2023 Toronto Blue Jays season

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 Toronto Blue Jays drew an average home attendance of 37,307 in 81 home games in the 2023 MLB season.^[1]

2023 Toronto Blue Jays
American League Wild Card
League	American League
Division	East
Ballpark	Rogers Centre
City	Toronto, Ontario
Record	89–73 (.549)
Divisional place	3rd
Owners	Rogers, CEO Mark Shapiro
General manager	Ross Atkins
Manager	John Schneider
Television	Sportsnet Sportsnet One (Dan Shulman, Buck Martinez)
Radio	Blue Jays Radio Network Sportsnet 590 the FAN
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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

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

Departing free agents

• On November 6, 2022: RHP David Phelps & RHP Ross Stripling elected free agency
• On November 7, 2022: OF Jackie Bradley Jr. elected free agency
• On November 10, 2022: LHP Trey Cumbie, RHP José De León, RHP Jake Elliott, C Ryan Gold, RHP Casey Lawrence, RHP Brady Lail, RHP Elvis Luciano, INF Eric Stamets, OF Yoshi Tsutsugo & RHP Eric Yardley elected free agency
• On November 15, 2022: LHP Foster Griffin was released
• On November 18, 2022: INF Vinny Capra, OF Raimel Tapia & OF Bradley Zimmer elected free agency
• On February 6, 2023: LHP Matt Gage was released

Trades

• On November 16, 2022: Acquired RHP Erik Swanson and LHP prospect Adam Macko from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for OF Teoscar Hernández^[2]
• On December 23, 2022: Acquired OF Daulton Varsho from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for OF Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and C Gabriel Moreno^[3]
• On January 10, 2023: Acquired RHP Zach Thompson from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for OF Chavez Young^[4]

Waiver transactions

• On November 9, 2022: LHP Tayler Saucedo claimed off waivers by the New York Mets
• On December 23, 2022: RHP Anthony Kay claimed off waivers by the Chicago Cubs
• On January 5, 2023: RHP Junior Fernández claimed off waivers from the New York Yankees
• On January 17, 2023: RHP Julian Merryweather claimed off waivers by the Chicago Cubs
• On February 13, 2023: LHP Matt Gage claimed off release waivers by the Houston Astros

Free agent signings

• 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^[5]
• On December 16, 2022: Signed RHP Chris Bassitt to a three-year, $63 million deal^[6]
• 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^[7] 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.^[8]
• 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

• On November 30, 2022: Don Mattingly joined the Toronto Blue Jays as Bench Coach.
• On January 15, 2023: Bullpen Coach Matt Buschmann resigns from the Toronto Blue Jays.
• On January 31, 2023: David Howell and Jeff Ware joined the Toronto Blue Jays as Pitching Strategist and Bullpen Coach respectively.

Standings

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

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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

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

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.^[9]

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

Regular season

Opening Day

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

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

Postseason game log

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

Playoff rosters

American League Wild Card Series Pitchers: 12 Jordan Hicks 16 Yusei Kikuchi 17 José Berríos 33 Trevor Richards 34 Kevin Gausman 37 Chad Green 40 Chris Bassitt 50 Erik Swanson 58 Tim Mayza 68 Jordan Romano 92 Génesis Cabrera 93 Yimi García Catchers: 30 Alejandro Kirk 55 Tyler Heineman Infielders: 5 Santiago Espinal 8 Cavan Biggio 11 Bo Bichette 15 Whit Merrifield 26 Matt Chapman 27 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 36 Davis Schneider Outfielders: 4 George Springer 25 Daulton Varsho 31 Cam Eden 39 Kevin Kiermaier Designated hitters: 13 Brandon Belt

Roster

2023 Toronto Blue Jays
Roster
Pitchers 52 Anthony Bass 40 Chris Bassitt 17 José Berríos 92 Génesis Cabrera 90 Adam Cimber 65 Hagen Danner 44 Bowden Francis 93 Yimi García 34 Kevin Gausman 37 Chad Green 31 Thomas Hatch 12 Jordan Hicks 35 Jay Jackson 16 Yusei Kikuchi  6 Alek Manoah 58 Tim Mayza 46 Wes Parsons 24 Nate Pearson 56 Zach Pop 33 Trevor Richards 68 Jordan Romano 99 Hyun-jin Ryu 50 Erik Swanson 57 Trent Thornton 45 Mitch White		Catchers 55 Tyler Heineman  9 Danny Jansen 30 Alejandro Kirk Infielders 13 Brandon Belt 11 Bo Bichette  8 Cavan Biggio 26 Matt Chapman 28 Ernie Clement 10 Paul DeJong  5 Santiago Espinal 27 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 48 Spencer Horwitz 10 Mason McCoy 15 Whit Merrifield 36 Davis Schneider		Outfielders 31 Cam Eden 39 Kevin Kiermaier 38 Nathan Lukes  7 Jordan Luplow  4 George Springer 25 Daulton Varsho		Manager 14 John Schneider Coaches 60 Alex Andreopoulos (bullpen catcher) 53 Mark Budzinski (first base) 85 David Howell (pitching strategist) 19 Dave Hudgens (hitting strategist) 78 Luis Hurtado (bullpen catcher) 22 Gil Kim (field coordinator) 18 Guillermo Martínez (hitting) 23 Don Mattingly (bench coach) 59 Hunter Mense (assistant hitting) 20 Luis Rivera (third base) 41 Pete Walker (pitching) 21 Jeff Ware (bullpen) 86 Adam Yudelman (coach)

Statistics

Note: Team leaders in each category are in bold.

Batting

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

Pitching

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

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

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	[66]
Double-A	New Hampshire Fisher Cats	Eastern League	Cesar Martin	35–33 (first half) 27–39 (second half)	Northeast Division	Did not qualify	[67]
High-A	Vancouver Canadians	Northwest League	Brent Lavallee	38–27 (first half) 39–27 (second half)	—	Qualified won F 3–1	[68]
Low-A	Dunedin Blue Jays	Florida State League	Donnie Murphy	32–34 (first half) 30–36 (second half)	West Division	Did not qualify	[69]
Rookie	FCL Blue Jays	Florida Complex League	Jose Mayorga	17–37	North Division	Did not qualify	[70]
Rookie	DSL Blue Jays	Dominican Summer League	Andy Fermin	28–25	Baseball City	Did not qualify	[71]