{"id":42661,"date":"2026-09-10T20:16:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T20:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/?page_id=42661"},"modified":"2026-09-10T20:16:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T20:16:21","slug":"page-3-long-road-to-the-top","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/fr\/page-3-long-road-to-the-top\/","title":{"rendered":"Page 3: Long Road to the Top"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"42661\" class=\"elementor elementor-42661\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc3c8c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc3c8c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fd2fa2\" data-id=\"2fd2fa2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00b50fa elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"00b50fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-42663\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-1-300x97.jpg 300w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-1-1024x331.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-1-768x248.jpg 768w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-1-1536x497.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-1-18x6.jpg 18w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-1-600x194.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45bb97e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45bb97e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9812714\" data-id=\"9812714\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4da5bcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4da5bcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Au cours de ses 50 saisons d'existence, la franchise des Blue Jays a connu de nombreux hauts et bas. Il peut \u00eatre difficile de revenir sur les d\u00e9ceptions, mais il est important de comprendre les d\u00e9faites pour mieux appr\u00e9cier la saveur de la victoire. Toronto a v\u00e9cu des revers lors de matchs serr\u00e9s qui ont tourn\u00e9 en sa d\u00e9faveur, des blessures \u00e0 des joueurs cl\u00e9s et des performances d\u00e9cevantes de figures importantes de l'organisation. Les partisans des Blue Jays ont tout vu, des moments les plus difficiles \u00e0 certains des plus grands exploits de l'histoire du baseball majeur. Pour l'instant, nous nous pencherons sur quelques-unes des plus grandes d\u00e9ceptions de l'histoire des Blue Jays, toutes ayant contribu\u00e9 \u00e0 fa\u00e7onner l'\u00e9quipe qui allait un jour tout remporter. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c723176 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c723176\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c1ae0f\" data-id=\"2c1ae0f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03311a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03311a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nous ne faisions que commencer \u2013 Les ann\u00e9es 70<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-038d311 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"038d311\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-838f911\" data-id=\"838f911\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09ce65c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09ce65c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comme c'est souvent le cas pour les franchises d'expansion, les Blue Jays ont connu des d\u00e9buts difficiles dans les Ligues majeures de baseball. Bien qu'elle compte parmi ses rangs plusieurs pionniers de l'\u00e9quipe, dont Bill Singer, <a href=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/fr\/hall-of-famer\/ernie-whitt\/\">Ernie Whitt<\/a>, Doug Ault et le seul Canadien du club <a href=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/fr\/hall-of-famer\/dave-mckay\/\">Dave McKay<\/a>, l'\u00e9quipe inaugurale de 1977 n'a remport\u00e9 que 55 matchs. Les Blue Jays ont poursuivi leurs efforts pour conna\u00eetre du succ\u00e8s durant le reste de la d\u00e9cennie, mais ils ne sont pas parvenus \u00e0 se d\u00e9barrasser de leurs difficult\u00e9s. Le pire \u00e9cart dans une d\u00e9faite de l'histoire de l'\u00e9quipe a \u00e9t\u00e9 enregistr\u00e9 le 25 ao\u00fbt 1979, lors d'un revers \u00e9crasant de 24 \u00e0 2 contre les Angels de la Californie. Au total, l'\u00e9quipe de 1979 a subi 109 d\u00e9faites, terminant au dernier rang de la Ligue am\u00e9ricaine et enregistrant possiblement la pire saison de l'histoire des Blue Jays.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ed73b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ed73b9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9115616\" data-id=\"9115616\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-187f6c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"187f6c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Priv\u00e9s du go\u00fbt de la victoire \u2013 S\u00e9rie de championnat de la Ligue am\u00e9ricaine, match #7, 1985<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6a26b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6a26b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68b4bc2\" data-id=\"68b4bc2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3df0b2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3df0b2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apr\u00e8s avoir \u00e9tabli un record de concession avec 99 victoires en saison r\u00e9guli\u00e8re, les Blue Jays ont remport\u00e9 leur tout premier match \u00e9liminatoire le 10 octobre 1985. Cette courte participation aux s\u00e9ries est connue des partisans sous le nom de \u00ab la lanc\u00e9e de 85 \u00bb, une p\u00e9riode marquante de l'histoire de la franchise au cours de laquelle les Blue Jays se sont impos\u00e9s comme de v\u00e9ritables aspirants sur la sc\u00e8ne du baseball majeur. Le premier match de la S\u00e9rie de championnat de la Ligue am\u00e9ricaine a confirm\u00e9 leur puissance lorsqu'ils ont d\u00e9fait les Royals par la marque de 6 \u00e0 1. Toutefois, au septi\u00e8me et ultime match, la catastrophe se dessinait \u00e0 l'horizon. Les Blue Jays tiraient de l'arri\u00e8re 2 \u00e0 1 jusqu'\u00e0 la sixi\u00e8me manche, lorsque Jim Sundberg, de Kansas City, a frapp\u00e9 un triple bon pour trois points contre le l\u00e9gendaire lanceur torontois <a href=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/fr\/hall-of-famer\/dave-stieb\/\">Dave Stieb<\/a>. Les Blue Jays n'ont jamais r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 combler cet \u00e9cart, mettant ainsi fin \u00e0 leur premi\u00e8re participation \u00e0 une S\u00e9rie de championnat de la Ligue am\u00e9ricaine.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e32021a\" data-id=\"e32021a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8636422 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8636422\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/vi202232001.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDI2NjQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9iYXNlYmFsbGhhbGxvZmZhbWUuY2FcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzA5XC92aTIwMjIzMjAwMS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/vi202232001-rt4bx2gyjp6nzr0nb5fq6trv40kzx7rc1a4119ylts.jpg\" title=\"ALCS 1985 Game 7 Ticket\" alt=\"ALCS 1985 Game 7 Ticket\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Billet du match no 7 de la S\u00e9rie de championnat de la Ligue am\u00e9ricaine de 1985. Don de Jeff Thistlethwaite.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-022da77 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"022da77\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0cd56e\" data-id=\"d0cd56e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d82927e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d82927e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Perdre ses ailes \u2013 L'effondrement des Blue Jays de 1987<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3010e38 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3010e38\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-86fae50\" data-id=\"86fae50\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cf908f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8cf908f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Untitled-design-2.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDI2NzIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9iYXNlYmFsbGhhbGxvZmZhbWUuY2FcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzA5XC9VbnRpdGxlZC1kZXNpZ24tMi5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Untitled-design-2-rt5l9b7mcrlouw3e5p38zxpepjgsbpneg4rw11tgxs.jpg\" title=\"George Bell Game-Used Bat\" alt=\"George Bell Game-Used Bat\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">B\u00e2ton utilis\u00e9 par George Bell pendant les matchs<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-919d881\" data-id=\"919d881\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ed34f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ed34f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">L'\u00e9quipe des Blue Jays de 1987 \u00e9tait une force avec laquelle il fallait compter. <a href=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/fr\/hall-of-famer\/george-bell\/\">George Bell<\/a> a frapp\u00e9 plus de 47 circuits cette saison-l\u00e0, tandis que <a href=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/fr\/hall-of-famer\/jimmy-key\/\">Jimmy Key<\/a> et <a href=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/fr\/hall-of-famer\/tom-henke\/\">Tom Henke<\/a> dominaient depuis le monticule. Avec seulement sept matchs \u00e0 disputer en saison r\u00e9guli\u00e8re, l'\u00e9quipe totalisait d\u00e9j\u00e0 96 victoires et d\u00e9tenait une avance de trois matchs et demi au sommet de la division Est de la Ligue am\u00e9ricaine. Les victoires lors de ces sept derniers matchs se r\u00e9v\u00e9leraient essentielles pour assurer une place en s\u00e9ries \u00e9liminatoires, mais juste derri\u00e8re les Blue Jays, les Tigers de D\u00e9troit attendaient leur chance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La rivalit\u00e9 de longue date entre D\u00e9troit et Toronto battait son plein lorsque les deux \u00e9quipes se sont affront\u00e9es le 24 septembre 1987. Selon le r\u00e9cit g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement rapport\u00e9, <a href=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/fr\/hall-of-famer\/tony-fernandez\/\">Tony Fernandez<\/a>, le talentueux arr\u00eat-court des Blue Jays, aurait \u00e9t\u00e9 vis\u00e9 par Bill Madlock, qui a gliss\u00e9 au deuxi\u00e8me but et l'a frapp\u00e9 aux chevilles. Fernandez est tomb\u00e9 et a mal atterri sur son coude, mettant imm\u00e9diatement un terme \u00e0 sa saison. L'absence de Fernandez s'est fait lourdement sentir et, au d\u00e9but d'octobre, les Blue Jays et les Tigers se retrouvaient \u00e0 \u00e9galit\u00e9 au classement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Le hasard a voulu que les deux \u00e9quipes s'affrontent de nouveau lors des trois derniers matchs de la saison r\u00e9guli\u00e8re, chacune des deux \u00e9quipes se battant pour une place en s\u00e9ries. Dans trois matchs d\u00e9cid\u00e9s par un seul point, les Blue Jays ont \u00e9t\u00e9 vaincus par les Tigers, disant ainsi adieu \u00e0 leurs espoirs de participer aux s\u00e9ries \u00e9liminatoires. L'un des moments les plus d\u00e9chirants est survenu lors du deuxi\u00e8me match de cette s\u00e9rie. En fin de neuvi\u00e8me manche, alors que le pointage \u00e9tait de 2 \u00e0 2, Alan Trammell, de D\u00e9troit, a frapp\u00e9 un simple victorieux entre les jambes de Manny Lee. Manny Lee occupait alors la position laiss\u00e9e vacante par Tony Fernandez au deuxi\u00e8me but.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a37f18b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a37f18b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4697a9a\" data-id=\"4697a9a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-464f79c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"464f79c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1991 \u2013 Pas encore pr\u00eats<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15e7bd2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15e7bd2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-934dc34\" data-id=\"934dc34\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78cd3e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78cd3e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La S\u00e9rie de championnat de la Ligue am\u00e9ricaine de 1991 opposait des l\u00e9gendes des Blue Jays telles que <a href=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/fr\/hall-of-famer\/devon-white\/\">Devon White<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/fr\/hall-of-famer\/joe-carter\/\">Joe Carter<\/a>, Jimmy Key, Dave Stieb, <a href=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/fr\/hall-of-famer\/john-olerud\/\">John Olerud<\/a>et <a href=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/fr\/hall-of-famer\/duane-ward\/\">Duane Ward<\/a> aux Twins du Minnesota. Les deux \u00e9quipes se sont partag\u00e9 les deux premiers matchs de la s\u00e9rie, mais les Twins ont domin\u00e9 les trois rencontres suivantes, remportant la s\u00e9rie et obtenant ainsi leur place en S\u00e9rie mondiale. La d\u00e9ception n'a toutefois pas dur\u00e9 longtemps \u00e0 Toronto, car les deux saisons suivantes allaient devenir les meilleures de l'histoire de la franchise\u2026<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ef1587 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ef1587\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9762fda\" data-id=\"9762fda\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79812ea elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"79812ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/fr\/page-2-mlb-comes-to-to\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Le baseball majeur arrive \u00e0 Toronto<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e413b8e\" data-id=\"e413b8e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-707e49e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"707e49e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/fr\/page-4-winning-it-for-a-nation\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Gagner pour tout un pays<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Throughout 50 seasons as a franchise, the Jays have faced many ups and downs. 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