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Some Canadian All-Star Game Trivia

Six Canadians who have been selected to play in the MLB All-Star Game.
July 10, 2012 Dave McKay Fergie Jenkins Harmon Killebrew Jason Bay Jason Dickson Jeff Heath Jeff Zimmerman Joey Votto Justin Morneau Larry Walker Major League Baseball All-Star Game Mickey Mantle Rod Carew Russell Martin Ryan Dempster Terry Puhl 1 Comment

But What Do I Know? … Scott Diamond, Tip O’Neill, Scott Richmond

July 5, 2012 Aaron Hill Alain Usereau Buck Martinez Canada Day Carlos Delgado cycle English Joey Votto Level of Excellence MLB All-Star Game Montreal Expos book Scott Diamond Scott Richmond Tip O'Neill Toronto Blue Jays 3 Comments

Votto’s new contract to dwarf the value of previous highest deals signed by Canadian MLBers

April 3, 2012 Justin Morneau Jason Bay Larry Walker Matt Stairs Ryan Dempster Kirk McCaskill Cincinnati Reds Joey Votto Jesse Crain Rich Harden Canadian Jeff Francis Russell Martin Erik Bedard Paul Quantrill Eric Gagne Mark Teahen Rheal Cormier top Canadian contract contract extension top Canadian contract of all-time Corey Koskie 4 Comments

But What Do I Know? … Manny Ramirez, Matt Stairs, Jimmy Key

February 4, 2012 Brian Tallet Dave Stieb DeWayne Wise Felipe Lopez free agents Javier Vazquez Jesse Litsch Jimmy Key Joel Carreno Joey Votto Luis Perez Manny Ramirez Mark Teahen Matt Stairs Milton Bradley Montreal Expos NESN Phil Rogers Roy Halladay Shawn Camp Toronto Blue Jays Vladimir Guerrero 2 Comments

Axford, Votto named co-winners of Tip O’Neill Award

December 14, 2011 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Jason Bay Joey Votto John Axford Justin Morneau Larry Walker tie Tip O'Neill Award win winner Leave a Comment

But What Do I Know? … Joey Votto, Gary Carter, Bob Forsch

November 5, 2011 Alex Anthopoulos Bob Forsch Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Dan Duquette Erik Bedard Felipe Alou Jair Jurrjens Jeff Francis Joey Votto John Axford Jonathan Sanchez Matty Alou Montreal Expos Pedro Martinez Rich Harden Tip O'Neill Award Washington Nationals 4 Comments

But What Do I Know? … Mike Flanagan, Brett Lawrie, John Axford

August 31, 2011 2011 Tip O'Neill Award Brett Lawrie candidates Cincinnati Reds Curly Williams Joey Votto John Axford Lloydminster Mike Flanagan Milwaukee Brewers Taylor Green Todd Stottlemyre Tom Henke Toronto Blue Jays 8 Comments

Votto to be awarded Tip O’Neill Award Saturday night in Cincinnati

April 29, 2011 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Cincinnati Reds Eric Gagne Jason Bay Joey Votto Justin Morneau Larry Walker St. Louis Browns Tip O'Neill Award Tom Valcke 2 Comments

But What Do I Know? … Juan Rivera, Goose Gossage, Chuck Tanner

February 15, 2011 Bobby Mattick Chuck Tanner Cincinnati Reds Dave Stieb Gary Carter George Bell Gino Cimoli Goose Gossage Joey Votto Juan Rivera Montreal Expos Montreal Royals Orlando Cabrera Rusty Staub Toronto Blue Jays Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Comments

But What Do I Know? … Joey Votto, Russell Martin, Jeff Francis

January 18, 2011 Alex Anthopoulos baseball Canada Chad Cordero Jeff Francis Joey Votto Jon Rauch Montreal Expos Russell Martin Toronto Blue Jays 4 Comments

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Canadian Baseball Card of the Week: Born in Victoria, B.C. in 1965, Steve Wilson pitched in parts of six big league seasons with the Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers. In 205 career games, the Canuck southpaw, who pitched primarily in relief, posted 13 wins. He currently serves as the Pacific Rim scouting supervisor for the Chicago Cubs.
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With help from his two Hall of Fame teammates, Catfish Hunter got the win at Exhibition Stadium on September 21, 1978.
Canadian Card of the Week: 1996 Bowman Ryan Dempster. This 36-year-old Gibsons, B.C., native has recorded the second-most wins (126) by a Canadian in the big leagues (Fergie Jenkins has 284 wins). Now in his 16th major league season, he has posted 10 or more wins in eight campaigns. He also notched 85 saves at the Cubs' closer from 2005 to 2007. The two-time all-star signed a two-year, $26.5-million contract with the Red Sox in the off-season.
Toronto Sun baseball columnist Bob Elliott was inducted into the Kingston & District Sports Hall of Fame on May 3. (File photo: Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame)
Canadian Baseball Card of the Week: 1991 Upper Deck Denis Boucher. This Montreal native spent parts of four seasons in the big leagues from 1991 to 1994 with the Blue Jays, Indians and Expos. He is one of only two players (along with Rob Ducey) to begin their career with the Blue Jays and finish it with the Expos. He is also only one of four Canadians to play for both the Blue Jays and Expos (others are Matt Stairs, Rob Ducey and Shawn Hill).
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Canadian Baseball Card of the Week: 1988 O-Pee-Chee Rob Ducey. One of Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame's class of 2013, Ducey was born in Toronto, Ont., but raised in Cambridge. Born in Toronto in 1965, Ducey was raised in Cambridge, Ont. The left-handed hitting outfielder was signed as a free agent by the Blue Jays in 1984. After being named MVP of the Rookie Ball Medicine Hat Blue Jays that year, he rose through the organization’s ranks to make his big league debut on May 1, 1987. His first major league homer came on September 14, 1987 in a contest in which the Jays clubbed a big league record 10 round-trippers to defeat the Orioles 18-3.

The talented Canadian suited up for parts of five more seasons with the Jays, prior to being dealt to the Angels in 1992. Tenures with the Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners and Philadelphia Phillies would follow, as well as a two-year stint in the Japanese Pacific League with the Nippon Ham Fighters in 1995 and 1996 that saw him belt 51 home runs. He returned to Toronto for five games in 2000 and saw his final big league action with the Montreal Expos in 2001, making him the second Canadian (along with Denis Boucher) to start his major league career with the Jays and end it with the Expos. Ducey is also one of only four Canadians (Boucher, Shawn Hill and Matt Stairs are the others) to suit up for both the Jays and Expos. In all, Ducey played 19 seasons in professional baseball, making him one of just 12 Canadians to do so. 

Following his professional career, Ducey competed for Canada at the 2004 Olympics and served as a coach at the 2006 World Baseball Classic and 2008 Olympics. He has also been a scout for the Blue Jays and is currently working in player development for a Mexican League team.
Four representatives of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame (from left to right: Phil Parkinson, Scott Crawford, John Starzynski, Paul Podsadecki) presented Joey Votto (middle) with the Tip O'Neill Award on Friday night. (Photo courtesy of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame)

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