In 2010 there were 21 Canadians playing MLB!

BC-Jason Bay, Ryan Dempster, Jeff Francis, Rich Harden, Blake Hawksworth, Justin Morneau, Scott Mathieson, Mike Nickeas and Mike Saunders

ON-John Axford, Jesse Crain, Shawn Hill, George Kottaras, Russell Martin, Adam Stern, Mark Teahen and Joey Votto

QC-Luke Carlin, Chris Leroux, Max. St. Pierre,

NB-Matt Stairs

Let’s compare that starting in 1950!

1950 – 6 players – Hall of Famers Phil Marchildon, Sherry Robertson, Dick Fowler, and Paul Calvert, Bob Hooper, Joe Erautt

1960 - 4 players – Hall of Famers Reno Bertoia, Ted Bowsfield, Ron Piche, and Georges Maranda

1970 - 7 players – Hall of Famers Pete Ward, Fergie Jenkins, John Hiller, Reggie Cleveland, Ron Taylor, Claude Raymond, and Mike Killkenny

1980 – 8 players – Hall of Famers Terry Puhl, Dave McKay, Fergie Jenkins, Reggie Cleveland, John Hiller, and Sheldon Burnside, Paul Hodgson, Gordie Pladson

1990 – 7 players – Hall of Famers Terry Puhl, Larry Walker, Kirk McCaskill, and Mike Gardiner, Steve Wilson, Kevin Reimer, Rob Ducey

1995 - 8 players – Hall of Famers Larry Walker, Kirk McCaskill, Rheal Cormier, Paul Quantrill, and Mike Gardiner, Vince Horsman, Matt Stairs, Joe Siddall

2000 – 14 players – Hall of Famers Larry Walker, Paul Quantrill, and Rheal Cormier, Jeff Zimmerman, Danny Klassen, Rob Ducey, Jason Dickson, Paul Spoljaric, Mike Johnson, Corey Koskie, Kevin Nicholson, Matt Stairs, Ryan Dempster, Eric Gagne,

2005 – 18 players – Hall of Famers Larry Walker, Paul Quantrill, and Jesse Crain, Aaron Guiel, Ryan Dempster, Erik Bedard, Jeff Francis, Rich Harden, Eric Gagne, Chris Reitsma, Justin Morneau, Peter Orr, Corey Koskie, Mark Teahen, Pete Laforest, Matt Stairs, Jason Bay, Rheal Cormier

I wonder how many in 2011!?

In the last 2 years we have had Chris Leroux, Blake Hawksworth, Mike Saunders, John Axford, Max St. Pierre and Mike Nickeas make their debut! Who in 2011??