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Quiz: Know your Toronto Blue Jays, past & present?

A lot has happened since the Jays played their first game on April 7, 1977 at Exhibition Stadium against the visiting Chicago White Sox, from Doug Ault's franchise-first home run to Dave Stieb's no-hitter to Joe Carter's World Series-winning homer and many more. How many top Blue Jay moments do you know?

Opening day 1977, AL East title in '85, Bautista's bat among club's top moments

George Bell, left, caught a ball in left field to help the Blue Jays clinch the AL East in 1985, while Jose Bautista, right, led the major leagues in home runs in 2010. (Rick Stewart/Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images/CBCSports.ca)

In less than two weeks, the most anticipated Toronto Blue Jays season since the team won back-to-back World Series in 1992 and ’93 will be underway.

A lot has happened since the Jays played their first game on April 7, 1977 at Exhibition Stadium against the visiting Chicago White Sox.

There’s Doug Ault’s franchise-first home run, George Bell’s catch in left field to clinch the American League East in 1985, Dave Stieb’s no-hitter in 1990, Joe Carter’s World Series-winning home run in 1993, and this off-season's acquisitions of starting pitchers R.A. Dickey, Josh Johnson and Mark Buehrle.

How many of these top moments, and others in Blue Jays history, do you know?

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Doug Harrison has covered the professional and amateur scene as a senior writer for CBC Sports since 2003. Previously, the Burlington, Ont., native covered the NHL and other leagues for Faceoff.com. Follow the award-winning journalist @harrisoncbc