Viola III debuts to delight of fellow knuckleballer Dickey

Knuckleballer Frank Viola III made his Minor League debut with the Blue Jays' organization by tossing four scoreless innings for Class A Lansing on Monday night and R.A. Dickey was eager to hear about the results. Dickey was informed of the outing on Tuesday afternoon and had nothing but positive things to say about a player he helped mentor during the offseason.

By Gregor Chisholm