Bob Bailor

What grabs me about Bob Bailor is a single line of history: he was the very first player the Toronto Blue Jays selected in the 1976 expansion draft. Born in 1951 in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, he became the literal cornerstone of a brand-new franchise, carrying the weight that comes with being chosen number one for a team that did not yet exist. I love that kind of pioneer's distinction far more than flashier fame. Bailor's career is a reminder that someone has to lay the foundation, and the men who build from nothing deserve to be remembered with genuine respect.

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Name (English)

Bob Bailor

Name (Japanese)

ボブ・ベイラー

Reading

ぼぶ・べいらー

Born

July 10, 1951 (age 75)

Origin

Connellsville, Pennsylvania, United States

Occupation

baseball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Rabbit

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob%20Bailor
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9C%E3%83%96%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4931721

Tags

• Pennsylvania
• baseball player

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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