New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays players: who played for both
Who played for both the Yankees and Blue Jays?
131 players played for both the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays between 1977 and 2025, including Tony Fernandez, Vernon Wells, Jesse Barfield and Dave Winfield. 56 of them played for the Yankees first and 67 for the Blue Jays first; 8 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Jim Mason is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Yankees first, then the Blue Jays from 1977.
- Ryan Yarbrough is the most recent: Blue Jays first, then the Yankees from 2025.
- Tony Fernandez played the most games across the two: 108 for the Yankees and 1,450 for the Blue Jays.
- 24 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Tony Fernandez.
- Most common positions on this list: P (58), OF (28), C (11), 2B (10).
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All 131 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Yankees | Blue Jays |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Fernandez | SS | 1995 (108 g) | 1983–1990, 1993, 1998–1999, 2001 (1450 g) |
| Vernon Wells | OF | 2013 (130 g) | 1999–2010 (1393 g) |
| Jesse Barfield | OF | 1989–1992 (396 g) | 1981–1989 (1032 g) |
| Dave Winfield | OF | 1981–1988, 1990 (1172 g) | 1992 (156 g) |
| Edwin Encarnacion | DH | 2019 (44 g) | 2009–2016 (999 g) |
| John Olerud | 1B | 2004 (49 g) | 1989–1996 (920 g) |
| Damaso Garcia | 2B | 1978–1979 (29 g) | 1980–1986 (902 g) |
| Lyle Overbay | 1B | 2013 (142 g) | 2006–2010 (723 g) |
| Rick Cerone | C | 1980–1984, 1987, 1990 (587 g) | 1977–1979 (255 g) |
| Melky Cabrera | OF | 2005–2009 (569 g) | 2013–2014 (227 g) |
| Russell Martin | C | 2011–2012 (258 g) | 2015–2018 (447 g) |
| Eric Hinske | 3B | 2009 (39 g) | 2002–2006 (655 g) |
| Rickey Henderson | OF | 1985–1989 (596 g) | 1993 (44 g) |
| Josh Donaldson | 3B | 2022–2023 (166 g) | 2015–2018 (462 g) |
| Pat Kelly | 2B | 1991–1997 (591 g) | 1999 (37 g) |
| Otto Velez | OF | 1973–1976 (105 g) | 1977–1982 (522 g) |
| John Mayberry | 1B | 1982 (69 g) | 1978–1982 (549 g) |
| Curtis Granderson | OF | 2010–2013 (513 g) | 2018 (104 g) |
| Cliff Johnson | DH | 1977–1979 (160 g) | 1983–1986 (400 g) |
| Dave Righetti | P | 1979, 1981–1990 (522 g) | 1994 (13 g) |
| Mike Stanley | C | 1992–1995, 1997 (426 g) | 1998 (98 g) |
| Paul Quantrill | P | 2004–2005 (108 g) | 1996–2001 (386 g) |
| Raul Mondesi | OF | 2002–2003 (169 g) | 2000–2002 (320 g) |
| David Wells | P | 1997–1998, 2002–2003 (124 g) | 1987–1992, 1999–2000 (306 g) |
| Jimmy Key | P | 1993–1996 (94 g) | 1984–1992 (318 g) |
| Ruben Sierra | OF | 1995–1996, 2003–2005 (383 g) | 1997 (14 g) |
| Chad Green | P | 2016–2022 (272 g) | 2023–2025 (110 g) |
| Cecil Fielder | 1B | 1996–1997 (151 g) | 1985–1988 (220 g) |
| Homer Bush | 2B | 1997–1998, 2004 (64 g) | 1999–2002 (305 g) |
| Tim Mayza | P | 2024 (15 g) | 2017–2019, 2021–2024 (352 g) |
| Jim Mason | SS | 1974–1976 (339 g) | 1977 (22 g) |
| Isiah Kiner-Falefa | SS | 2022–2023 (257 g) | 2024–2025 (102 g) |
| Dave Collins | OF | 1982 (111 g) | 1983–1984 (246 g) |
| Luis Sojo | 2B | 1996–2001, 2003 (274 g) | 1990, 1993 (52 g) |
| Josh Phelps | DH | 2007 (36 g) | 2000–2004 (281 g) |
| Gio Urshela | 3B | 2019–2021 (291 g) | 2018 (19 g) |
| Kendrys Morales | DH | 2019 (19 g) | 2017–2018 (280 g) |
| Jose Molina | C | 2007–2009 (181 g) | 2010–2011 (112 g) |
| Miguel Cairo | 2B | 2004, 2006–2007 (257 g) | 1996 (9 g) |
| Kelly Johnson | 2B | 2014 (77 g) | 2011–2012 (175 g) |
| Troy Tulowitzki | SS | 2019 (5 g) | 2015–2017 (238 g) |
| Roger Clemens | P | 1999–2003, 2007 (175 g) | 1997–1998 (67 g) |
| Otis Nixon | OF | 1983 (13 g) | 1996–1997 (228 g) |
| Dioner Navarro | C | 2004 (5 g) | 2014–2016 (209 g) |
| Greg Cadaret | P | 1989–1992 (188 g) | 1994 (21 g) |
| Jayson Nix | 3B | 2012–2013 (161 g) | 2011 (46 g) |
| Bobby Brown | OF | 1979–1981 (198 g) | 1979 (4 g) |
| Dewayne Wise | OF | 2012 (56 g) | 2000, 2002, 2010–2011 (142 g) |
| Mariano Duncan | 2B | 1996–1997 (159 g) | 1997 (39 g) |
| Yangervis Solarte | 3B | 2014 (75 g) | 2018 (122 g) |
| Jose Canseco | OF | 2000 (37 g) | 1998 (151 g) |
| J. A. Happ | P | 2018–2020 (52 g) | 2012–2014, 2016–2018 (135 g) |
| Graeme Lloyd | P | 1996–1998 (109 g) | 1999 (74 g) |
| A. J. Burnett | P | 2009–2011 (100 g) | 2006–2008 (81 g) |
| David Phelps | P | 2012–2014 (87 g) | 2019, 2021–2022 (94 g) |
| Marcus Stroman | P | 2024–2025 (39 g) | 2014–2019 (142 g) |
| Glenallen Hill | OF | 2000 (40 g) | 1989–1991 (138 g) |
| Billy McKinney | OF | 2018, 2023 (50 g) | 2018–2020 (122 g) |
| David Cone | P | 1995–2000 (145 g) | 1992, 1995 (25 g) |
| Brandon Drury | 2B | 2018 (18 g) | 2018–2020 (149 g) |
| Juan Rivera | OF | 2001–2003 (88 g) | 2011 (70 g) |
| Robert Perez | OF | 2001 (6 g) | 1994–1997 (144 g) |
| Tanyon Sturtze | P | 2004–2006 (110 g) | 2003 (40 g) |
| Doyle Alexander | P | 1976, 1982–1983 (43 g) | 1983–1986 (106 g) |
| Mark Whiten | OF | 1997 (69 g) | 1990–1991 (79 g) |
| Tyler Clippard | P | 2007, 2016–2017 (75 g) | 2018 (73 g) |
| Alberto Castillo | C | 2002 (15 g) | 2000–2001 (132 g) |
| Ted Lilly | P | 2000–2002 (49 g) | 2004–2006 (89 g) |
| Jonathan Davis | OF | 2021 (12 g) | 2018–2021 (122 g) |
| Steve Pearce | OF | 2012 (12 g) | 2017–2018 (118 g) |
| Al Leiter | P | 1987–1989, 2005 (38 g) | 1989–1995 (91 g) |
| Dale Murray | P | 1983–1985 (62 g) | 1981–1982 (67 g) |
| Juan Beniquez | OF | 1979 (62 g) | 1987–1988 (66 g) |
| Rob Refsnyder | OF | 2015–2017 (94 g) | 2017 (32 g) |
| Chien-Ming Wang | P | 2005–2009 (109 g) | 2013 (6 g) |
| Dave Revering | 1B | 1981–1982 (59 g) | 1982 (55 g) |
| Felix Heredia | P | 2003–2004 (59 g) | 2002 (53 g) |
| Kevin Cash | C | 2009 (10 g) | 2002–2004 (101 g) |
| Tom Underwood | P | 1980–1981 (47 g) | 1978–1979 (64 g) |
| Josh Towers | P | 2009 (2 g) | 2003–2007 (108 g) |
| Bob Macdonald | P | 1995 (33 g) | 1990–1992 (76 g) |
| Esmil Rogers | P | 2014–2015 (36 g) | 2013–2014 (62 g) |
| Tom Buskey | P | 1973–1974 (12 g) | 1978–1980 (85 g) |
| Phil Coke | P | 2008–2009, 2016 (87 g) | 2015 (2 g) |
| Mark Leiter | P | 2024–2025 (80 g) | 2018 (8 g) |
| Esteban Loaiza | P | 2004 (10 g) | 2000–2002 (75 g) |
| Todd Greene | C | 2001 (35 g) | 2000 (34 g) |
| Phil Niekro | P | 1984–1985 (65 g) | 1987 (3 g) |
| Lee Mazzilli | OF | 1982 (37 g) | 1989 (28 g) |
| Sergio Santos | P | 2015 (2 g) | 2012–2014 (62 g) |
| Adeiny Hechavarria | SS | 2018 (18 g) | 2012 (41 g) |
| A. J. Cole | P | 2018 (28 g) | 2020–2021 (30 g) |
| Breyvic Valera | 2B | 2019 (12 g) | 2019, 2021 (44 g) |
| Erik Kratz | C | 2017, 2020 (22 g) | 2014 (34 g) |
| Nick Green | 2B | 2006 (46 g) | 2010 (9 g) |
| LaTroy Hawkins | P | 2008 (33 g) | 2015 (18 g) |
| Paul Mirabella | P | 1979 (10 g) | 1980–1981 (41 g) |
| Octavio Dotel | P | 2006 (14 g) | 2011 (36 g) |
| Ben Francisco | OF | 2013 (21 g) | 2012 (27 g) |
| John Candelaria | P | 1988–1989 (35 g) | 1990 (13 g) |
| Chris Latham | OF | 2003 (4 g) | 2001 (43 g) |
| Miguel Castro | P | 2022 (34 g) | 2015 (13 g) |
| Chad Gaudin | P | 2009–2010 (41 g) | 2005 (5 g) |
| Mike Morgan | P | 1982 (30 g) | 1983 (16 g) |
| Sal Fasano | C | 2006 (28 g) | 2007 (16 g) |
| Cory Lidle | P | 2006 (10 g) | 2003 (31 g) |
| Carlos Almanzar | P | 2001 (10 g) | 1997–1998 (29 g) |
| Juan Acevedo | P | 2003 (25 g) | 2003 (14 g) |
| David Weathers | P | 1996–1997 (21 g) | 1991–1992 (17 g) |
| Xavier Hernandez | P | 1994 (31 g) | 1989 (7 g) |
| Tony Solaita | 1B | 1968 (1 g) | 1979 (36 g) |
| Aaron Laffey | P | 2011 (11 g) | 2012–2013 (23 g) |
| Jaime Garcia | P | 2017 (8 g) | 2018 (25 g) |
| Jimmy Cordero | P | 2023 (31 g) | 2019 (1 g) |
| Ryan Yarbrough | P | 2025 (19 g) | 2024 (12 g) |
| Mickey Klutts | 3B | 1976–1978 (8 g) | 1983 (22 g) |
| Ted Wilborn | OF | 1980 (8 g) | 1979 (22 g) |
| David Dellucci | OF | 2003 (21 g) | 2009 (8 g) |
| Jon Berti | 3B | 2024 (25 g) | 2018 (4 g) |
| Aaron Small | P | 2005–2006 (26 g) | 1994 (1 g) |
| David Carpenter | P | 2015 (22 g) | 2012 (3 g) |
| Kevin Smith | 3B | 2024 (2 g) | 2021 (18 g) |
| Armando Benitez | P | 2003 (9 g) | 2008 (8 g) |
| Jacob Barnes | P | 2022 (1 g) | 2021, 2025 (16 g) |
| Jeff Francis | P | 2014 (2 g) | 2015 (14 g) |
| Don Cooper | P | 1985 (7 g) | 1983 (4 g) |
| Anthony Banda | P | 2022 (2 g) | 2022 (7 g) |
| Bobby Estalella | C | 2001 (3 g) | 2004 (5 g) |
| Domingo Ramos | SS | 1978 (1 g) | 1980 (5 g) |
| Ryan Dull | P | 2019 (3 g) | 2019 (1 g) |
| Ryota Igarashi | P | 2012 (2 g) | 2012 (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.Yankees seasons include the Baltimore Orioles (1901–1902) and New York Highlanders (1903–1912).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays?
131 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1977 to 2025, including Tony Fernandez, Vernon Wells, Jesse Barfield and Dave Winfield. 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?
Jim Mason: New York Yankees first, then the Toronto Blue Jays from 1977.
Who has played for both recently?
Chad Green, Tim Mayza, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Marcus Stroman, Mark Leiter and Ryan Yarbrough and 3 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. Yankees seasons include the Baltimore Orioles (1901–1902) and New York Highlanders (1903–1912).
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