TORONTO — Minnesota Twins pitcher Tyler Duffey wasn’t entirely prepared when he got called up to the major leagues for the first time in Toronto.
The right-hander, who opened the season at Double-A, didn’t have his passport with him when the Twins promoted him from Triple-A Rochester and picked him to start against the Blue Jays in Toronto on Wednesday.
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Early Sunday morning, Duffey’s father flew from Houston to Rochester with both their passports. From there, father and son made the 170-mile drive across the border to Toronto.
“We took the scenic route,” Duffey said. “It’s been a pretty wild 48 hours.”
The pair crossed at Niagara Falls but didn’t stop to check out the view.
“We were both pretty sleep-deprived at that point,” Duffey said.
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