Bluefield Blue Jays

• Location: Bluefield, WV
• League: Appalachian League 2011-2019
• Affiliation: Toronto Blue Jays 2011-2019
• Ballpark: Bowen Field

Team History

2011 logo

The Bluefield Orioles played in the Appalachian League from 1958 to 2010. During the 2010 season it was announced the Orioles would not return in 2011. They were replaced by the Toronto Blue Jays and the newly named Bluefield Blue Jays. In the minor league reorganization of 2021 they were tranformed into a summer collegiate team and renamed the Bluefield Ridge Runners.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Hitting Coach	Pitching Coach	Coach
2011	40-28	3rd	Dennis Holmberg	Lost League Finals	Kenny Graham	Antonio Caceres
2012	29-37	7th	Dennis Holmberg		Paul Elliott	Antonio Caceres
2013	40-27	2nd (t)	Dennis Holmberg	Lost in 1st round	Ken Huckaby	Antonio Caceres
2014	33-35	7th	Dennis Holmberg		Cesar Martin	Antonio Caceres
2015	25-42	10th	Dennis Holmberg		Aaron Mathews	Antonio Caceres
2016	37-31	4th	Dennis Holmberg		Aaron Mathews	Antonio Caceres
2017	46-22	1st	Dennis Holmberg	Lost in 1st round	Carlos Villalobos	Antonio Caceres
2018	42-26	2nd	Dennis Holmberg	Lost in 1st round	Carlos Villalobos	Adam Bernero	Chris Schaeffer
2019	31-36	8th	Luis Hurtado		Paul Elliott	Rafael Lazo	Chris Schaeffer
2020	Season cancelled