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The career of ex-Jays farmhand Pederson took a different path than that of his son’s

CINCINNATI - He played with all the Blue Jays greats.

And the not so greats.

And now, Stu Pederson is Cincinnati-bound for the annual all-star game.

He won’t be playing — his career consisted of eight games in 1985 with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Pederson will be watching his son Joc Pederson, the Dodgers centre fielder, co-leader at the break for National League rookie of the year honours with Chicago Cubs’ Kris Bryant.

Father taught son about hitting the ball the other way, how to perfect his swing and patience.

In 2013, Joc was tearing it up at double-A Chattanooga, wondering why he had not been promoted.