Today in Blue Jays history: Jays trade for David Cone
Today in Blue Jays history: Jays trade for David Cone Share this story 26 Years Ago Today. David Cone back into the fold. Three years before this trade, we picked up Cone for the playoff run in 1992. On August 27, 1992, we traded Jeff Kent and Mets for the stretch run. It worked out well the Jays won the World Series. But back to this trade. In 1994 the season ended early because of a lockout/strike. The Jays weren’t great in 1994, finishing 55-60. The team that won back-to-back World Series had aged. The 1995 season started a little late the lockout/strike pushed the start of the seaso...