John Axford, who became a popular Milwaukee Brewer because of his underdog story, glorious facial hair, high socks, and amiable Canadian demeanor, will be added to the Brewers Wall of Honor in a ceremony at the home game on August 23rd, where he’ll also throw out the first pitch.
Axford was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the seventh round of the 2001 draft out of Assumption College School, a high school in Brantford, Ontario, but he did not sign. Instead, he went to Notre Dame, but Tommy John surgery during his junior year harmed his draft stock and he wasn’t taken until the 42nd round in 2005, by the Reds.