2002 Toronto Blue Jays season
| 2002 Toronto Blue Jays | |
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| Record | 78–84 (.481) |
| Divisional place | 3rd |
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| Owner(s) |
Rogers Communications, Interbrew |
| General manager(s) | J. P. Ricciardi |
| Manager(s) | Buck Martinez, Carlos Tosca |
| Local television |
CBC Television (Brian Williams, John Cerutti) The Sports Network (Rod Black, Pat Tabler) Rogers Sportsnet (Rob Faulds, John Cerutti) |
| Local radio |
CHUM (AM) (Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek) |
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The 2002 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's twenty-sixth season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing third in the American League East with a record of 78 wins and 84 losses.
The Blue Jays started the 2002 season with slow progress in performance. Buck Martinez was fired about a third of the way through the season, with a 20–33 record. He was replaced by third base coach Carlos Tosca, an experienced minor league manager. They went 58–51 under Tosca to finish the season 78–84. Roy Halladay, a talented but inconsistent prospect who was no more than a fifth starter who alternated between Toronto and Triple-A during his first three seasons, was relied on as the team's ace and rose to the challenge being the team's top pitcher, finishing the season with a 19–7 record and a 2.93 ERA. The hitters were led once again by Carlos Delgado. Ricciardi was credited for dumping Raúl Mondesí in mid-season to the New York Yankees to free up his salary, which in turn was used for the off-season signing of Mike Bordick, Frank Catalanotto and Tanyon Sturtze. Promising young players were assigned to key roles, including starting third baseman Eric Hinske (who later won the Rookie of the Year Award for this year) and 23-year-old centre fielder Vernon Wells, who had his first 100 RBI season replacing Mondesi. Another bright young player was Josh Phelps, a former catcher turned designated hitter, who hit 15 home runs.
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