DUNEDIN, Fla. — You can’t pick your family, as the saying goes.
Yet, a ball game can certainly have a family reunion-type atmosphere.
The Blue Jays faced the Canadian junior team on Thursday afternoon at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium and, while the pros scored a lopsided win over the high-schoolers, the family tree had roots that ran deep for nine innings.
- Connor Panas, who played first base for the Jays, doubled and homered. He roomed with outfielder Brett Siddall for two years playing for coach Mike McRae’s Canisius College Golden Griffins. Brett’s father ,Joe Siddall, a Blue Jays broadcaster, doubled as photographer, taking a Panas post-game picture in the right-field corner.