• Source: 2002 Toronto Blue Jays season

      • The 2002 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's 26th season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing third in the American League East with a record of 78 wins and 84 losses.


      Transactions


      Transactions by the Toronto Blue Jays during the off-season before the 2002 season.


      = October 2001

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      = November 2001

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      = December 2001

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      = January 2002

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      = February 2002

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      = March 2002

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      Regular season




      = Summary

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      The Blue Jays started the 2002 season with slow progress in performance. Buck Martinez was fired about a third of the way through the season, with a 20–33 record. He was replaced by third base coach Carlos Tosca, an experienced minor league manager. They went 58–51 under Tosca to finish the season 78–84. Roy Halladay, a talented but inconsistent prospect who was no more than a fifth starter who alternated between Toronto and Triple-A during his first three seasons, was relied on as the team's ace and rose to the challenge being the team's top pitcher, finishing the season with a 19–7 record and a 2.93 ERA. The hitters were led once again by Carlos Delgado. Ricciardi was credited for dumping Raúl Mondesí in mid-season to the New York Yankees to free up his salary, which in turn was used for the off-season signing of Mike Bordick, Frank Catalanotto and Tanyon Sturtze. Promising young players were assigned to key roles, including starting third baseman Eric Hinske (who later won the Rookie of the Year Award for this year) and 23-year-old centre fielder Vernon Wells, who had his first 100 RBI season replacing Mondesi. Another bright young player was Josh Phelps, a former catcher turned designated hitter, who hit 15 home runs.


      = Opening Day starters

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      Homer Bush, 2B
      José Cruz Jr., OF
      Carlos Delgado, 1B
      Darrin Fletcher, C
      Roy Halladay, P
      Eric Hinske, 3B
      Felipe López, SS
      Raúl Mondesí, DH
      Shannon Stewart, OF
      Vernon Wells, OF


      = Season standings

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      = American League Wild Card

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      = Record vs. opponents

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      = Transactions

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      Transactions for the Toronto Blue Jays during the 2002 regular season.


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      September 2002




      = 2002 draft picks

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      Source
      The 2002 MLB draft was held on June 4–5.


      = Roster

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      = Game log

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      Player stats




      = Batting

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      Starters by position


      Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


      Other batters


      Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


      = Pitching

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      Starting pitchers


      Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


      Other pitchers


      Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


      Relief pitchers


      Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


      Award winners


      Eric Hinske, American League Rookie of the Year Award
      Eric Hinske, The Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award
      All-Star Game

      Roy Halladay, pitcher


      Farm system




      References




      External links


      2002 Toronto Blue Jays at Baseball Reference
      2002 Toronto Blue Jays at Baseball Almanac

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