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Pat Tabler leaves Toronto Blue Jays broadcast team after 17 years

Toronto Blue Jays held the start of their Winter caravan at the Roger's Centre Saturday January, 7, 2012. Former Blue Jay , Pat Tabler, has some fun with Richard Briand (10 yrs old ).
Toronto Blue Jays held the start of their Winter caravan at the Roger's Centre Saturday January, 7, 2012. Former Blue Jay , Pat Tabler, has some fun with Richard Briand (10 yrs old ). Photo by Craig Robertson/Toronto Sun/QMI /Craig Robertson/Toronto Sun/QMI

TORONTO — Pat Tabler is leaving the broadcast team of the Toronto Blue Jays.

Sportsnet announced his departure in a statement on Friday afternoon.

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Tabler spent 17 seasons as part of the network’s Blue Jays broadcasts.

The 64-year-old played parts of three seasons for Toronto, and spent 12 years in Major League Baseball as a first baseman, third baseman, and outfielder.

He retired from playing after helping the Blue Jays win the 1992 World Series, the first in Toronto franchise history.

Tabler says that it has been an honour to serve Blue Jays fans first as a player and then as a broadcaster.