Russell Martin felt last season's Canada Day crowd at the Rogers Centre was the start of an energy that lasted through the rest of the Blue Jays' season. “This is going to be my first Canada Day in Canada since I was 16 years old,” Saunders said. Proximity-wise, we were close (with the Mariners), but no one’s really celebrating Canada Day in Seattle. But Martin saw that Canada Day as a preview. There’s always a full house, a sea of red and the outpouring of patriotism that makes even the most hardened, most cynical Jays players smile.

Source: thestar June 30, 2016 23:54 UTC