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SUPER CANADIAN BASEBALL STAT OF THE DAY
I know Matt Stairs (Fredericton, N.B.) played for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2007 and 2008, but here are his stats when playing AGAINST the Blue Jays:
-69 games -.319/.401/.604 -1.005 OPS -14 HRs -41 RBIs -17 doubles -40 runs
Congratulations to Seattle Mariners first baseman Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) whose solo home run in the seventh inning last night was the 100th of his MLB career.
He became the 12th player born in Canada to hit 100 MLB homers.
Photo Credit: Mariners
40 years ago today, Andres Galarraga made his MLB debut with the Montreal Expos.
He pinch-hit for Expos 1B Scott Thompson in the eighth inning and struck out against Dodgers reliever Carlos Diaz at Olympic Stadium.
P.S. Things, of course, would get better for the Big Cat.
32 years ago today, Joe Carter belted three home runs in the Blue Jays' 9-8 loss to Cleveland at SkyDome.
It was the fifth and final three-HR game by Carter which is the second-most in MLB history to Johnny Mize, Sammy Sosa and Mookie Betts (who had six, three-HR games each).
Happy 67th Birthday to Julio Franco!
MLB Stats:
And an all-time great batting stance.
12 years ago today, Ryan Goins made his MLB debut with the Blue Jays.
Batting ninth and starting at 2B, he went 2-for-4 with a single and a double in the Jays' 12-4 loss to the Astros at Minute Maid Park.
His first MLB hit was a single in the seventh inning off Jordan Lyles.
Happy 73rd Birthday to former Montreal Expos outfielder Jerry White!
He had a .391 OBP in 88 games for the Expos in 1979.
14 years ago today, the Toronto Blue Jays traded Aaron Hill and John McDonald to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Kelly Johnson.
Fifty years ago today, Dave McKay (Vancouver, B.C.) became the first - and still only - Canadian to hit a home run in their first MLB at bat.
I wrote about it:
Fifty years ago today, Dave McKay (Vancouver, B.C.) became the first - and still only - Canadian to hit a home run in their first major league at bat.
SUPER CANADIAN BASEBALL STAT OF THE DAY
San Diego Padres right-hander Nick Pivetta (Victoria, B.C.) at Petco Park this season:
-14 stats -8-1 -2.35 ERA -84 1/3 IP -52 hits -93 Ks. -0.830 WHIP
