1992 Toronto Blue Jays (est. 1977)

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Miguel Rivera is activated from the IL.

Sent to AAA: Bubba Cook, Manolo Gutierrez

Called Up: Ramon Martinez

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TRADE

This one was a tough one to do, but that is more for the personality than the deal.

Asst GM George Sanford thinks they are nuts.

To EXPOS

Kirby Puckett
Dave Eiland
Millard Harper

To BLUE JAYS

Lawrence Leverett
Tom Hughes
Christian Castillo
Jorge Diaz
Abraham Crawford

Leverett joins the Jays.

Santiago Canseco is sent to AAA.

Willie McGee is activated from the IL.

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May 22nd, 1992

Juan Guzman pitched seven strong innings before rain suspended the game for nearly an hour.

But even through that, the Jays overcame the White Sox, winning 3-2.

WP - Juan Guzman (4-1)
Save - Kent Johnson (9)
LP - Hector Cruz (2-2)

Record - 21-22

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May 23rd, 1992

Jim Abbott pitched TEN strong innings, but a Ruben Sierra home run in the 13th gave the White Sox a walk off, 4-3 win over the Blue Jays.

Sam Wilson homered for Toronto.

WP - Arthur Rhodes (1-3)
LP - Kevin Thompson (0-1)

Record - 21-23

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May 24th, 1992

Ramon Martinez pitched well in his seasonal debut but the White Sox beat the Blue Jays, 3-1.

WP - Randy Tomlin (2-0)
Save - Jimmy Key (1)
LP - Ramon Martinez (0-1)

Record - 21-24

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Players of the Week: Jim Eisenreich, Mariners & Frank Thomas, Braves

The Blue Jays edged up to #18 on the Weekly Power Rankings.

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May 26th, 2023

Dave Summers pitched the Jays to a 6-3 win over the Brewers.

Ricardo Gonzalez homered and tripled for Toronto.

WP - Dave Summers (5-2)
Save - Kent Johnson (10)
LP - Eddie Kyyro (2-3)

Record - 22-24

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May 27th, 1992

Ricardo Gonzalez had another strong game, going 2 for 3 with a pair of doubles, driving in four, as the Jays walloped the Brewers, 13-4.

Kent Hrbek hit his 2nd homer for the Jays.

WP - Juan Guzman (5-1)
LP - Javier Garcia (0-2)

Record - 23-24

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TRADE

To ROYALS

Frank Viola
Wes Sweet
Jorge Diaz

To BLUE JAYS

Alberto Garcia
Jose Silva
Lee Barrett
Juan Gomez
Jaime Salazar

Saves us money while stocking our prospect lists.

Angel Lara is sent to AAA.

Candy Sierra and Scott Servais are called up.

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May 29th, 1992

Jim Abbott went the distance in a 5-1 Blue Jay win over the White Sox.

Sam Wilson homered and Scott Servais got a nice souvenir with his first Big League hit.

We did have an unfortunate turn of events as Julio Franco left the game with pain in his knee. We await word if he will be missing more time.

WP - Jim Abbott (5-3)
LP - Randy Tomlin (2-1)

Record - 24-24

Back to .500, the Jays trail the Orioles and Tigers by 4.5 games.

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May 30th, 1992

Ramon Martinez kept the roll going as he led the Jays to a 4-2 win over the White Sox.

WP - Ramon Martinez (1-1)
Save - Kent Johnson (11)
LP - Chance Sanders (4-4)

Record - 25-24

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Oh boy.

Julio Franco has ruptured his mcl.

He expects to be back for Spring Training 1993.

This is a big loss for the Jays.

Bubba Cook is called up from AAA.

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All Star Voting Update

John Valentin is in 2nd (behind Barry Larkin), for SS.

Jim Abbott and Kent Johnson are both in 3rd at the two pitching options. (Behind Greg Maddux and William Reeves for SP and Jim Gore and Daniel Peters for RP).

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May 31st, 1992

Dave Summers pitched a three-hit shutout as the Blue Jays beat the White Sox 1-0!

That is five wins in a row for Toronto!

In concerning news, Ricardo Gonzalez left the game after hitting a double. We don't know the severity of the issue.

WP - Dave Summers (6-2)
LP - Andrew Brown (0-1)

Record - 26-24

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Ricardo Gonzalez has a strained back muscle. He will sit for a few or more days, but will not require IL time.

MAY AWARDS

PITCHER - Tom Glavine, Orioles & Melido Perez, Mets

HITTER - Carlos Baerga, Tigers & Frank Thomas, Braves

ROOKIE - Antonio Rojas, Orioles & Rick Venable, Astros

Players of the Week: Nick O'Brian, Angels & Bryan Moreno, Cardinals

The Blue Jays have jumped all the way to #7 on the Weekly Power Rankings.

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June 1st, 1992

The Blue Jay winning streak ended with a tight, 3-1 loss to the Twins.

Sam Wilson homered for the only Toronto run.

WP - Lee Rainey (5-6)
Save - Jesus Chavez (2)
LP - Juan Guzman (5-2)

Record - 26-25

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June 2nd, 1992

This one was less close as the Twins beat the Blue Jays, 6-1.

WP - Gene Meyer (1-0)
LP - Dave Fleming (4-5)

Record - 26-26

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June 3rd, 1992

Willie McGee went 2 for 4, reaching base for times and scoring three. The Jays beat the Twins, 9-6.

Sam Wilson homered for Toronto.

WP - Jim Abbott (6-3)
Save - Kent Johnson (12)
LP - Gerardo Arroyo (3-4)

Record - 27-26

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Dave Fleming is sent to AAA.

Tom Lyons is called up.

(Lyons came to the Jays in the Ripken / Hershiser trade back in 1986 but hasn't been in the Majors yet. He is from Guelph, ON.)

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Dennis Eckersley of the Cardinals has announced that he is retiring at the end of the season.

Next stop: Hall of Fame.