Blue Jays: Top 5 most memorable moments from the 2021 season

Three home ballparks, multiple record breakers, four All Stars, superb rookie seasons and heart-wrenching injuries. Just a few of many ways that can be used to describe the Toronto Blue Jays 2021 season.

There were plenty of great moments. When the Blue Jays offence would drive in as many runs as a NFL team, when Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was hitting yet another home run to lead all of the Major Leagues once again, when George Springer was living up to his salary or when we were witnessing the excellence of the likely Cy Young Award winner Robbie Ray.

There were also numerous heartbreakers. Losses that should have been wins, ice-cold at-bats, stepped-on hands, being at “home” and getting booed or being only one single game too late for a possible postseason.

Three home ballparks, multiple record breakers, four All Stars, superb rookie seasons and heart-wrenching injuries. Just a few of many ways that can be used to describe the Toronto Blue Jays 2021 season.

Through all the ups and downs, it was a season to be proud of for this young team, and much to remember of the 2021 season. So, here are the top five most memorable moments of the 2021 Blue Jays season.

5. 24 hours to remember

Game 1 of the doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles on September 11 started the way a lot of Hyun Jin Ryu’s starts went this year, with Ryu giving up two runs in the first inning, followed by three in the second inning and two in the third before getting pulled and replaced by Ross Stripling. The Jays offence wasn’t silent though, but whatever runs they drove in never seemed to be enough to take the lead from Baltimore.

By the top of the seventh and final inning, the Blue Jays were down by four runs and it was looking like they were about to accept a loss to one of the last place teams. But as we have seen again and again this year, this team doesn’t give up and fights until the very last out. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. drives in one run, followed by a sac fly by Jake Lamb for the second run and finally the 2017 World Series MVP George Springer drives in a 2-run home run to give the Blue Jays the lead, winning the game 11-10.

The second game started the same way as the first, with the Blue Jays losing to the Orioles once again going into the top of the seventh inning, this time 1-0 for Baltimore. The bats became alive again, scoring 11 runs in the seventh, putting the finishing touches on a Saturday doubleheader sweep.

If these two comebacks weren’t enough of a successful weekend for you, the Jays also returned the next day to Camden Yards and scored 22 runs, including yet another Gurriel grand slam and a whopping 10 runs in the third inning.

Manager Charlie Montoyo was astonished with the comebacks from his team, stating, “I’ve never seen anything like that, these last three days. I’ve been in the game for 35 years and I’ve never seen anything like that, back-to-back, to score that many runs.”

Let’s just say that the Home Run jacket was definitely worn out over that 24 hour period.