TORONTO — - Gary Moraes had an excellent view when a tall, lanky 16-year-old arrived on the scene with the Blue Jays.
And Moraes was there Saturday night as his former teammate, who threw his final pitch with the Blue Jays in October, stood even taller in retirement.
Jeff Francis had his name added to the RBC Wall of Excellence at the 14th annual Baseball Canada fund raiser. He joins Larry Walker, Justin Morneau, Joey Votto, Ernie Whitt, Ryan Dempster, Jason Bay and Russell Martin who were honoured previously.
“I was two years older and here was this shy, tall, kid throwing 80 mph and getting people out,” said Moraes, who played third base in 1997 with the North Delta Blue Jays.