Before he was postseason-bound: Josh Donaldson

The Blue Jays are headed to the postseason for the second consecutive year after winning an American League Wild Card. As this will be the first time that many fans across the Majors will be focusing on their roster, here’s our attempt to learn the origins of slugger Josh Donaldson.

Josh Donaldson, 3BBorn: Pensacola, Fla.DOB: 12/8/1985HS: Faith Academy (Ala.)College: AuburnMinors: AZL Cubs (R), Boise (A-), Peoria (A), Stockton (A+), Midland (AA), Sacramento (AAA)

Before they were postseason-bound Baltimore OriolesZach BrittonAdam JonesManny MachadoChris TillmanMark TrumboBoston Red SoxXander BogaertsCraig KimbrelDustin PedroiaRick PorcelloEduardo RodriguezCleveland IndiansTrevor BauerJason KipnisCorey KluberFrancisco LindorAndrew MillerCarlos SantanaTexas RangersElvis AndrusAdrian BeltreYu DarvishIan DesmondCole HamelsJonathan LucroyRougned OdorToronto Blue JaysJose BautistaJosh DonaldsonEdwin EncarnacionRoberto OsunaAaron SanchezChicago CubsJake ArrietaKris BryantKyle HendricksJon LesterAnthony RizzoLos Angeles DodgersAdrian GonzalezKenley JansenClayton KershawKenta MaedaCorey SeagerJustin TurnerNew York MetsAsdrubal CabreraYoenis CespedesBartolo ColonJeurys FamiliaCurtis GrandersonT.J. RiveraNoah SyndergaardSan Francisco GiantsMadison BumgarnerBrandon CrawfordJohnny CuetoHunter PenceBuster PoseyWashington NationalsBryce HarperMark MelanconDaniel MurphyMax ScherzerTrea Turner

Path to Toronto: Donaldson was originally drafted by the Cubs in the first round in 2007. He was traded to the A’s in 2008, while still in the Minors, as part of a package netting Chicago Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin. …

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