Chicago Cubs and Toronto Blue Jays players: who played for both
Who played for both the Cubs and Blue Jays?
121 players played for both the Chicago Cubs and the Toronto Blue Jays between 1977 and 2025, including George Bell, Alex Gonzalez, Joe Carter and Reed Johnson. 64 of them played for the Cubs first and 50 for the Blue Jays first; 7 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Chuck Hartenstein is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Cubs first, then the Blue Jays from 1977.
- Richard Lovelady is the most recent: Cubs first, then the Blue Jays from 2025.
- George Bell played the most games across the two: 149 for the Cubs and 1,181 for the Blue Jays.
- 19 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as George Bell.
- Most common positions on this list: P (69), OF (23), C (10), 2B (6).
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All 121 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Cubs | Blue Jays |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Bell | OF | 1991 (149 g) | 1981, 1983–1990 (1181 g) |
| Alex Gonzalez | SS | 2002–2004 (331 g) | 1994–2001 (890 g) |
| Joe Carter | OF | 1983 (23 g) | 1991–1997 (1039 g) |
| Reed Johnson | OF | 2008–2009, 2011–2012 (361 g) | 2003–2007 (610 g) |
| Darwin Barney | 2B | 2010–2014 (542 g) | 2015–2017 (248 g) |
| Fred McGriff | 1B | 2001–2002 (195 g) | 1986–1990 (578 g) |
| Corey Patterson | OF | 2000–2005 (589 g) | 2011 (89 g) |
| Glenallen Hill | OF | 1993–1994, 1998–2000 (331 g) | 1989–1991 (138 g) |
| Cliff Johnson | DH | 1980 (68 g) | 1983–1986 (400 g) |
| Gary Woods | OF | 1982–1985 (378 g) | 1977–1978 (68 g) |
| Michael Barrett | C | 2004–2007 (431 g) | 2009 (7 g) |
| Brian McRae | OF | 1995–1997 (402 g) | 1999 (31 g) |
| Mark DeRosa | 3B | 2007–2008 (298 g) | 2013 (88 g) |
| Dan Plesac | P | 1993–1994 (111 g) | 1997–1999, 2001–2002 (262 g) |
| Scott Downs | P | 2000 (18 g) | 2005–2010 (347 g) |
| Matt Stairs | OF | 2001 (128 g) | 2007–2008 (230 g) |
| Chris Coghlan | OF | 2014–2016 (321 g) | 2017 (36 g) |
| Shawn Camp | P | 2012–2013 (106 g) | 2008–2011 (236 g) |
| Dave Martinez | OF | 1986–1988, 2000 (288 g) | 2000 (47 g) |
| Mickey Morandini | 2B | 1998–1999 (298 g) | 2000 (35 g) |
| Candy Maldonado | OF | 1993 (70 g) | 1991–1992, 1995 (250 g) |
| Terry Adams | P | 1995–1999 (276 g) | 2004 (42 g) |
| Dioner Navarro | C | 2013 (89 g) | 2014–2016 (209 g) |
| Ryan Tepera | P | 2020–2021 (64 g) | 2015–2019 (216 g) |
| Yan Gomes | C | 2022–2024 (236 g) | 2012 (43 g) |
| Dennis Lamp | P | 1977–1980 (127 g) | 1984–1986 (149 g) |
| Miguel Montero | C | 2015–2017 (243 g) | 2017 (32 g) |
| Felix Heredia | P | 1998–2001 (221 g) | 2002 (53 g) |
| Rico Carty | OF | 1973 (22 g) | 1978–1979 (236 g) |
| Bill Caudill | P | 1979–1981 (131 g) | 1985–1986 (107 g) |
| Henry Blanco | C | 2005–2008 (208 g) | 2013 (15 g) |
| Benito Santiago | C | 1999 (109 g) | 1997–1998 (112 g) |
| Junior Lake | OF | 2013–2015 (193 g) | 2016 (22 g) |
| Munenori Kawasaki | 2B | 2016 (14 g) | 2013–2015 (201 g) |
| Scott Eyre | P | 2006–2008 (148 g) | 2001–2002 (66 g) |
| Randy Myers | P | 1993–1995 (169 g) | 1998 (41 g) |
| Mitch Webster | OF | 1988–1989 (168 g) | 1983–1985 (41 g) |
| Joe Biagini | P | 2021 (1 g) | 2016–2019 (204 g) |
| Darrin Jackson | OF | 1985, 1987–1989 (157 g) | 1993 (46 g) |
| Sandy Martinez | C | 1998–1999 (62 g) | 1995–1997 (141 g) |
| Steve Trachsel | P | 1993–1999, 2007 (191 g) | 2000 (11 g) |
| Ted Lilly | P | 2007–2010 (113 g) | 2004–2006 (89 g) |
| Carl Edwards | P | 2015–2019 (194 g) | 2021 (6 g) |
| Kevin Gregg | P | 2009, 2013 (134 g) | 2010 (63 g) |
| Marcus Stroman | P | 2022–2023 (52 g) | 2014–2019 (142 g) |
| Frank Castillo | P | 1991–1997 (166 g) | 2000 (25 g) |
| Pat Tabler | 1B | 1981–1982 (60 g) | 1991–1992 (131 g) |
| Domingo Ramos | SS | 1989–1990 (183 g) | 1980 (5 g) |
| Justin Speier | P | 1998 (1 g) | 2004–2006 (185 g) |
| Reese McGuire | C | 2025 (45 g) | 2018–2021 (141 g) |
| Willie Greene | 3B | 2000 (105 g) | 1999 (81 g) |
| Justin Turner | 3B | 2025 (80 g) | 2024 (91 g) |
| Emilio Bonifacio | OF | 2014 (69 g) | 2013 (94 g) |
| Carlos Villanueva | P | 2013–2014 (89 g) | 2011–2012 (71 g) |
| Julian Merryweather | P | 2023–2025 (105 g) | 2020–2022 (47 g) |
| Eric Sogard | 2B | 2021 (78 g) | 2019 (73 g) |
| Mark Leiter | P | 2022–2024 (143 g) | 2018 (8 g) |
| Brandon Morrow | P | 2018 (35 g) | 2010–2014 (100 g) |
| Cesar Izturis | SS | 2006–2007 (87 g) | 2001 (46 g) |
| Brendon Little | P | 2022 (1 g) | 2024–2025 (128 g) |
| Nate Pearson | P | 2024–2025 (30 g) | 2020–2021, 2023–2024 (93 g) |
| Hector Torres | SS | 1971 (31 g) | 1977 (91 g) |
| Jose Molina | C | 1999 (10 g) | 2010–2011 (112 g) |
| Miguel Batista | P | 1997 (11 g) | 2004–2005 (109 g) |
| David Phelps | P | 2019 (24 g) | 2019, 2021–2022 (94 g) |
| Mark Guthrie | P | 1999–2000, 2003 (95 g) | 2000 (23 g) |
| LaTroy Hawkins | P | 2004–2005 (98 g) | 2015 (18 g) |
| Orlando Merced | OF | 1998 (12 g) | 1997 (98 g) |
| Genesis Cabrera | P | 2025 (9 g) | 2023–2024 (98 g) |
| Mike Morgan | P | 1992–1995, 1998 (90 g) | 1983 (16 g) |
| Rafael Dolis | P | 2011–2013 (40 g) | 2020–2021 (63 g) |
| Tyler Chatwood | P | 2018–2020 (71 g) | 2021 (30 g) |
| Dave Geisel | P | 1978–1979, 1981 (36 g) | 1982–1983 (63 g) |
| Randy Wells | P | 2008–2012 (97 g) | 2008 (1 g) |
| Wayne Nordhagen | OF | 1983 (21 g) | 1982 (72 g) |
| Anthony Bass | P | 2018 (16 g) | 2020, 2022–2023 (76 g) |
| Chuck Hartenstein | P | 1965–1968 (79 g) | 1977 (13 g) |
| Curtis Goodwin | OF | 1999 (89 g) | 1999 (2 g) |
| Edwin Jackson | P | 2013–2015 (83 g) | 2019 (8 g) |
| Miguel Cairo | 2B | 1997, 2001 (82 g) | 1996 (9 g) |
| Jesse Chavez | P | 2018, 2022 (35 g) | 2012, 2016 (48 g) |
| Neil Ramirez | P | 2014–2016 (77 g) | 2019 (6 g) |
| Jose Nunez | P | 1990 (21 g) | 1987–1989 (57 g) |
| Tommy Nance | P | 2021 (27 g) | 2024–2025 (50 g) |
| Joe Coleman | P | 1976 (39 g) | 1978 (31 g) |
| Jonathan Villar | SS | 2022 (46 g) | 2020 (22 g) |
| Zac Rosscup | P | 2013–2015, 2017 (62 g) | 2019 (2 g) |
| Clayton Richard | P | 2015–2016 (49 g) | 2019 (10 g) |
| Jon Berti | 3B | 2025 (53 g) | 2018 (4 g) |
| Joe Smith | P | 2016 (16 g) | 2017 (38 g) |
| Jason Adam | P | 2020–2021 (25 g) | 2019 (23 g) |
| Tanyon Sturtze | P | 1995–1996 (8 g) | 2003 (40 g) |
| Paul Kilgus | P | 1989 (35 g) | 1990 (11 g) |
| David Weathers | P | 2001 (28 g) | 1991–1992 (17 g) |
| Anthony Kay | P | 2023 (13 g) | 2019–2022 (28 g) |
| Jeff Beliveau | P | 2012 (22 g) | 2017 (19 g) |
| Jose Cuas | P | 2023–2024 (36 g) | 2024 (4 g) |
| Chad Hermansen | OF | 2002 (35 g) | 2004 (4 g) |
| Daniel Norris | P | 2022 (27 g) | 2014–2015 (10 g) |
| Jeremy Jeffress | P | 2020 (22 g) | 2013–2014 (13 g) |
| Jaime Garcia | P | 2018 (8 g) | 2018 (25 g) |
| Matt Boyd | P | 2025 (31 g) | 2015 (2 g) |
| Rafael Lopez | C | 2014 (7 g) | 2017 (24 g) |
| Matt Dermody | P | 2020, 2022 (2 g) | 2016–2017 (28 g) |
| Chad Gaudin | P | 2008 (24 g) | 2005 (5 g) |
| Jason Smith | 2B | 2001 (2 g) | 2007 (27 g) |
| Mike Maksudian | 1B | 1994 (26 g) | 1992 (3 g) |
| Ramon Ortiz | P | 2011 (22 g) | 2013 (7 g) |
| Scott Feldman | P | 2013 (15 g) | 2016 (14 g) |
| Buck Coats | OF | 2006 (18 g) | 2008 (8 g) |
| Cole Gillespie | OF | 2013 (25 g) | 2014 (1 g) |
| Doug Creek | P | 1999 (3 g) | 2003 (21 g) |
| Ryan Freel | OF | 2009 (14 g) | 2001 (9 g) |
| Doug Davis | P | 2011 (9 g) | 2003 (12 g) |
| Ben VanRyn | P | 1998 (9 g) | 1998 (10 g) |
| Tom Filer | P | 1982 (8 g) | 1985 (11 g) |
| Phil Coke | P | 2015 (16 g) | 2015 (2 g) |
| Justin Germano | P | 2012 (13 g) | 2013 (1 g) |
| Brett Anderson | P | 2017 (6 g) | 2017 (7 g) |
| Felix Doubront | P | 2014 (4 g) | 2015 (5 g) |
| Richard Lovelady | P | 2024 (7 g) | 2025 (2 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.Cubs seasons include the Chicago White Stockings (1876–1889), Chicago Colts (1890–1897) and Chicago Orphans (1898–1902).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Chicago Cubs and the Toronto Blue Jays?
121 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1977 to 2025, including George Bell, Alex Gonzalez, Joe Carter and Reed Johnson. 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?
Chuck Hartenstein: Chicago Cubs first, then the Toronto Blue Jays from 1977.
Who has played for both recently?
Yan Gomes, Reese McGuire, Justin Turner, Julian Merryweather, Mark Leiter and Brendon Little and 7 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. Cubs seasons include the Chicago White Stockings (1876–1889), Chicago Colts (1890–1897) and Chicago Orphans (1898–1902).
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