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- Blue Jays pitcher Braydon Fisher is remembering his late father
- Norm Fisher, 65, died after suffering a stroke while he was en route to see his son’s team play
- The younger Fisher recalled his father’s support
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Braydon Fisher is remembering his father, Norm, who died on Monday in California, where he was visiting friends in advance of the Blue Jays-San Francisco Giants series.
“He was an amazing person,” Fisher, 25, said. “I’ve heard you say this about myself, and he always loved when you all said this, but there was never a bad day for Norm. His name was Norm. There was never a bad day for him. He was always happy, cheerful and willing to help anybody. He loved people. He did everything as perfectly as you could. He was very proud of what he had.”
Norm Fisher, 65, grew up in Vanden, Calif., but he was an avid Jays fan, according to MLB.com.
He often traveled to games in support of his team — and his son, who joined the team’s 40-man roster when was called up to the big leagues last year.
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On Monday, July 6, Norm was en route to San Francisco in advance of the Jays-Giants game when he suffered a stroke.
Now, Fisher, who called the last two days “the hardest” of his life, is remembering his father.
“He always supported me in every single way,” Fisher said. “He did everything he could to make sure I achieved the dream I’d talked about since I was five.”
The League City, Texas native also smiled when recalling how he’d joke with his father about the genesis of his pitching talent.
“He liked to talk about being a good baseball player,” Fisher said. “I always gave him [a hard time] for that. My mom always tells him that I got my athletic ability from her. He played baseball and he loved baseball. Growing up, if it had a score, it was on the TV.
He added, “He loved watching it and he loves all the guys. I don’t think that for the last two years, you’d see him not wearing Blue Jays gear. Not ever. No matter the occasion.”
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