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The Medicine Hat Blue Jays were the boys of summer, and in 1982, champions of the Pioneer League.

Rookie League ball made its first appearance in 1977 with the Medicine Hat As, an affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, playing at Athletic Park built to model the infamous Oakland Coliseum’s dimensions.

The next season the team changed affiliations, ditching the green and yellow for blue and white as the Toronto Blue Jays’ rookie team called Medicine Hat home. The Medicine Hat Blue Jays, also known as the Baby Jays, debuted in 1978 with a few future Major Leaguers in Paul Hodgson, Brian Milner, Lloyd Moseby and Geno Petralli.

The Baby Jays missed the playoffs the first four seasons in Medicine Hat, recording the first winning season in team history in 1981 (37-33). They built

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