The Toronto Sun · Jun 27, 2017
Blue Jays designate veteran reliever Jason Grilli for assignment
Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Jason Grilli reacts as he stands on the mound during eighth inning American League MLB action against the New York Yankees in Toronto on June 3, 2017. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young)TORONTO — The Jason Grilli nameplate above his locker was replaced by a message on Tuesday.
It read “Stay in the fight.”
Little more needs to be said about the kind of teammate the Blue Jays lost Tuesday when the team designated Grilli, the 40-year-old reliever, for assignment. His farewell to a team he has become a big part of in a very short time was typical of the kind of man he was.