It is Pat Hentgen’s 56th birthday today. Pat will always be one of my favourite Blue Jays. He was the Cy Young winner (the first Jay to win the award) in 1996, going 20-10 with a 3.22 ERA and pitching an outstanding 265.2 innings.
31 Years Ago Today I remember the moment. I remember thinking, win or lose, we would be ok. The Blue Jays had Pat Hentgen ready to be our starter in game 7, and he had a great start in game 3.
On this day 25 years ago, the Yankees continued their excellent run against the Blue Jays. It can’t have been too much fun to have been an AL East team in the Yankees 1996-2000 dominant period.
The starting lineups for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game are set to be revealed on July 6. While the fans have their say for the starting lineups, the most deserving All-Star starters could be very different than the actual starters.