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Toronto Blue Jays are making franchise history — but not in a good way

Adam Laskaris
Adam Laskaris
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Apr 11 2025, 2:22 pm
Toronto Blue Jays are making franchise history — but not in a good way
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Through the first two weeks of the season, the Toronto Blue Jays have already gone on a bit of a mini roller coaster.

With a record of 8-6 that has them tied for first in the AL East, they’ve gone through a four-game winning streak and a three-game winning streak, coupled with a three-game losing streak in the middle.

Through four different series against Boston, Baltimore, the New York Mets, and Washington, they’ve been swept, swept their opponents, split a series evenly, and had a second sweep attempt fall short in the final game.

Toronto’s first 14 games have included a little bit of everything, but there’s been one glaring issue on which the Blue Jays still have quite a bit of work to do.

In the first two weeks of the year, Toronto’s hit only six home runs, an all-time franchise low, per Sportsnet stats.

New trade acquisition Andres Gimenez hit three home runs in the team’s first five games, and that’s been half of their longball production so far.

Outfielder George Springer is the only other Jays player with at least two home runs, while backup catcher Tyler Heineman has the team’s other dinger.

Neither Vladimir Guerrero (who hit a team-high 30 home runs last year) nor Anthony Santander (who hit 44 with Baltimore) has been able to go the distance yet this season.

Unsurprisingly, the Jays’ inability to hit the long ball has them tied for last in the MLB, with the Kansas City Royals also having six home runs, albeit in one less game.

But while the home runs have been futile for Toronto in the early days, they have been making a bit of positive history as well.

Also, per Sportsnet Stats, their pitchers have been holding it down for them to begin the game, with their starting rotation at a 2.48 earned run average to begin the year, a franchise record in its own right.

The Jays return to action on Friday night when they visit the Orioles in Baltimore for a 7:05 p.m. EDT first pitch.

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