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Toronto Blue Jays sportscaster Hazel Mae is set to publish her memoir, Before I Let You Go: My Life in Broadcasting, Baseball, and Beyond, on Nov. 10, HarperCollins Canada announced Tuesday.
Before I Let You Go tells her life story, from her childhood in the Philippines to becoming a long-time Sportsnet reporter for the Blue Jays. With honesty, she writes about what it was like to break into the U.S. media scene as a young reporter, and then getting to come home and cover the Jays.
“I’m truly thrilled for the upcoming release of my new book, which shares the journey that’s shaped who I am today, both on and off the field,” Mae said in a press statement.
“My hope is that readers find it inspirational, entertaining and motivating, and that it encourages them to believe in their own unexpected path, no matter the obstacles.”
Toronto Blue Jays’ Vladimir Guerrero Jr., right, douses George Springer and television reporter Hazel Mae with water after defeating the Tampa Bay Rays in MLB baseball action, in Toronto on Friday, April 14, 2023. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press)
Mae, a trailblazer in the sports media field, has won the Jack Graney Award from the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame (only the second woman to do so), and the Gordon Sinclair Award for Broadcast Journalism.
“Before I became Hazel’s editor, I was one of her fans,” said HarperCollins Canada executive editor Janice Zawerbny in a press statement.
“Working with such an iconic and trail-blazing broadcaster in sports media has been an incredible experience. This memoir offers readers a rare look into her life and a chance to really get to know Hazel.”
WATCH | Hazel Mae on Morning Live:
Hazel Mae on her on-field interviews and those locker-room celebrations
Sportsnet’s Hazel Mae spoke to Heather Hiscox about her emotional on-field interviews with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and getting doused with beer during team celebrations. ‘My dry cleaner is loving this post-season,’ she said.
