The Blue Jays announced that the team and manager John Gibbons would be parting ways after this season, which officially made Wednesday’s matchup against the Astros his final game in front of the home fans at Rogers Centre.
And they showed Gibbons plenty of love late in the game.
Gibbons, who managed the club for a total of 11 seasons, during two different tenures, was highly regarded by Jays fans. They showed how they felt about him after closer Ken Giles recorded the final out in Wednesday’s game. Giles handed the ball to Gibbons, and that’s when fans gave him a tremendous standing ovation.
I know thereโs no crying in baseball. But. This afternoon Gibby got a big round of applause during a pitching change while Supertrampโs Goodbye Stranger wailed from the speakers and I had a moment. #JohnGibbons #BlueJays pic.twitter.com/zVzru6KlVP
— Sarah Burke (@BurkeTalks) September 26, 2018
In response, Gibbons waved goodbye to the fans as he made his way to the dugout.
John Gibbons says goodbye to Toronto. #BlueJays pic.twitter.com/0CchN8jyJL
— ๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ (@AaronBenRose) September 26, 2018
Both the fans and Jays players gave Gibbons a proper sendoff, as Toronto pulled off a 3-1 win against the defending champions.
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