Less than a week after he announced his presence with a 16-strikeout gem, Seattle Mariners left-hander James Paxton once again captivated the baseball world on Tuesday night. He no-hit the Toronto Blue Jays, a 99-pitch masterpiece that solidified his place as one of the sport’s most unheralded stars. Hailing from Ladner, British Columbia, Paxton, whose final pitch of the game registered at 99 mph, joined Dick Fowler in 1945 as the only Canadian-born hurlers ever to throw a no-hitter. “To have it happen in Canada, what are...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 09, 2018 18:13 UTC