1992 Toronto Blue Jays (est. 1977)

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John Valentin was voted onto he All-Star team, though of course he will not be able to play.

Instead, Kent Johnson will be the Jays' only representative.

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TRADE

To METS

Marvin Born
Enrique Stepanian
Phil Coffman

To BLUE JAYS

Ryan Ford (NYM pay remainder of season)
Luis Pacheco
Jermaine Sullivan
Jeff Bruno
Braulio Castillo

Ford joins the Jays.

Dave Summers is sent to Cornwall.

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July 12th, 1992

Ryan Ford's first start as a Jay ended up going well as the Jays beat the A's with a walk-off, RBI single by Lawrence Briggs, winning by a score of 4-3.

WP - Scott Radinsky (1-1)
LP - Thomas Hernandez (1-3)

Record - 46-42

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Willie Greene of Saint Hyacinthe was named Player of the Week for his AA league.

Eduardo Davila of Lethbridge got the same award for his Short A league.

Clancy Kinnear of Woodstock got the same for his Rookie league.

For the Majors it was Roberto Alomar, Royals & Jeff Kent, Giants

The Blue Jays are up to #10 on the Weekly Power Rankings.

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HOME RUN DERBY!

ROUND ONE

Frank Thomas, Braves beat Ken Griffey Jr., Yankees 12-6

Albert Belle, Red Sox beat Chris Clark, Royals 12-11

Mark McGwire, Rangers beat Jose Cruz, Orioles 14-13

Juan Gonzalez, Tigers beat Barry Bonds, Cardinals 14-12

ROUND TWO

Thomas beat Belle 15-13

McGwire beat Gonzalez 16-11

FINALS

MARK McGWIRE of the Rangers won the Home Run Derby, 12-11!

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The NL won the All-Star Game, 9-8.

Kent Johnson pitched the last two innings and after a perfect 8th, he gave up 3 runs in the 9th to take the loss.

This can be blamed solely on management as they left him in when he was clearly exhausted.

Barry Bonds was named ASG MVP.

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TRADE

To A'S

Juan Guzman
Hector Fernandez

To BLUE JAYS

Vincent O'Duane (OAK pays remainder of salary)
Sancho Garza (OAK pays remainder of salary)
Larry Morris
Ted Williamson
Calvin Hartman

O'Duane joins the Jays.

Dan Mathis is sent to Cornwall.

Alan Mills is Designated for Assignment.

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Jesse Orosco signed a two year contract extension for $1.4m

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July 16th, 1992

Jim Abbott took a shutout into the 8th only for Scott Radinsky to blow the save in the 9th.

Miguel Rivera got it back, though, as his 10th inning RBI double gave the Jays a 2-1 win over the Mariners.

WP - Scott Radinsky (2-1)
LP - Jose DeLeon (1-6)

Record - 47-42

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TRADE

To ATHLETICS

Leon Bumgarnor

To BLUE JAYS

Eric Bathe (OAK retains 80% of contract)
Esteban Beltre
Clint Zavaras
Morton Daly (OAK retains full contract)
Haywood Cooper

Bathe joins the Jays.

Daly is placed on waivers.

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July 17th, 1992

Dan Gates went 2 for 4 with a home run, leading the Jays to an 8-6 win over the Mariners.

That is five wins in a row for Toronto.

Scott Servais also homered for the Blue Jays.

WP - Ramon Martinez (4-5)
Save - Kent Johnson (18)
LP - Scott Holman (0-4)

Record - 48-42

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TRADE

To GIANTS

Leo Gomez

To BLUE JAYS

Sid Bream (SF retains half of contract)
Sergio Bermedez
Jeremy Peoples


TRADE

To TWINS

Eric Bathe

To BLUE JAYS

Martin Brandon (MIN retains full salary)
Lee Thompson
Adam Fensome
Manilo Battista
Jorge Gracia

Bream joins the Jays.

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July 18th, 1992

The Bleu Jays winning streak ended with a 6-4 loss to the Mariners.

Sid Bream homered in his first game with Toronto.

WP - John Smiley (6-12)
Save - Jorge Romero (8)
LP - Jason Grimsley (0-2)

Record - 48-43

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TRADE

To EXPOS

Scott Servais
Jaime Salazar

To BLUE JAYS

Lou Wilson (MTL pays remainder of salary)
Kevin Flora
Millard Harper
Cisco Zumaya
Rusty Christian

David Roberts is called up.

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July 19th, 1992

The Jays couldn't get off the blocks today and lost, 5-1, to the Mariners.

WP - William Reeves (9-2)
LP - Ryan Ford (0-1)

Record - 48-44

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Players of the Week: Gary Sheffield, Tigers & Theodosio Chiappe, Mets

The Jays held at #10 on the Weekly Power Rankings.

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TRADE

To INDIANS

David Roberts
Kip Hunter
Woody Hawk

To BLUE JAYS

Robert Clark (CLE pays remainder of salary)
Angel Souza
Adam Gore
Cesar Hultermans
Leonard Williams

Keith Cole is called up.

Sancho Garza is Designated for Assignment.

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July 20th, 1992

Keith Foster pitched very well in his first big league start, but his team didn't support him and the Jays lost, 2-1, to the Angels.

WP - Blagidos Antabian 3-6)
Save - Tom Henke (13)
LP - Keith Foster (0-1)

Record - 48-45

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Tim Raines of the Pirates collected career hit #2000 today.

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TRADE

To WHITE SOX

Rick Rowe

To BLUE JAYS

Roger Weaver (CSW retains full salary)

Weaver joins the Jays.

Andrew Miles is sent to AAA.

Dan Mathis is called up.