TORONTO — Owen Caissie FaceTimed his mother on Wednesday night to let her know he was going to make his major-league debut the following afternoon and figured he should also mention the pitcher he’d be going up against.

“I was like, ‘Guess who I’m facing tomorrow?’” Caissie said.

When the Chicago Cubs‘ top prospect revealed future Hall-of-Famer Max Scherzer was slated to take the ball, his mom twisted her mouth to the side, an expression that pretty much meant, ‘Good luck with that.’

It was a tough assignment, no doubt, for Caissie on Thursday at Rogers Centre, but it was also a special afternoon for the 23-year-old. He was born and raised in nearby Burlington, Ont., and grew up a fan of the Toronto Blue Jays.

It’s the kind of script worthy of a Heritage Minute: A local kid making his

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