Background
Switch-hitting outfielder Dalton Pompey was raised in Mississauga, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto. He intended to learn accounting at University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne, Ind., but playing on the Canadian junior team changed his fortunes.
Growing up a Blue Jays fan, Pompey played baseball in Canadian amateur programs. Toronto became interested in him after watching Pompey play for Team Canada, and it selected him in the 16th round of the 2010 Draft when he was only 17.
Athletic and talented, Pompey has progressed through the Blue Jays' system with increasing confidence, improved skills and a composite batting average of .