Editing Roger Clemens (section)

===Toronto Blue Jays (1997–1998)===
Clemens signed a four-year, $40&nbsp;million deal with the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] after the 1996 season.<ref name="library" /> In his first start in Fenway Park as a member of the Blue Jays, he pitched eight innings allowing only 4 hits and 1 earned run. 16 of his 24 outs were strikeouts, and every batter who faced him struck out at least once.<ref>{{cite web|title=Toronto Blue Jays 3, Boston Red Sox 1 | url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/B07120BOS1997.htm | website=Retrosheet | date= July 12, 1997 }}</ref> As he left the field following his last inning of work, he stared up angrily towards the owner's box.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Doyle|first1=Paul|title=For Roger, It's Return To Splendor|url=https://www.courant.com/1997/07/13/for-roger-its-return-to-splendor/|website=Hartford Courant|date=July 13, 1997|access-date=September 13, 2017|archive-date=September 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913092838/http://articles.courant.com/1997-07-13/sports/9707130157_1_clemens-outpitched-general-manager-dan-duquette-roger-clemens|url-status=live}}</ref>

Clemens was dominant in his two seasons with the Blue Jays, winning the pitching [[Major League Baseball Triple Crown|Triple Crown]] and the [[Cy Young Award]] in both seasons (1997: 21–7 record, 2.05 ERA, and 292 strikeouts; 1998: 20–6 record, 2.65 ERA, and 271 strikeouts).<ref name="Stats" /> After the 1998 season, Clemens asked to be traded, indicating that he did not believe the Blue Jays would be competitive enough the following year and that he was dedicated to winning a championship.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Olney|first1=Buster|title=Yankees Subtract a Star but Add a Legend|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/19/sports/baseball-yankees-subtract-a-star-but-add-a-legend.html?mcubz=0|website=[[The New York Times]]|date=February 19, 1999|access-date=September 13, 2017}}</ref>