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The Toronto Blue Jays only came into existence in 1976.

On August 12, 1976 directors selected "Blue Jays" from over 4,000 names and 30,000 entries in a "Name the Team" contest. Since then, five American League East division titles have belonged to the Blue Jays.

The team has only won two World Series Championships, but they were momentous. 1992 became the year a Canadian team won an American Championship game, and in 1993 Joe Carter hit the winning home run in the bottom of the ninth innning that took the team from losing to winning.

Eventually, Toronto also became the first Major League club ever to draw over 4 million fans in one season. In 1989, the Jays' new retractable-roofed home, SkyDome opened. It boasts the largest video display board in North America, second only to Japan for largest in the world! The venue was renamed the Rogers Centre on February 2, 2005.

Among the team's roster of players, Dave Stieb arguably retains the title of Most Popular among a legion of Blue Jays fans. He was in seven All-Star games, also a Blue Jays team record.

In 2006 , John Gibbons became the first official member of the Blue Jays to be selected to be an assistant coach for the All-Star Game. Troy Glaus, Vernon Wells, Roy Halladay, B.J. Ryan, and Alex Rios (unable to play due to injury, replaced) were also picked to go to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. This was the most all stars from one team selected for the game since 1993.

On the Web, keep a close eye on this hot team - at sites featuring the latest news, scores, stats, player profiles, video clips & pictures - along with the short but illustrious history of that "upstart" team from Toronto ...

MLB.com - Toronto Blue Jays - Official Toronto Blue Jays site with all the news, all the time, with links to breaking stories, player profiles.

Toronto Blue Jays - Fox sports.com - News, roster, schedule, updated stats plus current team reports.

SI.com - Toronto Blue Jays - Sports Illustrated team page for Toronto Blue Jays baseball team featuring comprehensive information, the roster, standings, stats, rankings, game-by-game, and schedule.

Yahoo! Sports - Toronto Blue Jays - This site is the place to visit to get scores, schedule rankings, standings, stats, team photos, video, and message boards.

ESPN.com - Toronto Blue Jays - As only ESPN can do it, with Toronto Blue Jays news, breaking stories, video clips, players profiles.

Wikipedia.org - Toronto Blue Jays - Detailed sections on the different eras of this up and coming team.

NY Times.com - Toronto Blue Jays - Recent news, scores, and statistics about the Toronto Blue Jays.

Blue Jay Way.ca - Toronto Blue Jays - Get scores, schedule rankings, standings, stats, message boards and more all from the Canadian viewpoint.

Batters Box.ca - Toronto Blue Jays - An up-to-the-minute message board for Toronto Blue Jay fans that covers every aspect of the team. Have something to say? ...this is the site for you.

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