Ontario Blue Jays

Justin Marra: Story and Interview

May 16, 2013 // 2 Comments

Growing up in Ontario Canada, Justin Marra like most Canadian youngsters developed into a die-hard Toronto Maple Leaf fan. Unlike most youngsters in Canada who dream of making the game saving save in the Stanley Cup finals, Marra had other dreams. He hoped to become the next Pudge Rodriguez or Darren Fletcher, dreaming that he one day would be catching the game winning strike out in the world series. [...]

Eric Wood: Story and Interview

April 15, 2013 // 0 Comments

Canada has produced some of the greatest players in the game of hockey Gretzky, Lemieux, Orr and Crosby to name a few. In recent years while Canada has continued to produce hockey talent it also has begun to produce its fair share of baseball players including current major leaguers Jason Bay, Russell Martin, Justin Morneau and Joey Votto. Oshawa's own Eric Wood hopes to follow in the footsteps of those current stars and add himself to the list of baseball greats from Canada. We take a look at his journey as he starts his first full season in professional baseball with the Pittsburgh Pirates. [...]