Sunday, June 16, 2019 | 2:10 pm ET
Minute Maid Park | Houston, Texas
Trent Thornton (1-5, 4.78, 1.41) vs. Brad Peacock (6-3, 3.42, 1.08)
PREAMBLE:
The Blue Jays look to salvage the finale of a three-game mauling by the Astros after the latter opened with 15-2 and 7-2 wins.
Trent Thornton faces the organization that drafted him and then traded him to the Jays last off-season for Aledmys Diaz. He'll face off against Brad Peacock who has gone 3-0, 4.79 in three starts (six appearances) against the Blue Jays.
NOTES:
Happy Father's Day to all dads out there!
From rides to practice to catch in the backyard, the #BlueJays and @PanasonicCanada want to showcase your proud papa!— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) June 15, 2019
Reply below with a 📸 of your closest ⚾️ moments with Dad! pic.twitter.com/KqanoCPTUh
Apparently Gary Woodland's caddie is a Jays fan... check this out:
Garry Woodland’s caddie is a huge @BlueJays fan pic.twitter.com/NeBva6itQs— Michael Sirman (@mjsirman) June 16, 2019
No Blue Jays Father's Day post would be complete without a nod to John McDonald's stirring home run on Father's Day 2010 in his first plate appearance after bereavement leave for his father's death:
Video of McDonald's HR
FATHER-SON HISTORY:
A little father-son history for ya if you're wondering where the Guerreros and Biggios might fit in the long term. The Biggios are currently at 65.9 bWAR (Craig 65.5, Cavan 0.4) and the Guerreros are at 60.4 bWAR (Senior 59.4, Junior 1.0). Here are the top 12 father-son duos by WAR in baseball history -- won't be long before both the Biggios and the Guerreros make the list:
What about the Bichettes, you ask? Bo has a long, long way to go before he can pull him and his dad up onto the top 10 list -- Dante played 14 years but was only worth 5.7 bWAR. I think it's safe to say that Bo will exceed that number rather easily, but can he compile 68+ to reach the top 12 (assuming both the Biggios and Guerreros eventually crack the top 10)?
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