Jays Journal » Rob Davis http://jaysjournal.com A Toronto Blue Jays Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Fri, 24 May 2013 02:30:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Today in Jays History: Ernie Whitt http://jaysjournal.com/2011/01/08/today-in-jays-history-ernie-whitt/ http://jaysjournal.com/2011/01/08/today-in-jays-history-ernie-whitt/#comments Sat, 08 Jan 2011 10:31:55 +0000 Jared Macdonald http://jaysjournal.com/?p=4002 After spending parts of nine Major League seasons with the Blue Jays, Ernie Whitt was granted free agency for the first time in his career after the 1986 season. His efforts at free agency were short lived, as he wound up re-signing with the Jays 24 years ago today on January 8th, 1987. The Boston [...]

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]]> After spending parts of nine Major League seasons with the Blue Jays, Ernie Whitt was granted free agency for the first time in his career after the 1986 season.

His efforts at free agency were short lived, as he wound up re-signing with the Jays 24 years ago today on January 8th, 1987.

The Boston Red Sox selected Whitt in the 15th round of the 1972 draft, but his path to the Major Leagues was blocked by future Hall-of-Famer Carlton Fisk. He was left unprotected during the expansion draft after the 1976 season, where he was plucked by the Blue Jays.

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