Among the players on the Toronto Blue Jays roster who played for the team during the 2025 regular season and postseason, only one is Canadian: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is the sole player representing the Canadian flag this year. The majority of the roster hail from the United States, with others from Venezuela and the Dominican Republic.
It is difficult to reconcile the fact that a team with such a deep connection to Canada, representing Toronto, features only one Canadian player on its roster. The second most dominant nationality on the Blue Jays roster is the Dominican Republic, though those players saw limited action with the club this year.
“I was born here and this is my second house,” Guerrero Jr. said in early April after signing a new extension. “I’ve spent a lot of time here in Toronto and Canada. When a country gives you love, you’ve got to give the love back, you know? That’s what I’m doing right now.”
When was the last time the Blue Jays had more than one Canadian on the roster?
In the 2024 season, the Blue Jays featured three Canadian-born players on the roster: in addition to Guerrero Jr., Zach Pop and Jordan Romano were part of the team. They also had three Canadians on the roster in 2018 and four in 2016.
Despite the limited number of Canadian players on the roster, the Blue Jays are representing the country they call home and remain the only MLB team to play outside of the United States. Furthermore, they are competing in the World Series for the first time in over three decades.