Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo reminisces about his major league debut with the Expos Globe_Sports
In this Feb. 28, 2019, file photo, Toronto Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo watches during a spring training game against the Philadelphia Phillies, in Dunedin, Fla.Charlie Montoyo was a 27-year-old infielder still trying to carve out a major league career the last time he stepped on the field at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium.
“I’m never going to forget having my first hit of two here,” Montoyo said. “That’s a memory that I’m always going to have. Hopefully they the highlights before the game. They’d have to stop the game for five seconds.”Montoyo, who was drafted by the Brewers twice – in 1986 and 1987 – made his major league debut with the Expos in 1993, appearing in four games with a pair of hits and three runs batted in. But that would be it for his major league playing career.
“I got here late, like 7:00 or 7:10 or something. I said hello to Felipe and I put my uniform on and sat on the bench,” Montoyo said of that day. “Until the seventh inning when he said, ‘if they bring the lefty you’re going to go pinch hit.“’ The Rockies brought in left-hander Gary Wayne and Montoyo stepped to the plate. He said there were no butterflies in his stomach when he eventually hit the go-ahead RBI single before closer John Wetteland preserved the 4-3 victory.
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