2024 Toronto Blue Jays season

2024 Toronto Blue Jays
League	American League
Division	East
Ballpark	Rogers Centre
City	Toronto, Ontario
Record	3–4 (.429)
Owners	Rogers, CEO Mark Shapiro
General managers	Ross Atkins
Managers	John Schneider
Television	Sportsnet Sportsnet One
Radio	Blue Jays Radio Network Sportsnet 590 the FAN
← 2023 Seasons

The 2024 Toronto Blue Jays season is the franchise's 48th season in Major League Baseball, and 33rd full season (35th overall) at Rogers Centre.

Previous season

The 2023 Blue Jays finished third in the AL East, behind the Tampa Bay Rays and the Baltimore Orioles, with an 89-73 (.549). They qualified for the postseason, but lost in two games in the Wild Card Series to the Minnesota Twins.

Offseason

Departing free agents

• On November 2, 2023: DH Brandon Belt, IF Matt Chapman, RHP Jordan Hicks & LHP Hyun-jin Ryu elected free agency
• On November 3, 2023: IF Whit Merrifield elected free agency
• On November 17, 2023: RHP Adam Cimber elected free agency

Trades

• On November 6, 2023: Acquired LHP Brendon Little from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for cash
• On February 13, 2024: Acquired cash considerations from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for IF Otto Lopez

Waiver transactions

• On December 1, 2023: C Tyler Heineman claimed off waivers by the New York Mets
• On January 16, 2024: C Brian Serven claimed off waivers from the Chicago Cubs

Free agent signings

• On November 16, 2023: Signed IF Rafael Lantigua to a minor league contract
• On December 1, 2023: Signed IF Andrew Bechtold to a minor league contract
• On December 8, 2023: Signed C Payton Henry to a minor league contract
• On December 21, 2023: Signed RHP Paolo Espino to a minor league contract
• On December 28, 2023: Signed OF Kevin Kiermaier to a one-year $10.5 million deal^[1]
• On December 29, 2023: Signed IF Isiah Kiner-Falefa to a two-year $15 million deal^[2]
• On January 15, 2024: Signed C Esmeiquel Arrieche, IF J.T. Bain, OF Wilmer Blanca, IF Rafael Flores, RHP Johandi Medina, RHP Carlos Olivo, RHP Angel Rivero, C Franklin Rojas & C Randy Soto to minor league contracts
• On January 16, 2024: Signed OF Pascual Archila, OF Andres Arias, RHP Ismauro Bueno, RHP Alan Carter, RHP Rafael De Jesus, RHP Victor Espiritu, SS Angel Guzman, IF Endry Reyes, IF Juarlin Soto & RHP Pedro Tucent to minor league contracts
• On January 18, 2024: Signed RHP Josue Loreto to a minor league contract
• On January 21, 2024: Signed RHP Jordan Powell to a minor league contract
• On January 30, 2024: Signed IF Justin Turner to a one-year $13 million deal^[3]
• On February 2, 2024: Signed RHP Johnathan Lavallee to a minor league contract
• On February 9, 2024: Signed RHP Yariel Rodríguez to a 5-year $32 million deal^[4]
• On February 16, 2024: Signed IF Eduardo Escobar and DH Daniel Vogelbach to minor league contracts and invited them to spring training^[5][6]
• On February 22, 2024: Signed RHP Nolan Long to a minor league contract
• On March 8, 2024: Signed 1B Joey Votto to a minor league contract^[7]

Coaching changes

• On October 5, 2023: Third Base Coach Luis Rivera retired^[8]
• On November 7, 2023: Carlos Febles joins Blue Jays as Third Base Coach/Infield Coach.^[9]
• On November 13, 2023: DeMarlo Hale joins Blue Jays as Associate Manager^[10]
• On January 12, 2024: John Lannan joins Blue Jays as Mental Performance Coach^[11]
• On January 16, 2024: Matt Hague joins Blue Jays as Assistant Hitting Coach^[11]

Regular season

Season standings

American League East

v t e AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	6	1	0.857	—	0–0	6–1
Boston Red Sox	5	2	0.714	1	0–0	5–2
Baltimore Orioles	4	2	0.667	1½	4–2	0–0
Tampa Bay Rays	3	4	0.429	3	3–4	0–0
Toronto Blue Jays	3	4	0.429	3	0–0	3–4

American League Wild Card

v t e Division leaders	W	L	Pct.
Detroit Tigers	4	0	1.000
New York Yankees	5	1	0.833
Los Angeles Angels	4	2	0.667

v t e Wild Card teams (Top 3 teams qualify for postseason)	W	L	Pct.	GB
Boston Red Sox	4	2	0.667	—
Cleveland Guardians	4	2	0.667	—
Texas Rangers	4	2	0.667	—
Baltimore Orioles	3	2	0.600	½
Minnesota Twins	3	2	0.600	½
Seattle Mariners	3	3	0.500	1
Toronto Blue Jays	3	3	0.500	1
Tampa Bay Rays	3	4	0.429	1½
Kansas City Royals	2	3	0.400	1½
Chicago White Sox	1	4	0.200	2½
Houston Astros	1	5	0.167	3
Oakland Athletics	1	5	0.167	3

Records vs opponents

Record Games Left Opponent Home Road Total Home Road Total AL East Baltimore Orioles – – – 7 6 13 Boston Red Sox – – – 6 7 13 New York Yankees – – – 7 6 13 Tampa Bay Rays – 2–2 2–2 6 3 9 Totals – 2–2 2–2 26 22 48 AL Central Chicago White Sox – – – 3 3 6 Cleveland Guardians – – – 3 3 6 Detroit Tigers – – – 3 4 7 Kansas City Royals – – – 3 4 7 Minnesota Twins – – – 3 3 6 Totals – – – 15 17 32 AL West Houston Astros – 1–2 1–2 4 – 4 Los Angeles Angels – – – 4 3 7 Oakland Athletics – – – 3 3 6 Seattle Mariners – – – 3 3 6 Texas Rangers – – – 3 3 6 Totals – 1–2 1–2 17 12 29 National League Arizona Diamondbacks – – – 3 – 3 Atlanta Braves – – – – 3 3 Chicago Cubs – – – – 3 3 Cincinnati Reds – – – 3 – 3 Colorado Rockies – – – 3 – 3 Los Angeles Dodgers – – – 3 – 3 Miami Marlins – – – 3 – 3 Milwaukee Brewers – – – – 3 3 New York Mets – – – 3 – 3 Philadelphia Phillies – – – 2 2 4 Pittsburgh Pirates – – – 3 – 3 San Diego Padres – – – – 3 3 San Francisco Giants – – – – 3 3 St. Louis Cardinals – – – – 3 3 Washington Nationals – – – – 3 3 Totals – – – 23 23 46 Grand Totals – 3–4 3–4 81 74 155

Month Games Won Lost Pct. March 4 2 2 .500 April 3 1 2 .333 May – – – – June – – – – July – – – – August – – – – September – – – – Totals 7 3 4 .429

Regular season

Opening Day

Opening Day starters
Position	Name
Catcher	Alejandro Kirk
First baseman	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Second baseman	Cavan Biggio
Shortstop	Bo Bichette
Third baseman	Isiah Kiner-Falefa
Left fielder	Daulton Varsho
Center fielder	Kevin Kiermaier
Right fielder	George Springer
Designated hitter	Justin Turner
Pitcher	José Berríos

March and April

The Blue Jays opened the 2024 campaign on the road for a season-long ten game road trip, due to ongoing renovations to the Rogers Centre.^[12] The Jays split their opening series with the Rays, with each team winning two games. Reliever Génesis Cabrera was suspended for three games due to a physical altercation with Rays shortstop José Caballero during the third game of the series, though the suspension was reduced to two games after appeal.^[13] The Blue Jays then began a three game series with the Houston Astros, losing the first game after Ronel Blanco threw the first no-hitter of the 2024 MLB season.^[14]

Game log

Legend
Blue Jays win	Blue Jays loss	Game postponed

2024 Game Log: 3–4 (Home: 0–0; Away: 3–4)
March: 2–2 (Home: 0–0; Away: 2–2) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record GB 1 March 28 @ Rays 8–2 Berríos (1–0) Eflin (0–1) — 25,025 1–0 – 2 March 29 @ Rays 2–8 Civale (1–0) Bassitt (0–1) — 18,653 1–1 1 3 March 30 @ Rays 1–5 Littell (1–0) Kikuchi (0–1) — 18,905 1–2 2 4 March 31 @ Rays 9–2 White (1–0) Armstrong (0–1) — 14,875 2–2 2
April: 1–2 (Home: 0–0; Away: 1–2) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record GB 5 April 1 @ Astros 0–10 Blanco (1–0) Francis (0–1) — 27,285 2–3 3 6 April 2 @ Astros 2–1 Green (1–0) Hader (0–2) — 28,811 3–3 2 7 April 3 @ Astros 0–8 Javier (1–0) Bassitt (0–2) — 26,279 3–4 3 8 April 5 @ Yankees – — – 9 April 6 @ Yankees – — – 10 April 7 @ Yankees – — – 11 April 8 Mariners – — – 12 April 9 Mariners – — – 13 April 10 Mariners – — – 14 April 12 Rockies – — – 15 April 13 Rockies – — – 16 April 14 Rockies – — – 17 April 15 Yankees – — – 18 April 16 Yankees – — – 19 April 17 Yankees – — – 20 April 19 @ Padres – — – 21 April 20 @ Padres – — – 22 April 21 @ Padres – — – 23 April 22 @ Royals – — – 24 April 23 @ Royals – — – 25 April 24 @ Royals – — – 26 April 25 @ Royals – — – 27 April 26 Dodgers – — – 28 April 27 Dodgers – — – 29 April 28 Dodgers – — – 30 April 29 Royals – — – 31 April 30 Royals – — –
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record GB 32 May 1 Royals – — – 33 May 3 @ Nationals – — – 34 May 4 @ Nationals – — – 35 May 5 @ Nationals – — – 36 May 7 @ Phillies – — – 37 May 8 @ Phillies – — – 38 May 10 Twins – — – 39 May 11 Twins – — – 40 May 12 Twins – — – 41 May 13 @ Orioles – — – 42 May 14 @ Orioles – — – 43 May 15 @ Orioles – — – 44 May 17 Rays – — – 45 May 18 Rays – — – 46 May 19 Rays – — – 47 May 20 White Sox – — – 48 May 21 White Sox – — – 49 May 22 White Sox – — – 50 May 23 @ Tigers – — – 51 May 24 @ Tigers – — – 52 May 25 @ Tigers – — – 53 May 26 @ Tigers – — – 54 May 27 @ White Sox – — – 55 May 28 @ White Sox – — – 56 May 29 @ White Sox – — – 57 May 31 Pirates – — –
June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record GB 58 June 1 Pirates – — – 59 June 2 Pirates – — – 60 June 3 Orioles – — – 61 June 4 Orioles – — – 62 June 5 Orioles – — – 63 June 6 Orioles – — – 64 June 7 @ Athletics – — – 65 June 8 @ Athletics – — – 66 June 9 @ Atlhetics – — – 67 June 10 @ Brewers – — – 68 June 11 @ Brewers – — – 69 June 12 @ Brewers – — – 70 June 14 Guardians – — – 71 June 15 Guardians – — – 72 June 16 Guaridans – — – 73 June 17 Red Sox – — – 74 June 18 Red Sox – — – 75 June 19 Red Sox – — – 76 June 21 @ Guardians – — – 77 June 22 @ Guardians – — – 78 June 23 @ Guardians – — – 79 June 24 @ Red Sox – — – 80 June 25 @ Red Sox – — – 81 June 26 @ Red Sox – — – 82 June 27 Yankees – — – 83 June 28 Yankees – — – 84 June 29 Yankees – — – 85 June 30 Yankees – — –
July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record GB 86 July 1 Astros – — – 87 July 2 Astros – — – 88 July 3 Astros – — – 89 July 4 Astros – — – 90 July 5 @ Mariners – — – 91 July 6 @ Mariners – — – 92 July 7 @ Mariners – — – 93 July 9 @ Giants – — – 94 July 10 @ Giants – — – 95 July 11 @ Giants – — – 96 July 12 @ Diamondbacks – — – 97 July 13 @ Diamondbacks – — – 98 July 14 @ Diamondbacks – — – 94th All-Star Game in Arlington, Texas 99 July 19 Tigers – — – 100 July 20 Tigers – — – 101 July 21 Tigers – — – 102 July 23 Rays – — – 103 July 24 Rays – — – 104 July 25 Rays – — – 105 July 26 Rangers – — – 106 July 27 Rangers – — – 107 July 28 Rangers – — – 108 July 29 @ Orioles – — – 109 July 30 @ Orioles – — – 110 July 31 @ Orioles – — –
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record GB 111 August 2 @ Yankees – — – 112 August 3 @ Yankees – — – 113 August 4 @ Yankees – — – 114 August 6 Orioles – — – 115 August 7 Orioles – — – 116 August 8 Orioles – — – 117 August 9 Athletics – — – 118 August 10 Athletics – — – 119 August 11 Athletics – — – 120 August 12 @ Angels – — – 121 August 13 @ Angels – — – 122 August 14 @ Angels – — – 123 August 16 @ Cubs – — – 124 August 17 @ Cubs – — – 125 August 18 @ Cubs – — – 126 August 19 Reds – — – 127 August 20 Reds – — – 128 August 21 Reds – — – 129 August 22 Angels – — – 130 August 23 Angels – — – 131 August 24 Angels – — – 132 August 25 Angels – — – 133 August 26 @ Red Sox – — – 134 August 27 @ Red Sox – — – 135 August 28 @ Red Sox – — – 136 August 29 @ Red Sox – — – 137 August 30 @ Twins – — – 138 August 31 @ Twins – — –
September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record GB 139 September 1 @ Twins – — – 140 September 3 Phillies – — – 141 September 4 Phillies – — – 142 September 6 @ Braves – — – 143 September 7 @ Braves – — – 144 September 8 @ Braves – — – 145 September 9 Mets – — – 146 September 10 Mets – — – 147 September 11 Mets – — – 148 September 13 Cardinals – — – 149 September 14 Cardinals – — – 150 September 15 Cardinals – — – 151 September 17 @ Rangers – — – 152 September 18 @ Rangers – — – 153 September 19 @ Rangers – — – 154 September 20 @ Rays – — – 155 September 21 @ Rays – — – 156 September 22 @ Rays – — – 157 September 23 Red Sox – — – 158 September 24 Red Sox – — – 159 September 25 Red Sox – — – 160 September 27 Marlins – — – 161 September 28 Marlins – — – 162 September 29 Marlins – — –

Roster

Toronto Blue Jays roster v t e
Active roster				Inactive roster		Coaches/Other
Pitchers Starting rotation 40 Chris Bassitt 17 José Berríos 44 Bowden Francis 34 Kevin Gausman 16 Yusei Kikuchi Bullpen 93 Yimi García 57 Chad Green 58 Tim Mayza 46 Wes Parsons 24 Nate Pearson 33 Trevor Richards 45 Mitch White		Catchers 30 Alejandro Kirk 15 Brian Serven Infielders 11 Bo Bichette  8 Cavan Biggio 28 Ernie Clement 27 Vladimir Guerrero Jr.  7 Isiah Kiner-Falefa 36 Davis Schneider Outfielders 39 Kevin Kiermaier  4 George Springer 25 Daulton Varsho Designated hitters  2 Justin Turner 20 Daniel Vogelbach		Pitchers 92 Génesis Cabrera 65 Hagen Danner 54 Brendon Little 64 Adam Macko  6 Alek Manoah 56 Zach Pop 29 Yariel Rodríguez 68 Jordan Romano 50 Erik Swanson Catchers  9 Danny Jansen Infielders 47 Addison Barger 48 Spencer Horwitz 49 Leo Jimenez 13 Orelvis Martinez Outfielders 38 Nathan Lukes		Manager 14 John Schneider Coaches 60 Alex Andreopoulos (bullpen catcher) 53 Mark Budzinski (first base) 51 Carlos Febles (third base/infield) 66 Matt Hague (assistant hitting) 10 DeMarlo Hale (associate manager) 85 David Howell (pitching strategist) 19 Dave Hudgens (hitting strategist) 78 Luis Hurtado (bullpen catcher) 22 Gil Kim (field coordinator) -- John Lannan (mental performance coach) 18 Guillermo Martínez (hitting) 23 Don Mattingly (bench coach) 59 Hunter Mense (assistant hitting) 41 Pete Walker (pitching) 21 Jeff Ware (bullpen) 86 Adam Yudelman (coach) 25 active, 15 inactive 7-, 10-, or 15-day injured list # Personal leave Roster and coaches updated April 2, 2024 Transactions • Depth chart → All MLB rosters

Statistics

Batting

(Updated as of April 3)

Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	AVG	Ref.
Bo Bichette	5	20	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	1	.150	[15]
Cavan Biggio	6	17	2	3	0	0	1	3	0	4	.176	[16]
Ernie Clement	6	15	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	[17]
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	7	24	2	5	0	0	1	1	0	7	.208	[18]
Kevin Kiermaier	6	18	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	.056	[19]
Isiah Kiner-Falefa	6	16	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	[20]
Alejandro Kirk	6	21	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	1	.095	[21]
Davis Schneider	4	8	2	2	0	0	2	4	0	1	.250	[22]
Brian Serven	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	[23]
George Springer	7	25	5	3	0	0	2	2	0	4	.120	[24]
Justin Turner	7	22	4	7	4	0	1	4	0	2	.318	[25]
Daulton Varsho	7	21	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	.143	[26]
Daniel Vogelbach	3	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200	[27]

Pitching

(Updated as of April 3)

Player	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	WHIP	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Ref.
Chris Bassitt	2	2	0	2	0	7.71	2.14	91⁄3	15	9	8	5	9	[28]
José Berríos	2	2	1	0	0	2.25	1.33	12	12	3	3	4	8	[29]
Génesis Cabrera	2	0	0	0	0	18.00	2.50	2	4	4	4	1	1	[30]
Bowden Francis	1	1	0	1	0	11.81	2.06	51⁄3	10	7	7	1	7	[31]
Yimi García	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.60	12⁄3	1	0	0	0	1	[32]
Kevin Gausman	1	1	0	0	0	2.08	0.46	41⁄3	2	1	1	0	6	[33]
Chad Green	2	0	1	0	0	3.86	0.86	21⁄3	1	1	1	1	1	[34]
Yusei Kikuchi	1	1	0	1	0	6.23	2.08	41⁄3	6	3	3	3	4	[35]
Isiah Kiner-Falefa	5	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.00	1	0	0	0	1	0	[36]
Tim Mayza	4	0	0	0	0	6.00	2.00	3	4	2	2	2	3	[37]
Wes Parsons	2	0	0	0	0	10.80	1.60	5	6	6	6	2	2	[38]
Nate Pearson	3	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.29	21⁄3	3	0	0	0	3	[39]
Trevor Richards	4	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.90	31⁄3	2	0	0	1	3	[40]
Mitch White	1	0	1	0	0	0.00	0.33	3	0	0	0	1	0	[41]

Transactions

March

• On March 28, designated Yosver Zulueta for assignment, selected the contract of Daniel Vogelbach and Brian Serven, placed Danny Jansen on the 10-day injured list, and placed Jordan Romano, Erik Swanson, and Alek Manoah on the 15-day injured list.^[42]

Farm system

(Updated as of March 31)

Level	Team	League	Manager	Win–loss record	Division	Postseason	Ref.
Triple-A	Buffalo Bisons	International League	Casey Candaele	1–2	East Division	[to be determined]	[43]
Double-A	New Hampshire Fisher Cats	Eastern League	Cesar Martin	Season begins April 5	Northeast Division	[to be determined]	[44]
High-A	Vancouver Canadians	Northwest League	Brent Lavallee	Season begins April 5	—	[to be determined]	[45]
Low-A	Dunedin Blue Jays	Florida State League	Jose Mayorga	Season begins April 5	West Division	[to be determined]	[46]
Rookie	FCL Blue Jays	Florida Complex League	Andy Fermin		North Division	[to be determined]
Rookie	DSL Blue Jays	Dominican Summer League	Danny Canellas		Baseball City	[to be determined]

References

External links

• 2024 Toronto Blue Jays at Baseball Reference