Baseball is one of those sports that shows that the bond between father and son can be kept strong simply by playing a game of catch.
Jean-Pierre Vielleux and his 10-year-old son, Jean-Jordan, started playing ball at the end of June.
According to Jean-Pierre, it wasn’t long before they came up with the idea of keeping a streak going.
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“I think it was the second or third day and he was like, ‘Dad, let’s see how long we can go without missing a day of baseball.'”
Rain or shine, the two have always pushed each other to put on the gloves and hit the diamond.
They contemplated stopping if the atlanta braves won the Major League Baseball World Series 2021 on Halloween, but unfortunately the victory came a few days later.
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They also thought that maybe once the snow started falling, they could end their streak. Maybe one of them would just get tired of it?
Now, on day 200, they decided there is no going back.
“Like, at first it was just for fun, but now that we’re at 200 we have to keep going,” Jean-Jordan said.
In Nutana Park Kiwanis, a new goal was set to reach a full year of baseball.
Although the streak is important to the couple, what means more is the time they spend together.
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“It’s like the bond between father and son, that’s the part that means the most to me,” said Jean-Pierre.
Another member of the family, Jean-Jordan’s younger sister Jayla, also likes to tag along.
However, his favorite part isn’t about playing baseball.
“[I like] go out every day and they say I will never give up, I will do it every day”.
Jean-Jordan said he hopes to make it to the MLB one day and be like his favorite player on the Toronto Blue Jays, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
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