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Today in Blue Jay History: Jays Trade Barfield for Leiter Share this story 32 Years Ago Today April 30, 1989 (the day after my son’s birthday, happy day after your birthday, Dwight), the Blue Jays traded right fielder Jesse Barfield to the Al Leiter. Now Jesse was kind of on the downhill side of a good career. He had 40 home runs in 1986, with 27 the year before and 28 the year after. He had been a Gold Glove winner and an All-Star and popular with Blue Jay fans. But in 1988, Jesse hit just .244/.302/.425 and, to that point in 1989, had only been hitting.200/.256.438. It seemed like ...

As Leon Draisaitl quite appropriately put it, there is no “X” beside Edmonton in the standings just yet. But we’re still  seeing signs of post-season preparation. And I expect one more notable result of that prep to come and soon. That and more in this week’s edition of… 9 Things 9. I’d love to see the Jets and Oilers in the 1 st Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. These 2 never seem to disappoint. Even though the Oilers won the season series 5-2 all 7 tilts were entertaining. I enjoy watching the Jets and have respect for them. And besides, doesn’t Edmonton’s road to the cup...

Top 60 All-Time Jays: #8 Roberto Alomar Share this story Roberto Alomar | 2B | 1991-1995 Roberto Alomar was born February 5, 1968, in Ponce, Puerto Rico. His father Sandy Alomar had a 15-year career in the major leagues as a middle infielder for several teams and has been a coach for many teams. . His brother Sandy Alomar, Jr. was a major league catcher for 20 years and was acting manager for Cleveland, in Roberto was signed as an amateur free agent by the San Diego Padres as players born in Puerto Rico weren’t eligible for the draft. The Padres called him up in mid-April of 1988 to ta...

Buffalo Bisons Hire New Manager For 2021 Season Yesterday the team announced that former Bisons' All-Star Casey Candaele will become the team's 22nd manager. Candaele played several years in the major leagues with the Montreal Expos, Houston Astros, and Cleveland Indians. Candaele spent the past season as the manager of the Vancouver Canadians. Get our free mobile app Candaele's family also has some history with Baseball. His mother and sister both played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League which was depicted in the movie "A League Of Their Own". The Bisons are expected to ...

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