The 16-year veteran will take his rightful spot inside the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame on Saturday afternoon in St. Mary’s, Ont. He will be inducted alongside three-time all-star Jason Bay, former Blue Jays general manager Gord Ash and long-time big-league coach Rob Thomson. Drafted three years after the Blue Jays won their first of two World Series titles, he would soon become a prominent face for a proud era of Canadian baseball. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOWOpinion | Richard Griffin: Ryan Dempster, Eric Gagne the oldest of Canada’s Classic rookies The Canadian junior team is heavily scouted. Annual events such as the Blue Jays’ T12 amateur tournament have spawned international scholarships.

Source: thestar June 14, 2019 15:00 UTC