Glew: Piasentin brings power and passion for the game to Jays’ prospect ranks
Glew: Piasentin brings power and passion for the game to Jays’ prospect ranks

“When it was time for Tim Piasentin to step into the batting cage at Chase Field for the MLB Combine on June 18, the 18-year-old slugger was so nervous that he was almost shaking.

“I had to put a bunt down for my first pitch and I bunted it straight back and I’m like, ‘Oh, no, this isn’t going to go well,’” recalled Piasentin. “Then the first swing I took I caught a barrel, and it was 105 [mph] or something like that off the bat and I’m like, ‘OK, we’re good.’”

The Coquitlam, B.C. native was more than good that day.

He put on a show, smacking several home runs that registered exit velocities higher than 100 mph. That performance certainly helped his draft stock and the following month he was selected in the fifth round by the Toronto Blue Jays.”

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2025 MLB DRAFT, Canadian Futures Showcase, Baseball Canada, SandlotsKevin Glew
Elliott: Dahl the man in the crowd, behind Blue Jays cameras for 34 years
Elliott: Dahl the man in the crowd, behind Blue Jays cameras for 34 years

As the camera zoomed in on the crowd, during the Pittsburgh Pirates-Blue Jays game on Tuesday, Sportsnet’s Dan Shulman spoke about former Blue Jays cameraman Chris Dahl, who gave you pictures of the Blue Jays for 34 seasons. A Pittsburgh resident, Dahl wore a Blue Jays jersey and a Pirates cap to last night’s game. All the Dahl talk made Bob Elliott think of this piece he wrote back in 2016.

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Bob Elliott, Toronto Blue JaysBob Elliott