The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario and a member of Major League Baseball's (MLB) American League East Division. Since June 5, 1989, the Blue Jays have played in the Rogers Centre (called the "SkyDome" until February 2, 2005). Before that, they played at Exhibition Stadium. They played their 2020 season at Sahlen Field in Buffalo, New York due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The name "Blue Jays" was chosen via a contest in 1976 from among more than 4,000 suggestions.

The Blue Jays made their MLB debut during the 1977 baseball season, as an expansion team. They first made the playoffs in 1985, by capturing the American League East Division, but lost the American League Championship Series (ALCS) in seven games to the Kansas City Royals. The team returned to the playoffs in 1989, where they lost to the Oakland Athletics in the ALCS in five games, and again in 1991, where once more the Blue Jays were defeated in the ALCS in five games, this time by the Minnesota Twins.

In 1992, the Blue Jays became the first Canadian-based team to win the Commissioner's Trophy, with a pair of six-game victories over Oakland in the ALCS and the Atlanta Braves in the World Series. In 1993, they repeated their success, with another pair of six-game victories over the Chicago White Sox in the ALCS and the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series. After 1993, the Blue Jays failed to qualify for the playoffs for 21 consecutive seasons, until clinching a playoff berth in 2015.

Through 50 seasons of baseball, the Blue Jays have recorded 28 seasons at .500 or better, 27 of which have been winning campaigns, and have qualified for the playoffs 11 times while winning three American League pennants and two World Series.

Table key American League Wild Card GameAmerican League Wild Card SeriesAmerican League Division SeriesAmerican League Championship SeriesMost Valuable Player AwardCy Young AwardRookie of the Year AwardManager of the Year AwardComeback Player of the Year AwardWorld Series Most Valuable Player Award

Year by year results World Series champions †American League champions *Division champions ^Wild card berth ¤

SeasonLevelLeagueDivisionFinishWinsLossesWin%GBPostseasonAwards1977ALEast7th 5410745.51978ALEast7th 59102401979ALEast7th 5310950.5Alfredo Griffin (Co-ROY) 1980ALEast7th 6795361981ALEast7th 1642187th 2127101982ALEast6th 7884171983ALEast4th 897391984ALEast2nd8973151985ALEast ^1st ^9962—Lost ALCS (Royals) 4–3Bobby Cox (MOY)1986ALEast4th86769.51987ALEast2nd96662George Bell (MVP)1988ALEast3rd877521989ALEast ^1st ^8973—Lost ALCS (Athletics) 4–1 1990ALEast2nd 867621991ALEast ^1st ^9171—Lost ALCS (Twins) 4–1 †1992AL *East ^1st ^9666— Won ALCS (Athletics) 4–2Won World Series (Braves) 4–2 † †1993AL *East ^1st ^9567— Won ALCS (White Sox) 4–2Won World Series (Phillies) 4–2 † 1994ALEast3rd556016Playoffs cancelled1995ALEast5th5688301996ALEast4th748818Pat Hentgen (CYA) 1997ALEast5th768622Roger Clemens (CYA)1998ALEast3rd887426Roger Clemens (CYA)1999ALEast3rd8478142000ALEast3rd83794.52001ALEast3rd8082162002ALEast3rd788425.5Eric Hinske (ROY)2003ALEast3rd867615Roy Halladay (CYA)2004ALEast5th679433.52005ALEast3rd8082152006ALEast2nd8775102007ALEast3rd8379132008ALEast4th8676112009ALEast4th758728 Aaron Hill (CPOY)2010ALEast4th8577112011ALEast4th8181162012ALEast4th7389222013ALEast5th7488232014ALEast3rd8379132015ALEast ^1st ^9369— Won ALDS (Rangers) 3–2 Lost ALCS (Royals) 4–2 Josh Donaldson (MVP)2016ALEast2nd ¤89734 Won ALWCG (Orioles) Won ALDS (Rangers) 3–0 Lost ALCS (Indians) 4–1 2017ALEast4th7686172018ALEast4th7389352019ALEast4th6795362020ALEast3rd ¤32288Lost ALWCS (Rays) 2–0 2021ALEast4th91719Robbie Ray (CYA)2022ALEast2nd ¤92707 Lost ALWCS (Mariners) 2–0 2023ALEast3rd ¤897312 Lost ALWCS (Twins) 2–02024ALEast5th7488202025AL *East ^1st ^9468—Won ALDS (Yankees) 3–1 Won ALCS (Mariners) 4–3 Lost World Series (Dodgers) 4–3 *2026ALEast5th798319TotalsWinsLossesWin%3,9343,939All-time regular season record (1977–2026)4144All-time postseason record (1977–2026) 3,975 3,983All-time regular and postseason record (1977–2026)

Record by decade The following table describes the Blue Jays' MLB win–loss record by decade.

Decade Games Wins Losses Pct 1970s 484 166 318 1980s 1,563 817 746 1990s 1,555 801 754 2000s 1,619 805 814 2010s 1,620 794 826 2020s 1,032 551 481 All-time 7,8733,9343,939 These statistics are from Baseball-Reference.com's Toronto Blue Jays History & Encyclopedia, and are current as of 2026.

Postseason record by year The Blue Jays have made the postseason 11 times in their history, with their first being in 1985 and the most recent being in 2025. YearResultRoundOpponentResultAL East ChampionsALCSKansas City RoyalsLost34AL East ChampionsALCSOakland AthleticsLost14AL East ChampionsALCSMinnesota TwinsLost14World Series ChampionsALCSOakland AthleticsWon42World SeriesAtlanta BravesWon42World Series ChampionsALCSChicago White SoxWon42World SeriesPhiladelphia PhilliesWon42AL East ChampionsALDSTexas RangersWon32ALCSKansas City RoyalsLost24AL Wild CardALWCGBaltimore OriolesWon10ALDSTexas RangersWon30ALCSCleveland IndiansLost14AL Wild CardALWCSTampa Bay RaysLost02AL Wild CardALWCSSeattle MarinersLost02AL Wild CardALWCSMinnesota TwinsLost02AL ChampionsALDSNew York YankeesWon31ALCSSeattle MarinersWon43World SeriesLos Angeles DodgersLost3411Totals9–94144

The Toronto Blue Jays were eliminated by the eventual World Series champions five times: 1985, by the Kansas City Royals 1989, by the Oakland Athletics 1991, by the Minnesota Twins 2015, by the Kansas City Royals 2025, by the Los Angeles Dodgers

Notes Voting for the 1979 American League Rookie of the Year Award ended in a tie. Griffin shared the award with John Castino of the Minnesota Twins. The 1981 Major League Baseball strike resulted in the regular season being shorted. The season was split into two halves, with the division winner of each half playing in a divisional round of the playoffs. The 1985 Major League Baseball strike resulted in one regular season game being cancelled and not rescheduled. The 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike resulted in the regular season ending on August 11, and the entire postseason being cancelled. The 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike resulted in the shortening of the 1995 season to 144 games. The global COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the start of the 2020 regular season being delayed, and only 60 games played.

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