Blue Jays Spring Training FAQs, important dates

March 10th, 2020

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- The Blue Jays made their big splash this offseason by signing starter to a four-year, $80 million contract, which has already brought dozens of Korean media to Spring Training to track the star lefty’s every move.

Toronto’s rotation also added and , which helps to solidify a group that was too often a revolving door in 2019. But much of the team’s growth entering '20 will come from within. Last season’s star rookie class -- headlined by , and -- has manager Charlie Montoyo optimistic about what comes next.

“You know why there’s more excitement? Because of the way we ended last year,” Montoyo said. “You’ve heard me say this before, but we played the toughest schedule in the second half and we played good baseball. We never quit.”

Montoyo’s lineup is fairly set, save for some depth jobs, but the competition for the No. 5 rotation spot and several bullpen openings will be the top stories.

New faces to know
LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu
RHP Tanner Roark
RHP Chase Anderson
RHP Shun Yamaguchi
1B Travis Shaw

Top prospects to know
RHP Nate Pearson (No. 8 on MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects list)
LHP Anthony Kay
RHP T.J. Zeuch
RHP Patrick Murphy
OF Anthony Alford
RHP Hector Perez
RHP Yennsy Diaz
C Reese McGuire
RHP Thomas Hatch

Where is the facility?
The Blue Jays’ Player Development Complex is located at 1700 Solon Avenue in Dunedin, Fla.

Can fans attend workouts?
The Player Development Complex is currently undergoing extensive renovations that will be completed this summer, so it will be closed to fans during 2020 Spring Training. In future years, the complex will be open to fans as it has been in the past.

One other notable game
On March 12, the Blue Jays will play a split-squad game at TD Ballpark in Dunedin against the Canadian Junior National Team.

Last game in Florida
March 22 against the Braves.

Any additional exhibitions?
The Blue Jays play exhibition games against the Yankees on March 23 and 24 in Montreal at Olympic Stadium, the former home of the Expos.