Canadian Baseball

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Contents 1 Overview 2 Canadian Baseball Players 3 Candians who played for the Red Sox 4 Canadians who managed the Red Sox

Overview

There are quite a number of professional teams currently playing in Canada including

1. Toronto Blue Jays (MLB)
2. Vancouver Canadians (Pacific Coast League)
3. Quebec Capitales (Can-Am League)
4. Calgary Vipers (Golden Baseball League)
5. Edmonton Cracker Cats (Golden Baseball League)
6. Winnipeg Goldeyes (Northern League)

In addition, many teams have played in Canada over the course of time including

1. Montreal Expos (MLB)
2. Edmonton Trappers (Pacific Coast League)
3. Montreal Royals (International League)
4. Hamilton Tigers (IL)
5. Toronto Maple Leafs (IL)
6. Winnipeg Whips (IL)
7. Calgary Cannons (PCL)
8. Vancouver Canadians (PCL)
9. Vancouver Mounties (PCL)
10. Ottawa Lynx (International League)

Jackie Robinson played for the Montreal Royals before he joined Brooklyn in the 1940s.

Canadian Baseball Players

Some 200+ players born in Canada have played in the Major Leagues at one time or another, some of the more popular alumni include

1. Jason Bay (Trail, British Columbia)
2. Ryan Dempster (Sechelt, British Columbia)
3. Jeff Francis (Vancouver, British Columbia)
4. Rich Harden (Victoria, British Columbia)
5. Corey Koskie (Anola, Manitoba)
6. Justin Morneau (New Westminster, British Columbia)
7. Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, British Columbia)
8. Jeff Zimmerman (Kelowna, British Columbia)
9. Adam Loewen (Surrey, British Columbia)

Candians who played for the Red Sox

1. Ted Bowsfield (Vernon, British Columbia)
2. Reggie Cleveland (Swift Current, Saskatchewan)
3. Bunk Congalton (Guelph, Ontario)
4. Rheal Cormier (Moncton, New Brunswick)
5. Eric Gagne (Montreal, Quebec)
6. Mike Gardner (Sarnia, Ontario)
7. Peter Hoy (Brockville, Ontario)
8. Ferguson Jenkins (Chatham, Ontario)
9. Oscar Judd (London, Ontario)
10. Win Kellum (Waterford, Ontario)
11. George Kottaras (Scarborough, Ontario)
12. Ty LaForest (Edmundston, New Brunswick)
13. Phil Marchildon (Penetanguishene, Ontario)
14. Art McGovern (St. John, New Brunswick)
15. Larry McLean (Fredericton, New Brunswick)
16. Bill O'Neill (St. John, New Brunswick)
17. Frank O'Rourke (Hamilton, Ontario)
18. Frank Owens (Toronto, Ontario)
19. Simon Pond (North Vancouver, British Columbia)
20. Paul Quantrill (London, Ontario)
21. Matt Stairs (St. John, New Brunswick)
22. Adam Stern (London, Ontario)

Canadians who managed the Red Sox

1. Fred Lake (Cornwallis, Nova Scotia)