TORONTO -- Carlos Delgado is now officially one of the Toronto Blue Jays greats. The former slugger was inducted into the clubs Level of Excellence at Rogers Centre ahead of Sundays game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Delgado joins former players Dave Stieb, Roberto Alomar, Tony Fernandez, Joe Carter and George Bell, along with former manager Cito Gaston, former general manager Pat Gillick, late broadcaster Tom Cheek and current president and CEO Paul Beeston in being honoured by the club. The 41-year-old Delgado was a member of the Blue Jays from 1993 to 2004 and is the franchise leader in home runs (336), RBIs (1,058), walks (827), slugging percentage (.556), OPS (.949), runs (889), total bases (2,786) and doubles (343). "Twenty years ago on this very field I started living a dream," Delgado said in his acceptance speech. "I want to say thank you to the Toronto organization for giving me the opportunity to come to professional baseball. For giving me the opportunity to become a major leaguer." Delgado was joined on the field by family and former teammates, including Alomar, Fernandez, Candy Maldonado, Shawn Green, Alex Gonzalez and Jose Cruz Jr. He credited his teammates for helping get him to the Level of Excellence. "Let me tell you something about teamwork. I always say you cant drive yourself in. You cant score from second if nobody drives you in," said Delgado. "I tell you, its a great honour to strap it on and take the field with you every single day. I recognize you and it was an unbelievable pleasure playing with you guys. It wasnt always pretty but we tried to make it work." The first basemans career, which also included stops with the Florida Marlins and New York Mets, ended with a hip injury that did not respond to surgery. The two-time all-star (2000, 2003) won the Hank Aaron Award and Sporting News Player of the Year Award in 2000 and the Silver Slugger Award in 1999, 2000 and 2003. New Orleans Pelicans Gear . "Trying to breathe," he said with a grin. Bernier stopped 42 of 43 shots on Monday night, including all 22 in a hectic middle frame, his heroic performance propelling the Leafs toward an undue point in their final game before the Christmas break. Baron Davis Jersey . PAUL, Minn. https://www.cheappelicans.com/ . LOUIS -- St. Eric Gordon Jersey . LOUIS -- St. Desmond Mason Jersey . No. 13-seeded John Isner and No. 21 Philipp Kohlschreiber were among six players who dropped out of the tournament on Tuesday, joining No. 12 seed Tommy Haas and two other players who withdrew on Monday.Francis Coquelin has said he would love to finish his career at Arsenal. The 25-year-old has been with the Gunners since 2008 after impressing the club during a trial but came close to leaving the club on a number of occasions. Sky Sports Black Friday sale Look at this! Upgrade to Sky Sports now and get 12 months half price! The midfielder spent time on loan at Lorient, Freiburg and Charlton but has now established himself as a regular fixture in Arsene Wengers first-team squad and hopes to stay at the Emirates for as long as possible. Coquelin told French newspaper LEquipe: Im a person who is loyal to my club, I came here very young, I owe Arsenal so much. Coquelin battles with Kevin Wimmer during the recent north London derby So at the moment things are going well and my inclination is to stay at Arsenal for as long as possible. But then there has to be that desire on both sides. I think Im already at a very, very big club. Spending the rest of my career at Arsenal would make me very proud. Man Utd 1-1 Arsenal Coquelin missed three months of last season with a knee ligament injury but has featured in all but two of Arsenals 12 league games this season.dddddddddddd Upgrade to Sky Sports now and get 12 months half price. Hurry, offer ends December 4! Also See: Wenger: Sanchez is remarkable Importance of Bellerin Charlies CL predictions Allen over Ozil on UEFA list ' ' '