The road to success is never easy, but there was a period of time where Dalton Pompey was on a path seemingly paved just for him.
Read MoreBy the time spring training rolled around this year, his sixth professional season, the native of Mississauga, Ont., was a role model like he never had been before. Young baseball hopefuls from north of the border looked up to him and his story motivated others to strive for better, helping them realize that hard work really can pay off in the long run. It does happen.
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Dalton Pompey had four hits including a double, knocked in a run and swiped a base behind Daniel Norris as the triple-A Buffalo Bisons beat the Durham Bulls 9-4.
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LHP Andrew Albers (North Battleford, Sask.) followed up LHP Randy Wolf’s excellent outing for the triple-A Buffalo Bisons pitching seven innings allowing an unearned run as the Bisons were edged 1-0.
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Steve Tolleson is back to replace injured Michael Saunders (Victoria, BC), above, who headed for the disabled list, while Preston Guilmet was designated for assignment.
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LHP Randy Wolf pitched seven scorless as the triple-A Buffalo Bills fell 1-0 to the Norfolk Tides in 11 innings.
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There is a dispute as to what happened in the tunnel during the Fenway Fracas. The Blue Jays can dispute hitting coach Brook Jacoby’s 14-game suspension all they want. The only opinions that matters belong to crew chief Bill Miller, MLB discipinarian Joe Torre and commissioner Rob Manfred.
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Edwin Encarnacion hit a 1-2 pitch from Joe Kelly to help the Blue Jays to a 7-1 win Saturday afternoon at the Rogers Centre.
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Josh Donaldson replaced Canadian legend Brett Lawrie at third base … and much like when Paul Molitor took over at DH for Dave Winfield in 1993 the newcomer was better than the predecessor.
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RHP Miguel Castro allowed two runs on five hits and one walk in his debut as a starter with triple-A Buffalo. Photo: Jay Blue.
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LHP Al Leiter was in the Blue Jays organization for seven years being acquired for former home run leader Jesse Barfield. Leiter, now a New York Yankees broadcaster and MLB Network analyst, remembers the sold-out crowds each night when Toronto was at home.
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C Russell Martin (Montreal, Que.) has found his line drive stroke after a slow start at the plate as he learned a new pitching staff.
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And coming out of the next limo coming down the QEW from Buffalo — Chris Colabello.
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Eric Owens, the Blue Jays assistant coach — and now the man in charge with hitting coach Brook Jacoby wearing suspenders — had as his locker mate during the San Diego Padres spring training country Hall of Famer Garth Brooks.
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Blue Jays hitting coach Brook Jacoby, shown earlier this season talking behind the batting cage with manager John Gibbons, was suspended 14 games for an altercation with umpire Doug Eddings in the tunnel leaving the field at Fenway Park last week. The Jays are appealing the suspension.
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