Blue sky, bobbleheads and a new face in the starting lineup. It’s a great day to be a Toronto Blue Jays fan — and not just because it’s a national holiday.
Newly-acquired pitcher David Price made his Blue Jays debut today as he started versus the Minnesota Twins. Pair that with Russell Martin bobblehead day, and you’ve got plenty of excited baseball fans in Toronto.
To mark the occasion, we combed through our social media feeds to bring you the best tweets, posts, reaction, facts, videos, and more from before, during and after the Jays’ big 5-1 victory.
PREGAME
Price is ready…
… and so are the fans, who came out in droves and lined up early to get their bobbleheads.
Price’s pregame routine started in the best way — with a text from his mom!
Fans’ pregame routines were pretty solid, too.
Pressure? What pressure?
Outside the ballpark was packed early.
Ballpark hotdogs for breakfast? These fans are doing Holiday Monday right.
Momentum and emotion favours the Jays, after their heated series with the Royals.
The roof is open!
All eyes are on — you guessed it — David Price during warmups.
LET’S PLAY BALL!
David Price has always pitched well in this ballpark…
… and his Blue Jays debut was no exception.
It started with a strike, and ended with a strikeout.
Three up, three down.
Everybody’s watching.
The second inning brought a Twins home run. 1-0 Minnesota.
Ryan Goins answers with a home run of his own. Tie game, bottom of the second.
Price pitched himself out of a tough jam in the fourth inning. Bases loaded, two outs.
(Phew!)
Josh Donaldson Home Run. 3-1 Jays.
That’s a wrap for Price. A brilliant showing in his debut.
LaTroy Hawkins closed out the game. Blue Jays win 5-1.
Well, looks like Blue Jays fans are pretty happy with David Price.
(And the feeling seems to be mutual!)
And now, a word from the man himself:
