The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League.

The "Blue Jays" name originates from the bird of the same name.

In 2004, the SkyDome was bought by Rogers Communications who renamed the venue to Rogers Centre.

They are the first and only team outside the United States to win a World Series, the first team to win a World Series in Canada, and the fastest AL expansion franchise to win a World Series (winning in their 16th year, beating the Kansas City Royals' record by one year).

Toronto had been mentioned as a potential major league city as early as the 1880s, and had been home to the Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League from 1896 to 1967.

However, the Giants' abortive bid was enough that the city renovated Exhibition Stadium, home of the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts, to accommodate baseball.

"Blue Jays" was one of the choices and was chosen by majority owners Labatt Breweries because "Labatt's Blue" was (and still is) its main brand of beer.

At that game, the team also debuted their new "Flashback Friday" powder blue throwback uniforms, similar to those worn in the 1979 season.

On April 20, the Blue Jays gave Frank Thomas his outright release after he voiced his displeasure about being benched indefinitely.

Roy Halladay earned his 129th career win (and his fifth straight win this season)[11], moving him into second spot on Toronto Blue Jay's all-time wins list, trailing only Dave Stieb with 175 wins.

Toronto Blue Jays 2011 Season