Toronto’s Little Italy Preps For Sal Fasano

The most popular .221 lilfetime hitter in all of baseball is going north of the border.

But, more importantly, he’s giving his Fu Manchu another shot.

Yesterday, Sal Fasano signed with the Toronto Blue Jays. As you remember, Fasano was the Phillies’ backup catcher last year, loved for his hustle, his long hair and his mustache. When he was traded to the New York Yankees in the summer, he was forced to cut his hair and shave his mustache below the lip.

Fasano is, of course, getting ready for the season. “I was able to keep a small mustache, but I think it made me look like Borat,” Fasano told The Globe & Mail. “I’m going to go back to the Fu Manchu. That’s my standard look anyways. I’m growing it out now, getting it ready for the season.”

Although he probably won’t attract the same kind of attention and fan club he did in Philadelphia, who knows. After all, Fasano says, Toronto has a lot of his people: “Being an Italian guy has helped, which is why I’m excited about Toronto. I know that there’s more Italians per capita living in Toronto than just about anywhere.” Even Italy.

Good luck, Sal.

Manchu dynasty in Toronto? Stay tuned [The Globe & Mail]