Blue Jays star Braydon Fisher's father, Normand Fisher, dies during the team's California road trip at 65

Toronto Blue Jays reliever Braydon Fisher’s father, Normand Fisher, died astatine 65 during the team’s roadworthy travel to California connected Monday.

The Blue Jays were playing the San Francisco Giants, and Norm Fisher, who grew up successful Vanden, California, was visiting friends from his precocious schoolhouse earlier the game. After the visit, arsenic Norm was heading backmost into the city, helium suffered a stroke.

Braydon Fisher, who has been connected the bereavement database since his father’s death, spoke glowingly of his "amazing" dada connected Wednesday.

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Braydon Fisher of the Toronto Blue Jays pitches during a crippled against the Houston Astros astatine Rogers Centre successful Toronto, Ontario, Canada, connected Monday, June 22, 2026. (Peter Sarellas/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

"He was an astonishing person," Fisher said, via MLB.com. "I’ve heard you accidental this astir myself, and helium ever loved erstwhile you each said this, but determination was ne'er a atrocious time for Norm. His sanction was Norm. There was ne'er a atrocious time for him."

"He was ever happy, cheerful and consenting to assistance anybody. He loved people. He did everything arsenic perfectly arsenic you could. He was precise arrogant of what helium had."

Norm was an serviceman successful the Air Force for 8 years. Braydon is successful his 2nd play with the Blue Jays and said his begetter was an ardent protagonist of some his lad and the team.

"He played shot and helium loved baseball. Growing up, if it had a score, it was connected the TV. He loved watching it and helium loves each the guys. I don’t deliberation that for the past 2 years, you’d spot him not wearing Blue Jays gear. Not ever. No substance the occasion."

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Braydon Fisher No. 63 of the Toronto Blue Jays leaves the tract during a crippled against the Chicago Cubs astatine Wrigley Field successful Chicago, Ill., connected Friday, June 19, 2026. (George Gaza/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

"He ever supported maine successful each azygous way," Fisher said. "He did everything helium could to marque definite I achieved the imagination I’d talked astir since I was five."

Braydon, 25, said that portion his begetter played baseball, his parent said the Blue Jays reliever got his diversion quality from her.

"He liked to speech astir being a bully shot player," Fisher said with a smile. "I ever gave him (a hard time) for that. My ma ever tells him that I got my diversion quality from her."

Braydon thanked the Blue Jays for their supporting not conscionable him but his household arsenic well.

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Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Braydon Fisher throws against the Blue Jays during the archetypal inning of MLB shot enactment successful Toronto connected Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press)

"I conscionable privation to convey the full Blue Jays unit for however astonishing they’ve been supporting maine and my family," Fisher said. "Getting flights, hotels, giving maine arsenic overmuch clip arsenic I needed and each of the bully messages."

Fisher is expected to beryllium activated from the bereavement database during the team’s bid against the San Diego Padres. He made his MLB debut past play and has rapidly go a trusted subordinate of the Blue Jays’ bullpen.

Last season, Fisher went 7-0 with a 2.70 ERA implicit 52 games, striking retired 62 hitters successful 50 innings. This season, helium has continued to beryllium a stabilizing beingness for manager John Schneider. In 43 games, helium is 3-3 with a 3.33 ERA implicit 43 games, portion striking retired 46 hitters successful 46 innings.

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