Dunedin Blue Jays

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Dunedin Blue Jays Founded in 1987 Dunedin, Florida
Team Logo Cap Insignia
Class-Level
Advanced-A (1987-present)
Minor League affiliations
Florida State League (1987-present) West Division
Major League affiliations
Toronto Blue Jays (1987-present)
Name
Dunedin Blue Jays (1987-present)
Ballpark
Knology Park (1990-present)
Minor League titles
League titles
Division titles	1 (2006)
Owner(s)/Operated by: Toronto Blue Jays
Manager: Omar Malave
General Manager: Jason Diplock

The Dunedin Blue Jays are a minor league baseball team based in Dunedin, Florida. The club plays their home games at Knology Park, which seats 6,106 fans. The stadium opened in 1990. Prior to moving into Knology Park the Blue Jays played their home games at Grant Field.

The team, which plays in the Florida State League, is the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays major-league club.

When Major League Baseball owners considered locking out the regular players and using "scabs" instead for the 1995 season, Dunedin would have been used as the Toronto Blue Jays' home field due to Ontario laws concerning replacement workers. The MLB labor dispute was resolved before the plan was implemented, however.

The major league club does use the facility annually for spring training.

In 2006, the Blue Jays made it to the Florida State League Championship Series, losing to the St. Lucie Mets 3 games to 0.

[edit] Management

In 2006, the Dunedin Blue Jays Baseball Club underwent a change of management.

Jason Diplock, Vice President of Florida Operations and General Manager
Jared Gates, Assistant General Manager
Janette Donoghue, Manager of Community Relations

[edit] Awards

In 2007, the Dunedin Blue Jays were nominated for the 2007 Corporate Support Award, which is awarded annually by the Florida Recreation & Park Association, to an organization that goes above and beyond to support and fund recreational programming.

[edit] External links

• Official web site

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