‘It lives’: How ‘OK Blue Jays’ became a timeless ballpark tradition in Toronto

The Toronto Blue Jays are heading back to the American League Championship Series (ALCS) for the first time since 2016, and with more October baseball guaranteed at Rogers Centre, fans can count on one thing: more seventh-inning sing-alongs to a song that has become part of the city’s soundtrack.

“I’ve written music for a hundred different series, I’ve done probably 3-4,000 commercials in my life… However, you remember this one, because it lives,” said composer Jack Lenz, who co-wrote OK Blue Jays with Tony Cosnik in 1983.

What began as a lighthearted jingle has endured for more than four decades, cementing itself as the team’s unofficial anthem. Played during every seventh-inning stretch at home games, the tune has carried fans from Exhibition Stadium to Rogers Centre, through regular s