Joey Bats Saves the Day

By Rick Sassone on March 10, 2015

The Wood Family (EDDIE MICHELS PHOTO)

Dunedin, Fla.– A slow RA Dickey start, a crushing, season ending injury to Marcus Stroman and a 5-3 loss to the Minnesota Twins, could have anything gone right today?

YES! Enter Jose Bautista and the Wood family from Thornton, Ontario. The Wood family was down for their first spring training game in Dunedin. The Wood family: Benn and Charlotte Wood and the three children Oscar, Jasper and Bella. Oscar came dressed as his favorite Blue Jay Jose Bautista, or as many of us like to affectionately refer to him as “Joey Bats.” There is no surprise here as Joey Bats, just being Joey Bats, made it a spring Oscar would never forgot by meeting him and signing a ball.

Thank you Joey Bats for making a positive story today!

EDDIE MICHELS PHOTO

The Wood family of Thornton, (outside Barrie) Ontario made the trip south to Dunedin, Fl. for their first Toronto Blue Jays spring training game on Tuesday March 10, 2015. Pictured in the front row are Oscar, Jasper and Bella while their proud parents Benn and Charlotte stand behind. Working in the electronics industry in Canada, Benn and his family are from Swindon, England. (EDDIE MICHELS/PHOTO)