page_title: History of the Toronto Blue Jays
section_title: 2007 season
hierarchical_section_title: History of the Toronto Blue Jays / 2002–2009: The J. P. Ricciardi era / 2007 season
caption_attribution_description: English: Banner at Rogers Centre showing Frank Thomas's home runs.
context_page_description: The Toronto Blue Jays came into existence in 1976, as one of two teams slated to join the American League for the following season, via the 1977 Major League Baseball expansion. Toronto had been mentioned as a potential major league city as early as the 1880s, and had been home to the Toronto Maple Leafs baseball team of the International League, from 1896 to 1967.
context_section_description: The 2007 season was blighted by persistent injuries, with 12 Blue Jays landing on the disabled list. The most serious injury was that of B. J. Ryan, who was out for the entire season having had Tommy John surgery. Prior to the season, the team signed starting pitchers John Thomson, Tomo Ohka, and Víctor Zambrano; each of them was released before the end of the season. However, young starters Shaun Marcum and Dustin McGowan had breakout years, with 12 wins each. On June 24, McGowan pitched a complete game one-hitter. On June 28, Frank Thomas became the 21st major league player to hit 500 career home runs. Aaron Hill also had a breakout year, setting a team record for second basemen with 47 doubles.
  Team record 2007: 83 wins – 79 losses, W% – 0.512, 13 games behind division leader, third in division
caption: Banner at Rogers Centre, showing Frank Thomas' home run count.
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