“And especially, to all the Toronto Blue Jay fans [and] the entire organization, thank you for your loyalty and support.  My time in Toronto was the best of my career.  It was with Toronto that we won two World Series together.  You guys embraced me from Day one. You were with me through ups and downs and I am so proud to represent you here in Cooperstown as the first Toronto Blue Jay elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.”

— Roberto Alomar, commenting on his July 24, 2011 induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, the first Toronto Blue Jay player to be inducted