City of Toronto, Blue Jays unveil accessible baseball diamond in Roy Halladay’s name
“This has been such a long time coming and to be able to see it in person and seeing it be used in real-time is amazing. It’s a dream Roy and I had,” saidThe baseball diamond is unlike any other in the city of Toronto, featuring vulcanized rubber for traction, and wider dugouts for wheelchair accessibility. The field will be used by kids as part of the Challenger Baseball league, which was created for children living with cognitive and/or physical disabilities.
“We were so pleased that we were able to partner with the city and bring this together and make it happen.” “Baseball is not who he was, that’s just what he did…He didn’t want to just be known as a baseball player, he was still a dad, a husband, a son, an uncle, a friend and a champion for 400 other things. So every one of those were just as important as his accomplishments on the field,” she said.
“He’d be so honoured, he’d be humbled, he’d be embarrassed, he didn’t like the attention,” Brandy said while wiping away tears. “Instead of standing here doing media, he’d be on the field, which says a lot about his character.”
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