Cincinnati Reds and Toronto Blue Jays players: who played for both
Who played for both the Reds and Blue Jays?
84 players played for both the Cincinnati Reds and the Toronto Blue Jays between 1977 and 2025, including Tony Fernandez, Edwin Encarnacion, Dave Collins and Dave Parker. 46 of them played for the Reds first and 36 for the Blue Jays first; 2 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Dale Murray is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Reds first, then the Blue Jays from 1981.
- Ty France is the most recent: Reds first, then the Blue Jays from 2025.
- Tony Fernandez played the most games across the two: 104 for the Reds and 1,450 for the Blue Jays.
- 12 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Tony Fernandez.
- Most common positions on this list: P (45), OF (12), SS (8), 3B (5).
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All 84 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Reds | Blue Jays |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Fernandez | SS | 1994 (104 g) | 1983–1990, 1993, 1998–1999, 2001 (1450 g) |
| Edwin Encarnacion | DH | 2005–2009 (514 g) | 2009–2016 (999 g) |
| Dave Collins | OF | 1978–1981, 1987–1989 (697 g) | 1983–1984 (246 g) |
| Dave Parker | OF | 1984–1987 (631 g) | 1991 (13 g) |
| Santiago Espinal | 3B | 2024–2025 (232 g) | 2020–2023 (347 g) |
| Ryan Freel | OF | 2003–2008 (544 g) | 2001 (9 g) |
| Scott Rolen | 3B | 2009–2012 (330 g) | 2008–2009 (203 g) |
| Willie Greene | 3B | 1992–1998 (445 g) | 1999 (81 g) |
| Felipe Lopez | SS | 2003–2006 (371 g) | 2001–2002 (134 g) |
| Jacob Brumfield | OF | 1992–1994 (195 g) | 1996–1997, 1999 (210 g) |
| David Weathers | P | 1998, 2005–2009 (341 g) | 1991–1992 (17 g) |
| Mariano Duncan | 2B | 1989–1991, 1995 (299 g) | 1997 (39 g) |
| Francisco Cordero | P | 2008–2011 (283 g) | 2012 (41 g) |
| David Wells | P | 1995 (11 g) | 1987–1992, 1999–2000 (306 g) |
| Luke Maile | C | 2023–2024 (133 g) | 2017–2019 (159 g) |
| Benito Santiago | C | 1995, 2000 (170 g) | 1997–1998 (112 g) |
| Miguel Cairo | 2B | 2010–2012 (263 g) | 1996 (9 g) |
| Alex Gonzalez | SS | 2007, 2009 (178 g) | 2010 (85 g) |
| Juan Samuel | 2B | 1993 (103 g) | 1996–1998 (157 g) |
| Brandon Drury | 2B | 2022 (92 g) | 2018–2020 (149 g) |
| Dioner Navarro | C | 2012 (24 g) | 2014–2016 (209 g) |
| Doug Bair | P | 1978–1981 (220 g) | 1988 (10 g) |
| Corey Patterson | OF | 2008 (135 g) | 2011 (89 g) |
| Juan Guzman | P | 1999 (12 g) | 1991–1998 (195 g) |
| Ray Olmedo | SS | 2003–2006 (171 g) | 2007 (27 g) |
| Freddy Galvis | SS | 2019–2020 (79 g) | 2019 (115 g) |
| Fred Lewis | OF | 2011 (81 g) | 2010 (110 g) |
| Juan Francisco | 3B | 2009–2011 (81 g) | 2014 (106 g) |
| Dave Martinez | OF | 1992 (135 g) | 2000 (47 g) |
| Dewayne Wise | OF | 2006–2007 (36 g) | 2000, 2002, 2010–2011 (142 g) |
| Darnell Coles | 3B | 1992 (55 g) | 1993–1994 (112 g) |
| Tom Lawless | 2B | 1982, 1984 (92 g) | 1989–1990 (74 g) |
| Randy Myers | P | 1990–1991 (124 g) | 1998 (41 g) |
| B. J. Ryan | P | 1999 (1 g) | 2006–2009 (155 g) |
| Scott Schoeneweis | P | 2006 (16 g) | 2005–2006 (135 g) |
| Steve Delabar | P | 2016 (7 g) | 2012–2015 (143 g) |
| Dale Murray | P | 1977–1978 (76 g) | 1981–1982 (67 g) |
| Kevin Gausman | P | 2019 (15 g) | 2022–2025 (125 g) |
| Jeff Hoffman | P | 2021–2022 (67 g) | 2025 (71 g) |
| Curtis Goodwin | OF | 1996–1997 (134 g) | 1999 (2 g) |
| Derek Law | P | 2022–2023 (69 g) | 2019 (58 g) |
| Royce Clayton | SS | 2006 (50 g) | 2007 (69 g) |
| Felix Heredia | P | 2003 (57 g) | 2002 (53 g) |
| Cesar Izturis | SS | 2013 (63 g) | 2001 (46 g) |
| Steve Parris | P | 1998–2000 (75 g) | 2001–2002 (33 g) |
| Drew Storen | P | 2017 (58 g) | 2016 (38 g) |
| Joey Hamilton | P | 2001–2003 (46 g) | 1999–2001 (50 g) |
| Ty France | 1B | 2024 (52 g) | 2025 (37 g) |
| Scott Service | P | 1993–1994, 1996–1997 (71 g) | 2003 (16 g) |
| Mat Latos | P | 2012–2014 (81 g) | 2017 (3 g) |
| Sal Butera | C | 1986–1987 (61 g) | 1988 (23 g) |
| Kevin Gregg | P | 2015 (11 g) | 2010 (63 g) |
| Erik Hanson | P | 1994 (22 g) | 1996–1998 (49 g) |
| Xavier Hernandez | P | 1995–1996 (62 g) | 1989 (7 g) |
| Todd Redmond | P | 2012 (1 g) | 2013–2015 (66 g) |
| Cory Lidle | P | 2004 (24 g) | 2003 (31 g) |
| Greg Cadaret | P | 1993 (34 g) | 1994 (21 g) |
| Mike Morgan | P | 1996–1997 (36 g) | 1983 (16 g) |
| Cliff Pennington | SS | 2018 (16 g) | 2015 (33 g) |
| Chad Mottola | OF | 1996 (35 g) | 2000, 2006 (13 g) |
| Josh Roenicke | P | 2008–2009 (16 g) | 2009–2010 (29 g) |
| Kevin Barker | 1B | 2009 (29 g) | 2006 (12 g) |
| Ruben Sierra | OF | 1997 (25 g) | 1997 (14 g) |
| Carlos Almanzar | P | 2002 (8 g) | 1997–1998 (29 g) |
| Ramon Ortiz | P | 2005 (30 g) | 2013 (7 g) |
| Geronimo Berroa | DH | 1992 (13 g) | 1999 (22 g) |
| John Hudek | P | 1998–1999 (32 g) | 1999 (3 g) |
| Scott Feldman | P | 2017 (21 g) | 2016 (14 g) |
| Tanner Roark | P | 2019 (21 g) | 2020–2021 (14 g) |
| Giovanni Carrara | P | 1996–1997 (10 g) | 1995–1996 (23 g) |
| Chris Michalak | P | 2006 (8 g) | 2001 (24 g) |
| Rafael Lopez | C | 2016 (8 g) | 2017 (24 g) |
| Buck Coats | OF | 2007 (20 g) | 2008 (8 g) |
| Ricardo Jordan | P | 1998 (6 g) | 1995 (15 g) |
| Chase Anderson | P | 2022 (9 g) | 2020 (10 g) |
| T. J. Zeuch | P | 2022 (3 g) | 2019–2021 (13 g) |
| Jeff Francis | P | 2014 (1 g) | 2015 (14 g) |
| Jose Silva | P | 2002 (12 g) | 1996 (2 g) |
| Connor Overton | P | 2022–2023 (9 g) | 2021 (4 g) |
| John Bale | P | 2003 (10 g) | 1999–2000 (3 g) |
| Randy St. Claire | P | 1988 (10 g) | 1994 (2 g) |
| Deck McGuire | P | 2017 (6 g) | 2018 (4 g) |
| Frank Viola | P | 1995 (3 g) | 1996 (6 g) |
| Justin Germano | P | 2006 (2 g) | 2013 (1 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.Reds seasons include the Cincinnati Red Stockings (1882–1889) and Cincinnati Redlegs (1954–1959).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Cincinnati Reds and the Toronto Blue Jays?
84 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1977 to 2025, including Tony Fernandez, Edwin Encarnacion, Dave Collins and Dave Parker. 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?
Dale Murray: Cincinnati Reds first, then the Toronto Blue Jays from 1981.
Who has played for both recently?
Santiago Espinal, Luke Maile, Kevin Gausman, Jeff Hoffman and Ty France, 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. Reds seasons include the Cincinnati Red Stockings (1882–1889) and Cincinnati Redlegs (1954–1959).
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