 19906'4"230Menlo Park, CA USA
Andy Burns3BRRAugust 7, 19906'2"190Greenville, SC USA
Ezequiel CarreraRFLLJune 11, 19875'11"185Guiria, Su Venezuela
Brett CecilPRLJuly 2, 19866'2"200Annapolis, MD USA
Darrell CecilianiLFLLJune 22, 19906'1"220Tracy, CA USA
Jesse ChavezPRRAugust 21, 19836'1"175San Gabriel, CA USA
Chris Colabello1BRROctober 24, 19836'4"210Framingham, MA USA
Matt DermodyPRLJuly 4, 19906'5"211Norwalk, IA USA
Scott DiamondPLLJuly 30, 19866'3"205Guelph, ON CAN
R. A. DickeyPRROctober 29, 19746'3"215Nashville, TN USA
Matt Dominguez3BRRAugust 28, 19896'2"220Los Angeles, CA USA
Josh Donaldson3BRRDecember 8, 19856'1"210Pensacola, FL USA
Edwin Encarnacion1BRRJanuary 7, 19836'1"230La Romana, La D.R.
Marco EstradaPRRJuly 5, 19836'0"180Sonora, So Mexico
Scott FeldmanPLRFebruary 7, 19836'6"225Kailua, HI USA
Gavin FloydPRRJanuary 27, 19836'4"245Annapolis, MD USA
Chad GirodoPLLFebruary 6, 19916'1"190Decatur, AL USA
Ryan Goins2BLRFebruary 13, 19885'10"180Temple, TX USA
Jason GrilliPRRNovember 11, 19766'5"235Royal Oak, MI USA
J. A. HappPLLOctober 19, 19826'5"205Peru, IL USA
Drew HutchisonPLRAugust 22, 19906'3"215Lakeland, FL USA
Junior LakeRFRRMarch 27, 19906'2"230San Pedro de Macoris, Sa D.R.
Arnold LeonPRRSeptember 6, 19886'1"210Culiacan, Si Mexico
Francisco LirianoPLLOctober 26, 19836'3"220San Cristobal, Sa D.R.
Aaron LoupPLLDecember 19, 19875'11"210Raceland, LA USA
Russell MartinCRRFebruary 15, 19835'10"215East York, ON CAN
Franklin MoralesPLLJanuary 24, 19866'1"210San Juan de los Morros, Gu Venezuela
Dioner NavarroCBRFebruary 9, 19845'9"215Caracas, Di Venezuela
Roberto OsunaPRRFebruary 7, 19956'2"217Juan Jose Rios, Si Mexico
Jimmy Paredes3BBRNovember 25, 19886'3"230Bajos de Haina, Sa D.R.
Kevin PillarCFRRJanuary 4, 19896'0"200West Hills, CA USA
Dalton PompeyLFBRDecember 11, 19926'2"200Mississauga, ON CAN
Aaron SanchezPRRJuly 1, 19926'4"212Barstow, CA USA
Michael SaundersLFLRNovember 19, 19866'4"225Victoria, BC CAN
Bo SchultzPRRSeptember 25, 19856'3"229Dallas, TX USA
Justin Smoak1BBLDecember 5, 19866'4"220Goose Creek, SC USA
Drew StorenPBRAugust 11, 19876'1"200Indianapolis, IN USA
Marcus StromanPRRMay 1, 19915'7"180Medford, NY USA
Ryan TeperaPRRNovember 3, 19876'1"195Houston, TX USA
Josh TholeCLROctober 28, 19866'1"190Breese, IL USA
Devon Travis2BRRFebruary 21, 19915'9"195West Palm Beach, FL USA
Troy TulowitzkiSSRROctober 10, 19846'3"205Santa Clara, CA USA
B. J. UptonLFRRAugust 21, 19846'3"185Norfolk, VA USA
Pat VendittePLSJune 30, 19856'0"186Omaha, NE USA



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