Did you know that the Phillies were nicknamed the Blue Jays for part of the 1940s? It’s true. Impress your friends with your trivia knowledge!
Anyway, onto today’s split-squad Spring showdown between the once-were-Jays and the current-day Jays. Here’s the main takeaways, bulleted:
- Taijuan Walker looked sharp through his first three 3 innings, facing just one more than the minimum (one of his two hits allowed was erased by a pickoff).
- That pickoff call was made by Jen Pawol, who aims to become the 1st woman to ump a major league regular season game.