The Blue Jays drafted Arencibia out of the University of Tennessee in the first round (21st overall) of the 2007 Draft. His Major League debut came with the Blue Jays in 2010, and he remained with them through the 2013 season.
During his tenure with the Blue Jays, Arencibia socked 64 home runs and drove in 193 runs in 380 games. That did little to curry favor with the crowd of 47,696 Friday night.
With the Rays trailing, 5-2, Arencibia led off the eighth by hitting the first pitch he saw from Mark Lowe into the left-field stands for his sixth home run in 22 games since joining the Rays.