At the right moment, and on the right night, Blue Jays outfielder Junior Lake looks like an All Star. It’s what makes him one of the more interesting and unpredictable factors on the Toronto roster as he enters 2016 on the back end of the outfield depth conversation.
On Tuesday, the 25-year-old Lake launched a late home run for the Dominican Republic off Wil Ledezma to break a 5-5 with Venezuela. The Venezuelan’s would eventually claw back for an 8-7 victory, but for our own selfish purposes, Lake’s moment was the one that mattered.