# 2023 Toronto Blue Jays season

The 2023 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's 47th season in Major League Baseball, and 32nd full season (34th overall) at Rogers Centre. They started the season on the road against the St. Louis Cardinals on March 30, and finished the season at home against the Tampa Bay Rays on October 1. The Toronto Blue Jays drew an average home attendance of 37,307 in 81 home games in the 2023 MLB season.
The schedule was revised de-emphasizing divisional play by shifting over twenty games to interleague play. Toronto played each divisional opponent in four series, two home and two away, down from six. Those eight series were added to the interleague schedule where the Blue Jays played each National League team once except for the Philadelphia Phillies, which they played both home and away.
With their victory over the Colorado Rockies on September 1, the Blue Jays became the first team in MLB history to beat every opposing team at least once in a single season.
The Blue Jays clinched a playoff spot in the 2023 postseason on September 30, when the visiting Texas Rangers defeated the Seattle Mariners. The Blue Jays returned to the postseason for the second consecutive season and the third in four years, missing the 2021 postseason by one game. They lost in two games in the American League Wild Card Series to the Minnesota Twins at Target Field.

## Previous season

The 2022 Blue Jays finished 2nd in the AL East, to the New York Yankees, with a record of 92–70 (.556). They qualified for the postseason, but lost in two games in the Wild Card Series to the Seattle Mariners.

## Offseason
### Departing free agents

* On November 6, 2022: RHP David Phelps & RHP Ross Stripling elected free agency
* On November 7, 2022: OF Jackie Bradley Jr. elected free agency
* On November 10, 2022: LHP Trey Cumbie, RHP José De León, RHP Jake Elliott, C Ryan Gold, RHP Casey Lawrence, RHP Brady Lail, RHP Elvis Luciano, INF Eric Stamets, OF Yoshi Tsutsugo & RHP Eric Yardley elected free agency
* On November 15, 2022: LHP Foster Griffin was released
* On November 18, 2022: INF Vinny Capra, OF Raimel Tapia & OF Bradley Zimmer elected free agency
* On February 6, 2023: LHP Matt Gage was released

### Trades

* On November 16, 2022: Acquired RHP Erik Swanson and LHP prospect Adam Macko from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for OF Teoscar Hernández
* On December 23, 2022: Acquired OF Daulton Varsho from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for OF Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and C Gabriel Moreno
* On January 10, 2023: Acquired RHP Zach Thompson from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for OF Chavez Young

### Waiver transactions

* On November 9, 2022: LHP Tayler Saucedo claimed off waivers by the New York Mets
* On December 23, 2022: RHP Anthony Kay claimed off waivers by the Chicago Cubs
* On January 5, 2023: RHP Junior Fernández claimed off waivers from the New York Yankees
* On January 17, 2023: RHP Julian Merryweather claimed off waivers by the Chicago Cubs
* On February 13, 2023: LHP Matt Gage claimed off release waivers by the Houston Astros

### Free agent signings

* On November 19, 2022: Signed INF Vinny Capra to a minor league contract
* On December 15, 2022: Signed OF Kevin Kiermaier to a one-year, $9 million deal
* On December 16, 2022: Signed RHP Chris Bassitt to a three-year, $63 million deal
* On December 30, 2022: Signed RHP Casey Lawrence to a minor league contract
* On January 6, 2023: Signed C Rob Brantly, RHP Julian Fernández, LHP Paul Fry & RHP Drew Hutchison to minor league contracts.
* On January 10, 2023: Signed INF Brandon Belt to a one-year, $9.3 million deal Signed RHP Nathan Witt to a minor league contract.
* On January 15, 2023: Signed RHP Samuel Acuna, LHP Andersson Barvosa, OF Emmanuel Bonilla, RHP Samuel Colmenares, C Ivan Gomez, LHP Eduar Gonzalez, OF David Guzman, INF Adrian Meza, INF Jarold Montealto, RHP Sann Omasako, OF Daniel Perez & C Juan Rosas as international free agents, to minor league contracts.
* On January 20, 2023: Signed OF Wynton Bernard to a minor league contract.
* On January 23, 2023: Signed OF Cawrin Salcedo to a minor league contract.
* On January 30, 2023: Signed RHP Chad Green to a two-year, $8.5 million deal.
* On January 31, 2023: Signed C Jamie Ritchie to a minor league contract.
* On February 11, 2023: Signed RHP Luke Bard to a minor league contract.

### Coaching changes

* On November 30, 2022: Don Mattingly joined the Toronto Blue Jays as Bench Coach.
* On January 15, 2023: Bullpen Coach Matt Buschmann resigns from the Toronto Blue Jays.
* On January 31, 2023: David Howell and Jeff Ware joined the Toronto Blue Jays as Pitching Strategist and Bullpen Coach respectively.

## Standings
### American League East

vteAL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Baltimore Orioles | 101 | 61 | .623 | — | 49‍–‍32 | 52‍–‍29 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 99 | 63 | .611 | 2 | 53‍–‍28 | 46‍–‍35 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | .549 | 12 | 43‍–‍38 | 46‍–‍35 |
| New York Yankees | 82 | 80 | .506 | 19 | 42‍–‍39 | 40‍–‍41 |
| Boston Red Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 23 | 39‍–‍42 | 39‍–‍42 |

### American League Wild Card

vteDivision leaders :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| Baltimore Orioles | 101 | 61 | .623 |
| Houston Astros | 90 | 72 | .556 |
| Minnesota Twins | 87 | 75 | .537 |
vteWild Card teams (Top 3 teams qualify for postseason) :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 99 | 63 | .611 | +10 |
| Texas Rangers | 90 | 72 | .556 | +1 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | .549 | — |
| Seattle Mariners | 88 | 74 | .543 | 1 |
| New York Yankees | 82 | 80 | .506 | 7 |
| Boston Red Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 11 |
| Detroit Tigers | 78 | 84 | .481 | 11 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 76 | 86 | .469 | 13 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 73 | 89 | .451 | 16 |
| Chicago White Sox | 61 | 101 | .377 | 28 |
| Kansas City Royals | 56 | 106 | .346 | 33 |
| Oakland Athletics | 50 | 112 | .309 | 39 |

## Records vs opponents

| | Record | Record | Record | Games Left | Games Left | Games Left |
| Opponent | Home | Road | Total | Home | Road | Total |
| AL East |||||||
| Baltimore Orioles | 1–6 | 2–4 | 3–10 | – | – | – |
| Boston Red Sox | 3–3 | 3–4 | 6–7 | – | – | – |
| New York Yankees | 2–5 | 4–2 | 6–7 | – | – | – |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 3–3 | 3–4 | 6–7 | – | – | – |
| Totals | 9–17 | 12–14 | 21–31 | – | – | – |
| AL Central |||||||
| Chicago White Sox | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | – | – | – |
| Cleveland Guardians | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–4 | – | – | – |
| Detroit Tigers | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | – | – | – |
| Kansas City Royals | 3–0 | 3–1 | 6–1 | – | – | – |
| Minnesota Twins | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | – | – | – |
| Totals | 10–5 | 12–5 | 22–10 | – | – | – |
| AL West |||||||
| Houston Astros | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | – | – | – |
| Los Angeles Angels | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | – | – | – |
| Oakland Athletics | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | – | – | – |
| Seattle Mariners | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | – | – | – |
| Texas Rangers | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–6 | – | – | – |
| Totals | 9–8 | 7–8 | 16–16 | – | – | – |
| National League |||||||
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 3–0 | – | 3–0 | – | – | – |
| Atlanta Braves | 3–0 | – | 3–0 | – | – | – |
| Chicago Cubs | 1–2 | – | 1–2 | – | – | – |
| Cincinnati Reds | – | 2–1 | 2–1 | – | – | – |
| Colorado Rockies | – | 2–1 | 2–1 | – | – | – |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | – | 2–1 | 2–1 | – | – | – |
| Miami Marlins | – | 2–1 | 2–1 | – | – | – |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 2–1 | – | 2–1 | – | – | – |
| New York Mets | – | 3–0 | 3–0 | – | – | – |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | – | – | – |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | – | 3–0 | 3–0 | – | – | – |
| San Diego Padres | 1–2 | – | 1–2 | – | – | – |
| San Francisco Giants | 2–1 | – | 2–1 | – | – | – |
| St. Louis Cardinals | – | 1–2 | 1–2 | – | – | – |
| Washington Nationals | 2–1 | – | 2–1 | – | – | – |
| Totals | 15–8 | 15–8 | 30–16 | – | – | – |
| Grand Totals | 43–38 | 46–35 | 89–73 | – | – | – |
| Month | Games | Won | Lost | Pct. |
| March | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| April | 27 | 17 | 10 | .630 |
| May | 28 | 11 | 17 | .393 |
| June | 27 | 16 | 11 | .593 |
| July | 24 | 14 | 10 | .583 |
| August | 27 | 14 | 13 | .519 |
| September | 27 | 16 | 11 | .593 |
| October | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Totals | 162 | 89 | 73 | .549 |

## 2023 draft

The 2023 Major League Baseball draft began on July 9 and concluded on July 11. The Blue Jays forfeited their second round selection by signing Chris Bassitt in the offseason.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College/School | Signed |
| 1 | 20 | Arjun Nimmala | SS | Strawberry Crest High School (FL) | July 17 |
| 3 | 89 | Juaron Watts-Brown | RHP | Oklahoma State | July 21 |
| 4 | 121 | Landen Maroudis | RHP | Calvary Christian Academy (FL) | July 17 |
| 5 | 157 | Connor O'Halloran | LHP | Michigan | July 18 |
| 6 | 184 | Jace Bohrofen | OF | Arkansas | July 18 |
| 7 | 214 | Nick Goodwin | SS | Kansas State | July 17 |
| 8 | 244 | Braden Barry | OF | West Virginia | July 18 |
| 9 | 274 | Sam Shaw | OF | Lambrick Park Secondary School (BC) | July 16 |
| 10 | 304 | Josh Mollerus | RHP | Oregon | July 19 |

## Regular season
### Opening Day

Opening Day starters :
| Position | Name |
| Catcher | Alejandro Kirk |
| First baseman | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. |
| Second baseman | Whit Merrifield |
| Shortstop | Bo Bichette |
| Third baseman | Matt Chapman |
| Left fielder | Daulton Varsho |
| Center fielder | Kevin Kiermaier |
| Right fielder | George Springer |
| Designated hitter | Brandon Belt |
| Pitcher | Alek Manoah |

### Game log

Legend :
| Blue Jays win | Blue Jays loss | Game postponed | Clinched playoff spot |
2023 Game Log: 89–73 (Home: 43–38; Road: 46–35) :
March: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordGB
1March 30@ Cardinals10–9García (1–0)Helsley (0–1)Romano (1)47,6491–0— :
April: 17–10 (Home: 9–3; Road: 8–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordGB
2April 1@ Cardinals1–4Flaherty (1–0)Gausman (0–1)Helsley (1)44,4611–11
3April 2@ Cardinals4–9Montgomery (1–0)Bassitt (0–1)—45,5251–22
4April 3@ Royals5–9Singer (1–0)Berríos (0–1)—10,8101–33
5April 4@ Royals4–1Kikuchi (1–0)Bubic (0–1)Romano (2)12,1232–33
6April 5@ Royals3–0Manoah (1–0)Greinke (0–2)Romano (3)10,0153–33
7April 6@ Royals6–3Gausman (1–1)Lyles (0–2)Cimber (1)10,4014–32½
8April 7@ Angels4–3Bassitt (1–1)Herget (0–1)Romano (4)44,7355–32½
9April 8@ Angels5–9Barría (1–0)Berríos (0–2)—44,5345–43½
10April 9@ Angels12–11 (10)Romano (1–0)Estévez (0–1)Mayza (1)31,0926–43½
11April 11Tigers9–3Pop (1–0)Manning (1–1)—42,0537–44
12April 12Tigers4–3 (10)Romano (2–0)Shreve (0–1)—35,3008–44
13April 13Tigers1–3Turnbull (1–2)Bassitt (1–2)Lange (1)26,1928–55
14April 14Rays6–3Berríos (1–2)Rasmussen (2–1)Romano (5)34,8229–54
15April 15Rays5–2Kikuchi (2–0)Kelley (0–1)Romano (6)41,67910–53
16April 16Rays1–8McClanahan (4–0)Manoah (1–1)—39,17910–64
17April 17@ Astros2–9Javier (2–0)Gausman (1–2)—30,87310–74
18April 18@ Astros4–2Bassitt (2–2)Urquidy (1–1)Romano (7)32,60211–74
19April 19@ Astros1–8García (1–2)Berríos (1–3)—40,54511–85
20April 21@ Yankees6–1Kikuchi (3–0)Germán (1–2)—39,02512–85
21April 22@ Yankees2–3Cordero (1–0)Romano (2–1)—43,22312–96
22April 23@ Yankees5–1Gausman (2–2)Schmidt (0–2)—39,29313–96
23April 24White Sox5–2Bassitt (3–2)Lynn (0–3)Romano (8)26,29314–96
24April 25White Sox7–0Berríos (2–3)Clevinger (2–2)—28,91715–95
25April 26White Sox8–0Kikuchi (4–0)Kopech (0–3)—35,06916–94
26April 28Mariners3–2Mayza (1–0)Gott (0–1)Romano (9)41,41417–94½
27April 29Mariners1–0 (10)Swanson (1–0)Gott (0–2)—41,47518–94½
28April 30Mariners8–10 (10)Sewald (2–0)Pop (1–1)Brash (1)40,15818–104½ :
May: 11–17 (Home: 5–7; Road: 6–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordGB
29May 1@ Red Sox5–6Winckowski (2–0)Romano (2–2)—27,43818–115
30May 2@ Red Sox6–7Bleier (1–0)Swanson (1–1)Winckowski (1)27,72118–126
31May 3@ Red Sox3–8Pivetta (2–2)Manoah (1–2)—27,96318–137
32May 4@ Red Sox5–11Bello (1–1)Gausman (2–3)—30,17318–148
33May 5@ Pirates4–0Bassitt (4–2)Hill (3–3)—24,81019–148
34May 6@ Pirates8–2Berríos (3–3)Oviedo (2–3)—34,88220–147
35May 7@ Pirates10–1Kikuchi (5–0)Contreras (3–3)—21,65521–147
36May 9@ Phillies4–8Nola (3–2)Manoah (1–3)—44,54421–157½
37May 10@ Phillies1–2 (10)Kimbrel (2–1)Mayza (1–1)—31,75821–167½
38May 12Braves3–0Bassitt (5–2)Strider (4–1)—35,04722–167
39May 13Braves5–2Swanson (2–1)Minter (2–5)Romano (10)41,34123–166
40May 14Braves6–5Pearson (1–0)Iglesias (0–1)—40,89524–166
41May 15Yankees4–7Brito (3–3)Manoah (1–4)King (3)28,81024–176½
42May 16Yankees3–6Weber (1–0)Swanson (2–2)Peralta (3)35,11224–187½
43May 17Yankees3–0 (10)Romano (3–2)Peralta (2–1)—27,43125–186½
44May 18Yankees2–4Cortés Jr. (4–2)Berríos (3–4)Marinaccio (1)33,29025–196½
45May 19Orioles2–6Gibson (5–3)Kikuchi (5–1)—32,48525–207½
46May 20Orioles5–6 (10)Bautista (3–1)García (1–1)—41,61125–218½
47May 21Orioles3–8 (10)Baumann (3–0)García (1–2)—41,64325–228½
48May 22@ Rays4–6Fleming (1–0)Bassitt (5–3)Fairbanks (5)8,85725–239½
49May 23@ Rays20–1Berríos (4–4)Bradley (3–1)—11,90626–238½
50May 24@ Rays3–7McClanahan (8–0)Kikuchi (5–2)—8,69926–249½
51May 25@ Rays3–6Eflin (7–1)Manoah (1–5)Poche (1)10,73626–2510½
52May 26@ Twins3–1Gausman (3–3)Varland (2–1)Romano (11)25,06127–2510½
53May 27@ Twins7–9López (3–3)Bassitt (5–4)Stewart (1)29,11127–2610½
54May 28@ Twins3–0Berríos (5–4)Ober (3–2)Romano (12)31,02528–2610½
55May 30Brewers7–2Kikuchi (6–2)Houser (1–1)—32,93029–269
56May 31Brewers2–4Teherán (1–1)Manoah (1–6)Williams (9)42,20529–2710 :
June: 16–11 (Home: 9–6; Road: 7–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordGB
57June 1Brewers3–1Gausman (4–3)Peralta (5–5)Romano (13)42,05930–279½
58June 2@ Mets3–0Bassitt (6–4)Verlander (2–3)Romano (14)42,63731–279
59June 3@ Mets2–1Pearson (2–0)Robertson (2–1)Swanson (1)37,70432–278½
60June 4@ Mets6–4Pearson (3–0)Leone (0–2)Romano (15)42,16933–278½
61June 5Astros4–11Bielak (3–2)Manoah (1–7)—23,98233–289½
62June 6Astros5–1Gausman (5–3)Brown (5–3)Richards (1)30,07934–289½
63June 7Astros3–2Bassitt (7–4)Neris (3–2)Romano (16)26,72435–289½
64June 8Astros3–2Berríos (6–4)Valdez (6–5)Romano (17)28,28436–289½
65June 9Twins2–3 (10)Durán (2–2)Cimber (0–1)—35,22236–2910½
66June 10Twins4–9López (2–2)Cimber (0–2)—41,99036–3010½
67June 11Twins7–6Pearson (4–0)Pagán (3–1)Romano (18)41,67337–3010½
68June 13@ Orioles6–11Kremer (7–3)Bassitt (7–5)—16,01837–3110
69June 14@ Orioles3–1Berríos (7–4)Bradish (2–3)Romano (19)16,08338–3110
70June 15@ Orioles2–4Wells (6–2)García (1–3)Bautista (18)22,55538–3211
71June 16@ Rangers2–1Gausman (6–3)Pérez (6–3)Romano (20)34,30839–3211
72June 17@ Rangers2–4Dunning (6–1)Richards (0–1)Smith (12)39,38339–3311
73June 18@ Rangers7–11King (1–0)Pearson (4–1)—38,51539–3411
74June 19@ Marlins0–11Brazobán (1–1)Berríos (7–5)—12,22639–3511½
75June 20@ Marlins2–0García (2–3)Scott (4–2)Romano (21)9,80940–3510½
76June 21@ Marlins6–3Gausman (7–3)Alcántara (2–6)Romano (22)15,70141–3510½
77June 23Athletics4–5Erceg (2–0)Romano (3–3)May (4)34,98841–3611
78June 24Athletics7–3Berríos (8–5)Fujinami (3–7)Romano (23)41,72042–3610
79June 25Athletics12–1Kikuchi (7–2)Medina (1–7)—41,06943–3610
80June 27Giants0–3Wood (3–2)Gausman (7–4)Doval (23)36,00443–3710
81June 28Giants6–1Francis (1–0)Webb (7–7)—36,68544–3710
82June 29Giants2–1Bassitt (8–5)Winn (0–1)Romano (24)27,76145–3710
83June 30Red Sox0–5Paxton (4–1)Berríos (8–6)—37,21845–3811 :
July: 14–10 (Home: 6–6; Road: 8–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordGB
84July 1Red Sox6–7Crawford (3–4)Kikuchi (7–3)Jansen (17)41,81345–3911
85July 2Red Sox4–5Martin (2–1)Romano (3–4)Jacques (1)41,45545–4011
86July 4@ White Sox4–3Pearson (5–1)Kelly (1–4)Romano (25)32,60746–4010
—July 5@ White SoxPostponed (rain); Makeup: July 6
87July 6 (1)@ White Sox6–2 (11)Romano (4–4)Bummer (3–2)García (1)see 2nd game47–408½
88July 6 (2)@ White Sox5–4Jackson (1–0)Padilla (0–1)Pearson (1)20,25848–408
89July 7@ Tigers12–2Manoah (2–7)Faedo (1–4)—30,02949–407
90July 8@ Tigers0–2Manning (3–1)Gausman (7–5)Lange (13)30,62149–417
91July 9@ Tigers4–3 (10)García (3–3)Cisnero (2–2)Romano (26)30,07750–417
92July 14Diamondbacks7–2Richards (1–1)Nelson (4–2)—38,61751–416½
93July 15Diamondbacks5–2Bassitt (9–5)Gallen (11–4)García (2)42,32852–417
94July 16Diamondbacks7–5Jackson (2–0)Henry (5–2)Swanson (2)41,79453–416
95July 18Padres1–9Musgrove (9–2)Manoah (2–8)—42,68053–425½
96July 19Padres0–2Darvish (7–6)Berríos (8–7)Hader (23)42,94853–435½
97July 20Padres4–0Bassitt (10–5)Snell (6–8)—43,19654–435½
98July 21@ Mariners2–3Sewald (3–0)Romano (4–5)—42,35254–445½
99July 22@ Mariners8–9Campbell (1–0)Pearson (5–2)Topa (2)44,92154–456½
100July 23@ Mariners4–3Mayza (2–1)Woo (1–3)Romano (27)42,43055–456½
101July 24@ Dodgers6–3 (11)Jackson (3–0)Bickford (2–3)Romano (28)47,73156–456½
102July 25@ Dodgers7–8 (10)Graterol (4–2)White (0–1)—47,06956–466½
103July 26@ Dodgers8–1Kikuchi (8–3)Gonsolin (5–4)—46,66757–465½
104July 28Angels4–1Gausman (8–5)Giolito (6–7)García (3)42,10658–465½
105July 29Angels6–1Cabrera (2–1)Detmers (2–8)—41,99759–464½
106July 30Angels2–3 (10)Estévez (5–1)García (3–4)—41,81059–475½
107July 31Orioles2–4Gibson (10–6)Bassitt (10–6)Bautista (29)31,12259–486½ :
August: 14–13 (Home: 6–8; Road: 8–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordGB
108August 1Orioles3–13Bradish (7–6)Ryu (0–1)—40,69159–497½
109August 2Orioles4–1Kikuchi (9–3)Rodriguez (2–3)Swanson (3)36,92460–496½
110August 3Orioles1–6Flaherty (8–6)Gausman (8–6)—42,67260–507½
111August 4@ Red Sox7–3Manoah (3–8)Paxton (6–3)Hicks (9)36,37661–507½
112August 5@ Red Sox5–4Berríos (9–7)Bernardino (1–1)Swanson (4)36,73262–507½
113August 6@ Red Sox13–1Bassitt (11–6)Murphy (1–1)—36,16263–507½
114August 7@ Guardians3–1Swanson (3–2)De Los Santos (4–2)Hicks (10)18,19864–507
115August 8@ Guardians0–1Bibee (8–2)Kikuchi (9–4)Clase (30)19,46764–517
116August 9@ Guardians1–0Gausman (9–6)Allen (5–5)Hicks (11)21,22765–516
117August 10@ Guardians3–4Syndergaard (2–5)Manoah (3–9)Clase (31)23,90565–527
118August 11Cubs2–6Assad (2–2)Berríos (9–8)—41,81465–537
119August 12Cubs4–5Merryweather (4–0)Hicks (1–7)Alzolay (16)42,58565–548
120August 13Cubs11–4Ryu (1–1)Taillon (7–7)—41,96066–548
121August 15Phillies2–1Hicks (2–7)Domínguez (2–3)Romano (29)42,61567–547½
122August 16Phillies4–9Nola (10–8)Gausman (9–7)—42,70167–557½
123August 18@ Reds0–1Díaz (5–4)Hicks (2–8)—28,50267–568½
124August 19@ Reds4–3Bassitt (12–6)Williamson (4–3)Romano (30)38,46168–568½
125August 20@ Reds10–3Ryu (2–1)Greene (2–5)Francis (1)31,52969–568½
126August 22@ Orioles6–3 (10)Mayza (3–1)Baumann (9–1)Romano (31)20,61270–567½
127August 23@ Orioles0–7Kremer (12–5)Gausman (9–8)—19,13270–578½
128August 24@ Orioles3–5Gibson (13–7)Berríos (9–9)Bautista (33)19,43270–589½
129August 25Guardians2–5Bibee (10–3)Bassitt (12–7)Clase (34)40,75570–5910½
130August 26Guardians8–3Ryu (3–1)Allen (6–7)—41,92471–5910½
131August 27Guardians7–10 (11)Clase (2–7)Jackson (3–1)—41,97871–6010½
132August 28Nationals6–3Gausman (10–8)Gray (7–11)Hicks (12)27,94072–6010½
133August 29Nationals4–5Gore (7–10)Berríos (9–10)Finnegan (25)39,72272–6111½
134August 30Nationals7–0Bassitt (13–7)Corbin (9–12)—39,30373–6110½ :
September: 16–11 (Home: 8–7; Road: 8–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordGB
135September 1@ Rockies13–9Cabrera (3–1)Bird (2–2)—27,39774–619½
136September 2@ Rockies7–8Blach (2–1)Kikuchi (9–5)Kinley (1)40,44574–6210½
137September 3@ Rockies7–5Green (1–0)Lawrence (4–7)Romano (32)32,28375–6210½
138September 4@ Athletics6–5 (10)Romano (5–5)Pérez (1–2)—9,06276–6210½
139September 5@ Athletics7–1Bassitt (14–7)Neal (1–1)—4,75177–6210½
140September 6@ Athletics2–5Sears (4–11)Ryu (3–2)May (18)3,87177–6311½
141September 8Royals5–4Green (2–0)Hernández (1–10)Romano (33)26,49378–6311½
142September 9Royals5–1Gausman (11–8)Greinke (1–15)—41,44379–6311½
143September 10Royals5–2Berríos (10–10)Clarke (2–5)Romano (34)35,27580–6310½
144September 11Rangers4–10Dunning (10–6)Bassitt (14–8)—23,45180–6411½
145September 12Rangers3–6Scherzer (13–6)Ryu (3–3)—30,47980–6511½
146September 13Rangers0–10Montgomery (9–11)Kikuchi (9–6)—25,49580–6611½
147September 14Rangers2–9Bradford (4–1)Gausman (11–9)—37,59480–6711½
148September 15Red Sox3–0Berríos (11–10)Bello (12–9)Romano (35)35,68081–6710½
149September 16Red Sox4–3 (13)Green (3–0)Llovera (1–3)—42,27682–6710½
150September 17Red Sox3–2Swanson (4–2)Whitlock (5–5)—41,87683–6710½
151September 19@ Yankees7–1Kikuchi (10–6)Schmidt (9–9)—38,52584–6711
152September 20@ Yankees6–1Gausman (12–9)King (4–7)—35,58785–6710
153September 21@ Yankees3–5Cole (14–4)Berríos (11–11)—37,64685–6810
154September 22@ Rays6–2Bassitt (15–8)Glasnow (9–7)Romano (36)18,53886–689
155September 23@ Rays6–7Devenski (5–4)Romano (5–6)—22,65586–6910
156September 24@ Rays9–5Richards (2–1)Bradley (5–8)—22,47287–6910
157September 26Yankees0–2Brito (9–7)Romano (5–7)Holmes (23)40,45487–7011
158September 27Yankees0–6Cole (15–4)Berríos (11–12)—31,92387–7112
159September 28Yankees6–0Bassitt (16–8)Weaver (3–6)—36,65788–7112
160September 29Rays11–4Kikuchi (11–6)Civale (7–5)—42,39489–7111
161September 30Rays5–7 (10)Devenski (6–4)Hicks (3–9)—42,09789–7212 :
October: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordGB
162October 1Rays8–12Lopez (1–0)Parsons (0–1)—42,05889–7311
* Despite losing to Tampa Bay on September 30, the Blue Jays clinched a playoff berth on this day by virtue of a Seattle loss. :

## Postseason
### Postseason game log

Legend :
| Blue Jays win | Blue Jays loss | Game postponed |
2023 Postseason Game Log :
American League Wild Card Series: 0–2
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceSeries
1October 3@ Twins1–3López (1–0)Gausman (0–1)Durán (1)38,4500–1
2October 4@ Twins0–2Gray (1–0)Berríos (0–1)Durán (2)38,5180–2 :

### Postseason rosters

Playoff rosters :
American League Wild Card Series
Pitchers: 12 Jordan Hicks 16 Yusei Kikuchi 17 José Berríos 33 Trevor Richards 34 Kevin Gausman 37 Chad Green 40 Chris Bassitt 50 Erik Swanson 58 Tim Mayza 68 Jordan Romano 92 Génesis Cabrera 93 Yimi García
Catchers: 30 Alejandro Kirk 55 Tyler Heineman
Infielders: 5 Santiago Espinal 8 Cavan Biggio 11 Bo Bichette 15 Whit Merrifield 26 Matt Chapman 27 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 36 Davis Schneider
Outfielders: 4 George Springer 25 Daulton Varsho 31 Cam Eden 39 Kevin Kiermaier
Designated hitters: 13 Brandon Belt :

## Statistics

Note: Team leaders in each category are in bold.

### Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; Ref. = Reference
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG |
| Brandon Belt | 103 | 339 | 53 | 86 | 23 | 0 | 19 | 43 | 0 | 61 | .254 |
| Bo Bichette | 135 | 571 | 69 | 175 | 30 | 3 | 20 | 73 | 5 | 27 | .306 |
| Cavan Biggio | 111 | 289 | 54 | 68 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 5 | 40 | .235 |
| Matt Chapman | 140 | 509 | 66 | 122 | 39 | 2 | 17 | 54 | 4 | 62 | .240 |
| Ernie Clement | 30 | 50 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .380 |
| Paul DeJong | 13 | 44 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .068 |
| Cam Eden | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| Santiago Espinal | 93 | 230 | 30 | 57 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 18 | .248 |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | 156 | 602 | 78 | 159 | 30 | 0 | 26 | 94 | 5 | 67 | .264 |
| Tyler Heineman | 19 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | .276 |
| Spencer Horwitz | 15 | 39 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | .256 |
| Danny Jansen | 86 | 268 | 38 | 61 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 53 | 0 | 23 | .228 |
| Kevin Kiermaier | 129 | 370 | 58 | 98 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 14 | 29 | .265 |
| Alejandro Kirk | 123 | 372 | 34 | 93 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 43 | 0 | 42 | .250 |
| Nathan Lukes | 29 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .192 |
| Jordan Luplow | 7 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .214 |
| Mason McCoy | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Whit Merrifield | 145 | 547 | 66 | 149 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 67 | 26 | 36 | .272 |
| Davis Schneider | 35 | 116 | 23 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 21 | .276 |
| George Springer | 154 | 613 | 87 | 158 | 25 | 1 | 21 | 72 | 20 | 60 | .258 |
| Daulton Varsho | 158 | 527 | 65 | 116 | 23 | 3 | 20 | 61 | 16 | 45 | .220 |
| Totals | 162 | 5562 | 746 | 1423 | 292 | 19 | 188 | 705 | 99 | 550 | .256 |

### Pitching

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; WHIP = Walks + hits per inning pitched; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts; Ref. = Reference
| Player | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | WHIP | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
| Anthony Bass | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.95 | 1.40 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 19 |
| Chris Bassitt | 33 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 3.60 | 1.175 | 200 | 176 | 88 | 80 | 59 | 186 |
| José Berríos | 32 | 32 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 3.65 | 1.186 | 1892⁄3 | 173 | 82 | 77 | 52 | 184 |
| Génesis Cabrera | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.66 | 0.97 | 232⁄3 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| Adam Cimber | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.40 | 1.55 | 202⁄3 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 12 |
| Ernie Clement | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 3.00 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hagen Danner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1⁄3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowden Francis | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.73 | 0.83 | 361⁄3 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 35 |
| Yimi García | 73 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4.09 | 1.24 | 66 | 67 | 35 | 30 | 15 | 79 |
| Kevin Gausman | 31 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3.16 | 1.178 | 185 | 163 | 72 | 65 | 55 | 237 |
| Chad Green | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.25 | 1.33 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
| Thomas Hatch | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.26 | 2.37 | 61⁄3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| Jordan Hicks | 25 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2.63 | 1.08 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| Jay Jackson | 25 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.12 | 0.91 | 292⁄3 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 27 |
| Yusei Kikuchi | 32 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3.86 | 1.27 | 1672⁄3 | 165 | 78 | 72 | 48 | 181 |
| Alek Manoah | 19 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 5.87 | 1.74 | 871⁄3 | 93 | 61 | 57 | 59 | 79 |
| Tim Mayza | 69 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.52 | 1.22 | 531⁄3 | 50 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 53 |
| Wes Parsons | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20.25 | 3.25 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| Nate Pearson | 35 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4.85 | 1.27 | 422⁄3 | 36 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 43 |
| Zach Pop | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.59 | 1.24 | 132⁄3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 14 |
| Trevor Richards | 56 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.95 | 1.35 | 722⁄3 | 63 | 41 | 40 | 35 | 105 |
| Jordan Romano | 59 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 2.90 | 1.22 | 59 | 48 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 72 |
| Hyun-jin Ryu | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3.46 | 1.29 | 52 | 53 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 38 |
| Erik Swanson | 69 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2.97 | 1.10 | 662⁄3 | 52 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 75 |
| Trent Thornton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.69 | 1.50 | 51⁄3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Mitch White | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.11 | 1.74 | 122⁄3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 13 |
| Totals | 162 | 162 | 89 | 73 | 51 | 3.78 | 1.25 | 14512⁄3 | 1326 | 671 | 610 | 488 | 1528 |
Note: Bassitt, Berríos, and Gausman WHIP was calculated to 3 decimal points to determine the team leader in WHIP, Bassitt led the team in WHIP.

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager | Win–loss record | Division | Postseason |
| Triple-A | Buffalo Bisons | International League | Casey Candaele | 34–41 (first half) 42–31 (second half) | East Division | Did not qualify |
| Double-A | New Hampshire Fisher Cats | Eastern League | Cesar Martin | 35–33 (first half) 27–39 (second half) | Northeast Division | Did not qualify |
| High-A | Vancouver Canadians | Northwest League | Brent Lavallee | 38–27 (first half) 39–27 (second half) | — | Qualified won F 3–1 |
| Low-A | Dunedin Blue Jays | Florida State League | Donnie Murphy | 32–34 (first half) 30–36 (second half) | West Division | Did not qualify |
| Rookie | FCL Blue Jays | Florida Complex League | Jose Mayorga | 17–37 | North Division | Did not qualify |
| Rookie | DSL Blue Jays | Dominican Summer League | Andy Fermin | 28–25 | Baseball City | Did not qualify |