1998 Toronto Blue Jays season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Toronto Blue Jays
season = 1998
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1977
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1977
Uniform logo =
ballpark = SkyDome
y4 = 1989
city = Toronto, Ontario
y5 = 1977
owners = Interbrew,
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
managers = Tim Johnson
television = CBC Television
(Brian Williams, John Cerutti)
The Sports Network
(Dan Shulman, Buck Martinez)
radio = CHUM (AM)
(Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek)|The by|1998 Toronto Blue Jays season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Blue Jays finishing 3rd in the American League East with a record of 88 wins and 74 losses, their best record since their 1993 World Series-winning season.

With the disappointing last-place finish of the previous year, General Manager Gord Ash once again dug into the wallet to improve the team, signing reliever Randy Myers and slugger José Canseco as free agents. Though the team improved noticeably (thanks to another pitching Triple Crown and Cy Young Award-winning campaign by ace hurler Roger Clemens and a powerful lineup that featured Canseco, Carlos Delgado, Shawn Green, and Jose Cruz Jr.), they could not finish ahead of the New York Yankees or the Boston Red Sox, who won 114 and 92 games en route to winning the division crown and Wild Card respectively.

Offseason

*October 29, 1997: Dane Johnson was selected off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Oakland Athletics. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/johnsda05.shtml]
*November 18, 1997: Omar Daal was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks from the Toronto Blue Jays as the 31st pick in the 1997 expansion draft. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/daalom01.shtml]
* November 26, 1997: Randy Myers signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/myersra01.shtml Randy Myers Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*November 27, 1997: Craig Grebeck was signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/grebecr01.shtml]
* December 6, 1997: Juan Samuel was signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/samueju01.shtml Juan Samuel Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*January 5, 1998: Jacob Brumfield was signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/brumfja01.shtml Jacob Brumfield Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* February 4, 1998: José Canseco signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.
*March 24, 1998: Jacob Brumfield was released by the Toronto Blue Jays.
*March 14, 1998: Tim Crabtree was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Texas Rangers for Kevin Brown. [ http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/crabtti01.shtml]

Regular season

eason standings

Notable Transactions

* June 2, 1998: Felipe López was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed August 11, 1998. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lopezfe01.shtml Felipe Lopez Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

* July 1, 1998: Tony Phillips was signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/phillto02.shtml Tony Phillips Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

*July 31, 1998: Tony Phillips was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the New York Mets for Leo Estrella.

*August 6, 1998: Randy Myers was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the San Diego Padres for Brian Loyd (minors).

Roster

Pitching

tarting pitchers

Award Winners

* José Canseco, DH, Silver Slugger Award
* Roger Clemens, Pitcher of the Month Award, August
* Roger Clemens, Cy Young Award
* Roger Clemens, MLB Leader Wins, 20
* Roger Clemens, AL Strikeout Crown, 271 Strikeouts
* Roger Clemens, AL ERA Crown, 2.65

All-Star Game
* Roger Clemens, P [ [http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/tor/history/all_stars.jsp Blue Jays All-Stars | bluejays.com: History ] ]

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/1998.shtml 1998 Toronto Blue Jays team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1998&t=TOR 1998 Toronto Blue Jays team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]