Editing Jimmy Key (section)

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1961)}}
{{about|the baseball player|other people named James Key|James Key (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2010}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Jimmy Key
|image=Jimmy Key (Taps 1983).png
|caption=Key pitching for Clemson in 1983
|position=[[Pitcher]]
|bats=Right
|throws=Left
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1961|4|22}}
|birth_place=[[Huntsville, Alabama]], U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=April 6
|debutyear=1984
|debutteam=Toronto Blue Jays
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=September 20
|finalyear=1998
|finalteam=Baltimore Orioles
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[[Win–loss record (pitching)|Win–loss record]]
|stat1value=186–117
|stat2label=[[Earned run average]]
|stat2value=3.51
|stat3label=[[Strikeout]]s
|stat3value=1,538
|teams=
* [[Toronto Blue Jays]] ({{mlby|1984}}–{{mlby|1992}})
* [[New York Yankees]] ({{mlby|1993}}–{{mlby|1996}})
* [[Baltimore Orioles]] ({{mlby|1997}}–{{mlby|1998}})
|highlights=
* 5× [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] ([[1985 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1985]], [[1991 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1991]], [[1993 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1993]], [[1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1994]], [[1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1997]])
* 2× [[World Series champion]] ({{wsy|1992}}, {{wsy|1996}})
* [[List of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders|MLB wins leader]] (1994)
* [[List of Major League Baseball annual ERA leaders|MLB ERA leader]] (1987)
| hofcolor= #EC1C40
| hoflink= Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
| hoftype= Canadian 
| hofdate= 2024
}}
'''James Edward Key''' (born April 22, 1961) is an American former left-handed starting [[pitcher]] in [[Major League Baseball]] who played for the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] (1984–1992), [[New York Yankees]] (1993–1996), and [[Baltimore Orioles]] (1997–1998). His best personal years were in 1987, when he posted a 17–8 record with a league-leading 2.76 ERA, and in 1993, when he went 18–6 with a 3.00 ERA and 173 [[strikeout]]s. With the Blue Jays, he won the [[1992 World Series]] and with the Yankees, he won the [[1996 World Series]], both over the [[Atlanta Braves]].