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1B Bo Bichette was the first Blue Jay to go yard this season in the ninth inning at Kansas City on April 3.

2C During his career with the Tampa Bay Rays from 2013 to ’22, Kevin Kiermaier set a franchise record with four inside-thepark home runs

3A The first “W” of 2023 for the Blue Jays went to Yimi Garcia at St. Louis on March 30.

4D In his Major League debut with the Kansas City Royals on May 18, 2016, second baseman Whit Merrifield singled off Boston’s David Price in the bottom of the fifth inning for his first Big-League hit

5B Alejandro Kirk (May 29, 2022 at Anaheim) became the third catcher in Blue Jays history to score four runs in one game

6A The Blue Jays obtained Santiago Espinal from Boston in exchange for infielder-outfielder-DH Steve Pearce and cash considerations on June 28, 2018

7C Four Blue Jays (for a total of five times) have captured the Hank Aaron Award since its inception in 1999 – Carlos Delgado in 2000, Jose Bautista in 2010 and 2011, Josh Donaldson in 2015 and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in 2021.

8D Daulton Varsho was the catcher for Tyler Gilbert when he recorded the third nohitter in Diamondbacks history as Arizona beat the visiting San Diego Padres 7-0 on August 14, 2021.

9C Alek Manoah (three strikeouts last summer at Dodger Stadium) joined Dave Stieb (four strikeouts in 1983 at Chicago’s Comiskey Park) as Blue Jays pitchers with at least three strikeouts in one MLB All-Star Game l