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Oh so close: The Jays' Nelson Liriano heads for first after breaking up the no-hit bid of Nolan Ryan, right, with one out in the ninth yesterday
Oh so close: The Jays' Nelson Liriano heads for first after breaking up the no-hit bid of Nolan Ryan, right, with one out in the ninth yesterday

Oh so close: The Jays' Nelson Liriano heads for first after breaking up the no-hit bid of Nolan Ryan, right, with one out in the ninth yesterday

Date4/23/1989
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Original Toronto Star caption: Oh so close: The Jays' Nelson Liriano heads for first after breaking up the no-hit bid of Nolan Ryan, right, with one out in the ninth yesterday.
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0078217F
    Oh so close: The Jays' Nelson Liriano heads for first after breaking up the no-hit bid of Nolan Ryan, right, with one out in the ninth yesterday.
    Oh so close: The Jays' Nelson Liriano heads for first after breaking up the no-hit bid of Nolan Ryan, right, with one out in the ninth yesterday.
    Liriano, Nelson
    4/23/1989
    Clean block: Nelson Liriano gets upended at second base by Seattle pinch runner Jeff Schaefer, preventing Jays from completing a double play in the ninth
    Clean block: Nelson Liriano gets upended at second base by Seattle pinch runner Jeff Schaefer, preventing Jays from completing a double play in the ninth
    Liriano, Nelson
    7/6/1990
    Diving defence: Blue Jay second Nelson Liriano can't quite get to this ball up the middle off the bat of Cleveland's Willie Upshaw in the ninth inning of last night's game at Exhibition Stadium
    Diving defence: Blue Jay second Nelson Liriano can't quite get to this ball up the middle off the bat of Cleveland's Willie Upshaw in the ninth inning of last night's game at Exhibition Stadium
    Liriano, Nelson
    6/11/1988
    Texas Rangers pitcher Nolan Ryan, 44, who no-hit the Blue Jays last week -- a record seventh career no-hitter -- works out with a football at the SkyD(...)
    Texas Rangers pitcher Nolan Ryan, 44, who no-hit the Blue Jays last week -- a record seventh career no-hitter -- works out with a football at the SkyD(...)
    Goode, Jeff
    5/7/1991
    That helps: With two runners on and none out for the A's in the sixth inning last night, the Jays got out of trouble when Mark McGwire grounded to Tony Fernandez, who tossed to Nelson Liriano, who jumped over Carney Lansford and threw to first for a double play
    That helps: With two runners on and none out for the A's in the sixth inning last night, the Jays got out of trouble when Mark McGwire grounded to Tony Fernandez, who tossed to Nelson Liriano, who jumped over Carney Lansford and threw to first for a double play
    Goode, Jeff
    5/3/1989
    Extra-Inning hero: Nelson Liriano gets a hero's welcome from Glenallen Hill, left, and Mookie Wilson after his double in the 13th gave the Jays and improbable 6-5 victory and kept the Orioles two lengths back in AL East race
    Extra-Inning hero: Nelson Liriano gets a hero's welcome from Glenallen Hill, left, and Mookie Wilson after his double in the 13th gave the Jays and improbable 6-5 victory and kept the Orioles two lengths back in AL East race
    Goode, Jeff
    9/20/1989
    In the driver's seat? Nelson Liriano, above left, has the steering wheel but no guarantee on second base job with the Jays. Sandy Guerrero, now in Mil(...)
    In the driver's seat? Nelson Liriano, above left, has the steering wheel but no guarantee on second base job with the Jays. Sandy Guerrero, now in Mil(...)
    Cooper, David
    2/17/1989
    In the driver's seat? Nelson Liriano, above left, has the steering wheel but no guarantee on second base job with the Jays
    In the driver's seat? Nelson Liriano, above left, has the steering wheel but no guarantee on second base job with the Jays
    Cooper, David
    2/17/1989
    Boys of summer?: You can be sure the Blue Jays' Nelson Liriano never had to don such garb when he was patrolling the infields in the Dominican Republic
    Boys of summer?: You can be sure the Blue Jays' Nelson Liriano never had to don such garb when he was patrolling the infields in the Dominican Republic
    Liriano, Nelson
    4/15/1988
    Pat Borders follows through as he belts a one-out, bases-empty home run in the bottom of the ninth lnning yesterday, helping the Blue Jays to a 4-3 co(...)
    Pat Borders follows through as he belts a one-out, bases-empty home run in the bottom of the ninth lnning yesterday, helping the Blue Jays to a 4-3 co(...)
    Borders, Pat
    4/10/1992
    Leapin' Liriano: Toronto second bagger Nelson Liriano steps on the bag and then turns on the acrobatics, to avoid Milwaukee baserunner Rob Deer and fire to first for the double play
    Leapin' Liriano: Toronto second bagger Nelson Liriano steps on the bag and then turns on the acrobatics, to avoid Milwaukee baserunner Rob Deer and fire to first for the double play
    Bull, Ron
    6/1/1988
    Canadian-born Dave McKay was one of Jays' most solid players last season and heads into this year's campaign as the only player in the opening line-up(...)
    Canadian-born Dave McKay was one of Jays' most solid players last season and heads into this year's campaign as the only player in the opening line-up(...)
    Griffin, Doug
    4/1/1979