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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

No postseason? No problem. Learn all about the Toronto Maple Leafs pursuit of the minor league baseball championship in their brand new ballpark 100 years ago this week. Available at Indigo, Amazon, most ebook platforms, and August Publishing’s website.

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Lemon Boursin pasta. Our favourite camping meal.

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

At the end of his Hall of Fame career, White Sox pitcher Ted Lyons pitched on only one day of the week. It would likely mess up a pitching rotation, but “Sunday Teddy” won 38 games over his final 3 seasons. I sometimes wonder about that kind of role for Max Scherzer.

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I don’t want to do a Blue Jays post-mortem, but here’s reason for optimism. Last year, they became known as a premier pitching development org. And much of the depth they built will be at AAA or AA next season. /1

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Don’t stop the dance….

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Hands up if you grew up with one of these…

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Every night at this time, Mabel drops her favourite toy at my feet to let me know it’s time for a walk. We only go for 15 minutes, but we live in a quiet semi-rural subdivision. Tonight, we heard the coyotes from a distance.

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Let us never, ever let a bureaucrat or politician decide between life and death.

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

You can never have enough pitching. Ever.

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I had to post this again, because I love the cover so much.

A battered old baseball against a datk background forms to cover of this historic account of the integration of Ontario baseball

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

86 years ago today, Phil Marchildon of Penetanguishene, ON, made his big league debut. A half-dozen years earlier, pitching for his hometown team, Phil was a central character in the dramatic and controversial integration of Ontario amateur baseball. I told the story in my 1st book. a.co/d/0ie1CF8c

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On Account of Darkness: The Summer Ontario Baseball Broke the Colour Barrier: Fox, D M: 9781989346891: Books - Amazon.ca

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Today I looked up Bachman-Turner’s “Let it Roll,” the lyrics of which (other than the chorus) have been largely unintelligible to me for decades. /1

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

First Honeycrisp of the year.

A delicious Honeycrisp apple is about to be consumed.

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Standing Rock, near Duntroon, ON. This was a sacred place to the Wendat. They believed that after death, your soul made the journey west. This limestone outcrop housed a man who removed your brain before passing through this portal so that you would start the next life with no memory of the last.

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Last of the cherry tomatoes.

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

In the last ten months, Jays pro scouts have hit on Spencer Miles and Brett Bateman. That’s huge.

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Jays may have lost 2 of 3 this weekend, but at least our dog got to see her birth mom.

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

One last dog show (for a while), this time in Montreal.

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Jays got old in a hurry.

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It’s hard to think of a better metaphor for Doug Ford’s legacy. Tear it all down in the middle of the night with no real plan.

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

He threw 10 pitches, 8 of them sliders. That pitch has long been big league ready. It’s his fastball command that has been the issue this season.

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Gage Stanifer came into Buffalo’s game in the 9th tonight with one out, the bases loaded, and the Bisons clinging to a one-run lead. He got a pair of Ks, including this one on old friend Buddy Kennedy, who was completely overmatched against Stanifer’s slider.

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

My man Josh Winckowski looked good in a relief outing for Buffalo tonight.

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Surreal. That word should be exclusively reserved for Twilight Zone episodes and nowhere else.

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

100 years ago, baseball was THE game in Toronto. The NHL season ran from November to March, rugby football lasted only about eight weeks, and basketball was still in its infancy. The baseball Leafs - who had the name first - were THE team in town, dominating headlines for half the year.

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Ugh. You have to go online incredibly early in the morning 5 months ahead of time for even a chance at booking an electric site in an Ontario Park. Why is a US company running our reservation system?

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Trey Yesavage, on a 40-45 pitch count in his rehab start for Buffalo tonight, doesn’t make it out of the first inning after giving up a pair of two out hits and as many runs. Rochester battled Yesavage, whose slider command was rusty. Leaves with 2 outs, having thrown 34 pitches.

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A Toronto team was headed to the postseason a century ago….

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

There’s so much that goes into developing an elite agility dog. What a performance.

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

100 years ago today, there was joy not just in Toronto over the Leafs clinching the International League pennant, but around the league itself because Toronto had ended Baltimore’s seven-year reign. The Leafs were headed to the Little World Series.

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

3/4 of the way to a cycle….

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Yesterday, I learned that when North Van’s Brent Lavallee managed in New Hampshire, he asked for O Canada to be played before games. The tradition continues, even though Brent has moved up in the player development department.

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I regret to inform you that I did not bring any of you back a bottle of port from your birth year while we were in Lisbon.

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

100 yrs ago today, the Toronto Maple Leafs swept a doubleheader from Buffalo, all but clinching the International League pennant, ending the Baltimore Orioles seven-year reign. Clarence Fisher, waived by Buffalo in July, was a revelation for the Leafs down the stretch, and won the nightcap.

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I’ve been high on Daniel Guerra - who is on this list - since I first saw him in 2024. He’s an intimidating presence on the mound, and he’s refined his mechanics and ability to repeat his delivery. www.baseballamerica.com/stories/slee...

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5 Sleeper AL Pitching Prospects To Watch In 2027

Geoff Pontes kicks off a series highlighting sleeper prospects to know heading into 2027 with a look at American League pitchers.

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Only Doug Ford could take the science out of the Ontario Science Center.

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

ICYMI. Talking to Brick’s coach, former big leaguer Jason Motte, was an absolute blast.

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Full Blue Jays list of prospects headed to AZ next month, with last level: Jake Cook OF (A) Jake Casey OF (A+) Aaron Parker C (AA) Fernando Perez RHP (AA) Brandon Barriera LHP (A+) Jake Bloss RHP (AAA) Yondrei Rojas RHP (AA) Gilberto Batista RHP (A+)

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Rep’d the C’s at the world’s oldest bookstore in Lisbon.

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

ICYMI. Talking to Brick’s coach, former big leaguer Jason Motte, was an absolute blast.

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

With the second-smallest bonus pool, the Blue Jays had to be creative as well as lucky to land the player they wanted, Tennessee HS C Will Brick. My latest for @thestar.com: www.thestar.com/sports/blue-...

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The Blue Jays may have drafted a first-round talent with the 131st pick. Inside the plan to land Will Brick

It took patience, creativity and luck, but the Jays got their man at No. 131 in the MLB draft.

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D.M. Fox @dmfox.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Dasan Hill gets the ball for Vancouver in their playoff opener at The Nat tonight. Troy Guthrie is scheduled for game two, Landen Maroudis for game three of the best-of-five series.

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