Shannon Stewart's Blue Jays Legacy

0:00It's April 26th, from the locker room to your ears. This is Toronto Blue Jays News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Shannon Stewart, the Blue Jays' first round pick out of high school back in 1992, lit up the outfield for Toronto from 1995 until his trade to the twins in 0-3. As a full-time starter from 1998 to 2002, he hit 305 with a strong A-22 on-base plus lugging. He wiped 166 bags to rank 5th in team history and led the club with 51 steals in 98-1 of just 5 jays ever to. Top 50. That 98 season put him on the map, but it was his stretch after the trade that earned real buzz, finishing 4th in American League Most. Valuable player voting behind Alex Rodriguez, Carlos Delgado, and Jorge Pazada. Crazy Part is, over his 14 big league years, Stewart never made an all-star team despite numbers that scream for it. He's back in Toronto this weekend, with alumni like Vernon Wells and Alex Rios soaking

1:04it all in. He called the revamped ballpark like Disney World now, way fancier than his playing days, and took pride in battling juggernauts like the Yankees' and Red Sox in its hub division where the Jays were always competitive. Stewart reminisced about leading off with killers like Delgado, Sean Green, and Raul Mondesie behind him, scoring 100 runs a year in an end, explosive lineup. He raved about Delgado's raw power, hitting 400 foot bombs, one handed in batting practice, and remembered Roy Halliday as a quiet. Hardworking teammate he'd chat up in the outfield. Those stories remind us how stacked those Jays squads were, even without the playoffs, and Stewart's legacy as a speed and hit machine still shines through today's game.