John Axford’s 2017 season resembled the Blue Jays 2017 season, in some ways. He was plagued by injuries from the beginning of the year and then he was out of the race (designated for assignment by the Athletics) by the end of July.
Axford felt lost after he was cut by the Athletics. So, he returned to a place of comfort, the ballpark. Axford sat behind the Athletics dugout with a hotdog and a beer and took in the game that he loved from a different perspective.
Despite the harsh end in Oakland, Axford has started a great new beginning in Toronto.