McGriff is heading to Cooperstown this summer after being elected unanimously to the hall by a committee in December. “I mean, Toronto is where it all started for me back in 1986.

“I’m excited to join all you guys in Toronto to throw out the first pitch,” McGriff said in a video posted by the Jays on Monday. CEROMONIAL FIRST PITCH & AWARDS PRESENTATIONįormer Blue Jays first baseman and recent Hall of Fame inductee Fred McGriff will throw out the ceremonial first pitch tonight. I didn’t get beat on good pitches, I got beat on bad pitches, and that’s an easy adjustment.'Īnd bouncing back is exactly what the all-star did in his second start against the Kansas City Royals, pitching seven scoreless innings and allowing just one hit in Toronto’s 3-0 victory.įellow third-year right-hander Matt Manning will get the start for the Tigers, coming off a win in his sole start of the season so far against the Houston Astros on April 4. “That’s just the way the game went today. “I made a couple pitches that kind of stayed over the heart of the plate that left the ballpark,” he said. Manoah was disappointing in the Jays’ season opener last month, lasting fewer than four innings, but he said after the game that he was confident he could bounce back. Toronto’s star third-year ace Alek Manoah will take the mound for the Blue Jays in his third start of the season.

Here are five things you need to know about the Jays’ 2023 home opener.

Blue Jays baseball is officially back in Toronto.Īfter playing their first 10 games of the season on the road, the Toronto Blue Jays will take on the Detroit Tigers tonight at the newly-renovated Rogers Centre.

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