Top 60 All-Time Jays: #7 Jimmy Key
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James Edward Key | SP | 1984-1992
Jimmy Key was born April 22, 1961, in
Huntsville, Alabama. In the 3rd round of the 1982 amateur Key was drafted by the
Jays out of
Clemson University. He very quickly rose to the Majors, making the Jays out of spring training in 1984. They had him pitch out of the bullpen that season. Back then, the Jays tended to use first-year pitchers in the pen, figuring that was the best way to teach them how to pitch in the majors. He quickly became part of a closer-by-committee group, which manager