1998 Toronto Blue Jays Roster

The 1998 Toronto Blue Jays team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1998 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1998 Toronto Blue Jays Opening Day starters list, a 1998 Toronto Blue Jays salary list, a 1998 Toronto Blue Jays uniform number breakdown and a 1998 Toronto Blue Jays primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1998 Toronto Blue Jays



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Complete Roster  
 

40 Carlos Almanzar 6-02 166 Right Right 1973-11-06
49 Luis Andujar 6-02 175 Right Right 1972-11-22
26 Chris Carpenter 6-06 230 Right Right 1975-04-27
21 Roger Clemens 6-04 220 Right Right 1962-08-04
45 Kelvim Escobar 6-01 205 Right Both 1976-04-11
57 Juan Guzman 5-11 195 Right Right 1966-10-28
52 Roy Halladay 6-06 225 Right Right 1977-05-14
39 Erik Hanson 6-06 210 Right Right 1965-05-18
41 Pat Hentgen 6-02 200 Right Right 1968-11-13
28 Randy Myers 6-01 215 Left Left 1962-09-19
31 Robert Person 5-11 180 Right Right 1969-10-06
19 Dan Plesac 6-05 215 Left Left 1962-02-04
48 Paul Quantrill 6-01 185 Right Left 1968-11-03
55 Bill Risley 6-02 215 Right Right 1967-05-29
39 Nerio Rodriguez 6-01 195 Right Right 1971-03-04
53 Steve Sinclair 6-02 190 Left Left 1971-08-02
37 Dave Stieb 6-01 195 Right Right 1957-07-22
50 Ben Van Ryn 6-05 185 Left Left 1971-08-09
30 Woody Williams 6-00 190 Right Right 1966-08-19
58 Shannon Withem 6-03 185 Right Right 1972-09-21
14 Kevin Brown 6-02 200 Right Right 1973-04-21
59, 5 Mark Dalesandro 6-00 185 Right Right 1968-05-14
9 Darrin Fletcher 6-01 199 Right Left 1966-10-03
18 Benito Santiago 6-01 190 Right Right 1965-03-09
25 Carlos Delgado 6-03 220 Right Left 1972-06-25
2 Tom Evans 6-01 200 Right Right 1974-07-09
1 Tony Fernandez 6-02 195 Right Both 1962-06-30
8 Alex Gonzalez 6-00 180 Right Right 1973-04-08
4 Craig Grebeck 5-07 148 Right Right 1964-12-29
13 Tomas Perez 5-11 165 Right Both 1973-12-29
33 Ed Sprague 6-02 210 Right Right 1967-07-25
6 Kevin Witt 6-04 200 Right Left 1976-01-05
3 Felipe Crespo 5-11 195 Right Both 1973-03-05
23 Jose Cruz, Jr. 6-00 190 Right Both 1974-04-19
15 Shawn Green 6-04 190 Left Left 1972-11-10
20 Patrick Lennon 6-02 200 Right Right 1968-04-27
12 Tony Phillips 5-10 175 Right Both 1959-04-25
24 Shannon Stewart 6-00 175 Right Right 1974-02-25
44, 33 Jose Canseco 6-04 240 Right Right 1964-07-02
11 Juan Samuel 5-11 170 Right Right 1960-12-09
20 Mike Stanley 6-01 185 Right Right 1963-06-25


The 1998 Toronto Blue Jays played 162 games during the regular season, won 88 games, lost 74 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Skydome (Park Factors: 100/100) where 2,454,303 fans witnessed their 1998 Blue Jays finish the season with a .543 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1998 Toronto Blue Jays Opening Day starters list, a 1998 Toronto Blue Jays salary list, a 1998 Toronto Blue Jays uniform number breakdown and a 1998 Toronto Blue Jays primary starters list:

1998 Toronto Blue Jays
Opening Day Starters


Jose Canseco
Roger Clemens
Jose Cruz, Jr.
Tony Fernandez
Darrin Fletcher
Alex Gonzalez
Shawn Green
Ed Sprague
Mike Stanley
Shannon Stewart

1998 Toronto Blue Jays
Most Games by Position

C Darrin Fletcher (121)
1B Carlos Delgado (141)
2B Craig Grebeck (91)
3B Ed Sprague (105)
SS Alex Gonzalez (158)
LF Shannon Stewart (110)
CF Jose Cruz, Jr. (103)
RF Shawn Green (127)
  
SP Chris Carpenter
SP Roger Clemens
SP Juan Guzman
SP Pat Hentgen
SP Woody Williams
  
RP Carlos Almanzar
RP Robert Person
RP Dan Plesac
RP Paul Quantrill
RP Bill Risley
RP Steve Sinclair
CL Randy Myers


1998 Toronto Blue Jays
Salaries

Roger Clemens $8,550,000.00
Juan Guzman $5,000,000.00
Randy Myers $4,416,667.00
Benito Santiago $4,000,000.00
Erik Hanson $3,533,333.00
Pat Hentgen $3,250,000.00
Carlos Delgado $2,400,000.00
Ed Sprague $2,350,000.00
Jose Canseco $2,125,000.00
Tony Fernandez $2,000,000.00
Mike Stanley $1,800,000.00
Woody Williams $1,615,000.00
Alex Gonzalez $1,497,500.00
Darrin Fletcher $1,475,000.00
Shawn Green $1,475,000.00
Paul Quantrill $1,150,000.00
Dan Plesac $800,000.00
Tony Phillips $560,000.00
Dave Stieb $450,000.00
Juan Samuel $421,000.00
Craig Grebeck $415,000.00
Bill Risley $405,000.00
Jose Cruz, Jr. $325,000.00
Robert Person $265,000.00
Kelvim Escobar $220,000.00
Shannon Stewart $192,500.00
Chris Carpenter $190,000.00
Felipe Crespo $185,000.00
Mark Dalesandro $185,000.00
Carlos Almanzar $172,500.00
Nerio Rodriguez $172,500.00
Kevin Brown $170,000.00
Tom Evans $170,000.00
Roy Halladay $170,000.00
Steve Sinclair $170,000.00
Ben Van Ryn $170,000.00
Shannon Withem $170,000.00
Kevin Witt $170,000.00


1998 Toronto Blue Jays
Uniform Numbers

#1 Tony Fernandez
#2 Tom Evans
#3 Felipe Crespo
#4 Craig Grebeck
#5 Mark Dalesandro
#6 Kevin Witt
#8 Alex Gonzalez
#9 Darrin Fletcher
#11 Juan Samuel
#12 Tony Phillips
#13 Tomas Perez
#14 Kevin Brown
#15 Shawn Green
#18 Benito Santiago
#19 Dan Plesac
#20 Patrick Lennon
#20 Mike Stanley
#21 Roger Clemens
#23 Jose Cruz, Jr.
#24 Shannon Stewart
#25 Carlos Delgado
#26 Chris Carpenter
#28 Randy Myers
#30 Woody Williams
#31 Robert Person
#33 Jose Canseco
#33 Ed Sprague
#37 Dave Stieb
#39 Erik Hanson
#39 Nerio Rodriguez
#40 Carlos Almanzar
#41 Pat Hentgen
#44 Jose Canseco
#45 Kelvim Escobar
#48 Paul Quantrill
#49 Luis Andujar
#50 Ben Van Ryn
#52 Roy Halladay
#53 Steve Sinclair
#55 Bill Risley
#57 Juan Guzman
#58 Shannon Withem
#59 Mark Dalesandro

Did you know that a 1998 Toronto Blue Jays Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?

     

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