Toronto Blue Jays' Rod Barajas, right, is congratulated by teammates Lyle Overbay (35) and Edwin Encarnacion, obscured, after his three-run home run in the third inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Monday, Sept. 28, 2009. At center is Boston Red Sox catcher Victor Martinez. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

Toronto Blue Jays' Rod Barajas, right, is congratulated by teammates Lyle Overbay (35) and Edwin Encarnacion, obscured, after his three-run home run in the third inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Monday, Sept. 28, 2009. At center is Boston Red Sox catcher Victor Martinez.

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  1. Toronto Blue Jays catcher Rod Barajas (L) and pitcher Roy Halladay congratulate each other at the end of their 12-0 win over the Boston Red Sox in their MLB American League baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts September 30, 2009.
  2. The Toronto Blue Jays Lyle Overbay (35), Edwin Encarnacion (obscured) and Rod Barajas (R) celebrate over Boston Red Sox catcher Victor Martinez (C) after Barajas hit a three-run home run in the third inning of their MLB American League baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts September 28, 2009.
  3. The Toronto Blue Jays Rod Barajas (L) rounds the bases with a three-run, home run off Boston Red Sox pitcher Michael Bowden (R) in the third inning of their MLB American League baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, September 28, 2009.
  4. Toronto Blue Jays' Rod Barajas, right, is congratulated by teammates Lyle Overbay (35) and Edwin Encarnacion, obscured, after his three-run home run in the third inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Monday, Sept. 28, 2009. At center is Boston Red Sox catcher Victor Martinez.
  5. New York Yankees batter Hideki Matsui follows through on his swing as he hits a two-run home run in front of Toronto Blue Jays catcher Rod Barajas (L) in the eighth inning of their MLB American League baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York, September 16, 2009. The home run tied the game, which the Yankees won in the ninth.
  6. New York Yankees' Mark Teixeira (25) slides safely around Toronto Blue Jays catcher Rod Barajas, left, to score in the first inning of a baseball game at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009, in New York. Home plate umpire Greg Gibson, center, watches the play along with on-deck batter Nick Swisher.
  7. Toronto Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston (R) talks with home plate umpire Todd Tichenor during the tenth inning of their MLB American League baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore, Maryland, October 4, 2009.
  8. Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Brandon League walks to the dugout after his two throwing errors allowed the winning run to score for the Baltimore Orioles in the 11th inning of their MLB American League baseball game in Baltimore, Maryland, October 4, 2009.
  9. Toronto Blue Jays third base coach Nick Leyva (L) greets Edwin Encarnacion as he rounds the bases after hitting a home run off Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Jeremy Guthrie in the first inning of their MLB American League baseball game in Baltimore, Maryland, October 4, 2009.
  10. Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Ricky Romero kicks at the dirt after giving up a two-run home run to Nick Markakis of the Baltimore Orioles in the first inning of their MLB American League baseball game in Baltimore, Maryland, October 4, 2009.
  11. Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Brandon League reacts after making his second throwing error in the 11th inning of a baseball game allowing Baltimore Orioles Michael Aubrey, pictured at right, to score the winning run Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Baltimore. The Orioles won 5-4.
  12. Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Brandon League throws to first on a bunt by Jeff Fiorentino in the 11th inning of a baseball game Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Baltimore. The Orioles won 5-4.
  13. Baltimore Orioles base runner Nick Markakis dives safely in to third base with a stolen base as Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Edwin Encarnacion (L) reaches for the throw that bounced off Markakis, as third base umpire Mike Easterbrook watches, in the first inning of their MLB American League baseball game in Baltimore, Maryland, October 2, 2009.
  14. Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Doug Fister, right, looks down after giving up the first Toronto Blue Jays hit to Edwin Encarnacion, left, during fifth-inning AL baseball game action in Toronto, Friday, Sept. 25, 2009.
  15. Toronto Blue Jays' Travis Snider and Edwin Encarnacion (L) celebrate defeating the Baltimore Orioles in their MLB American League baseball game in Toronto September 23, 2009.
  16. Toronto Blue Jays' Edwin Encarnacion (L) congratulates Aaron Hill on his home run against the Baltimore Orioles during the third inning of their MLB American League baseball game in Toronto September 22, 2009. Encarnacion went on to hit a home run in his next at bat making it back to back home runs with Hill.

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