Interview With Jeremy Jeffress I talked with new Blue Jay Jeremy Jeffress last Friday. Unfortunately, for some reason, I had a very loud humming noise on my recording of the talk, making some it impossible to hear some of it well enough to transcribe. So some parts are missing and some wording might be changed. Jeremy seems like a nice guy, soft spoken, just interested in getting a good shot at showing what he can do in the majors. I'm really interested in seeing what he can do with the Jays. Welcome to the Blue Jays. Thanks, I'm very blessed to be here. You are happy for the trade to the Jays? Yes I am, I know a couple of people that from last year that got traded there. I haven't been there, I was supposed to be called up to play in Toronto last year but it didn't happen. But yeah I'm excited. There was something about not having a passport? Yeah, I left my papers out in Arizona where I am now. I didn't get a chance to get them. That's the problem with having to cross a border. And it is right there too, 2 hours from Pittsburgh. You wouldn't think you needed a passport. Until recently you didn't need it. Why didn't you re-sign with the Royals? It's not that I didn't like the Royals, the Royals team, everybody in the clubhouse, all those people were great. I just felt like the team had a lot