TORONTO -- This Mother's Day featured a special moment for Blue Jays starter Marco Estrada, who caught the ceremonial first pitch from his mother, Mariza, ahead of Toronto's series finale against Seattle.
Sunday is also Marco Estrada bobblehead day at Rogers Centre, which had fans lining up hours before the gates opened. After receiving the strike from his mother, Estrada presented her with flowers on the field.
Estrada and his mother moved from Obregon, Mexico, to Sylmar, Calif., when he was young, and Mariza has supported Marco throughout his odds-defying career.
Once a barely recruited high school pitcher who didn't find his home on the mound until his senior year, Estrada has grown into one of the league's most reliable starters and holds a 3.