Paul Beeston – Baseball Architect and Visionary

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When the Toronto Blue Jays were assembling their team prior to their opening season, their biggest game changing hire was for their front office, not a player suiting up on the field.

In March 1976, the American League decided to expand to Toronto and awarded the franchise to Imperial Trust Ltd., the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Labatt’s Breweries.

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