St. Catharines Blue Jays

They were the Short-Season A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays in the New York–Penn League.

[1] The team began play in 1986 as the Blue Jays, though were later renamed the St. Catharines Stompers in 1995.

[2] On 4 July 2007, it was reported in the St. Catharines Standard the Stompers were going to return in the summer of 2008.

Former team owner, Terrence O'Malley was quoted as saying: "the Stompers are back ... We'll be playing at Community Park beginning next summer.

"[3] This article prompted a number of responses, though, in the end, this turned out to be only a satirical piece.