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or breach of contract 6 the 32 5 million lawsuit 7 proceeded until 1976 when at trial the american league offered the city a franchise in exchange for the city county and state to drop the suit 6 on november 2 1972 king county had broken ground on the kingdome 8 which would come to be used by the seattle mariners for baseball and by the seahawks for football on january 15 1976 the expansion franchise was approved becoming the 13th franchise in the american league it was owned by lester smith and danny kaye 7 who paid an expansion fee of us 6 5 million 9 owing to the history surrounding the franchise sportswriter emmett watson of the seattle post intelligencer joked that the team should be named the seattle litigants 7 toronto edit main article history of the toronto blue jays toronto had a long history of interest in baseball its first professional baseball team was established in 1885 and in 1886 sunlight park was built to host its games in 1897 hanlan s point stadium was built at the toronto islands for the toronto maple leafs of the international league and on september 5 1914 it was the site of baseball legend babe ruth s first professional home run and only minor league home run 10 in 1926 maple leaf stadium was built for the toronto maple leafs the team was successful sometimes drawing more fans than established major league baseball teams 11 the team was owned by jack kent cooke who in the mid 1950s sought municipal financing of a major league baseball park on the grounds of the canadian national exhibition 11 he was also involved in the failed attempt to establish the continental league as a third league in major league baseball in the early 1960s 11 maple leaf stadium was demolished in 1968 after the toronto maple leafs were sold to walter dilbeck and moved to louisville kentucky the team has since relocated twice and is now the worcester red sox in the early 1970s toronto city council alderman paul godfrey proposed a plan for a publicly financed domed stadium in the city but it was opposed by taxpayers and amateur sports groups 11 undeterred he proposed renovation of exhibition stadium to support baseball the stadium was renovated in anticipation of the city being awarded a major league baseball team costing ca 15 million 12 half of the funds were provided by the municipal government and the other half from an interest free loan from the provincial government of ontario 11 its seating capacity was increased to 40 000 13 there had been strong interest from several groups and individuals to own a major league baseball team in the city the most prominent was labatt brewing company who wanted to use ownership of a sports team as a means to establish a visible presence in the toronto market 14 on january 9 1976 the national exhibition company owners of the san francisco giants established an agreement in principle to sell the franchise to a consortium owned by labatt brewing company vulcan assets and the canadian imperial bank of commerce for ca 13 250 000 equivalent to 71 276 527 in 2025 13 the giants had failed to repay a us 500 000 loan from major league baseball and had experienced declining revenues since the relocation of the kansas city athletics to oakland in 1968 13 of the sale price us 5 250 000 was to be placed in escrow to meet certain possible obligations with respect to the transaction especially the lease of candlestick park which would expire in 1994 13 the new owners of the giants led by don mcdougall would move the team to toronto pending approval from the other eleven national league teams which would be sought on january 14 at the winter meetings of general managers in phoenix the team would be known as the toronto giants 13 and would begin play during the 1976 major league baseball season the deal was scuttled by a superior court of california which issued an injunction blocking the sale on february 11 1976 the injunction was requested by the city of san francisco on january 10 15 the national exhibition company eventually accepted a purchase proposal from bob lurie in a deal brokered by george moscone the mayor of san francisco lurie elected to keep the team in san francisco 15 this was the third scuttled attempt by labatt to bring an mlb team to toronto after failures to acquire the baltimore orioles and the cleveland indians 16 soon after godfrey received a phone call from kansas city royals owner ewing kauffman informing him that he supported a toronto franchise for the american league 17 during an owners meeting held on march 20 1976 the american league franchises voted 11 1 to expand the league with a toronto franchise to which national league owners resolved to consider a toronto franchise to begin play in the 1977 season 17 bowie kuhn at the time the commissioner of baseball planned for the national league to expand with new franchises in toronto and washington d c and for the american league to add a new franchise in new orleans in addition to the already awarded seattle franchise 17 18 on march 29 national league owners met and voted in favour of the expansion plans but they were rejected because the vote was not unanimous with dissenting votes from the owners of the cincinnati reds and philadelphia phillies 18 a subsequent vote on april 26 ended this plan with a 7 5 result in favour of the proposal again failing to achieve unanimity 18 two groups bid for the rights to franchise ownership in the city 12 which presented bids during an american league owner s meeting on march 26 1976 19 ultimately an ownership group named metro baseball ltd consisting of labatt brewing company the canadian imperial bank of commerce and imperial trust won the bid for a franchise fee of ca 7 million 9 20 21 14 the other bid was made by atlantic packaging 20 the winning bid was represented by legal counsel herb solway and gord kirke kirke prepared the original documents which led to the foundation of the team in 1976 22 after the city was awarded the franchise u s president gerald ford attempted to pressure major league baseball to instead award the franchise to washington d c which he claimed should have a team before toronto both the american league and national league dismissed his request 23 in 1974 the toronto city council approved a further ca 2 8 million for renovations to exhibition stadium retrofitting the stadium for baseball and would be ready in time for the 1977 season 14 paul beeston was hired as the team s first employee on may 10 1976 and peter bavasi was hired as the team s first president and general manager on june 18 1976 14 18 expansion draft edit main article 1976 major league baseball expansion draft in order to stock the roster of each team a draft was held on november 5 1976 in which each of the extant teams would make available to the expansion franchises some of the players on their major league and minor league rosters each team was allowed to protect fifteen players on the major league roster and an additional three players after each of the first and second round of the draft 24 the seattle mariners and toronto blue jays each selected 30 players in the draft 24 see also edit 1961 major league baseball expansion 1962 major league baseball expansion 1969 major league baseball expansion 1993 major league baseball expansion 1998 major league baseball expansion references edit 1 2 sarasota herald tribune 1960 1 2 hogan 2007 p 128 schabowski rick 2011 april 7 1970 milwaukee brewers make their debut at county stadium society of american baseball research retrieved march 24 2023 muder craig 2011 bud selig s work as commissioner leads him to cooperstown s doorstep society of american baseball research retrieved march 24 2023 1 2 stone 2006 1 2 cour 1999 p c16 1 2 3 riess 2006 p 802 macintosh 2000 1 2 jozsa 2006 p 58 creamer 2005 p 98 1 2 3 4 5 riess 2006 p 844 1 2 canadian broadcasting corporation 2011 last audio clip in the post from cbc radio in 1977 1 2 3 4 5 st petersburg times 1976 1 2 3 4 riess 2006 p 845 1 2 sakamoto 1976 davidi 2016 p 9 1 2 3 davidi 2016 p 10 1 2 3 4 davidi 2016 p 12 davidi 2016 p 11 1 2 sgambati 1976 toronto blue jays franchise timeline livesey bruce january 25 2006 the champs champion canadian lawyer magazine retrieved may 2 2019 howden 1976 1 2 holtzman 1997 further reading edit jozsa frank p 2010 major league baseball expansions and relocations a history 1876 2008 mcfarland company isbn 9780786457236 schaefer kurt summer 2000 play ball columbia magazine 14 2 washington state historical society archived from the original on april 22 2008 retrieved march 12 2013 blue jays fever sweeps toronto canadian broadcasting corporation august 18 2011 retrieved february 27 2013 cour jim june 27 1999 good riddance austin american statesman creamer robert w 2005 1974 babe the legend comes to life fireside sports classics simon schuster isbn 0 671 76070 x davidi shi 2016 the big 50 the men and moments that made the toronto blue jays triumph books isbn 978 1 62937 208 2 hogan kenneth 2007 the 1969 seattle pilots major league baseball s one year team mcfarland isbn 9780786427864 holtzman jerome november 13 1997 expansion draft no joke anymore chicago tribune on baseball retrieved february 27 2013 howden suzanne april 4 1976 will toronto ever get a baseball franchise cbc news retrieved february 27 2013 jozsa frank p 2006 big sports big business a century of league expansions mergers and reorganizations greenwood publishing group isbn 0275991342 macintosh heather march 1 2000 kingdome the controversial birth of a seattle icon 1959 1976 historylink retrieved march 12 2013 riess steven a 2006 encyclopedia of major league baseball clubs greenwood publishing group isbn 0313329915 sakamoto gordon february 12 1976 giants will stay in san francisco the bryan times united press international sgambati fred may 1 1976 toronto joins baseball s big leagues cbc news retrieved february 27 2013 stone larry july 9 2006 endearing enduring the 1969 seattle pilots the seattle times retrieved march 12 2013 giants moving toronto st petersburg times associated press january 9 1976 boston move in 1953 key to expansion sarasota herald tribune united press international october 31 1960 1976 1979 franchise timeline toronto blue jays archived from the original on october 15 2007 retrieved february 27 2013 v t e major league baseball 2026 season american league east baltimore orioles boston red sox new york yankees tampa bay rays toronto blue jays central chicago white sox cleveland guardians detroit tigers kansas city royals minnesota twins west athletics houston astros los angeles angels seattle mariners texas rangers national league east atlanta braves miami marlins new york mets philadelphia phillies washington nationals central chicago cubs cincinnati reds milwaukee brewers pittsburgh pirates st louis cardinals west arizona diamondbacks colorado rockies los angeles dodgers san diego padres san francisco giants schedule spring training opening day jackie robinson day civil rights game all star game interleague play international games london mexico city seoul little league classic field of dreams game rickwood field game speedway classic players weekend world baseball classic postseason world series champions al champions nl champions league championship series division series wild card game series appearances streaks droughts series sweeps records game 7s business authentication program business rules draft rule 5 highest paid players hot stove league luxury tax lockouts strikes media logo radio television mlb com mlb advanced media mlb network mlb local media minor league baseball mlb draft league players association world baseball classic inc transactions free agency valuations winter meetings miscellaneous instant replay automated ball strike system team uniforms 2024 controversy stadiums mascots rivalries comparison with nippon professional baseball pride night history history al seasons tie breakers tie breaking procedures all time win loss records records awards retired numbers hall of fame members national baseball commission continental league organized baseball baseball color line first black players in mlb negro leaguers who played in mlb women mlb owners predecessors national association american association union association players league federal league major negro leagues negro national league i eastern colored league american negro league east west league negro southern league negro national league ii negro american league steroid usage drug policy suspensions mitchell report biogenesis scandal balco scandal barry bonds perjury case antitrust cases federal baseball club v national league 1922 toolson v new york yankees inc 1953 flood v kuhn 1972 timeline timeline of major league baseball history of team nicknames dead ball era live ball era golden age of baseball defunct and relocated teams relocations of the 1950s 1960s expansion 1961 1962 1969 1977 1993 1998 potential contraction attempt commissioner rob manfred league presidents al nl v t e seattle mariners established in 1977 based in seattle washington franchise history expansion expansion draft seasons records no hitters players managers general managers and owners award winners and league leaders first round draft picks broadcasters opening day starting pitchers minor league affiliates team hall of fame nintendo fan network ballparks kingdome t mobile park spring training tempe diablo stadium peoria sports complex culture mariner moose ms relief home run trident the mitt people dave niehaus mr mariner tuba man peanut man promotions turn ahead the clock songs louie louie kernkraft 400 can t hold us mr rager film tv the naked gun from the files of police squad little big league the comrades of summer lore 1995 al west tie breaker game the double félix hernández s perfect game key personnel owner baseball club of seattle lp represented by ceo john stanton president john stanton president of baseball operations jerry dipoto general manager justin hollander retired numbers 11 24 42 51 51 all star games hosted 3 1979 2001 2023 american league west division titles 4 1995 1997 2001 2025 wild card berths 2 2000 2022 minor league affiliates tacoma rainiers triple a arkansas travelers double a everett aquasox high a inland empire 66ers single a acl mariners rookie dsl mariners rookie broadcasting television mlb local media root sports northwest defunct radio seattle sports radio network affiliates broadcasters rick rizzs aaron goldsmith angie mentink ryan rowland smith steve guasch seattle mariners seasons 1970s 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980s 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990s 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000s 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010s 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020s 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 v t e toronto blue jays established in 1977 based in toronto 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