TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays celebrated their history, their 2025 season and unfurled an American League championship banner during a roughly 40-minute prelude to the first pitch of their 50th season.

They dimmed the Rogers Centre lights, projected highlights onto the infield, touched the right notes on the videoboard and then had George Springer and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. address the crowd and count down the rafters reveal. Ernie Whitt, George Bell, Pat Hentgen, Vernon Wells and Jose Bautista delivered ceremonial first pitches to cap the show and it was on to the business at hand – building a meaningful new chapter into franchise lore. 

Right out the gate, Kevin Gausman set the tone, striking out the side in the first inning, foreshadowing a dominant six-inning........

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