List of Toronto Blue Jays managers
The
Overview
The first manager of the Blue Jays was Roy Hartsfield. While his tenure was marked by conflict between players and last place finishes, Hartsfield was supported by general manager Pat Gillick as they worked on the same long term management strategy: developing young players around which to build a team.[4] Following the 1979 season, the Blue Jays opted not to renew his contract but offered him a position within the organization, which he declined.[5] Bobby Mattick served as manager on subsequent one-year contracts until Bobby Cox became available.[6] As Mattick accepted an executive position in the Blue Jays organization, Cox signed a one-year contract,[7] which was extended until the 1985 season as he led the team out of last place for the first time, and into the playoffs in 1985. Shortly after Cox unexpectedly left the Blue Jays organization for the general manager position with the Atlanta Braves, third base coach Jimy Williams took over as manager.[8][9] Following late-season collapses in 1987 and 1988, and a poor start to the 1989 season, Williams was fired and hitting coach Cito Gaston took over.[10] Gaston managed the team for nine seasons, including two World Series wins, though batting coach Gene Tenace did substitute for him for several weeks in 1991 when Gaston was hospitalized with back pains.[11]
In
Key
# | Number of coaches[a] |
GM | Regular-season games managed |
W | Regular-season wins |
L | Regular-season losses |
Win% | Regular season winning percentage |
PGM | Playoff games managed |
PW | Playoff wins |
PL | Playoff losses |
Managers
Note: Statistics are correct as of October 2nd, 2023
#[a] | Name | Term | GM | W | L | Win% | PGM[18] | PW[18] | PL[18] | Achievements |
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1 | Roy Hartsfield* | 1977–1979 | 484 | 116 | 318 | .240 | — | — | — | |
2 | Bobby Mattick | 1980–1981 | 268 | 104 | 164 | .388 | — | — | — | |
3 | Bobby Cox | 1982–1985 | 647 | 355 | 292 | .549 | 7 | 3 | 4 | AL East Division Championship (1985) Manager of the Year[19]
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4 | Jimy Williams | 1986–1989 | 522 | 281 | 241 | .538 | — | — | — | |
5 | Cito Gaston | 1989–1991 | 417 | 235 | 182 | .564 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 2 AL East Division Championships (1989, 1991) |
6 | Gene Tenace[b] | 1991 | 33 | 19 | 14 | .576 | — | — | — | |
— | Cito Gaston | 1992–1997 | 902 | 448 | 454 | .497 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 2 World Series Championships (1992, 1993) |
7 | Mel Queen
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1997 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .800 | — | — | — | |
8 | Tim Johnson | 1998 | 162 | 88 | 74 | .543 | — | — | — | |
9 | Jim Fregosi | 1999–2000 | 324 | 167 | 157 | .515 | — | — | — | |
10 | Buck Martinez | 2001–2002 | 215 | 100 | 115 | .465 | — | — | — | |
11 | Carlos Tosca | 2002–2004 | 382 | 191 | 191 | .500 | — | — | — | |
12 | John Gibbons | 2004–2008 | 610 | 305 | 305 | .500 | — | — | — | |
— | Cito Gaston | 2008–2010 | 412 | 211 | 201 | .512 | — | — | — | |
13 | John Farrell
|
2011–2012 | 324 | 154 | 170 | .475 | — | — | — | |
— | John Gibbons | 2013–2018 | 972 | 488 | 484 | .502 | 20 | 10 | 10 | AL East Division Champions (2015) AL Wild Card Winner (2016) |
14 | Charlie Montoyo | 2019–2022 | 472 | 236 | 236 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
15 | John Schneider | 2022–present | 236 | 135 | 101 | .572 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Notes
- a A running total of the number of managers of the Blue Jays. Thus, any manager who has two or more separate terms as manager is only counted once.
- b Gene Tenace managed until the end of the 1991 Toronto Blue Jays season as Gaston was sidelined with a herniated disc; Gaston returned in time for the playoffs.
References
- General
- "Blue Jays All-time Managers". MLB.com. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
- "Blue Jays Year-by-year Results". MLB.com. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
- Specific
- ^ "MLB World Series Winners". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
- ^ York, Marty (1989-05-16). "Activist applauds Jay appointment". The Globe and Mail. p. A25.
- ^ Leavy, Walter; Vandell Cob (May 1993). "Taking charge on the field". Ebony. 48 (7): 110.
- ^ Campbell, Neil (1978-04-17). "Hartsfield's job secure, Jay bosses say". The Globe and Mail. p. S3.
- ^ Patton, Paul (1980-07-07). "Out of baseball, wishing he was back Hartsfield: 'Sure it was frustrating'". The Globe and Mail. p. S4.
- ^ Campbell, Neil (1979-10-18). "Clues point to Mattick as Jays' next skipper". The Globe and Mail. p. 55.
- ^ "Sports People; Blue Jays Name Cox". The New York Times. 1981-10-16. p. A29.
- ^ MacCarl, Neil (1985-10-22). "Bobby Cox quits as Jays' manager takes top job with Atlanta Braves". Toronto Star. p. A1.
- ^ Ryan, Allan (1985-10-26). "Continuity figured in choice of Williams". Toronto Star. p. C1.
- ^ Robertson, John (1989-05-15). "Jays Fire Jimy Williams, Batting coach named interim manager". Toronto Star. p. A1.
- ^ Slater, Tom (1991-08-22). "Cito hospitalized; Tenace takes helm". Toronto Star. p. C2.
- ^ Maloney, Tom (1997-09-25). "Blue Jays make Gaston walk plank: Two World Series crowns can't save club's beleaguered veteran field boss". Calgary Herald. p. F1.
- ^ Millson, Larry (1997-11-24). "Tim Johnson next Jays manager Baseball journeyman's breadth of experience, communication skills keys to landing Toronto job". The Globe and Mail. p. S1.
- ^ "Johnson admits 'I lied' about Vietnam tour". Toronto Star. 1998-11-24. p. 1.
- ^ Maloney, Tom (2000-11-03). "'We are family,' Jays say with Martinez hiring: New manager to patiently teach the little thingsv". National Post. p. B16.
- ^ Griffin, Richard (2002-06-04). "Managing history for Blue Jays". Toronto Star. p. C06.
- ^ Zwolinski, Mark (2010-10-24). "Jays to unveil Farrell as manager, Toronto Star". The Star.
- ^ a b c "Blue Jays Postseason Results". MLB.com. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
- ^ "Sports People; Cox Voted Best". The New York Times. 1985-11-07. Retrieved 2008-07-31.