Hazel Mae is taking her memoir on the road. The beloved Blue Jays broadcaster will celebrate the launch of Before I Let You Go in Edmonton on Nov. 16.

The event runs at 7 p.m. at the Stanley Milner Library. Edmonton LitFest is hosting, and tickets are available now.

For Jays fans across the country, it's a chance to connect with a familiar face away from the ballpark.

Mae has become one of the most recognizable voices around the team. Fans know her from the field, the clubhouse and countless postgame conversations.

Now she's telling her own story. Details on the memoir's contents haven't been widely shared, which only adds to the curiosity.

Why Edmonton? It's another reminder of how far the Blue Jays' reach extends.

Hazel Mae's memoir arrives during a quiet Blue Jays winter

The Jays are truly Canada's team. Even in a last-place season, more than a million people were watching late in the year, Mark Shapiro said.

That coast-to-coast audience is exactly why events like this matter. Fans in Alberta don't get to Rogers Centre on a whim.

The timing helps, too. With a lockout likely on Dec. 1, baseball conversation could go quiet for months.

This is the kind of moment the franchise should embrace. A long labour fight will test fan patience, and the people who connect the team to its audience help keep that bond alive.

A broadcaster is like the neighbour who's always on the porch when you get home. You don't realize how much you count on that wave until it's gone for a while.

The book launch won't change the offseason. But it gives fans something to look forward to while the front office chases bats and arms.

Tickets can be secured through Edmonton LitFest.

For fans who've followed the Jays through a World Series run and a last-place finish, this is a chance to hear the story of someone with a front-row seat.