As the weather heats up, so is major league baseball. And no pitcher was hotter for nine innings than the Seattle Mariners James Paxton who threw the 2018 baseball season's second no hitter in a 99 pitch gem to shut down the potent Toronto Blue Jays. Toronto as in Canada, and Paxton is Canadian, born in British Columbia. Paxton has always shown dominant stuff, but has seemingly had to navigate injuries and inconsistency which has kept him from being elite. But no longer. Paxton retired the last 16 hitters (17 outs including a double play) and it looked like the Jays could have played 18 innings without getting to him. He joins the elite no hitter fraternity and only the second Canadian to do so. He's the Longhorndave Sportsman of the Week!
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