The Toronto Blue Jays placed right-handed starting pitcher R.A. Dickey on the bereavement list Friday following the death of his father.
Dickey’s father died Tuesday night, but the knuckleballer wanted to make his scheduled start on Thursday against the New York Mets.
Dickey won the 2012 National League Cy Young Award with the Mets and then was traded to the Blue Jays in December of that year. In his first start against the Mets since the trade, Dickey (3-6) allowed three hits and one run over 7 1/3 innings and the Blue Jays defeated the Mets 7-1.
The Blue Jays also recalled infielder Munenori Kawasaki from Triple-A Buffalo to fill Dickey’s roster spot.