Kevin Pillar a big hit with fans in return to Rogers Centre, just weeks after his life-changing trade from Blue Jays Globe_Sports
Long-time Blue Jay fan favourite Kevin Pillar, traded in April to the San Francisco Giants, gets a warm welcome as he walks out to his centre field position at Rogers Centre in the first inning on Tuesday.Kevin Pillar is proof that you can go home again – even if it is only for a brief visit.
Pillar said before the game that it would feel strange to watch the game from the visiting team’s clubhouse along the first-base line. The Blue Jays entered the season in the midst of an extensive tear-down and rebuild. Pillar was one of the last veterans left from the back-to-back playoff romps of 2015 and 2016.
Pillar solidified himself as a Toronto favourite with the often-reckless fashion in which he played defence, fearlessly hurtling his body into outfield walls or laying it out on the playing surface if it meant making a catch. Pillar turned and watched the video, and then tipped his cap and gave a big wave to his still loyal fans. And in the top of the second he received another standing ovation when he batted for the first time and drove in the Giants’ first run with a single.
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