Arizona Diamondbacks and Toronto Blue Jays players: who played for both
Who played for both the Diamondbacks and Blue Jays?
90 players played for both the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Toronto Blue Jays between 1998 and 2025, including Aaron Hill, Shawn Green, Miguel Montero and Lyle Overbay. 49 of them played for the Diamondbacks first and 32 for the Blue Jays first; 9 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Aaron Small is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Blue Jays first, then the Diamondbacks from 1998.
- Trevor Richards is the most recent: Blue Jays first, then the Diamondbacks from 2025.
- Aaron Hill played the most games across the two: 525 for the Diamondbacks and 875 for the Blue Jays.
- 11 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Lyle Overbay.
- Most common positions on this list: P (47), OF (15), C (9), 2B (7).
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All 90 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Diamondbacks | Blue Jays |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Hill | 2B | 2011–2015 (525 g) | 2005–2011 (875 g) |
| Shawn Green | OF | 2005–2006 (273 g) | 1993–1999 (716 g) |
| Miguel Montero | C | 2006–2014 (906 g) | 2017 (32 g) |
| Lyle Overbay | 1B | 2001–2003, 2011–2012 (161 g) | 2006–2010 (723 g) |
| Lourdes Gurriel | OF | 2023–2025 (407 g) | 2018–2022 (468 g) |
| Orlando Hudson | 2B | 2006–2008 (403 g) | 2002–2005 (462 g) |
| Devon White | OF | 1998 (146 g) | 1991–1995 (656 g) |
| Jose Cruz | OF | 2005 (64 g) | 1997–2002 (698 g) |
| Roberto Alomar | 2B | 2004 (38 g) | 1991–1995 (703 g) |
| Eric Hinske | 3B | 2013 (52 g) | 2002–2006 (655 g) |
| Randal Grichuk | OF | 2024–2025 (176 g) | 2018–2021 (479 g) |
| Daulton Varsho | OF | 2020–2022 (283 g) | 2023–2025 (365 g) |
| John McDonald | SS | 2011–2012 (89 g) | 2005–2011 (549 g) |
| Jake Lamb | 3B | 2014–2020 (596 g) | 2021 (12 g) |
| David Dellucci | OF | 1998–2003 (503 g) | 2009 (8 g) |
| Tony Batista | 3B | 1998–1999 (150 g) | 1999–2001 (324 g) |
| Shea Hillenbrand | 3B | 2003–2004 (233 g) | 2005–2006 (233 g) |
| Kelly Johnson | 2B | 2010–2011 (268 g) | 2011–2012 (175 g) |
| Rod Barajas | C | 1999–2003 (211 g) | 2008–2009 (229 g) |
| Brandon Drury | 2B | 2015–2017 (289 g) | 2018–2020 (149 g) |
| Troy Glaus | 3B | 2005 (149 g) | 2006–2007 (268 g) |
| Ryan Roberts | 3B | 2009–2012 (372 g) | 2006–2007 (17 g) |
| Raul Mondesi | OF | 2003 (45 g) | 2000–2002 (320 g) |
| Dan Plesac | P | 1999–2000 (96 g) | 1997–1999, 2001–2002 (262 g) |
| Gabriel Moreno | C | 2023–2025 (291 g) | 2022 (25 g) |
| Brandon Lyon | P | 2005–2008 (234 g) | 2001–2002, 2012 (56 g) |
| Cliff Pennington | SS | 2013–2015 (236 g) | 2015 (33 g) |
| Miguel Batista | P | 2001–2003, 2006 (154 g) | 2004–2005 (109 g) |
| Todd Stottlemyre | P | 1999–2000, 2002 (40 g) | 1988–1994 (206 g) |
| Daniel Hudson | P | 2010–2012, 2014–2016 (190 g) | 2019 (45 g) |
| Jarrod Dyson | OF | 2018–2019 (197 g) | 2021 (25 g) |
| Felipe Lopez | SS | 2009 (85 g) | 2001–2002 (134 g) |
| Royce Clayton | SS | 2005 (143 g) | 2007 (69 g) |
| Jeff Mathis | C | 2017–2018 (129 g) | 2012 (71 g) |
| Trevor Richards | P | 2025 (2 g) | 2021–2024 (195 g) |
| Robbie Ray | P | 2015–2020 (149 g) | 2020–2021 (37 g) |
| Scott Schoeneweis | P | 2009 (45 g) | 2005–2006 (135 g) |
| Tyler Clippard | P | 2016, 2021 (66 g) | 2018 (73 g) |
| Jon Rauch | P | 2008–2009 (84 g) | 2011 (53 g) |
| Mike Morgan | P | 2000–2002 (120 g) | 1983 (16 g) |
| John Frascatore | P | 1999 (26 g) | 1999–2001 (105 g) |
| Ken Huckaby | C | 2001 (1 g) | 2002–2003, 2005 (128 g) |
| Zack Godley | P | 2015–2019 (123 g) | 2019 (6 g) |
| Turner Ward | OF | 1999–2000 (25 g) | 1991–1993 (98 g) |
| Emilio Bonifacio | OF | 2007–2008 (19 g) | 2013 (94 g) |
| Doug Davis | P | 2007–2009 (93 g) | 2003 (12 g) |
| Miguel Castro | P | 2023–2024 (86 g) | 2015 (13 g) |
| Socrates Brito | OF | 2015–2016, 2018 (82 g) | 2019 (17 g) |
| David Eckstein | SS | 2008 (18 g) | 2008 (76 g) |
| Omar Daal | P | 1998–2000 (85 g) | 1997 (9 g) |
| Dominic Leone | P | 2015–2016 (28 g) | 2017 (65 g) |
| Jordan Luplow | OF | 2022 (83 g) | 2023 (7 g) |
| Edgar Gonzalez | P | 2003–2008 (80 g) | 2013 (3 g) |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | C | 2015 (70 g) | 2017 (10 g) |
| Henry Blanco | C | 2011–2012 (58 g) | 2013 (15 g) |
| Max Scherzer | P | 2008–2009 (48 g) | 2025 (17 g) |
| Kerry Ligtenberg | P | 2005 (7 g) | 2004 (57 g) |
| Chase Anderson | P | 2014–2015 (50 g) | 2020 (10 g) |
| Scott Brow | P | 1998 (17 g) | 1993–1994, 1996 (42 g) |
| Luis Frias | P | 2021–2024 (54 g) | 2024 (4 g) |
| Scott Service | P | 2003–2004 (39 g) | 2003 (16 g) |
| Bo Schultz | P | 2014 (4 g) | 2015–2016 (47 g) |
| Cole Gillespie | OF | 2010–2011 (50 g) | 2014 (1 g) |
| Willie Blair | P | 1998 (23 g) | 1990 (27 g) |
| Buddy Kennedy | 2B | 2022–2023 (40 g) | 2025 (2 g) |
| Joakim Soria | P | 2021 (31 g) | 2021 (10 g) |
| Kyle Drabek | P | 2016 (1 g) | 2010–2014 (39 g) |
| Taijuan Walker | P | 2017–2019 (32 g) | 2020 (6 g) |
| Brett de Geus | P | 2021 (28 g) | 2024 (2 g) |
| Edwin Jackson | P | 2010 (22 g) | 2019 (8 g) |
| Chris Michalak | P | 1998 (5 g) | 2001 (24 g) |
| Clay Buchholz | P | 2018 (17 g) | 2019 (12 g) |
| Jason Smith | 2B | 2007 (2 g) | 2007 (27 g) |
| Nolan Reimold | OF | 2014 (7 g) | 2014 (22 g) |
| Joel Payamps | P | 2019–2020 (4 g) | 2021 (22 g) |
| Aaron Small | P | 1998 (23 g) | 1994 (1 g) |
| Kendall Graveman | P | 2025 (19 g) | 2014 (5 g) |
| Caleb Joseph | C | 2019 (20 g) | 2020 (3 g) |
| Adam Loewen | P | 2016 (8 g) | 2011 (14 g) |
| Mike Bolsinger | P | 2014 (10 g) | 2017 (11 g) |
| Bill Murphy | P | 2007 (10 g) | 2009 (8 g) |
| Jeremy Beasley | P | 2020 (1 g) | 2021–2022 (17 g) |
| Travis Bergen | P | 2020 (7 g) | 2020–2021 (11 g) |
| Cesar Valdez | P | 2010 (9 g) | 2017 (7 g) |
| Anthony Banda | P | 2017 (8 g) | 2022 (7 g) |
| Dana Eveland | P | 2007 (5 g) | 2010 (9 g) |
| Bobby Estalella | C | 2004 (7 g) | 2004 (5 g) |
| Joe Kennedy | P | 2007 (3 g) | 2007 (9 g) |
| Bobby Korecky | P | 2009 (5 g) | 2012, 2014 (3 g) |
| Wil Ledezma | P | 2008 (3 g) | 2011 (5 g) |
From the SABR Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 3.0), 1876–2025. A season counts when the player played at least one regular-season game for the franchise.
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Toronto Blue Jays?
90 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1998 to 2025, including Aaron Hill, Shawn Green, Miguel Montero and Lyle Overbay. A player counts when he played at least one regular-season game for each franchise.
Who was the first player on this list to play for both?
Aaron Small: Toronto Blue Jays first, then the Arizona Diamondbacks from 1998.
Who has played for both recently?
Lourdes Gurriel, Randal Grichuk, Daulton Varsho, Gabriel Moreno, Trevor Richards and Miguel Castro and 5 more, with a season for one of the two in 2024 or 2025.
Does a player count if the team has moved or changed its name?
Yes. Seasons count for today's franchise, the way the Lahman database links every team-season to a franchise. Neither of these teams has moved or changed its name.
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