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As a Canadian born American I get why there has never been a career Jay like the post was discussing.Which of those American players "wanted out"? The guys who left as free agents all spent 10+ years in Toronto, signed multiple contracts with the team, and (with the exception of Key) showed serious signs of decline before they left.
Halladay wanted out because he wanted to win and the Jays needed to rebuild, not because he didn't want to play in Canada.
Hell, Wells signed on to spend the rest of his career here and only got traded because the team had a chance to move a terrible contract.