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Happ joins Blue Jays elite with 20th victory
- Updated: September 21, 2016
SEATTLE — Move over Roy Halladay, Roger Clemens, Pat Hentgen, David Wells and Jack Morris. J.A. Happ has joined the 20-win club.
Happ became the sixth Blue Jays pitcher in franchise history to earn 20 victories in one season after Toronto defeated the Mariners, 10-2, on Tuesday night at Safeco Field. He’s the first since Halladay went 20-11 in 2008.
The veteran lefty also joined Boston’s Rick Porcello as the only two pitchers to reach the 20-win plateau this season. All of this from a guy who has spent 10 years in the big leagues but had never won more than 12 games prior to his remarkable run in 2016.
“It’s a nice number,” the always modest Happ said after the game. “I think as we go through the season, I’m focused on the day to day and the preparation, but you don’t get to that number without having great teammates.
“I’m really grateful to just be on this team. They’ve been showing up all year long and it has been a lot of fun. Special shoutout to Russ Martin, who got me through a lot of those and a lot of battles so far this year and hopefully we got a lot more to go.”
There were plenty of critics when the Blue Jays signed Happ to a three-year contract worth $36 …
