Team History[edit]
The Dunedin Blue Jays, of the Single-A Florida State League and briefly in Low-A Southeast, missed two-and-a-half seasons in their home ballpark due to an expected renovation followed by two unexpected gaps related to the Coronavirus pandemic. The Toronto Blue Jays farmhands play their home games at TD Ballpark in Dunedin, FL.
On June 1, 2021, the D-Jays played at home for the first time since 2018. They had played 2019 at Clearwater's Jack Russell Memorial Stadium[1] while their park was renovated, didn't play in 2020 as the minor leagues were shut down by the pandemic, and played May 2021 at Clearwater's BayCare Ballpark and Tampa's George M. Steinbrenner Field while international travel restrictions related to the pandemic kept the parent Blue Jays in Dunedin for two months after spring training ended.
MLB's 2021 Minor League Reorganization lowered the D-Jays, and most of the FSL, one level.
Like seven of the other nine FSL teams, the Jays are owned by their parent club.
Year-by-Year Record[edit]
Dunedin logo 2004-2011
Year |
Record |
Finish |
Manager |
Playoffs |
Hitting coach |
Pitching coach |
Coach
|
1978 |
59-83 |
10th |
Denis Menke |
|
Dennis Holmberg |
|
|
1979 |
68-69 |
6th |
Denis Menke |
|
|
??Hector Torres |
|
|
1987 |
76-64 |
5th (t) |
Bob Bailor |
|
Dennis Holmberg |
Steve Mingori |
|
1988 |
65-75 |
11th |
Doug Ault |
|
Dennis Holmberg |
Steve Mingori |
|
1989 |
69-71 |
10th |
Doug Ault |
|
Dennis Holmberg |
Steve Mingori |
|
1990 |
84-52 |
3rd |
Dennis Holmberg |
Lost in 1st round |
|
Bill Monbouquette |
|
1991 |
59-72 |
12th |
Dennis Holmberg |
|
Pete Rowe |
Bill Monbouquette |
|
1992 |
78-59 |
2nd |
Dennis Holmberg |
Lost in 1st round |
Hector Torres |
Bill Monbouquette |
|
1993 |
68-64 |
6th |
Dennis Holmberg |
|
|
Bill Monbouquette |
|
1994 |
65-68 |
7th |
Jim Nettles |
|
Rocket Wheeler |
Bill Monbouquette |
|
1995 |
63-74 |
10th |
Jim Nettles |
|
|
|
|
1996 |
67-70 |
10th |
Dennis Holmberg |
|
Rolando Pino |
Scott Breeden |
|
1997 |
57-82 |
13th |
Dennis Holmberg (42-61) / Ernie Whitt (15-21) |
|
Hector Torres |
Darren Balsley |
Young-jun Han
|
1998 |
82-58 |
2nd (t) |
Rocket Wheeler |
|
Dennis Holmberg |
Rick Langford |
|
1999 |
86-51 |
1st |
Rocket Wheeler |
Lost League Finals |
Dennis Holmberg |
Scott Breeden |
|
2000 |
84-54 |
1st |
Marty Pevey |
Lost League Finals |
Dennis Holmberg |
Scott Breeden |
|
2001 |
71-64 |
3rd |
Marty Pevey |
|
Dennis Holmberg |
Scott Breeden |
|
2002 |
63-72 |
9th |
Marty Pevey |
|
Jim Bowie |
Hector Berrios |
|
2003 |
78-62 |
1st |
Mike Basso |
Lost League Finals |
Gary Cathcart |
Rick Langford |
|
2004 |
76-57 |
2nd |
Omar Malave |
Lost in 1st round |
Paul Elliott |
Rick Langford |
|
2005 |
82-58 |
2nd |
Omar Malave |
Lost in 1st round |
Paul Elliott |
Rick Langford |
|
2006 |
68-69 |
7th (t) |
Omar Malave |
Lost League Finals |
Paul Elliott |
Darold Knowles |
|
2007 |
72-68 |
5th |
Omar Malave |
|
Paul Elliott |
Darold Knowles |
|
2008 |
85-53 |
1st |
Omar Malave |
Lost in 1st round |
Paul Elliott |
Darold Knowles |
|
2009 |
67-67 |
5th |
Omar Malave |
|
Al LeBoeuf |
Darold Knowles |
|
2010 |
72-67 |
6th |
Clayton McCullough |
Lost in 1st round |
Justin Mashore |
Darold Knowles |
|
2011 |
79-61 |
1st |
Clayton McCullough |
Lost in 1st round |
Ralph Dickenson |
Darold Knowles |
|
2012 |
78-55 |
2nd |
Mike Redmond |
Lost in 1st round |
Ralph Dickenson |
Darold Knowles |
|
2013 |
63-68 |
9th |
Bobby Meacham |
Lost in 1st round |
Stubby Clapp |
Darold Knowles |
|
2014 |
77-61 |
3rd |
Omar Malave |
Lost in 1st round |
Stubby Clapp |
Darold Knowles |
|
2015 |
61-76 |
10th |
Omar Malave |
|
John Tamargo Jr. |
Vince Horsman |
Seth Conner (April-June)
|
2016 |
76-59 |
3rd |
Ken Huckaby |
|
Corey Hart |
Jim Czajkowski |
|
2017 |
72-66 |
5th |
John Schneider |
League Co-Champs |
Corey Hart |
Mark Riggins |
Michel Abreu
|
2018 |
69-68 |
8th |
Casey Candaele |
|
Donnie Murphy |
Mark Riggins |
Michel Abreu, Deiferson Barreto
|
2019 |
80-55 |
2nd |
Cesar Martin |
cancelled |
Matt Young |
Jim Czajkowski |
Jake McGuiggan
|
2020 |
Season cancelled
|
2021 |
57-63 |
7th |
Luis Hurtado |
|
Matt Young |
Drew Hayes |
George Carroll, Zach Stewart
|
2022 |
66-63 |
5th |
Donnie Murphy |
Lost League Finals |
Matt Young |
Drew Hayes |
Danny Canellas, Max Glasser, Taylor Hill
|
2023 |
62-70 |
7th |
Donnie Murphy |
|
Matt Young |
Cory Riordan |
George Carroll, Yoel Hernandez, Petr Stribrcky
|
2024 |
69-61 |
3rd |
Jose Mayorga |
|
Nash Knight |
Cory Riordan |
Matt von Roemer, Yoel Hernandez, Petr Stribrcky
|
2025 |
|
|
Gil Kim |
|
Nash Knight |
Cory Riordan |
Jonathan Davis, Antonio Caceres, Ashley Stephenson, Rodrigo Vigil
|
- In 2017, the championship series between Dunedin and Palm Beach was cancelled because of Hurricane Irma; both teams were declared Co-Champions.
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