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Watch: Blue Jays' Martin acknowledges P.K. Subban in stands after HR

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When Canadian athletes are working south of the 49th parallel, they always seem to find each other.

Toronto Blue Jays catcher Russell Martin, who grew up in Montreal, knew exactly where to look in Busch Stadium after hitting a solo home run off St. Louis Cardinals starter Carlos Martinez on Thursday afternoon. Upon returning to the dugout, Martin found one of his biggest fans - Nashville Predators defenseman P.K. Subban, a Toronto native and noted Blue Jays supporter - sitting nearby. When he heard Subban's cheers, Martin stepped out and gave his hockey-playing friend a personal mid-game curtain call.

Subban was cheering on his favorite baseball team a day after several Blue Jays, including Martin, used Wednesday's rainout to hop over to the Scottrade Center and watch the Preds take a 1-0 series lead on the Blues in their Western Conference semifinal.

What remains unclear, though, is whether Subban found and saluted Martin from the ice when he scored in the second period.

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