In 1993, the Blue Jays won a World Series for the last time. That is why, if they win Game 6 against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Canadians would take the Fall Classic and complete a historic feat for their baseball institution. The eyes of the world are on the Toronto club and today’s fans want to know more about the team, such as when it was founded, how it started and who is the current owner.
The fifth game of the World Series was played between Los Angeles and Toronto at Dodger Stadium, where the victory went to the visitors by 6 runs to 1. In the third inning, the Dodgers got closer with a solo home run by Kike Hernandez. In the seventh inning, Toronto extended the lead by scoring two runs to go up by four. The pitching of Trey Yasavage began to get into a spectacular rhythm for the visitors.
When were the Toronto Blue Jays founded in MLB?
The Toronto Blue Jays, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, are a professional baseball team. They were founded in 1977 as members of the American League East Division (AL) of Major League Baseball (MLB). Since the Montreal Expos moved in 2005, the Blue Jays are the only Canadian team left in Major League Baseball. The Rogers Centre, formerly known as SkyDome, is their official home.
Blue is the traditional colour of Toronto’s professional and collegiate sports teams, and the term ‘Blue Jays’ comes from the bird of the same name. The Toronto Blue Jays achieved a major milestone by winning back-to-back World Series championships in 1992 and 1993. They became the first (and to date, only) team outside the United States to participate in and win a World Series.
Rogers Communications Inc. owns the Blue Jays
Rogers Communications Inc. owns the Toronto Blue Jays, a Major League Baseball club. Through its subsidiary, Rogers Sports & Media, the company manages the team’s operations under the name Rogers Blue Jays Baseball Partnership. That is why it is said that the Toronto Blue Jays do not have an owner as such, but rather a company that controls them.
Since 2004, Rogers Communications has maintained 100% ownership of the Blue Jays. It is a leading Canadian communications and media corporation, with extensive holdings in wireless communications, cable television and telephony. However, if we were to give a name to refer to the mere ‘owner’, it would be Edward Samuel Rogers III, who chairs the board of Rogers Communications.
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