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Blue Jays: Acquire Joe Carter, Roberto Alomar- 30 Years Later

COOPERSTOWN, NY - JULY 24: Roberto Alomar gives his speech at Clark Sports Center during the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony on July 24, 2011 in Cooperstown, New York. In 17 major league seasons, Alomar tallied 2,724 hits, 210 home runs, 1,134 RBI, a .984 fielding percentage and a .300 batting average. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

This past weekend marked 30 years since the Blue Jays made arguably their biggest deal in team history when they traded Tony Fernandez and Fred McGriff to the San Diego Padres for Joe Carter and Roberto Alomar.

By the end of 1990 the Blue Jays were in the midst of a half decade run where if they were not winning the AL East they were finishing just a couple games back.