Duane Ward turns 59 today. Duane is number 2 on the Blue Jays’ all-time saves list. Jordan Romano is seventh on the list at 72. He’d need to play a couple more full seasons as our closer to catch...
is seventh on the list at 72. He’d need to play a couple more full seasons as our closer to catch him.
Ward was born May 18, 1964, in Park View, New Mexico. He was drafted out of high school in the first round of the 1982 amateur draft, 9th overall, by the. A big right-hander Ward struggled as starting prospect in the Braves system, having control issues walking 5 per 9 innings without getting the strikeouts the way he would later.
Ward was the setup man for Henke for the next four seasons, and they were great together. Duane improved in the role each year, having ERAs of 3.77, .3.45, 2.77 and 1.95. He wasn’t used like setup men now; he would pitch multiple innings, and he got to double figures in saves each season, with a high of 23 in 1991. Duane had a very high strikeout rate, which got up to 11/9 innings in 1991 and lowered his walk rate.
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