Today marks the silver anniversary of the landmark trade between the Padres and Blue Jays that rocked the baseball world and still goes down as one of the most audacious exchanges in the history of the game. It was a classic challenge trade, a two-for-two swap in which all four players were either recent All-Stars or about to be. Each club sent their premiere power hitter along with a Gold Glove infielder, with no cash, prospects, or players to be named later included. Unlike the salary dumps and efforts to get returns for pending free agents that seem to comprise most trades, this one was made strictly for on-the-field reasons.
The Padres-Blue Jays blockbuster trade happened 25 years ago today
