1991 Toronto Blue Jays season
| 1991 Toronto Blue Jays | |
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| 1991 AL East Champions | |
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| Record | 91–71 (.562) |
| Divisional place | 1st |
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| Owner(s) |
Labatt Breweries, Imperial Trust, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce , Paul Beeston (CEO) |
| General manager(s) | Pat Gillick |
| Manager(s) | Cito Gaston, Gene Tenace |
| Local television |
CFTO-TV (Don Chevrier, Tommy Hutton, Fergie Olver) The Sports Network (Jim Hughson, Buck Martinez) |
| Local radio |
CJCL (AM) (Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek) |
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The 1991 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's fifteenth season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing first in the American League East with a record of 91 wins and 71 losses. The team's paid attendance of 4,001,527 led the major leagues, as the Jays became the first team in MLB history to draw four million fans in a season. Toronto lost the ALCS to the eventual world champion Minnesota Twins in five games.
On December 4, 1990, the San Diego Padres and Blue Jays made one of the biggest blockbuster deals of the decade. The Padres traded second baseman Roberto Alomar and outfielder Joe Carter to the Blue Jays in exchange for first baseman Fred McGriff and shortstop Tony Fernández. Blue Jays GM Pat Gillick and Padres GM Joe McIlvaine originally talked about just trading Joe Carter for Fred McGriff. The Padres were losing Jack Clark and needed a new first baseman. The Blue Jays had John Olerud ready to take over at first base but were losing outfielder George Bell. Gillick decided to up the ante by trying to get Alomar. Gillick figured that with Garry Templeton in the twilight of his career, Fernández would be an adequate replacement. Alomar feuded with Padres manager Greg Riddoch and the thinking was that Bip Roberts and Joey Cora could platoon at second base. Over the next two seasons, Alomar and Carter would help the Blue Jays win the 1992 World Series and 1993 World Series.
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