1993 Toronto Blue Jays (est. 1977) - Page 2

rpriske · 07-20-2025, 04:54 PM

March 18th, 1993

Bret Boone went 3 for 3 but also made two errors as the Jays lost, 4-3, to the Orioles.

WP - Tom Glavine (2-1)
Save - Dax Thompson (1)
LP - Ryan Ford (1-1)

Spring Record - 7-10

rpriske · 07-26-2025, 09:48 AM

March 19th, 1993

Jim Abbott, Scott Radinsky, Larry Morris, and Andrew Miles combined to shut out Cleveland. The Jays won, 3-0.

WP - Jim Abbott (1-1)
Save - Andrew Miles (1)
LP - Chris Moore (0-2)

Spring Record - 8-10

rpriske · 07-29-2025, 09:14 PM

March 20th, 1993

The New York power bats were too much of the Jays today as the Yankees won, 8-3.

Alex Cole homered for Toronto.

WP - Jesse Pope (1-0)
LP - Ken Howell (1-2)

Spring Record - 8-11

rpriske · 07-29-2025, 09:36 PM

March 21st, 1993

The Jays dropped this one, 6-2, to the Rangers.

WP - Keith Harding (1-0)
LP - Keith Foster (1-2)

Spring Record - 8-12

rpriske · 07-29-2025, 10:02 PM

TRADE

To ROYALS

Howard Richmond
Tom Goodwin
Kent Bottenfield

To BLUE JAYS

Bill Mooneyham
Reginald Vazquez
Kevin Horton
Martin O'Halloran
Peter Sedgwick

TRADE

To TIGERS

Steven Bergeron

To BLUE JAYS

Luis Melendez
Santiago Colon
Felicio Curval
Antonio Franco
Nicholae Bereschi

TRADE

To MARLINS

Jesse Orosco
Dave Henderson (TOR retains 40% of contract of remaining three years)

To BLUE JAYS

Jack Ross
Andrew Chandler

TRADE

To REDS

Mike LaValliere
Dean Palmer

To BLUE JAYS

Darryl Kile
Bartolo Ruiz
Ricardo Castro
Yorkis Perez
Javier Ramos

Second Round of Spring Cuts

Sent to the Minor League Camp

Tomas Koike
Jeff Gardner

rpriske · 08-01-2025, 07:17 AM

March 22nd, 1993

How did the team celebrate the Manager's birthday? A Carlos Hernandez walk-off home run to beat the Royals, 3-1!

Rheal Cormier pitched five scoreless innings!

WP - Andrew Miles (1-0)
LP - Juan Mendez (0-2)

Spring Record - 9-12

rpriske · 08-05-2025, 10:25 AM

March 23rd, 1993

Ryan Ford allowed only two hits across five scoreless innings, leading the Jays to a 6-0 shutout of the A's.

Lawrence Leverett hit his first homer of the Spring.

WP - Ryan Ford (2-1)
LP - Dwight Gooden (0-4)

Spring Record - 10-12

rpriske · 08-05-2025, 10:52 AM

March 25th, 1993

Dan Mathis went 3 for 4 with a home run and three RBI, leading the Jays to a 7-0 shut out of the Twins!

WP - Darryl Kile (2-0)
LP - Kevin Gross (0-2)

Spring Record - 11-12

rpriske · 08-10-2025, 10:05 AM

March 26th, 1993

Jim Abbott pitched well but it was 8th inning homers by John Valentin, Dan Mathis, and Lawrence Briggs that gave the Jays a 5-3 win over the Brewers.

WP - Kent Johnson (1-0)
Save - Kevin Thompson (1)
LP - Alberto Saenz (1-1)

Spring Record - 12-12

rpriske · 08-13-2025, 08:39 AM

March 27th, 1993

A four run 11th inning gave the Jays an 8-4 win over the Angels.

Terry Puhl went 2 for 6 with a home run and four RBI.

Miguel Rivera also went deep for Toronto.

WP - Xavier Hernandez (1-0)
LP - Hubert Young (1-1)

Spring Record -13-12

rpriske · 08-16-2025, 10:03 AM

March 28th, 1993

Keith Foster allowed only one hit across five scoreless innings as the Blue Jays beat the White Sox, 6-2.

John Valentine and Mark Mooney hit back-to-back homers.

WP - Keith Foster (2-2)
LP - Chance Sanders (1-3)

Spring Record - 14-12

rpriske · 08-19-2025, 08:21 AM

March 29th, 1993

John Valentin went 2 for 3, including a home run, and Hiang-ta Fa pitched three perfect innings in relief as the Jays beat the Tigers, 6-4.

Julio Franco and Bret Boone also homered for Toronto.

WP - Hang-ta Fa (1-0)
Save - Alberto Garcia (2)
LP - Juan Mireles (1-1)

Spring Record - 15-12

rpriske · 08-23-2025, 02:03 PM

March 30th, 1993

A three-run homer by Mike Norman in the 10th gave the Jays a walk-off, 9-6 win over the Red Sox.

Candy Sierra left the game with an ab strain but we are told it should not affect his Opening Day availability.

WP - Dave Fleming (2-0)
LP - Matt Valentine (0-1)

Spring Record - 16-12

rpriske · 08-23-2025, 02:30 PM

March 31st, 1993

The Blue Jays beat the Mariners, 7-2.

Dan Mathis homered for Toronto.

WP - Bill Mooneyham (1-1)
LP - Jose Diaz (1-2)

Spring Record - 17-12

rpriske · 08-26-2025, 05:25 PM

April 1st, 1993

The Jays wrapped their Spring schedule with a 2-1 loss to the Orioles.

The big news was Jim Abbott pitching five near-perfect innings (only an error got in the way).

WP - George Thomason (2-1)
Save - Andy Wagner (2)
LP - Alberto Garcia (0-2)

FINAL SPRING RECORD - 17-13

rpriske · 08-26-2025, 05:59 PM

TRADE

To METS

Bill Mooneyham
Luis Melendez

To BLUE JAYS

Zane Smith (NY pays 85% of contract for the next three years)
Ty Gross
Donavan Holland
George Bryan
Jorge Garcia

TRADE

To BREWERS

Mark Mooney
Juan Lopez

To BLUE JAYS

John Tudor
Eric Butler
Ray Connolly
Terry Ray
Lance Bayles

TRADE

To BRAVES

Miguel Rivera

To BLUE JAYS

Ivan Santos (ATL retains 30% of salary over the next three years)
Jose Gil
Warner Guerrero

Then a flip

TRADE

To ASTROS

Ivan Santos

To BLUE JAYS

Thomas Howard
Vicente Concepcion
Billy Jacobs
Jacob Maxwell
Nathan Matthews

Final Spring Cuts

Sent to the Minor League Camp

Rheal Cormier
Andrew Miles
Dave Fleming
Keith Foster
Lawrence Briggs
Dan Mathis

Designated for Assignment

Alberto Garcia

rpriske · 08-26-2025, 08:26 PM

1993 Opening Day lineup!

Rotation

Jim Abbott
Ken Howell
Zane Smith
Ryan Ford
Darryl Kile

Bullpen

Xavier Hernandez (c)
Kent Johnson
Scott Radinsky
Hiang-ta Fa
Candy Sierra
Kevin Thompson
Larry Morris

CF - Alex Cole
RF - Terry Puhl
DH - Julio Franco
SS - John Valentin
1B - Sid Bream
3B - Lawrence Leverett
LF - Mike Norman
C - Vincent Ramey
2B - Bret Boone

Bench

Carlos Hernandez - C
Leonard Williams - 3B, 2B
Manuel Garcia - OF, IF
Willie McGee - OF

rpriske · 08-26-2025, 08:32 PM

The writers are predicting that we finish in dead last in the AL East. 66-96

AL Division Winners - Tigers, Rangers

Top Hitter - Bob Hamelin, Red Sox
Top Pitcher - Greg Maddux, Rangers

(We have no players in either Top 10)

NL Division Winners - Cardinals, Astros

Top Hitter - Frank Thomas, Braves
Top Pitcher - Bret Saberhagen, Astros

We are rated as the 16th best Farm with Tomas Koike at #22 and Shawn Green at #39 among prospects.

07-20-2025, 04:54 PM	#21
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,059	March 18th, 1993 Bret Boone went 3 for 3 but also made two errors as the Jays lost, 4-3, to the Orioles. WP - Tom Glavine (2-1) Save - Dax Thompson (1) LP - Ryan Ford (1-1) Spring Record - 7-10 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

07-29-2025, 09:14 PM	#23
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,059	March 20th, 1993 The New York power bats were too much of the Jays today as the Yankees won, 8-3. Alex Cole homered for Toronto. WP - Jesse Pope (1-0) LP - Ken Howell (1-2) Spring Record - 8-11 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

07-29-2025, 09:36 PM	#24
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,059	March 21st, 1993 The Jays dropped this one, 6-2, to the Rangers. WP - Keith Harding (1-0) LP - Keith Foster (1-2) Spring Record - 8-12 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

07-29-2025, 10:02 PM	#25
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,059	TRADE To ROYALS Howard Richmond Tom Goodwin Kent Bottenfield To BLUE JAYS Bill Mooneyham Reginald Vazquez Kevin Horton Martin O'Halloran Peter Sedgwick TRADE To TIGERS Steven Bergeron To BLUE JAYS Luis Melendez Santiago Colon Felicio Curval Antonio Franco Nicholae Bereschi TRADE To MARLINS Jesse Orosco Dave Henderson (TOR retains 40% of contract of remaining three years) To BLUE JAYS Jack Ross Andrew Chandler TRADE To REDS Mike LaValliere Dean Palmer To BLUE JAYS Darryl Kile Bartolo Ruiz Ricardo Castro Yorkis Perez Javier Ramos Second Round of Spring Cuts Sent to the Minor League Camp Tomas Koike Jeff Gardner __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

08-01-2025, 07:17 AM	#26
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,059	March 22nd, 1993 How did the team celebrate the Manager's birthday? A Carlos Hernandez walk-off home run to beat the Royals, 3-1! Rheal Cormier pitched five scoreless innings! WP - Andrew Miles (1-0) LP - Juan Mendez (0-2) Spring Record - 9-12 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 08-05-2025 at 09:58 AM.

07-26-2025, 09:48 AM	#22
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,059	March 19th, 1993 Jim Abbott, Scott Radinsky, Larry Morris, and Andrew Miles combined to shut out Cleveland. The Jays won, 3-0. WP - Jim Abbott (1-1) Save - Andrew Miles (1) LP - Chris Moore (0-2) Spring Record - 8-10 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

08-05-2025, 10:25 AM	#27
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,059	March 23rd, 1993 Ryan Ford allowed only two hits across five scoreless innings, leading the Jays to a 6-0 shutout of the A's. Lawrence Leverett hit his first homer of the Spring. WP - Ryan Ford (2-1) LP - Dwight Gooden (0-4) Spring Record - 10-12 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

08-05-2025, 10:52 AM	#28
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,059	March 25th, 1993 Dan Mathis went 3 for 4 with a home run and three RBI, leading the Jays to a 7-0 shut out of the Twins! WP - Darryl Kile (2-0) LP - Kevin Gross (0-2) Spring Record - 11-12 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

08-10-2025, 10:05 AM	#29
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,059	March 26th, 1993 Jim Abbott pitched well but it was 8th inning homers by John Valentin, Dan Mathis, and Lawrence Briggs that gave the Jays a 5-3 win over the Brewers. WP - Kent Johnson (1-0) Save - Kevin Thompson (1) LP - Alberto Saenz (1-1) Spring Record - 12-12 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

08-13-2025, 08:39 AM	#30
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,059	March 27th, 1993 A four run 11th inning gave the Jays an 8-4 win over the Angels. Terry Puhl went 2 for 6 with a home run and four RBI. Miguel Rivera also went deep for Toronto. WP - Xavier Hernandez (1-0) LP - Hubert Young (1-1) Spring Record -13-12 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

08-16-2025, 10:03 AM	#31
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,059	March 28th, 1993 Keith Foster allowed only one hit across five scoreless innings as the Blue Jays beat the White Sox, 6-2. John Valentine and Mark Mooney hit back-to-back homers. WP - Keith Foster (2-2) LP - Chance Sanders (1-3) Spring Record - 14-12 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

08-19-2025, 08:21 AM	#32
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,059	March 29th, 1993 John Valentin went 2 for 3, including a home run, and Hiang-ta Fa pitched three perfect innings in relief as the Jays beat the Tigers, 6-4. Julio Franco and Bret Boone also homered for Toronto. WP - Hang-ta Fa (1-0) Save - Alberto Garcia (2) LP - Juan Mireles (1-1) Spring Record - 15-12 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

08-23-2025, 02:03 PM	#33
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,059	March 30th, 1993 A three-run homer by Mike Norman in the 10th gave the Jays a walk-off, 9-6 win over the Red Sox. Candy Sierra left the game with an ab strain but we are told it should not affect his Opening Day availability. WP - Dave Fleming (2-0) LP - Matt Valentine (0-1) Spring Record - 16-12 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

08-23-2025, 02:30 PM	#34
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,059	March 31st, 1993 The Blue Jays beat the Mariners, 7-2. Dan Mathis homered for Toronto. WP - Bill Mooneyham (1-1) LP - Jose Diaz (1-2) Spring Record - 17-12 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

08-26-2025, 05:25 PM	#35
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,059	April 1st, 1993 The Jays wrapped their Spring schedule with a 2-1 loss to the Orioles. The big news was Jim Abbott pitching five near-perfect innings (only an error got in the way). WP - George Thomason (2-1) Save - Andy Wagner (2) LP - Alberto Garcia (0-2) FINAL SPRING RECORD - 17-13 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

08-26-2025, 05:59 PM	#36
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,059	TRADE To METS Bill Mooneyham Luis Melendez To BLUE JAYS Zane Smith (NY pays 85% of contract for the next three years) Ty Gross Donavan Holland George Bryan Jorge Garcia TRADE To BREWERS Mark Mooney Juan Lopez To BLUE JAYS John Tudor Eric Butler Ray Connolly Terry Ray Lance Bayles TRADE To BRAVES Miguel Rivera To BLUE JAYS Ivan Santos (ATL retains 30% of salary over the next three years) Jose Gil Warner Guerrero Then a flip TRADE To ASTROS Ivan Santos To BLUE JAYS Thomas Howard Vicente Concepcion Billy Jacobs Jacob Maxwell Nathan Matthews Final Spring Cuts Sent to the Minor League Camp Rheal Cormier Andrew Miles Dave Fleming Keith Foster Lawrence Briggs Dan Mathis Designated for Assignment Alberto Garcia __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 08-26-2025 at 08:23 PM.

08-26-2025, 08:26 PM	#37
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,059	1993 Opening Day lineup! Rotation Jim Abbott Ken Howell Zane Smith Ryan Ford Darryl Kile Bullpen Xavier Hernandez (c) Kent Johnson Scott Radinsky Hiang-ta Fa Candy Sierra Kevin Thompson Larry Morris CF - Alex Cole RF - Terry Puhl DH - Julio Franco SS - John Valentin 1B - Sid Bream 3B - Lawrence Leverett LF - Mike Norman C - Vincent Ramey 2B - Bret Boone Bench Carlos Hernandez - C Leonard Williams - 3B, 2B Manuel Garcia - OF, IF Willie McGee - OF __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

08-26-2025, 08:32 PM	#38
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,059	The writers are predicting that we finish in dead last in the AL East. 66-96 AL Division Winners - Tigers, Rangers Top Hitter - Bob Hamelin, Red Sox Top Pitcher - Greg Maddux, Rangers (We have no players in either Top 10) NL Division Winners - Cardinals, Astros Top Hitter - Frank Thomas, Braves Top Pitcher - Bret Saberhagen, Astros We are rated as the 16th best Farm with Tomas Koike at #22 and Shawn Green at #39 among prospects. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````