Tristan Peters returns to Canada as an All-Star in his breakout season for White Sox
<p>TORONTO — Tristan Peters checked another box off his list this weekend during a stunning breakout season for the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox" target="_blank" ><u>White Sox</u></a>.</p><p>In a year of improbable firsts for the rookie anchoring center field, Peters returned to his native Canada this weekend as an All-Star playing his first big-league games north of the border.</p><p>The Sox’ series in Toronto isn’t exactly a homecoming for the 26-year-old, whose hometown of Winkler, Manitoba, is about 500 miles closer to Rate Field than it is to the Rogers Centre.</p><p>But it means a lot to the rangy, grinding outfielder who has vaulted himself from an offseason afterthought to a stalwart for the White Sox on both sides of the ball.</p><p>“This is obviously the country I was born in, and it has a special place in my heart,” said Peters, who played a youth tournament under the retractable roof in Toronto as a high schooler. “I've dreamed of playing in this stadium, too.
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<p>TORONTO — Tristan Peters checked another box off his list this weekend during a stunning breakout season for the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox" target="_blank" ><u>White Sox</u></a>.</p><p>In a year of improbable firsts for the rookie anchoring center field, Peters returned to his native Canada this weekend as an All-Star playing his first big-league games north of the border.</p><p>The Sox’ series in Toronto isn’t exactly a homecoming for the 26-year-old, whose hometown of Winkler, Manitoba, is about 500 miles closer to Rate Field than it is to the Rogers Centre.</p><p>But it means a lot to the rangy, grinding outfielder who has vaulted himself from an offseason afterthought to a stalwart for the White Sox on both sides of the ball.</p><p>“This is obviously the country I was born in, and it has a special place in my heart,” said Peters, who played a youth tournament under the retractable roof in Toronto as a high schooler. “I've dreamed of playing in this stadium, too. It's one of my favorite ballparks.”</p><p>“It was a special team when I was growing up and I loved watching them,” Peters said, idolizing the likes of Jose Bautista and Kevin Pillar, whose high-flying defensive prowess helped model a Canadian youngster’s game. “I liked the way he played the outfield,” Peters said.</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""> <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-800000" name="image-800000"></a> <picture data-crop="medium"> <source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d38939c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5798x3254+0+0/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F01%2F55%2F4c2da8d74c8ea5b95900d9863f91%2Fwhite-sox-blue-jays-baseball-1.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/40edb02/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5798x3254+0+0/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F01%2F55%2F4c2da8d74c8ea5b95900d9863f91%2Fwhite-sox-blue-jays-baseball-1.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/31199d4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5798x3254+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F01%2F55%2F4c2da8d74c8ea5b95900d9863f91%2Fwhite-sox-blue-jays-baseball-1.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <img class="Image" alt="Tristan Peters, left, left fielder Sam Antonacci (17) and right fielder Branden Montgomery, right, celebrate their team's victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday." srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/31199d4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5798x3254+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F01%2F55%2F4c2da8d74c8ea5b95900d9863f91%2Fwhite-sox-blue-jays-baseball-1.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c116270/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5798x3254+0+0/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F01%2F55%2F4c2da8d74c8ea5b95900d9863f91%2Fwhite-sox-blue-jays-baseball-1.jpg 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/31199d4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5798x3254+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F01%2F55%2F4c2da8d74c8ea5b95900d9863f91%2Fwhite-sox-blue-jays-baseball-1.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" > </picture> <div class="Figure-content"><figcaption class="Figure-caption"><p>Tristan Peters, left, left fielder Sam Antonacci (17) and right fielder Branden Montgomery, right, celebrate their team’s victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday.</p></figcaption><span class="line"></span><div class="Figure-credit"><p>Jon Blacker/AP Photos</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p>With plenty of family and friends among a sold-out crowd, Peters went 1-for-4 with a sacrifice fly in the series opener.
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- <p>TORONTO — Tristan Peters checked another box off his list this weekend during a stunning breakout season for the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox" target="_blank" ><u>White Sox</u></a>.</p><p>In a year of improbable firsts for the rookie anchoring center field, Peters returned to his native Canada this weekend as an All-Star playing his first big-league games north of the border.</p><p>The Sox’ series in Toronto isn’t exactly a homecoming for the 26-year-old, whose hometown of Winkler, Manitoba, is about 500 miles closer to Rate Field than it is to the Rogers Centre.</p><p>But it means a lot to the rangy, grinding outfielder who has vaulted himself from an offseason afterthought to a stalwart for the White Sox on both sides of the ball.</p><p>“This is obviously the country I was born in, and it has a special place in my heart,” said Peters, who played a youth tournament under the retractable roof in Toronto as a high schooler. “I've dreamed of playing in this stadium, too.
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