TORONTO -- It started eight years ago.
The relationship between the Blue Jays and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation began with Dustin McGowan, continued with Brandon Morrow and has since been carried on by the team's staff and trainers because of its success and its importance.
McGowan and Morrow, now with the Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres organizations respectively, are both Type 1 Diabetics, and they were the driving force behind the Blue Jays original PLAY Campaign event -- Promoting a Lifetime of Activity for Youth -- in coordination with JDRF, helping children realize that they can lead exceptional lives even with their disease.