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What is the Blue Jays’ home run jacket? History behind Toronto celebration

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TORONTO – It is the most sartorially-coded celebration in Major League Baseball. And the Toronto Blue Jays just can’t quit the home run jacket. 

Wonder exactly how and why the Blue Jays place a navy sports coat atop the shoulders of their home run hitter? Well, it’s a tradition that started in 2021 and has lasted ever since, a tribute to the multi-cultural makeup of the club that continues today. 

La Gente del Barrio – or, the folks in the neighborhood – was a message championed by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and coach Hector Lebron beginning in 2021, with Lebron tapping a former teammate-turned-tailor to craft the jacket. 

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