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The winner of the number 6 moment of the 2010s was John McDonald’s Father’s Day home run.
I’m sure you know the back story, John McDonald’s dad was dying of cancer and he told John to hit a home run for after he passed. John wasn’t a home run hitter, he had Just 28 in his career. And, of course, he wasn’t an everyday player, so it might have taken months for him to hit one out.
His first game back after his father’s death and funeral was Father’s Day. John was on the bench. In the ninth inning, with the Blue Jays down 9-3, Cito sent him in as a defensive replacement for Aaron Hill. And his spot came around to hit in the bottom of the inning. You know what happened.
It was his first home run of 2010. McDonald said that the bad part of it was that he couldn’t call his dad and talk to him about it.
He was/is a great guy. Everyone liked him. When he hit this one out, everyone felt so good for him. There are very few baseball moments that brought a tear to my eye while watching, but this was one of them.
He’ll always be one of my favorite player.
Poll
My choice for the number the number 7 Blue Jays moment of the decade is
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4%
2016 ALDS game 2, Jays hit four home runs off Yu Darvish, October 2, 2016
(5 votes) -
0%
2019 Jays 7 run comeback win over Rays in 12 innings, July 27
(0 votes) -
18%
Brandon Morrow 1 hitter, 17 strikeouts, August 8, 2010
(22 votes) -
0%
Brett Lawrie throws helmet, hits umpire, May 16, 2012
(1 vote) -
5%
Cavan Biggio hits for cycle September 17, 2019
(6 votes) -
0%
Chad Jenkins pitches 6 innings in Jays 19 inning win over Tigers, August 10, 2014
(0 votes) -
0%
Dustin McGowan pitches again September 6, 2011
(1 vote) -
1%
Goins and Barney pitch in 19 inning game vs Cleveland, Jays lose 2-1, July 1, 2016
(2 votes) -
1%
J.P. Arencibia hits 2 homers (and 4 total hits) in MLB debut, August 7, 2010
(2 votes) -
0%
Jays come back from down by 8 against the Reds June 20, 2014
(0 votes) -
0%
Jays score 7 in the 9th inning against the Rays to win September 20, 2018
(1 vote) -
1%
Jays score 9 in the 7th inning, come back from down 8-1 vs the Red Sox June 12, 2015
(2 votes) -
2%
Jose Bautista asks Steve Simmons "who are you and why are you talking to me?" on twitter
(3 votes) -
3%
Jose Bautista hits home run number 50 vs Mariners Felix Hernandez in Seattle September 23, 2010
(4 votes) -
5%
Jose Bautista homers off Darren O’Day and skips to first, June 23, 2013
(6 votes) -
1%
Jose Bautista’s final game as a Blue Jay, October 1, 2013
(2 votes) -
1%
Josh Donaldson dives into the stands June 24, 2015
(2 votes) -
1%
Josh Donaldson hat trick homers August 29, 2016
(2 votes) -
1%
Josh Donaldson trade, November 28, 2014
(2 votes) -
4%
Kevin Pillar robs home run, April 15, 2015
(5 votes) -
7%
Kevin Pillar steals second, third then home vs Dellin Betances of the Yankees, April 1, 2018
(9 votes) -
0%
Lourdes Gurriel steals home vs Red Sox April 9, 2019
(0 votes) -
0%
Lourdes Gurriel’s mult-hit streak goes 11 games, July 29, 2018
(0 votes) -
0%
Marco Estrada takes perfect game into the 8th, June 24, 2015
(0 votes) -
2%
Marco Estrada’s start in game 3 of the 2015 ALDS, October 12, 2015
(3 votes) -
0%
Marcus Stroman homers in Atlanta May 18, 2017
(0 votes) -
0%
Marcus Stroman’s first start after ACL injury, September 12, 2015
(0 votes) -
0%
Martin Russell’s throw hitting Shin-Soo Choo’s bat, October, 14, 2015
(1 vote) -
6%
Munenori Kawasaki walk-off double and "I am Japanese" post-game interview, May 28, 2013
(7 votes) -
0%
Rajai Davis catch robs home run. October 5, 2015
(0 votes) -
0%
Rajai Davis scores from second on a bunt, August 5, 2012
(0 votes) -
2%
Rangers make 3 errors to set up Baustista’s home run, October 14, 2015
(3 votes) -
0%
Roy Halladay dies in plane crash, November7, 2017
(0 votes) -
6%
Roy Halladay inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame, July 21, 2019
(7 votes) -
0%
Russell Martin playing preseason games in Montreal, April 3, 2015
(0 votes) -
0%
Russell Martin’s dad playing Oh Canada in Montreal April 3, 2015
(0 votes) -
2%
Steve Pearce hits second walk-off grand slam in a week, July 31, 2017
(3 votes) -
6%
The Coghlan leap, April 25, 2017
(7 votes) -
0%
The Marlins trade, November 13, 2012
(0 votes) -
0%
The Tulo/Reyes trade, July 28, 2015
(1 vote) -
0%
Vernon Wells trade, January 21, 2011
(0 votes) -
0%
Vladimir Guerrero hits first 2 MLB home runs in San Francisco, May 14, 2019
(0 votes) -
1%
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the Home run derby, July 8, 2019
(2 votes) -
4%
Vladimir Guerrero walkoff home run in Montreal, March 28, 2018
(5 votes)