Cito Gaston, former player and manager of the Toronto Blue Jays, turns 80 today. Gaston had a successful career as a player and led the Blue Jays to two World Series wins as a manager. He has an interesting life story that could make for a good book.
Cito Gaston turns 80 today. He doesn’t look it. Cito, the player, came up through the Atlanta Braves system and was a September call-up in 1967. He shared the outfield with Hank Aaron. In 1968, the Padres picked him in the expansion draft. He had one terrific season there, hitting .318/.364/.543 with 29 homers and 93 RBI. The rest of his career was up and down, but he had an 11-year career and was an excellent defensive center fielder.
Being a black player coming up in the ‘60s through the Atlanta Braves system, it must have been, at the very least, interesting. I’m sure he has some stories to tell. Between that and winning two World Series as manager of the Jays, there is a good book in his life story. He has an 894-837 record as a manager, all with the Blue Jays. He led us to 5 first-place finishes and, of course, 2 World Series wins. Interestingly, he only had 26 ejections in his managerial caree
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