the jays won the world series for the first time in 1993.
when did the jays win the world series for the first time?
1993
on december 4, 1990, the san diego padres and blue jays made one of the biggest blockbuster deals of the decade. the padres traded second baseman roberto alomar and outfielder joe carter to the blue jays in exchange for first baseman fred mcgriff and shortstop tony fernández. blue jays gm pat gillick and padres gm joe mcilvaine originally talked about just trading joe carter for fred mcgriff. the padres were losing jack clark and needed a new first baseman. the blue jays had john olerud ready to take over at first base but were losing outfielder george bell. gillick decided to up the ante by trying to get alomar. gillick figured that with garry templeton in the twilight of his career, fernández would be an adequate replacement. alomar feuded with padres manager greg riddoch and the thinking was that bip roberts and joey cora could platoon at second base. over the next two seasons, alomar and carter would help the blue jays win the 1992 world series and 1993 world series.
1991 toronto blue jays season
carter's overall game improved dramatically in , as he helped the toronto blue jays win the division title and hit the game-winning single that clinched the al east championship; he also emerged for the first time as a team leader. in , he helped the jays win their first world series championship, the first ever won by a canadian-based team. carter hit two home runs and recorded the final out of the series, taking a throw to first base from reliever mike timlin to nab otis nixon of the atlanta braves, who bunted. this was the first time a world series ended on a bunt.
joe carter