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2023 Toronto Blue Jays
American League Wild Card
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionEast
BallparkRogers Centre
CityToronto, Ontario
Record89–73 (.549)
Divisional place3rd
OwnersRogers, CEO Mark Shapiro
General managerRoss Atkins
ManagerJohn Schneider
TelevisionSportsnet
Sportsnet One
(Dan Shulman, Buck Martinez)
RadioBlue Jays Radio Network
Sportsnet 590 the FAN
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The 2023 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's 47th season in Major League Baseball, and 32nd full season (34th overall) at Rogers Centre. They started the season on the road against the St. Louis Cardinals on March 30, and finished the season at home against the Tampa Bay Rays on October 1.

The schedule was revised de-emphasizing divisional play by shifting over twenty games to interleague play. Toronto played each divisional opponent in four series, two home and two away, down from six. Those eight series were added to the interleague schedule where the Blue Jays played each National League team once except for the Philadelphia Phillies, which they played both home and away.

With their victory over the Colorado Rockies on September 1, the Blue Jays became the first team in MLB history to beat every opposing team at least once in a single season.

The Blue Jays clinched a playoff spot in the 2023 postseason on September 30, when the visiting Texas Rangers defeated the Seattle Mariners. The Blue Jays returned to the postseason for the second consecutive season and the third in four years, missing the 2021 postseason by one game. They lost in two games in the American League Wild Card Series to the Minnesota Twins at Target Field.

Previous season

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The 2022 Blue Jays finished 2nd in the AL East, to the New York Yankees, with a record of 92–70 (.556). They qualified for the postseason, but lost in two games in the Wild Card Series to the Seattle Mariners.

Offseason

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Departing free agents

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Trades

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Waiver transactions

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Free agent signings

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  • On November 19, 2022: Signed INF Vinny Capra to a minor league contract
  • On December 15, 2022: Signed OF Kevin Kiermaier to a one-year, $9 million deal[4]
  • On December 16, 2022: Signed RHP Chris Bassitt to a three-year, $63 million deal[5]
  • On December 30, 2022: Signed RHP Casey Lawrence to a minor league contract
  • On January 6, 2023: Signed C Rob Brantly, RHP Julian Fernández, LHP Paul Fry & RHP Drew Hutchison to minor league contracts.
  • On January 10, 2023: Signed INF Brandon Belt to a one-year, $9.3 million deal[6] Signed RHP Nathan Witt to a minor league contract.
  • On January 15, 2023: Signed RHP Samuel Acuna, LHP Andersson Barvosa, OF Emmanuel Bonilla, RHP Samuel Colmenares, C Ivan Gomez, LHP Eduar Gonzalez, OF David Guzman, INF Adrian Meza, INF Jarold Montealto, RHP Sann Omasako, OF Daniel Perez & C Juan Rosas as international free agents, to minor league contracts.
  • On January 20, 2023: Signed OF Wynton Bernard to a minor league contract.
  • On January 23, 2023: Signed OF Cawrin Salcedo to a minor league contract.
  • On January 30, 2023: Signed RHP Chad Green to a two-year, $8.5 million deal.[7]
  • On January 31, 2023: Signed C Jamie Ritchie to a minor league contract.
  • On February 11, 2023: Signed RHP Luke Bard to a minor league contract.

Coaching changes

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Standings

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American League East

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AL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Baltimore Orioles 101 61 .623 — 49‍–‍32 52‍–‍29
Tampa Bay Rays 99 63 .611 2 53‍–‍28 46‍–‍35
Toronto Blue Jays 89 73 .549 12 43‍–‍38 46‍–‍35
New York Yankees 82 80 .506 19 42‍–‍39 40‍–‍41
Boston Red Sox 78 84 .481 23 39‍–‍42 39‍–‍42


American League Wild Card

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Division leaders
Team W L Pct.
Baltimore Orioles 101 61 .623
Houston Astros 90 72 .556
Minnesota Twins 87 75 .537
Wild Card teams
(Top 3 teams qualify for postseason)
Team W L Pct. GB
Tampa Bay Rays 99 63 .611 +10
Texas Rangers 90 72 .556 +1
Toronto Blue Jays 89 73 .549 —
Seattle Mariners 88 74 .543 1
New York Yankees 82 80 .506 7
Boston Red Sox 78 84 .481 11
Detroit Tigers 78 84 .481 11
Cleveland Guardians 76 86 .469 13
Los Angeles Angels 73 89 .451 16
Chicago White Sox 61 101 .377 28
Kansas City Royals 56 106 .346 33
Oakland Athletics 50 112 .309 39


Records vs opponents

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Record Games Left
Opponent Home Road Total Home Road Total
AL East
Baltimore Orioles 1–6 2–4 3–10 – – –
Boston Red Sox 3–3 3–4 6–7 – – –
New York Yankees 2–5 4–2 6–7 – – –
Tampa Bay Rays 3–3 3–4 6–7 – – –
Totals 9–17 12–14 21–31 – – –
AL Central
Chicago White Sox 3–0 3–0 6–0 – – –
Cleveland Guardians 1–2 2–2 3–4 – – –
Detroit Tigers 2–1 2–1 4–2 – – –
Kansas City Royals 3–0 3–1 6–1 – – –
Minnesota Twins 1–2 2–1 3–3 – – –
Totals 10–5 12–5 22–10 – – –
AL West
Houston Astros 3–1 1–2 4–3 – – –
Los Angeles Angels 2–1 2–1 4–2 – – –
Oakland Athletics 2–1 2–1 4–2 – – –
Seattle Mariners 2–1 1–2 3–3 – – –
Texas Rangers 0–4 1–2 1–6 – – –
Totals 9–8 7–8 16–16 – – –
National League
Arizona Diamondbacks 3–0 – 3–0 – – –
Atlanta Braves 3–0 – 3–0 – – –
Chicago Cubs 1–2 – 1–2 – – –
Cincinnati Reds – 2–1 2–1 – – –
Colorado Rockies – 2–1 2–1 – – –
Los Angeles Dodgers – 2–1 2–1 – – –
Miami Marlins – 2–1 2–1 – – –
Milwaukee Brewers 2–1 – 2–1 – – –
New York Mets – 3–0 3–0 – – –
Philadelphia Phillies 1–1 0–2 1–3 – – –
Pittsburgh Pirates – 3–0 3–0 – – –
San Diego Padres 1–2 – 1–2 – – –
San Francisco Giants 2–1 – 2–1 – – –
St. Louis Cardinals – 1–2 1–2 – – –
Washington Nationals 2–1 – 2–1 – – –
Totals 15–8 15–8 30–16 – – –
Grand Totals 43–38 46–35 89–73 – – –
Month Games Won Lost Pct.
March 1 1 0 1.000
April 27 17 10 .630
May 28 11 17 .393
June 27 16 11 .593
July 24 14 10 .583
August 27 14 13 .519
September 27 16 11 .593
October 1 0 1 .000
Totals 162 89 73 .549

2023 draft

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The 2023 Major League Baseball draft began on July 9 and concluded on July 11. The Blue Jays forfeited their second round selection by signing Chris Bassitt in the offseason.[8]

Round Pick Player Position College/School Nationality Signed
1 20 Arjun Nimmala SS Strawberry Crest High School (FL) United States July 17[9]
3 89 Juaron Watts-Brown RHP Oklahoma State United States July 21[10]
4 121 Landen Maroudis RHP Calvary Christian Academy (FL) United States July 17[11]
5 157 Connor O'Halloran LHP Michigan Canada July 18[12]
6 184 Jace Bohrofen OF Arkansas United States July 18[13]
7 214 Nick Goodwin SS Kansas State United States July 17[14]
8 244 Braden Barry OF West Virginia United States July 18[15]
9 274 Sam Shaw OF Lambrick Park Secondary School (BC) Canada July 16[16]
10 304 Josh Mollerus RHP Oregon United States July 19[17]

Regular season

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Opening Day

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Opening Day starters
Position Name
Catcher Alejandro Kirk
First baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Second baseman Whit Merrifield
Shortstop Bo Bichette
Third baseman Matt Chapman
Left fielder Daulton Varsho
Center fielder Kevin Kiermaier
Right fielder George Springer
Designated hitter Brandon Belt
Pitcher Alek Manoah

Game log

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Legend
Blue Jays win Blue Jays loss Game postponed Clinched playoff spot
2023 Game Log: 89–73 (Home: 43–38; Road: 46–35)
March: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record GB
1 March 30 @ Cardinals 10–9 García (1–0) Helsley (0–1) Romano (1) 47,649 1–0 —
April: 17–10 (Home: 9–3; Road: 8–7)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record GB
2 April 1 @ Cardinals 1–4 Flaherty (1–0) Gausman (0–1) Helsley (1) 44,461 1–1 1
3 April 2 @ Cardinals 4–9 Montgomery (1–0) Bassitt (0–1) — 45,525 1–2 2
4 April 3 @ Royals 5–9 Singer (1–0) Berríos (0–1) — 10,810 1–3 3
5 April 4 @ Royals 4–1 Kikuchi (1–0) Bubic (0–1) Romano (2) 12,123 2–3 3
6 April 5 @ Royals 3–0 Manoah (1–0) Greinke (0–2) Romano (3) 10,015 3–3 3
7 April 6 @ Royals 6–3 Gausman (1–1) Lyles (0–2) Cimber (1) 10,401 4–3 2½
8 April 7 @ Angels 4–3 Bassitt (1–1) Herget (0–1) Romano (4) 44,735 5–3 2½
9 April 8 @ Angels 5–9 Barría (1–0) Berríos (0–2) — 44,534 5–4 3½
10 April 9 @ Angels 12–11 (10) Romano (1–0) Estévez (0–1) Mayza (1) 31,092 6–4 3½
11 April 11 Tigers 9–3 Pop (1–0) Manning (1–1) — 42,053 7–4 4
12 April 12 Tigers 4–3 (10) Romano (2–0) Shreve (0–1) — 35,300 8–4 4
13 April 13 Tigers 1–3 Turnbull (1–2) Bassitt (1–2) Lange (1) 26,192 8–5 5
14 April 14 Rays 6–3 Berríos (1–2) Rasmussen (2–1) Romano (5) 34,822 9–5 4
15 April 15 Rays 5–2 Kikuchi (2–0) Kelley (0–1) Romano (6) 41,679 10–5 3
16 April 16 Rays 1–8 McClanahan (4–0) Manoah (1–1) — 39,179 10–6 4
17 April 17 @ Astros 2–9 Javier (2–0) Gausman (1–2) — 30,873 10–7 4
18 April 18 @ Astros 4–2 Bassitt (2–2) Urquidy (1–1) Romano (7) 32,602 11–7 4
19 April 19 @ Astros 1–8 García (1–2) Berríos (1–3) — 40,545 11–8 5
20 April 21 @ Yankees 6–1 Kikuchi (3–0) Germán (1–2) — 39,025 12–8 5
21 April 22 @ Yankees 2–3 Cordero (1–0) Romano (2–1) — 43,223 12–9 6
22 April 23 @ Yankees 5–1 Gausman (2–2) Schmidt (0–2) — 39,293 13–9 6
23 April 24 White Sox 5–2 Bassitt (3–2) Lynn (0–3) Romano (8) 26,293 14–9 6
24 April 25 White Sox 7–0 Berríos (2–3) Clevinger (2–2) — 28,917 15–9 5
25 April 26 White Sox 8–0 Kikuchi (4–0) Kopech (0–3) — 35,069 16–9 4
26 April 28 Mariners 3–2 Mayza (1–0) Gott (0–1) Romano (9) 41,414 17–9 4½
27 April 29 Mariners 1–0 (10) Swanson (1–0) Gott (0–2) — 41,475 18–9 4½
28 April 30 Mariners 8–10 (10) Sewald (2–0) Pop (1–1) Brash (1) 40,158 18–10 4½
May: 11–17 (Home: 5–7; Road: 6–10)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record GB
29 May 1 @ Red Sox 5–6 Winckowski (2–0) Romano (2–2) — 27,438 18–11 5
30 May 2 @ Red Sox 6–7 Bleier (1–0) Swanson (1–1) Winckowski (1) 27,721 18–12 6
31 May 3 @ Red Sox 3–8 Pivetta (2–2) Manoah (1–2) — 27,963 18–13 7
32 May 4 @ Red Sox 5–11 Bello (1–1) Gausman (2–3) — 30,173 18–14 8
33 May 5 @ Pirates 4–0 Bassitt (4–2) Hill (3–3) — 24,810 19–14 8
34 May 6 @ Pirates 8–2 Berríos (3–3) Oviedo (2–3) — 34,882 20–14 7
35 May 7 @ Pirates 10–1 Kikuchi (5–0) Contreras (3–3) — 21,655 21–14 7
36 May 9 @ Phillies 4–8 Nola (3–2) Manoah (1–3) — 44,544 21–15 7½
37 May 10 @ Phillies 1–2 (10) Kimbrel (2–1) Mayza (1–1) — 31,758 21–16 7½
38 May 12 Braves 3–0 Bassitt (5–2) Strider (4–1) — 35,047 22–16 7
39 May 13 Braves 5–2 Swanson (2–1) Minter (2–5) Romano (10) 41,341 23–16 6
40 May 14 Braves 6–5 Pearson (1–0) Iglesias (0–1) — 40,895 24–16 6
41 May 15 Yankees 4–7 Brito (3–3) Manoah (1–4) King (3) 28,810 24–17 6½
42 May 16 Yankees 3–6 Weber (1–0) Swanson (2–2) Peralta (3) 35,112 24–18 7½
43 May 17 Yankees 3–0 (10) Romano (3–2) Peralta (2–1) — 27,431 25–18 6½
44 May 18 Yankees 2–4 Cortés Jr. (4–2) Berríos (3–4) Marinaccio (1) 33,290 25–19 6½
45 May 19 Orioles 2–6 Gibson (5–3) Kikuchi (5–1) — 32,485 25–20 7½
46 May 20 Orioles 5–6 (10) Bautista (3–1) García (1–1) — 41,611 25–21 8½
47 May 21 Orioles 3–8 (10) Baumann (3–0) García (1–2) — 41,643 25–22 8½
48 May 22 @ Rays 4–6 Fleming (1–0) Bassitt (5–3) Fairbanks (5) 8,857 25–23 9½
49 May 23 @ Rays 20–1 Berríos (4–4) Bradley (3–1) — 11,906 26–23 8½
50 May 24 @ Rays 3–7 McClanahan (8–0) Kikuchi (5–2) — 8,699 26–24 9½
51 May 25 @ Rays 3–6 Eflin (7–1) Manoah (1–5) Poche (1) 10,736 26–25 10½
52 May 26 @ Twins 3–1 Gausman (3–3) Varland (2–1) Romano (11) 25,061 27–25 10½
53 May 27 @ Twins 7–9 López (3–3) Bassitt (5–4) Stewart (1) 29,111 27–26 10½
54 May 28 @ Twins 3–0 Berríos (5–4) Ober (3–2) Romano (12) 31,025 28–26 10½
55 May 30 Brewers 7–2 Kikuchi (6–2) Houser (1–1) — 32,930 29–26 9
56 May 31 Brewers 2–4 Teherán (1–1) Manoah (1–6) Williams (9) 42,205 29–27 10
June: 16–11 (Home: 9–6; Road: 7–5)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record GB
57 June 1 Brewers 3–1 Gausman (4–3) Peralta (5–5) Romano (13) 42,059 30–27 9½
58 June 2 @ Mets 3–0 Bassitt (6–4) Verlander (2–3) Romano (14) 42,637 31–27 9
59 June 3 @ Mets 2–1 Pearson (2–0) Robertson (2–1) Swanson (1) 37,704 32–27 8½
60 June 4 @ Mets 6–4 Pearson (3–0) Leone (0–2) Romano (15) 42,169 33–27 8½
61 June 5 Astros 4–11 Bielak (3–2) Manoah (1–7) — 23,982 33–28 9½
62 June 6 Astros 5–1 Gausman (5–3) Brown (5–3) Richards (1) 30,079 34–28 9½
63 June 7 Astros 3–2 Bassitt (7–4) Neris (3–2) Romano (16) 26,724 35–28 9½
64 June 8 Astros 3–2 Berríos (6–4) Valdez (6–5) Romano (17) 28,284 36–28 9½
65 June 9 Twins 2–3 (10) Durán (2–2) Cimber (0–1) — 35,222 36–29 10½
66 June 10 Twins 4–9 López (2–2) Cimber (0–2) — 41,990 36–30 10½
67 June 11 Twins 7–6 Pearson (4–0) Pagán (3–1) Romano (18) 41,673 37–30 10½
68 June 13 @ Orioles 6–11 Kremer (7–3) Bassitt (7–5) — 16,018 37–31 10
69 June 14 @ Orioles 3–1 Berríos (7–4) Bradish (2–3) Romano (19) 16,083 38–31 10
70 June 15 @ Orioles 2–4 Wells (6–2) García (1–3) Bautista (18) 22,555 38–32 11
71 June 16 @ Rangers 2–1 Gausman (6–3) Pérez (6–3) Romano (20) 34,308 39–32 11
72 June 17 @ Rangers 2–4 Dunning (6–1) Richards (0–1) Smith (12) 39,383 39–33 11
73 June 18 @ Rangers 7–11 King (1–0) Pearson (4–1) — 38,515 39–34 11
74 June 19 @ Marlins 0–11 Brazobán (1–1) Berríos (7–5) — 12,226 39–35 11½
75 June 20 @ Marlins 2–0 García (2–3) Scott (4–2) Romano (21) 9,809 40–35 10½
76 June 21 @ Marlins 6–3 Gausman (7–3) Alcántara (2–6) Romano (22) 15,701 41–35 10½
77 June 23 Athletics 4–5 Erceg (2–0) Romano (3–3) May (4) 34,988 41–36 11
78 June 24 Athletics 7–3 Berríos (8–5) Fujinami (3–7) Romano (23) 41,720 42–36 10
79 June 25 Athletics 12–1 Kikuchi (7–2) Medina (1–7) — 41,069 43–36 10
80 June 27 Giants 0–3 Wood (3–2) Gausman (7–4) Doval (23) 36,004 43–37 10
81 June 28 Giants 6–1 Francis (1–0) Webb (7–7) — 36,685 44–37 10
82 June 29 Giants 2–1 Bassitt (8–5) Winn (0–1) Romano (24) 27,761 45–37 10
83 June 30 Red Sox 0–5 Paxton (4–1) Berríos (8–6) — 37,218 45–38 11
July: 14–10 (Home: 6–6; Road: 8–4)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record GB
84 July 1 Red Sox 6–7 Crawford (3–4) Kikuchi (7–3) Jansen (17) 41,813 45–39 11
85 July 2 Red Sox 4–5 Martin (2–1) Romano (3–4) Jacques (1) 41,455 45–40 11
86 July 4 @ White Sox 4–3 Pearson (5–1) Kelly (1–4) Romano (25) 32,607 46–40 10
— July 5 @ White Sox Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 6
87 July 6 (1) @ White Sox 6–2 (11) Romano (4–4) Bummer (3–2) García (1) see 2nd game 47–40 8½
88 July 6 (2) @ White Sox 5–4 Jackson (1–0) Padilla (0–1) Pearson (1) 20,258 48–40 8
89 July 7 @ Tigers 12–2 Manoah (2–7) Faedo (1–4) — 30,029 49–40 7
90 July 8 @ Tigers 0–2 Manning (3–1) Gausman (7–5) Lange (13) 30,621 49–41 7
91 July 9 @ Tigers 4–3 (10) García (3–3) Cisnero (2–2) Romano (26) 30,077 50–41 7
92 July 14 Diamondbacks 7–2 Richards (1–1) Nelson (4–2) — 38,617 51–41 6½
93 July 15 Diamondbacks 5–2 Bassitt (9–5) Gallen (11–4) García (2) 42,328 52–41 7
94 July 16 Diamondbacks 7–5 Jackson (2–0) Henry (5–2) Swanson (2) 41,794 53–41 6
95 July 18 Padres 1–9 Musgrove (9–2) Manoah (2–8) — 42,680 53–42 5½
96 July 19 Padres 0–2 Darvish (7–6) Berríos (8–7) Hader (23) 42,948 53–43 5½
97 July 20 Padres 4–0 Bassitt (10–5) Snell (6–8) — 43,196 54–43 5½
98 July 21 @ Mariners 2–3 Sewald (3–0) Romano (4–5) — 42,352 54–44 5½
99 July 22 @ Mariners 8–9 Campbell (1–0) Pearson (5–2) Topa (2) 44,921 54–45 6½
100 July 23 @ Mariners 4–3 Mayza (2–1) Woo (1–3) Romano (27) 42,430 55–45 6½
101 July 24 @ Dodgers 6–3 (11) Jackson (3–0) Bickford (2–3) Romano (28) 47,731 56–45 6½
102 July 25 @ Dodgers 7–8 (10) Graterol (4–2) White (0–1) — 47,069 56–46 6½
103 July 26 @ Dodgers 8–1 Kikuchi (8–3) Gonsolin (5–4) — 46,667 57–46 5½
104 July 28 Angels 4–1 Gausman (8–5) Giolito (6–7) García (3) 42,106 58–46 5½
105 July 29 Angels 6–1 Cabrera (2–1) Detmers (2–8) — 41,997 59–46 4½
106 July 30 Angels 2–3 (10) Estévez (5–1) García (3–4) — 41,810 59–47 5½
107 July 31 Orioles 2–4 Gibson (10–6) Bassitt (10–6) Bautista (29) 31,122 59–48 6½
August: 14–13 (Home: 6–8; Road: 8–5)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record GB
108 August 1 Orioles 3–13 Bradish (7–6) Ryu (0–1) — 40,691 59–49 7½
109 August 2 Orioles 4–1 Kikuchi (9–3) Rodriguez (2–3) Swanson (3) 36,924 60–49 6½
110 August 3 Orioles 1–6 Flaherty (8–6) Gausman (8–6) — 42,672 60–50 7½
111 August 4 @ Red Sox 7–3 Manoah (3–8) Paxton (6–3) Hicks (9) 36,376 61–50 7½
112 August 5 @ Red Sox 5–4 Berríos (9–7) Bernardino (1–1) Swanson (4) 36,732 62–50 7½
113 August 6 @ Red Sox 13–1 Bassitt (11–6) Murphy (1–1) — 36,162 63–50 7½
114 August 7 @ Guardians 3–1 Swanson (3–2) De Los Santos (4–2) Hicks (10) 18,198 64–50 7
115 August 8 @ Guardians 0–1 Bibee (8–2) Kikuchi (9–4) Clase (30) 19,467 64–51 7
116 August 9 @ Guardians 1–0 Gausman (9–6) Allen (5–5) Hicks (11) 21,227 65–51 6
117 August 10 @ Guardians 3–4 Syndergaard (2–5) Manoah (3–9) Clase (31) 23,905 65–52 7
118 August 11 Cubs 2–6 Assad (2–2) Berríos (9–8) — 41,814 65–53 7
119 August 12 Cubs 4–5 Merryweather (4–0) Hicks (1–7) Alzolay (16) 42,585 65–54 8
120 August 13 Cubs 11–4 Ryu (1–1) Taillon (7–7) — 41,960 66–54 8
121 August 15 Phillies 2–1 Hicks (2–7) Domínguez (2–3) Romano (29) 42,615 67–54 7½
122 August 16 Phillies 4–9 Nola (10–8) Gausman (9–7) — 42,701 67–55 7½
123 August 18 @ Reds 0–1 Díaz (5–4) Hicks (2–8) — 28,502 67–56 8½
124 August 19 @ Reds 4–3 Bassitt (12–6) Williamson (4–3) Romano (30) 38,461 68–56 8½
125 August 20 @ Reds 10–3 Ryu (2–1) Greene (2–5) Francis (1) 31,529 69–56 8½
126 August 22 @ Orioles 6–3 (10) Mayza (3–1) Baumann (9–1) Romano (31) 20,612 70–56 7½
127 August 23 @ Orioles 0–7 Kremer (12–5) Gausman (9–8) — 19,132 70–57 8½
128 August 24 @ Orioles 3–5 Gibson (13–7) Berríos (9–9) Bautista (33) 19,432 70–58 9½
129 August 25 Guardians 2–5 Bibee (10–3) Bassitt (12–7) Clase (34) 40,755 70–59 10½
130 August 26 Guardians 8–3 Ryu (3–1) Allen (6–7) — 41,924 71–59 10½
131 August 27 Guardians 7–10 (11) Clase (2–7) Jackson (3–1) — 41,978 71–60 10½
132 August 28 Nationals 6–3 Gausman (10–8) Gray (7–11) Hicks (12) 27,940 72–60 10½
133 August 29 Nationals 4–5 Gore (7–10) Berríos (9–10) Finnegan (25) 39,722 72–61 11½
134 August 30 Nationals 7–0 Bassitt (13–7) Corbin (9–12) — 39,303 73–61 10½
September: 16–11 (Home: 8–7; Road: 8–4)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record GB
135 September 1 @ Rockies 13–9 Cabrera (3–1) Bird (2–2) — 27,397 74–61 9½
136 September 2 @ Rockies 7–8 Blach (2–1) Kikuchi (9–5) Kinley (1) 40,445 74–62 10½
137 September 3 @ Rockies 7–5 Green (1–0) Lawrence (4–7) Romano (32) 32,283 75–62 10½
138 September 4 @ Athletics 6–5 (10) Romano (5–5) Pérez (1–2) — 9,062 76–62 10½
139 September 5 @ Athletics 7–1 Bassitt (14–7) Neal (1–1) — 4,751 77–62 10½
140 September 6 @ Athletics 2–5 Sears (4–11) Ryu (3–2) May (18) 3,871 77–63 11½
141 September 8 Royals 5–4 Green (2–0) Hernández (1–10) Romano (33) 26,493 78–63 11½
142 September 9 Royals 5–1 Gausman (11–8) Greinke (1–15) — 41,443 79–63 11½
143 September 10 Royals 5–2 Berríos (10–10) Clarke (2–5) Romano (34) 35,275 80–63 10½
144 September 11 Rangers 4–10 Dunning (10–6) Bassitt (14–8) — 23,451 80–64 11½
145 September 12 Rangers 3–6 Scherzer (13–6) Ryu (3–3) — 30,479 80–65 11½
146 September 13 Rangers 0–10 Montgomery (9–11) Kikuchi (9–6) — 25,495 80–66 11½
147 September 14 Rangers 2–9 Bradford (4–1) Gausman (11–9) — 37,594 80–67 11½
148 September 15 Red Sox 3–0 Berríos (11–10) Bello (12–9) Romano (35) 35,680 81–67 10½
149 September 16 Red Sox 4–3 (13) Green (3–0) Llovera (1–3) — 42,276 82–67 10½
150 September 17 Red Sox 3–2 Swanson (4–2) Whitlock (5–5) — 41,876 83–67 10½
151 September 19 @ Yankees 7–1 Kikuchi (10–6) Schmidt (9–9) — 38,525 84–67 11
152 September 20 @ Yankees 6–1 Gausman (12–9) King (4–7) — 35,587 85–67 10
153 September 21 @ Yankees 3–5 Cole (14–4) Berríos (11–11) — 37,646 85–68 10
154 September 22 @ Rays 6–2 Bassitt (15–8) Glasnow (9–7) Romano (36) 18,538 86–68 9
155 September 23 @ Rays 6–7 Devenski (5–4) Romano (5–6) — 22,655 86–69 10
156 September 24 @ Rays 9–5 Richards (2–1) Bradley (5–8) — 22,472 87–69 10
157 September 26 Yankees 0–2 Brito (9–7) Romano (5–7) Holmes (23) 40,454 87–70 11
158 September 27 Yankees 0–6 Cole (15–4) Berríos (11–12) — 31,923 87–71 12
159 September 28 Yankees 6–0 Bassitt (16–8) Weaver (3–6) — 36,657 88–71 12
160 September 29 Rays 11–4 Kikuchi (11–6) Civale (7–5) — 42,394 89–71 11
161 September 30 Rays 5–7 (10) Devenski (6–4) Hicks (3–9) — 42,097 89–72 12
October: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record GB
162 October 1 Rays 8–12 Lopez (1–0) Parsons (0–1) — 42,058 89–73 11
* Despite losing to Tampa Bay on September 30, the Blue Jays clinched a playoff berth on this day by virtue of a Seattle loss.

Postseason

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Postseason game log

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Legend
Blue Jays win Blue Jays loss Game postponed
2023 Postseason Game Log
American League Wild Card Series: 0–2
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Series
1 October 3 @ Twins 1–3 López (1–0) Gausman (0–1) Durán (1) 38,450 0–1
2 October 4 @ Twins 0–2 Gray (1–0) Berríos (0–1) Durán (2) 38,518 0–2

Postseason rosters

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Playoff rosters
American League Wild Card Series

Roster

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2023 Toronto Blue Jays
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Statistics

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Note: Team leaders in each category are in bold.

Batting

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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; Ref. = Reference

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB AVG Ref.
Brandon Belt 103 339 53 86 23 0 19 43 0 61 .254 [18]
Bo Bichette 135 571 69 175 30 3 20 73 5 27 .306 [19]
Cavan Biggio 111 289 54 68 12 0 9 40 5 40 .235 [20]
Matt Chapman 140 509 66 122 39 2 17 54 4 62 .240 [21]
Ernie Clement 30 50 7 19 1 1 1 10 1 1 .380 [22]
Paul DeJong 13 44 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .068 [23]
Cam Eden 5 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 [24]
Santiago Espinal 93 230 30 57 14 0 2 25 2 18 .248 [25]
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 156 602 78 159 30 0 26 94 5 67 .264 [26]
Tyler Heineman 19 29 4 8 1 1 0 3 0 7 .276 [27]
Spencer Horwitz 15 39 5 10 2 0 1 7 0 4 .256 [28]
Danny Jansen 86 268 38 61 15 0 17 53 0 23 .228 [29]
Kevin Kiermaier 129 370 58 98 21 6 8 36 14 29 .265 [30]
Alejandro Kirk 123 372 34 93 16 0 8 43 0 42 .250 [31]
Nathan Lukes 29 26 4 5 1 1 0 2 0 4 .192 [32]
Jordan Luplow 7 14 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .214 [33]
Mason McCoy 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 [34]
Whit Merrifield 145 547 66 149 27 0 11 67 26 36 .272 [35]
Davis Schneider 35 116 23 32 12 1 8 20 1 21 .276 [36]
George Springer 154 613 87 158 25 1 21 72 20 60 .258 [37]
Daulton Varsho 158 527 65 116 23 3 20 61 16 45 .220 [38]
Totals 162 5562 746 1423 292 19 188 705 99 550 .256 [1]

Pitching

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Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; WHIP = Walks + hits per inning pitched; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts; Ref. = Reference

Player G GS W L SV ERA WHIP IP H R ER BB K Ref.
Anthony Bass 22 0 0 0 0 4.95 1.40 20 19 12 11 9 19 [39]
Chris Bassitt 33 33 16 8 0 3.60 1.175 200 176 88 80 59 186 [40]
José Berríos 32 32 11 12 0 3.65 1.186 1892⁄3 173 82 77 52 184 [41]
Génesis Cabrera 29 0 1 0 0 2.66 0.97 232⁄3 17 10 7 6 20 [42]
Adam Cimber 22 0 0 2 1 7.40 1.55 202⁄3 25 18 17 7 12 [43]
Ernie Clement 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 3.00 1 3 1 1 0 0 [44]
Hagen Danner 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 [45]
Bowden Francis 20 0 1 0 1 1.73 0.83 361⁄3 22 7 7 8 35 [46]
Yimi García 73 0 3 4 3 4.09 1.24 66 67 35 30 15 79 [47]
Kevin Gausman 31 31 12 9 0 3.16 1.178 185 163 72 65 55 237 [48]
Chad Green 12 0 3 0 0 5.25 1.33 12 12 10 7 4 16 [49]
Thomas Hatch 6 0 0 0 0 4.26 2.37 61⁄3 10 5 3 5 10 [50]
Jordan Hicks 25 0 2 3 4 2.63 1.08 24 18 9 7 8 22 [51]
Jay Jackson 25 0 3 1 0 2.12 0.91 292⁄3 18 8 7 9 27 [52]
Yusei Kikuchi 32 32 11 6 0 3.86 1.27 1672⁄3 165 78 72 48 181 [53]
Alek Manoah 19 19 3 9 0 5.87 1.74 871⁄3 93 61 57 59 79 [54]
Tim Mayza 69 0 3 1 1 1.52 1.22 531⁄3 50 10 9 15 53 [55]
Wes Parsons 1 1 0 1 0 20.25 3.25 4 10 9 9 3 3 [56]
Nate Pearson 35 0 5 2 1 4.85 1.27 422⁄3 36 25 23 18 43 [57]
Zach Pop 15 0 1 1 0 6.59 1.24 132⁄3 11 11 10 6 14 [58]
Trevor Richards 56 3 2 1 0 4.95 1.35 722⁄3 63 41 40 35 105 [59]
Jordan Romano 59 0 5 7 36 2.90 1.22 59 48 20 19 24 72 [60]
Hyun-jin Ryu 11 11 3 3 0 3.46 1.29 52 53 25 20 14 38 [61]
Erik Swanson 69 0 4 2 4 2.97 1.10 662⁄3 52 22 22 21 75 [62]
Trent Thornton 4 0 0 0 0 1.69 1.50 51⁄3 7 1 1 1 5 [63]
Mitch White 10 0 0 1 0 7.11 1.74 122⁄3 15 11 10 7 13 [64]
Totals 162 162 89 73 51 3.78 1.25 14512⁄3 1326 671 610 488 1528 [2]

Note: Bassitt, Berríos, and Gausman WHIP was calculated to 3 decimal points to determine the team leader in WHIP, Bassitt led the team in WHIP.

Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager Win–loss record Division Postseason Ref.
Triple-A Buffalo Bisons International League Casey Candaele 34–41 (first half)
42–31 (second half)		 East Division Did not qualify [65]
Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats Eastern League Cesar Martin 35–33 (first half)
27–39 (second half)		 Northeast Division Did not qualify [66]
High-A Vancouver Canadians Northwest League Brent Lavallee 38–27 (first half)
39–27 (second half)		 — Qualified
won F 3–1		 [67]
Low-A Dunedin Blue Jays Florida State League Donnie Murphy 32–34 (first half)
30–36 (second half)		 West Division Did not qualify [68]
Rookie FCL Blue Jays Florida Complex League Jose Mayorga 17–37 North Division Did not qualify [69]
Rookie DSL Blue Jays Dominican Summer League Andy Fermin 28–25 Baseball City Did not qualify [70]

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