Everyone who has even casually followed the Blue Jays knows what an outstanding, polite, and genuine human being J.A. Happ is. The big lefty, a native of Peru, Illinois, is calm and collected not just on the mound, but also off the field.
Recently, Happ and his New York Yankee teammates suffered a rather disappointing defeat at the hands of the rival Boston Red Sox. In his typical fashion, Happ responded eloquently.
According to Arash Madani of Sportsnet, who was in New York, Happ was “embracing” his Yankee teammates and clubhouse staff, telling some of them: “thanks for letting me be a part of this”.