Ladner’s James Paxton has become just the second Canadian-born pitcher in the history of Major League Baseball to throw a no-hitter.

The 29-year-old Seattle Mariners southpaw shutout the Toronto Blue Jays 5-0 on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre. Paxton needed 99 pitches, striking out seven and walking three. He received some outstanding support behind him including a diving stop by third baseman Kyle Seager to rob Kevin Pillar of a hit in the bottom of the seventh.

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Paxton’s final out pitch to Josh Donaldson was clocked at 99-mph. It was also the first complete game of his MLB career.

“That last inning was just a lot of fastballs. I was just out there throwing as hard as I could and guys were making every play behind me,” Paxton told Rogers Sportsnet.

“It’s very special. I couldn't think of a better place to have done it in Canada with Canadian fans.”

The last Canadian pitcher to throw a no-hitter was Dick Fowler back on Sept. 9 in 1945.

The Delta Secondary graduate becomes the sixth Seattle Mariner to accomplish the feat joining Randy Johnson (1990), Chris Bosio (1993), Felix Hernandez (2012) and Hisashi Iwakuma (2015). There was also a collective effort in 2012.

The last pitcher to throw a no-hitter at Rogers Centre was Justin Verlander in 2011.

Paxton’s previous start saw him record a career-high 16 strikeouts in a no-decision against the Oakland A's last week at Safeco Field.