2005 season Toronto Blue Jays
after 2004 season, fieldturf replaced astroturf rogers centre s playing surface.
skydome renamed rogers centre , extensively renovated. blue jays had start 2005 season. led al east mid-april , held record around .500 until late august. jays hit injury bug when third baseman corey koskie broke finger, taking him out of line-up, club pleasantly surprised performance of rookie call-up aaron hill in stead. on july 8, prior all-star break, blue jays ace roy halladay struck on shin line drive, resulting in fractured leg. though halladay s injury hoped minor, recovery process met constant delays, , eventually, out rest of season. prior injury, blue jays in serious wild card contention, fell out of playoff race. team received glimpses of future september call-ups guillermo quiróz, john-ford griffin, , shaun marcum. marcum made himself noteworthy posting era of 0.00 on 5 relief appearances , 8 innings in september. josh towers stepped up, showing largely unseen potential going 7–5 2.91 era in second half of season.
team record 2005: 80 wins–82 losses, w%- 0.494, 15 games behind division leader, third in division
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