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2017 Hall of Famer.
Comes with a letter of authenticity.
Born in 1942 in Nanaimo, B.C., Carter was the president of Baseball Canada for 16 years, from 2000 to 2016, which makes him the longest-serving president in the organization?s history. During Carter?s reign, the men?s and women?s national teams enjoyed unparalleled success, securing 13 international medals, including the men?s Senior National Team?s first two gold medals at the Pan Am Games in 2011 and 2015.
Carter helped to establish the women?s National Team in 2004. The women?s team has since won five international medals ? including two silvers ? and is now ranked second in the world.
Il a également été un leader dans la mise sur pied de différents programmes, dont Challenger Baseball, une activité qui permet aux enfants présentant des handicaps de pratique le baseball, le programme d’initiation Rally Cap, qui fournit aux entraîneurs des outils d’enseignement des compétences leur permettant de créer un engouement pour le baseball pour les plus jeunes, le développement du programme national de certification des entraîneurs, qui offre des formations standards pour les entraîneurs de tout le pays avec comme résultat le développement d’athlètes de haut niveau et un nombre important de Canadiens repêchés dans les Majeures au cours des premières rondes.
Prior to becoming president of Baseball Canada, Carter was the organization?s vice president in 1998 and 1999. In his home province, Carter served as president of Baseball British Columbia for eight years and B.C. Minor Baseball for two years.
For his tireless commitment to baseball, Carter was inducted into the Delta Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. He?s also a life member of the Western Canada Baseball Association, a member of the Baseball B.C. Honor Roll and was a Queen?s Diamond Jubilee Medal recipient in 2012. His name has become so synonymous with baseball in this country that the Canadian 15 and under Boys Championship tournament has been renamed the Ray Carter Cup.
