Before the end of 2025’s Black History Month, Blue Jays Nation would like to celebrate some of the most influential people – players, staff, and executives – who had a tremendous impact on Toronto Blue Jays baseball.
The 2024 postseason is chugging along, but there is some news regarding current and past Blue Jays. A few days ago, the annual Arizona Fall League started with several current Blue Jays prospects playing, while there was an update on the team’s player development complex.
As February is Black History Month, there’s no better time to celebrate both a great player and manager, Cito Gaston. Gaston was the first black manager to win a World Series, doing it twice with the Toronto Blue Jays.
Yesterday, the 16-person Contemporary Era Baseball committee voted on the eight nominees on the ballot regarding managers, umpires, and executives who were looking to earn their place in the Hall of Fame.
I hoped that Cito Gaston would make it into the Hall of Fame tonight, but looking at some of the other managers on the ballot, I could see it was a long shot.
The music business has one-hit wonders. On the baseball diamond, we have one-season wonders: players who put together a memorable year and then were either unable to build off that time or were essentially never heard from again.