Episode One: The Architect builds a franchise

Before an expectation of success and championships… The Toronto Blue Jays were an expansion team looking for an identity.

A team that played its first regular season game in the snow, on a field originally used as a racetrack and football field. In a stadium on the shores of Lake Ontario.

After nearly eight years of navigating the challenges of expansion, the Blue Jays started to build something truly special… That growth seemingly culminated in one of the most memorable seasons in their history… 1985.

Were the 1985 Jays, the best Jays team ever?

Episode includes Pat Gillick, Cito Gaston, Rance Mulliniks, Ernie Whitt, Tom Henke and Steve Balboni.

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