{"id":16573,"date":"2025-02-14T21:51:49","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T21:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/14\/kiermaier-back-at-jays-camp-as-special-assistant\/"},"modified":"2025-02-14T21:51:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T21:51:49","slug":"kiermaier-back-at-jays-camp-as-special-assistant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/14\/kiermaier-back-at-jays-camp-as-special-assistant\/","title":{"rendered":"Kiermaier back at Jays camp as special assistant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>DUNEDIN \u2013 Former Toronto outfielder Kevin Kiermaier felt like a rookie again on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>After closing out a 12-year big-league career last fall by winning a World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Kiermaier was back in Blue Jays colours for the first time since taking on a part-time role with the team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a special assistant but an outfield specialist,\u201d he said. \u201cAn outfield whisperer as I like to call it. I\u2019ll just do what is needed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The jovial Kiermaier exchanged hugs and handshakes with old friends and former teammates when he returned to the player development complex ahead of morning workouts.<\/p>\n<p>He quickly put on his familiar Blue Jays warm-up gear to hit the practice fields with some of the team\u2019s younger players.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe had a fungo and a stopwatch,\u201d manager John Schneider said with a smile. \u201cHe was all coached up today.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad c-ad--tallSticky\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Kiermaier was drafted by Tampa Bay with the 931st overall pick in 2010 and spent parts of 10 seasons with the Rays before joining Toronto in 2023. 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He had announced his retirement plans in July.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h3>Get daily National news<\/h3>\n<p>Get the day&#8217;s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI thought I was going to cry like a baby at some point but that never happened,\u201d he said. \u201cBut this is the best ride and the best journey I could have asked for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A four-time Gold Glove winner known for his speed, range and defensive wizardry, Kiermaier checked in with Toronto\u2019s front office after getting some interest from other clubs for similar roles.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad c-ad--tallSticky\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe Blue Jays wanted me more than anybody,\u201d he said. \u201cYou want to go where you\u2019re wanted and you\u2019re appreciated and that\u2019s why I\u2019m here today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kiermaier has always enjoyed the coaching component of the game and helping young players on their journey.<\/p>\n<p>He worked with student-athletes at the University of Tampa each off-season throughout his playing career. In the big leagues, he enjoyed the mentorship opportunities and providing young players with advice when asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always lived vicariously through a lot of my teammates over the years,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen guys had that coming-out party or that breakout season \u2026 I love watching guys have success.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Sports<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash\u2019s eyes lit up when he was asked about Kiermaier at an MLB media day session later Friday in Bradenton, Fla.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think he\u2019s the best defensive centre-fielder that I\u2019ve ever watched play,\u201d Cash said. \u201cHe (would) change the game defensively with his legs, with his jumps, with his legs and instincts.<\/p>\n<section id=\"content-dynamic-trending-stories\" class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--tile u-hide-tablet-landscape\" aria-label=\"Dynamic trending stories section\">\n<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"l-inlineStories__title c-heading c-heading--strikethrough\">Trending Now<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<ul class=\"l-inlineStories__posts c-posts c-posts--inline \">\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11017935\/meghan-markle-timbits-invictus-games\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2198814801.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" title=\"Meghan Markle surprises her kids with a quintessential Canadian treat\" data-title=\"\">Meghan Markle surprises her kids with a quintessential Canadian treat<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11019155\/fentanyl-seized-u-s-border-originated-from-canada\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CP125704322.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" title=\"Over a pound of fentanyl seized at U.S. border, and it came from Canada\" data-title=\"\">Over a pound of fentanyl seized at U.S. border, and it came from Canada<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cHe would help any outfielder just because he\u2019s been there, done that, and he\u2019s very much self-made.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kiermaier will work with players on the main roster along with youngsters from the minor-league camp.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo bring him back is awesome,\u201d Schneider said. \u201cWhen you\u2019re looking at outfield development and information to be shared, I don\u2019t think there\u2019s anyone better in the past 10 years or so than him.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad c-ad--tallSticky\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins echoed his skipper\u2019s thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was such an elite outfielder, baserunner and player,\u201d he said. \u201cThe way that he goes about his preparation, he has shared (that) in the game and he wants to continue to share that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe in that influence and believe in that potential to certainly impact our outfielders, but (also) well beyond that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Still a physical specimen, the 34-year-old Kiermaier looks like he\u2019d have no issue providing some all-world defence in a game setting. But he said the time is right for a new chapter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI played like my hair was on fire and played all out,\u201d he said. \u201cI took the bumps and bruises along the way. But it gave me the best life I could ever ask for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 14, 2025.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2025 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script defer src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;appId=318812448281278&#038;version=v3.3\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11020204\/kiermaier-back-at-jays-camp-as-special-assistant\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DUNEDIN \u2013 Former Toronto outfielder Kevin Kiermaier felt like a rookie again on Friday. 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