Jamie Campbell announces update on Kevin Pillar joining Blue Jays Central
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Sportsnet's Jamie Campbell announced that Kevin Pillar will be joining him as an analyst on Blue Jays Central when the Toronto Blue Jays take on the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday.
Last month, Pillar announced his retirement and stated that he would be joining the Blue Jays broadcast in August.
Pillar posted on social media that he'd been helping with the Little League World Series on ESPN to which Campbell replied that he will be seeing him Friday on Blue Jays Central.
See you Friday on Blue Jays Central
A brief history on Kevin Pillar's tenure with the Toronto Blue Jays
Pillar started his Major League career in Toronto, with the former 32nd-round pick from the 2011 MLB Draft signing with the Blue Jays shortly after.
His bonus was $1,000 and essentially a plane ticket out to Bluefield to play Rookie League ball. Fast forward two years later, he was stepping into the batter's box at the Rogers Centre.
Nicknamed 'Superman', Pillar made numerous highlight-reel grabs in the outfield during his seven seasons with the Jays and finished with a .260/.297/.396 slash line with 55 home runs, 231 RBIs, and a .692 OPS through 695 games.
He was also part of the club's 2015 and 2016 postseason runs and famously can be seen charging at Rougned Odor during the 2016 scuffle between the former Rangers infielder and Jays slugger Jose Bautista.
Toronto fans will be looking forward to seeing Kevin Pillar on Blue Jays Central with host Jamie Campbell on Friday.
Hopefully it becomes a permanent gig for him in retirement.
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