St. Catharines Blue Jays
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The St. Catharines Blue Jays were a minor league baseball
team that played at Community Park in St. Catharines, Ontario
. They were the Short-Season A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays
in the New York-Penn League. The team began play in 1986 as the Blue Jays, though were later renamed the St. Catharines Stompers. The team left St. Catharines after the 1999 season to become the Queens Kings
in 2000.
On 4 July 2007, it was reported in the St. Catharines Standard
that the Stompers were going to return in the summer of 2008. Former team owner, Terrence O'Malley was quoted as saying: "the Stompers are back...We'll be playing at Community Park beginning next summer." This article prompted a number of responses, but turned out to be a satirical piece.
The Blue Jays won the New York-Penn league title in 1986.
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
team that played at Community Park in St. Catharines, Ontario
St. Catharines, Ontario
St. Catharines is the largest city in Canada's Niagara Region and the sixth largest urban area in Ontario, Canada, with 97.11 square kilometres of land...
. They were the Short-Season A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball 's American League ....
in the New York-Penn League. The team began play in 1986 as the Blue Jays, though were later renamed the St. Catharines Stompers. The team left St. Catharines after the 1999 season to become the Queens Kings
Queens Kings
The Queens Kings were the Toronto Blue Jays' Short-Season A classification team in the New York-Penn League in the 2000 season. The team was formerly the St. Catharines Stompers and was sold by the Blue Jays and relocated to Queens, New York and played at The Ballpark at St. Johns...
in 2000.
On 4 July 2007, it was reported in the St. Catharines Standard
St. Catharines Standard
The St. Catharines Standard is the prominent daily newspaper of the city of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.-History:The St. Catharines Standard was started in 1891, by W. B. Burgoyne. The Standard, located in St. Catharines, Ontario, is the largest daily newspaper in Niagara Region...
that the Stompers were going to return in the summer of 2008. Former team owner, Terrence O'Malley was quoted as saying: "the Stompers are back...We'll be playing at Community Park beginning next summer." This article prompted a number of responses, but turned out to be a satirical piece.
The Blue Jays won the New York-Penn league title in 1986.