Jenkins looking forward to Labatt Park homecoming — Gameday London
Fergie Jenkins loves the game of baseball so much he’d play for free – or even just gas money. That’s exactly the deal the MLB Hall of Famer struck when he got a random phone call from then-London Majors owner Arden Eddie back in 1984. “I was living on my ranch in Blenheim right after I retired when I got a call from Arden asking me if I wanted to play some games on the weekend for the Majors,” recalled the Chatham born all-star. He had just wrapped up a 19-year MLB career that saw him notch 284