{"id":19600,"date":"2019-02-05T08:51:02","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T13:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/?p=19600"},"modified":"2019-02-05T08:51:02","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T13:51:02","slug":"bay-dempster-thomson-and-ash-to-be-inducted-into-canadian-baseball-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/fr\/bay-dempster-thomson-and-ash-to-be-inducted-into-canadian-baseball-hall-of-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"BAY, DEMPSTER, THOMSON AND ASH TO BE INDUCTED INTO CANADIAN BASEBALL HALL OF FAME"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Bay, Dempster, Thomson and Ash to\nbe inducted into Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/logo6-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17843\" width=\"221\" height=\"239\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>St.\nMarys, Ont. \u2013 The four members of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame\u2019s 2019\ninduction class own a combined eight World Series rings, five all-star\nselections and four Tip O\u2019Neill awards, and together would\u2019ve formed a strong\nfoundation for a professional baseball team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Former slugger\nJason Bay (Trail, B.C.), &nbsp;versatile ex-pitcher\nRyan Dempster (Sechelt, B.C.), esteemed coach Rob Thomson (Sarnia, Ont.) and\nlong-time executive Gord Ash (Toronto, Ont.) will be inducted into the Canadian\nball shrine in a ceremony to take place on June 15 at the Hall of Fame grounds\nin St. Marys, Ont.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEach of\nthis year\u2019s inductees is a proud Canadian that has had a tremendous impact on\nbaseball in this country,\u201d said Scott Crawford, the Canadian Baseball Hall of\nFame\u2019s director of operations. \u201cJason Bay and Ryan Dempster were major league all-stars\nand are two of the most successful Canadian players of all-time, while Rob\nThomson and Gord Ash have seven World Series rings between them and are highly\nrespected in the professional baseball community.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Biographie sur les intronis\u00e9s<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jason Bay<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Jason-Bay-Baseball-Canada-Copy-1024x935.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19599\" width=\"283\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Jason-Bay-Baseball-Canada-Copy-1024x935.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Jason-Bay-Baseball-Canada-Copy-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Jason-Bay-Baseball-Canada-Copy-768x702.jpg 768w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Jason-Bay-Baseball-Canada-Copy-13x12.jpg 13w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Jason-Bay-Baseball-Canada-Copy-600x548.jpg 600w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Jason-Bay-Baseball-Canada-Copy.jpg 1063w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><figcaption>Jason Bay<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Born in\nTrail, B.C. in 1978, Jason Bay played for his hometown squad in the 1990 Little\nLeague World Series. A standout athlete in high school, the right-handed hitting\noutfielder graduated to play two years at Gonzaga University where he earned\nfirst-team All-West Coast Conference honours in his junior and senior seasons. His strong collegiate\nperformance convinced the Montreal Expos to select him in the 22<sup>e<\/sup>\nround of the 2000 MLB draft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following\ntwo seasons in the Expos organization, he was dealt to the New York Mets and\nthen to the San Diego Padres in just over a four-month span in 2002. After\nmaking his big league debut with the Padres in 2003, Bay was traded to the\nPittsburgh Pirates, and it was in Steeltown that he\u2019d become a star. He assumed\nstarting left field duties for the club on May 7, 2004 and never looked back,\nhitting .282 and belting 26 home runs in 120 games that season to become the\nfirst \u2013 and still only \u2013 Canadian to win the National League Rookie of the Year\nAward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bay\ncontinued to excel for the Pirates over the next four seasons, registering\nback-to-back 30-home run, 100-RBI campaigns in 2005 and 2006 and earning\nall-star honours in each of those years. But his game was more than just power,\nthe athletic Canadian swiped 21 bases in 22 attempts in 2005 to lead the\nNational League in stolen base percentage (95.46%). He was also a solid\ndefender, twice finishing second among NL left-fielders in assists (2006,\n2007). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After\nsocking 22 home runs in 106 contests to begin the 2008 campaign, he was dealt\nto the Boston Red Sox at the July 31 trade deadline. In Beantown, he continued\nto be a power threat, socking nine home runs down the stretch to help the Red\nSox to a playoff berth. In the American League Division Series against the Los\nAngeles Angels, he batted a team-best .412 (7-for-17) to help his club advance\nto the American League Championship Series. Bay returned to Fenway the next\nseason to club a career-best 36 home runs and register 119 RBI. In the field,\nhe topped AL left fielders in assists (15) and posted a perfect 1.000 fielding\npercentage. For his efforts, he earned his third all-star nod, a Silver Slugger\nAward and a seventh-place finish in the MVP voting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following\nthat season, he signed a four-year deal with the New York Mets and he would\nfinish his 11-year major league career with the Seattle Mariners in 2013. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bay ranks\nin the top 10 in most of the all-time offensive statistical categories among\nCanadian major leaguers, including fifth in home runs (222), sixth in slugging\npercentage (.481), on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) (.841), walks (636) and\nseventh in doubles (240) and RBI (754). His 1,200 hits also make him one of\nonly 13 Canadians to record 1,000 or more hits in the majors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the\ncourse of his career, Bay was named the winner of the Canadian Baseball Hall of\nFame\u2019s Tip O\u2019Neill Award, as top Canadian player, three times (2004, 2005,\n2009) and suited up for the Canadian national team at the 2006 and 2009 World\nBaseball Classics, He was added to Baseball Canada\u2019s Wall of Excellence in\n2014. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\nwas a very pleasant and somewhat unexpected surprise to get that call from the\nCanadian Hall of Fame,\u201d said Bay. \u201cI\u2019m proud and honoured to be recognized with\ngreat people who have helped build baseball in Canada in various ways, to the elite\nlevel it has become. I\u2019m looking forward to it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ryan Dempster<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Ryan-Dempster-886x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19605\" width=\"277\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Ryan-Dempster-886x1024.jpg 886w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Ryan-Dempster-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Ryan-Dempster-768x888.jpg 768w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Ryan-Dempster-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Ryan-Dempster-600x694.jpg 600w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Ryan-Dempster.jpg 1001w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/><figcaption>Ryan Dempster<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Born in\n1977 in Sechelt, B.C., Ryan Dempster grew up in nearby Gibsons, B.C. The\nright-hander honed his skills in the North Shore Twins program before pitching\nfor the Canadian Junior National Team in two World Youth Championship\ntournaments in 1993 and 1994.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His\nstrong arm convinced the Texas Rangers to select him in the third round of the\n1995 MLB draft, but after just over 14 months in the Rangers organization, he\nwas dealt to the Florida Marlins in June 1996 as part of a package for\nright-hander John Burkett. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was in\nMiami where his big league career would take off. Following parts of two\nseasons in the Marlins\u2019 minor league system, he made his major league debut on\nMay 23, 1998 and proceeded to toe the rubber for parts of five seasons with the\nMarlins. In 2000, he posted a 14-10 record and a 3.66 ERA in 226-1\/3 innings in\n33 starts and was selected to the National League All-Star team and named the\nCanadian Baseball Hall of Fame\u2019s Tip O\u2019Neill Award winner. He collected 15 more\nwins the ensuing campaign before he was dealt to the Cincinnati Reds on July 11,\n2002. He\u2019d spend parts of two seasons with the Reds before he was signed by the\nChicago Cubs in January 2004.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He\u2019d\nenjoy his greatest big league success during his nine-year tenure with the Cubs.\nIn his first four seasons at Wrigley, Dempster was employed as a reliever and\nfrom 2005 to 2007 he registered 33, 24 and 28 saves respectively. The Cubs converted\nhim into a starter in 2008 and he rewarded them by delivering his best major\nleague season, going 17-6 with a 2.96 ERA in 206-2\/3 inning in 33 starts. For\nhis efforts, he was named to his second National League All-Star team and\nfinished sixth in the NL Cy Young voting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He\nfollowed that up with three more campaigns in which he logged at least 200\ninnings for the Cubs before he was dealt back to the Rangers at the 2012 trade\ndeadline. He capped off his major league career by winning a World Series ring\nwith the Red Sox in 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dempster\nfinished his 16-year major league career near the top of most all-time Canadian\npitching categories, including second in wins (132), strikeouts (2,075), starts\n(351) and innings pitched (2,387). He also ranks fourth in games (579), saves\n(87) and WAR (22.5).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On top of\nhis tenure with the Junior National Team, Dempster also toed the rubber for\nCanada at the 2017 World Baseball Classic. His name was added to Baseball\nCanada\u2019s Wall of Excellence in 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dempster\nis currently an analyst with the MLB Network and an assistant to Cubs\u2019 president\nTheo Epstein. During his career, Dempster was known\nfor his charitable endeavors, particularly for raising awareness for 22q11.2\nDeletion Syndrome (DiGeorge Syndrome) that his daughter, Riley, suffers from.\nHe formed The Dempster Family Foundation to improve the quality of life for the\ngrowing community of those affected by this syndrome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00ab C\u2019est toujours plaisant lorsque ta carri\u00e8re est ainsi reconnue, a dit Dempster. Lorsque j\u2019ai re\u00e7u l\u2019appel du Temple, j\u2019\u00e9tais vraiment touch\u00e9. Je suis fier et honor\u00e9 de joindre autant de personnes importantes pour le baseball cet \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e0 St-Marys. \u00bb<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rob Thomson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Rob-Thomson-Phillies-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19584\" width=\"220\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Rob-Thomson-Phillies-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Rob-Thomson-Phillies-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Rob-Thomson-Phillies-768x1156.jpg 768w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Rob-Thomson-Phillies-1021x1536.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Rob-Thomson-Phillies-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Rob-Thomson-Phillies-600x903.jpg 600w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Rob-Thomson-Phillies.jpg 1228w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><figcaption>Rob Thomson<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Born in\n1963 in Sarnia, Ont., Rob Thomson grew up in nearby Corunna. A standout player\nfor the Intercounty League\u2019s Stratford Hillers in the early \u201980s, Thomson was\nrecruited by Dick Groch, later a famous New York Yankees scout, to play for St.\nClair Community College. The young Canadian suited up there for one year before\ntransferring to the University of Kansas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1984,\nThomson was part of the Canadian squad that competed in the 1984 Summer\nOlympics in Los Angeles when baseball was a demonstration sport. The following\nyear, he was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 32<sup>e<\/sup> round of MLB\ndraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nCanuck catcher\/third baseman would advance as high as the class-A level before\nshifting his focus to coaching in 1988. He served as a minor league coach in\nthe Tigers system for two seasons before joining the New York Yankees in 1990.\nOver the next 28 seasons, the hard-working Canadian evolved into one of the\nmost respected coaches in the professional ranks. After serving in several\ncapacities in the Bombers\u2019 organization, including minor league coach, manager,\nfield coordinator and director of player development, he joined the Yankees\u2019\nbig league staff as a special assignment instructor in 2004.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Four\nyears later, he was hired as Yankees bench coach and that season, he managed\nthree games in Joe Girardi\u2019s absence to become the first Canadian to manage a\nmajor league contest since George Gibson with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1934.\nFrom 2009 to 2014, Thomson was the Yankees\u2019 third base coach, and he played an\nimportant role on the Bombers\u2019 2009 World-Series-winning club. He returned to\nthe bench coach role in 2015 and worked in that capacity through 2017. Thomson\nhad also organized spring training for the Yankees since 1998 and secured five\nWorld Series rings during his lengthy tenure with the franchise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In\nDecember 2017, Thomson was hired by the Philadelphia Phillies to be their bench\ncoach and he is now in his second season in that role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am humbled and honoured to be inducted into Canada\u2019s Baseball\nHall of Fame!\u201d said Thomson. \u201cGrowing up in Corunna Ontario, I would have never\ndreamt that such an honour would be bestowed onto me. Congratulations to Gord,\nRyan and Jason! My Canadian pride will be shining at its brightest as I get\ninducted on the same day with three fellow Canadians who have achieved so many\nfantastic things in our great sport. I look forward to June 15th to not only\nshare the day with Gord, Ryan and Jason but also with my family and many people\nthat have touched my life and continue to do so!\u201d &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Balle autographi\u00e9e par Gord Ash<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Gord-Ash-3-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19585\" width=\"252\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Gord-Ash-3-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Gord-Ash-3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Gord-Ash-3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Gord-Ash-3-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Gord-Ash-3-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Gord-Ash-3.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><figcaption>Balle autographi\u00e9e par Gord Ash<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Born in\n1951 in Toronto, Ont., Gord Ash began his career with the Toronto Blue Jays\nworking in the ticket office in 1978. He would serve in several positions as he\nrose through the organization\u2019s ranks, including assistant director of\noperations from 1980 to 1983 and player personnel administrator from 1984 to\n1988, before he was promoted to assistant general manager in 1989. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his\nfive years as assistant GM with the club, Ash performed much of the\nbehind-the-scenes work on player contracts, including working on those for key\nfree agent signings like Dave Winfield, Jack Morris, Paul Molitor and Dave\nStewart who helped the club secure back-to-back World Series titles in 1992 and\n1993. When legendary Blue Jays general manager and Canadian Baseball Hall of\nFamer Pat Gillick departed following the 1994 season, Ash was named his\nsuccessor, which made him just the fourth Canadian to be a GM in the major\nleagues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During\nAsh\u2019s seven-year reign as general manager, the Blue Jays drafted future stars\nRoy Halladay (1995), Vernon Wells (1997), Michael Young (1997), Orlando Hudson\n(1997) and Alex Rios (1999). His finest season as GM came in 1998 when the team\nfinished 88-74 and if the current post-season format had been in place, the\nclub would\u2019ve claimed the second wild-card spot in the American League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After he\nwas relieved of his duties as GM for the Blue Jays following the 2001 season,\nAsh worked as a baseball analyst for TSN before he was hired to be the\nassistant general manager of the Milwaukee Brewers under fellow Canadian\nBaseball Hall of Famer Doug Melvin (Chatham, Ont.). Ash served in that role for\n12 seasons and helped build the roster of the 2008 Brewers that advanced to the\npost-season, ending the club\u2019s 26-year playoff drought. He also assisted in\nconstructing the 2011 Brewers club that finished with a franchise record 96\nwins and won the National League Central Division title. Since 2015, Ash has\nworked as the vice-president of Baseball Projects for the Brewers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In all,\nAsh has spent more than 40 years in professional baseball. During that time, he\nhas also served as a respected voice on several important MLB committees,\nincluding those that have helped shape the collective bargaining process and\nminor league facility standards. He is one of just six Canadians to serve as a\nbig league general manager. The others are George Selkirk (Huntsville, Ont.),\nMurray Cook (Sackville, N.B.), Doug Melvin (Chatham, Ont.), Alex Anthopoulos\n(Montreal, Que.) and Farhan Zaidi (Sudbury, Ont.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ash\nis involved with the Special Olympics Canada Foundation and donates annually to\nvarious charities in Ontario and Wisconsin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am a lucky man!\u201d said Ash\nafter being told he was being inducted. \u201cWhen Scott Crawford called to let me\nknow I had been selected for induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame\nI was overwhelmed with emotion. So many baseball memories flashed vividly\nthrough my mind, including the people I have met and worked with, the places\nthe game has taken me and the experiences I have had the good fortune to enjoy\nall came back to life. Baseball was not a career for me but for parts of five decades\nand over 40 years and it was rather a way of life and I enjoyed every minute. I\nam humbled and honoured with this opportunity to be included with a group of\nlegends of baseball in Canada and I look forward to induction weekend. Special\nthanks to the selection committee and congratulations to the other 2019\ninductees.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>______________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bay, Dempster, Thomson et Ash intronis\u00e9s\nau Temple de la renomm\u00e9e du baseball canadien<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/logo6-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17843\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>St-Marys,\nOntario \u2013 Les quatre intronis\u00e9s du Temple de la renomm\u00e9e du baseball canadien\nen 2019 ont un total de neuf bagues de la S\u00e9rie mondiale, cinq s\u00e9lections au\nmatch des \u00e9toiles, quatre prix Tip O\u2019Neill et auraient compos\u00e9 une excellente\nbase pour une \u00e9quipe de baseball professionnelle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L\u2019ancien\nvoltigeur Jason Bay (Trail, C.-B.), l\u2019ancien lanceur Ryan Dempster (Sechelt,\nC.-B.), le respect\u00e9 entra\u00eeneur Rob Thomson (Sarnia, ON) et l\u2019administrateur de\nlongue date Gord Ash (Toronto, ON) seront intronis\u00e9s au Temple du baseball\ncanadien au cours d\u2019une c\u00e9r\u00e9monie qui aura lieu le 15 juin 2019 sur le site\nm\u00eame du panth\u00e9on \u00e0 St-Marys, en Ontario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cChacun\ndes intronis\u00e9s de cette ann\u00e9e est un fier canadien qui a eu un impact important\nsur le baseball au pays, a dit Scott Crawford, le directeur des op\u00e9rations du\nTemple de la renomm\u00e9e et mus\u00e9e du baseball canadien. Jason Bay et Ryan Dempster\nont \u00e9t\u00e9 des joueurs \u00e9toiles dans le baseball majeur en plus d\u2019\u00eatre deux des plus\nprolifiques joueurs de tous les temps venant d\u2019ici alors que Rob Thomson et\nGord Ash ont particip\u00e9 \u00e0 un total de sept conqu\u00eates de la S\u00e9rie mondiale et\nsont tr\u00e8s respect\u00e9s dans le monde du baseball.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Biographies des intronis\u00e9s<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jason Bay<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Jason-Bay-Baseball-Canada-Copy-1024x935.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19599\" width=\"283\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Jason-Bay-Baseball-Canada-Copy-1024x935.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Jason-Bay-Baseball-Canada-Copy-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Jason-Bay-Baseball-Canada-Copy-768x702.jpg 768w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Jason-Bay-Baseball-Canada-Copy-13x12.jpg 13w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Jason-Bay-Baseball-Canada-Copy-600x548.jpg 600w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Jason-Bay-Baseball-Canada-Copy.jpg 1063w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><figcaption>Jason Bay<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>N\u00e9 \u00e0\nTrail, en Colombie-Britannique en 1978, Jason Bay a jou\u00e9 pour l\u2019\u00e9quipe de sa\nville natale lors de la Petite s\u00e9rie mondiale de 1990. Un athl\u00e8te de premier\nplan \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9cole secondaire, le frappeur droitier a jou\u00e9 deux saisons avec\nl\u2019Universit\u00e9 Gonzaga o\u00f9 il a \u00e9t\u00e9 nomm\u00e9 sur la premi\u00e8re \u00e9quipe d\u2019\u00e9toile de la\nconf\u00e9rence de la C\u00f4te ouest lors des deux campagnes. Ses performances ont\nconvaincu les Expos de Montr\u00e9al de le rep\u00eacher en 22e ronde lors de la s\u00e9ance\nde l\u2019an 2000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apr\u00e8s\ndeux saisons dans l\u2019organisation montr\u00e9alaise, il a \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9chang\u00e9 aux Mets de New\nYork et ensuite aux Padres de San Diego en l\u2019espace de quatre mois, en 2002.\nApr\u00e8s avoir fait ses d\u00e9buts dans les grandes ligues avec les Padres en 2003,\nBay a \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9chang\u00e9 aux Pirates de Pittsburgh. C\u2019est dans la ville de l\u2019acier\nqu\u2019il est devenu une vedette. Il a \u00e9t\u00e9 le voltigeur de gauche partant de la\nformation \u00e0 partir du 7 mai 2004 et a ensuite toujours \u00e9t\u00e9 un r\u00e9gulier,\nmaintenant une moyenne au b\u00e2ton de ,282, frappant 26 circuits et produisant 120\npoints \u00e0 sa premi\u00e8re saison compl\u00e8te. Ces statistiques lui ont permis de\ndevenir le premier Canadien, et toujours le seul jusqu\u2019\u00e0 maintenant, \u00e0 \u00eatre\nnomm\u00e9 la recrue de l\u2019ann\u00e9e dans la Ligue nationale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bay\na excell\u00e9 avec les Pirates au cours des quatre saisons suivantes, cognant au\nmoins 30 circuits et produisant au moins 100 points au cours de deux saisons\ncons\u00e9cutives (2005 et 2006) et \u00e9tant invit\u00e9 au match des \u00e9toiles au cours de\nces deux campagnes productives. En plus de sa puissance, Bay \u00e9tait un voleur de\nbuts, r\u00e9ussissant 21 larcins en 22 tentatives en 2005, pour un total\nd\u2019efficacit\u00e9 de 95,46 %, le plus haut pourcentage de la Ligue nationale cette\nann\u00e9e-l\u00e0 et un joueur d\u00e9fensif efficace et fiable, terminant deux fois en\ndeuxi\u00e8me position dans la Nationale pour les assistances r\u00e9ussies par un\nvoltigeur de gauche (2006 et 2007).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apr\u00e8s\navoir r\u00e9ussi 22 circuits en 106 matchs pour d\u00e9buter la saison 2008, Bay a \u00e9t\u00e9\n\u00e9chang\u00e9 aux Red Sox de Boston \u00e0 la date limite des \u00e9changes, le 31 juillet.\nAvec sa nouvelle \u00e9quipe, son appui offensif s\u2019est poursuivi, frappant neuf\ncircuits de plus dans la course au championnat remport\u00e9e par les Sox. Dans la\ns\u00e9rie de division de la Ligue am\u00e9ricaine contre les Angels de Los Angeles, il a\nr\u00e9colt\u00e9 la plus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>haute\nmoyenne de son \u00e9quipe (,417 ou 7-en-17), les aidant \u00e0 se rendre \u00e0 la s\u00e9rie de\nchampionnat. Bay est retourn\u00e9 \u00e0 Boston l\u2019ann\u00e9e suivante, frappant son plus haut\ntotal de circuit en carri\u00e8re (36) et produisant 119 points. Au champ ext\u00e9rieur,\nil a r\u00e9colt\u00e9 15 assistances, le plus haut total de la Ligue, et n\u2019a commis\naucune erreur. Avec toutes ces statistiques, il a \u00e9t\u00e9 invit\u00e9 au match des\n\u00e9toiles, a re\u00e7u un b\u00e2ton d\u2019argent et a termin\u00e9 septi\u00e8me dans la course au\njoueur par excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apr\u00e8s\ncette saison, il a sign\u00e9 un contrat de quatre ans avec les Mets de New York et\nterminera sa carri\u00e8re de onze saisons avec les Mariners de Seattle en 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On\nretrouve Bay parmi les dix meilleurs canadiens dans la plupart des cat\u00e9gories\noffensives, dont en cinqui\u00e8me place pour les circuits (222), sixi\u00e8me dans la\nmoyenne de puissance (,481), sixi\u00e8me pour la moyenne de pr\u00e9sence plus la\npuissance (OPS, ,841), sixi\u00e8me pour les buts sur balles (636) et septi\u00e8me pour\nles doubles (240) et les points produits (754). Ses 1200 coups s\u00fbrs font de lui\nl\u2019un des 13 Canadiens \u00e0 avoir au moins 1000 coups s\u00fbrs dans les Majeures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Au\ncours de sa carri\u00e8re, Bay a \u00e9t\u00e9 le r\u00e9cipiendaire du troph\u00e9e Tip O\u2019Neill, remis\nau meilleur baseballeur Canadien de l\u2019ann\u00e9e pour le Temple de la renomm\u00e9e du\nbaseball canadien, \u00e0 trois reprises (2004, 2005 et 2009), et a port\u00e9 les\ncouleurs du Canada lors de deux Classiques mondiales (2006 et 2009). Baseball\nCanada l\u2019a accueilli sur son mur d\u2019excellence en 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cC\u2019est\nvraiment plaisant et plut\u00f4t surprenant de recevoir cet appel du Temple de la\nrenomm\u00e9e du baseball canadien, a dit Bay. Je suis fier et honor\u00e9 de recevoir\ncette reconnaissance en compagnie de gens qui ont aid\u00e9 \u00e0 construire le baseball\nau Canada de plusieurs fa\u00e7ons, jusqu\u2019au niveau d\u2019excellence que nous\nconnaissons maintenant. J\u2019ai h\u00e2te \u00e0 cette journ\u00e9e!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ryan Dempster<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Ryan-Dempster-886x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19605\" width=\"274\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Ryan-Dempster-886x1024.jpg 886w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Ryan-Dempster-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Ryan-Dempster-768x888.jpg 768w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Ryan-Dempster-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Ryan-Dempster-600x694.jpg 600w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Ryan-Dempster.jpg 1001w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><figcaption>Ryan Dempster<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>N\u00e9\nen 1977 \u00e0 Sechelt en Colombie-Britannique, Ryan Dempster a grandi pr\u00e8s de\nGibsons (C.-B.). Le lanceur droitier a d\u00e9velopp\u00e9 ses habilet\u00e9s avec les Twins\nde North Shore avant de d\u00e9fendre les couleurs du Canada lors de deux Coupes du\nmonde junior, en 1993 et 1994.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Son\nbras puissant a convaincu les Rangers du Texas de le s\u00e9lectionner en troisi\u00e8me\nronde du rep\u00eachage de 1995 mais l\u2019ont \u00e9chang\u00e9 14 mois plus tard, en juin 1996,\naux Marlins de la Floride dans une transaction envoyant John Burkett au Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C\u2019est\n\u00e0 Miami que sa carri\u00e8re dans les Majeures a v\u00e9ritablement pris son envol, apr\u00e8s\nenviron deux ans dans les rangs mineurs. Il a fait ses d\u00e9buts le 23 mai 1998 et\na \u00e9t\u00e9 lanceur pour les Marlins pendant cinq ans. En 2000, il a termin\u00e9 la\ncampagne avec une fiche de 14-10 et une moyenne de points m\u00e9rit\u00e9s de 3,66 en\n226 manches et un tiers et 33 d\u00e9parts. Il a \u00e9t\u00e9 invit\u00e9 au match des \u00e9toiles et a\nre\u00e7u le prix Tip O\u2019Neill remis au meilleur joueur canadien de l\u2019ann\u00e9e par le\nTemple de la renomm\u00e9e et mus\u00e9e du baseball canadien. L\u2019ann\u00e9e suivante, il a\ngagn\u00e9 15 matchs avant d\u2019\u00eatre \u00e9chang\u00e9 aux Reds de Cincinnati le 11 juillet 2002.\nIl a joint les rangs des Cubs de Chicago en janvier 2004.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Il a\nconnu d\u2019excellentes saisons dans la ville des vents, o\u00f9 il a jou\u00e9 pendant neuf\ncampagnes. \u00c0 ses quatre premi\u00e8res ann\u00e9es avec les Cubs, il a principalement \u00e9t\u00e9\nutilis\u00e9 comme releveur. De 2005 \u00e0 2007, il a respectivement r\u00e9ussi 33, 24 et 28\nsauvetages. En 2008, les Cubs ont recommenc\u00e9 \u00e0 lui faire confiance comme\nlanceur partant et il ne les a pas d\u00e9\u00e7us alors qu\u2019il devait conna\u00eetre sa\nmeilleure saison en carri\u00e8re : 17 victoires contre 6 revers et une moyenne de\npoints m\u00e9rit\u00e9s de 2,96 en 206 manches et deux tiers et 33 d\u00e9parts. Des chiffres\nsuffisamment convaincants pour l\u2019envoyer au match des \u00e9toiles et le placer au\nsixi\u00e8me rang dans la course au Cy Young de la Ligue nationale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Il a\nlanc\u00e9 plus de 200 manches au cours des trois suivantes avec que les Cubs ne\nl\u2019envoie au Colorado \u00e0 la date limite des transactions en 2012. Il a termin\u00e9 sa\ncarri\u00e8re de joueur en remportant la S\u00e9rie mondiale de 2013 avec les Red Sox de\nBoston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dempster\ncompl\u00e8te ainsi ses 16 saisons dans les Majeures dans le haut du classement des\ndiff\u00e9rentes colonnes de statistiques chez les lanceurs canadiens, dont deuxi\u00e8me\npour les victoires (132), les retraits au b\u00e2ton (2075), les d\u00e9parts (351) et\nles manches lanc\u00e9es (2387). Il est en quatri\u00e8me place pour les matchs jou\u00e9s\n(579), les sauvetages (87) et la moyenne WAR (22,5).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En\nplus d\u2019avoir jou\u00e9 avec l\u2019\u00e9quipe nationale junior, Dempster a aussi d\u00e9fendu les\ncouleurs de son pays lors de la Classique mondiale de 2017. Baseball Canada a\najout\u00e9 son nom au mur d\u2019excellence en 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dempster\nest pr\u00e9sentement un analyste pour le r\u00e9seau MLB Network et assistant au\npr\u00e9sident des Cubs Theo Epstein. Au cours de sa carri\u00e8re, il a embrass\u00e9\nplusieurs causes dont celle du Syndrome DiGeorge (22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome),\nune maladie dont sa fille Riley est atteinte. Il a mis sur pied la Fondation de\nla famille Dempster qui vise \u00e0 am\u00e9liorer la qualit\u00e9 de vie des gens atteints de\ncette maladie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cC\u2019est\ntoujours plaisant lorsque ta carri\u00e8re est ainsi reconnue, a dit Dempster.\nLorsque j\u2019ai re\u00e7u l\u2019appel du Temple, j\u2019\u00e9tais vraiment touch\u00e9. Je suis fier et\nhonor\u00e9 de joindre autant de personnes importantes pour le baseball cet \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e0\nSt-Marys.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rob Thomson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Rob-Thomson-Phillies-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19584\" width=\"265\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Rob-Thomson-Phillies-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Rob-Thomson-Phillies-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Rob-Thomson-Phillies-768x1156.jpg 768w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Rob-Thomson-Phillies-1021x1536.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Rob-Thomson-Phillies-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Rob-Thomson-Phillies-600x903.jpg 600w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Rob-Thomson-Phillies.jpg 1228w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><figcaption>Rob Thomson<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>N\u00e9\nen 1963 \u00e0 Sarnia en Ontario, Rob Thomson a grandi pr\u00e8s de Corunna. Un joueur\nexceptionnel pour les Hillers de Stratford de la Ligue Intercounty au d\u00e9but des\nann\u00e9es 80, Thomson a \u00e9t\u00e9 recrut\u00e9 par Dick Groch, qui deviendra plus tard un\nc\u00e9l\u00e8bre d\u00e9pisteur chez les Yankees de New York, afin de jouer au Coll\u00e8ge\nSt-Clair. Le jeune canadien a jou\u00e9 une saison \u00e0 cet endroit avant de d\u00e9m\u00e9nager\n\u00e0 l\u2019Universit\u00e9 du Kansas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En\n1984, Thomson portait les couleurs du Canada aux Jeux olympiques de Los\nAngeles, alors que le baseball \u00e9tait un sport de d\u00e9monstration. L\u2019ann\u00e9e\nsuivante, il \u00e9tait rep\u00each\u00e9 par les Tigers de D\u00e9troit en 32e ronde.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pouvant\n\u00e9voluer au poste de troisi\u00e8me but et de receveur, Thomson a jou\u00e9 jusqu\u2019au\nniveau A avant d\u2019orienter sa carri\u00e8re vers le coaching en 1988. Il a \u00e9t\u00e9\ninstructeur dans les rangs mineurs pour les Tigers pendant deux saisons avant\nde joindre les Yankees en 1990. Au cours des 28 saisons suivantes, ce\ntravailleur acharn\u00e9 est devenu l\u2019un des entra\u00eeneurs les plus respect\u00e9s du sport\nprofessionnel. Il a occup\u00e9 diff\u00e9rents postes avec les Bombardiers du Bronx,\nsoit comme instructeur dans les ligues mineures, g\u00e9rant, coordonnateur ou\ndirecteur du d\u00e9veloppement des joueurs, Thomson s\u2019est joint \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9quipe des\nMajeures comme instructeur sp\u00e9cial en 2004.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quatre\nans plus tard, il a \u00e9t\u00e9 nomm\u00e9 l\u2019instructeur sur le banc et a m\u00eame dirig\u00e9 la formation\ndu Bronx \u00e0 trois reprises pendant les absences de Joe Girardi. Il devenait\nainsi le premier g\u00e9rant canadien depuis George Gibson (Pirates de Pittsburgh)\nen 1934. De 2009 \u00e0 2014, Thomson dirigeait le trafic au troisi\u00e8me but et il a\njou\u00e9 un r\u00f4le important dans la conqu\u00eate de la S\u00e9rie mondiale en 2009. En 2015,\net jusqu\u2019en 2017, il est retourn\u00e9 \u00e0 son poste d\u2019instructeur sur le banc. Il a\n\u00e9galement vu \u00e0 la pr\u00e9paration des camps d\u2019entra\u00eenement depuis 1998 et a vu les\nYankees gagner cinq S\u00e9ries mondiales au cours de sa carri\u00e8re avec l\u2019\u00e9quipe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En\nd\u00e9cembre 2017, il a \u00e9t\u00e9 engag\u00e9 par les Phillies de Philadelphie comme\ninstructeur sur le banc. Il occupe toujours ce poste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJe\nsuis fier et honor\u00e9 d\u2019\u00eatre intronis\u00e9 au Temple de la renomm\u00e9e du baseball\ncanadien, a dit Thomson. Ayant grandi \u00e0 Corunna, Ontario, jamais je n\u2019aurais\nr\u00eav\u00e9 qu\u2019un tel honneur pouvait me revenir. Et f\u00e9licitations \u00e0 Gord, Ryan et\nJason! Ma fiert\u00e9 canadienne sera \u00e0 son plus haut niveau lorsque je serai\nintronis\u00e9 en compagnie de mes trois compatriotes qui ont accompli tellement de\nchoses remarquables dans notre si beau sport. J\u2019ai h\u00e2te au 15 juin, non pas\nseulement pour partager cette journ\u00e9e avec eux, mais aussi ma famille et les\ngens qui ont grandi avec moi et qui continuent de le faire.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Balle autographi\u00e9e par Gord Ash<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Gord-Ash-3-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19585\" width=\"231\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Gord-Ash-3-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Gord-Ash-3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Gord-Ash-3-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><figcaption>Balle autographi\u00e9e par Gord Ash<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>N\u00e9\nen 1951 \u00e0 Toronto en Ontario, Gord Ash a d\u00e9but\u00e9 sa carri\u00e8re avec les Blue Jays\nde Toronto \u00e0 la billetterie en 1978. Il occupera plusieurs postes, grimpant les\n\u00e9chelons un \u00e0 un, passant d\u2019assistant au directeur des op\u00e9rations (1980 \u00e0\n1983), administrateur (1984 \u00e0 1988) et finalement assistant au directeur g\u00e9rant\n(1989 \u00e0 1994).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pendant\ncinq ans \u00e0 ce poste, Ash a n\u00e9goci\u00e9 les contrats des joueurs, travaillant m\u00eame\nsur les importantes signatures des agents libres Dave Winfield, Jack Morris,\nPaul Molitor et Dave Stewart, des joueurs qui allaient aider les Jays \u00e0 gagner\ndeux S\u00e9ries mondiales cons\u00e9cutives (1992 et 1993). Lorsque Pat Gillick,\nintronis\u00e9 au Temple de la renomm\u00e9e du baseball canadien, a quitt\u00e9 la formation\napr\u00e8s la saison 1994, c\u2019est Ash qui a pris la rel\u00e8ve. Il devenait ainsi\nseulement le quatri\u00e8me Canadien \u00e0 occuper pareil poste dans les Majeures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pendant\nles sept saisons comme directeur-g\u00e9rant de la formation, Ash a rep\u00each\u00e9 les\nfutures vedettes Roy Halladay (1995), Vernon Wells (1997), Michael Young\n(1997), Orlando Hudson (1997) et Alex Rios (1999). En 1998, les Jays ont\ntermin\u00e9 la saison avec une fiche de 88 victoires et 74 d\u00e9faites, le meilleur\nr\u00e9sultat pour une \u00e9quipe b\u00e2tie par Ash. Si le format actuel des s\u00e9ries avait\nexist\u00e9 cette ann\u00e9e-l\u00e0, les Jays auraient particip\u00e9 aux s\u00e9ries comme \u00e9quipe\nrep\u00each\u00e9e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Les\nJays l\u2019ont remerci\u00e9 apr\u00e8s la saison 2001 et Ash est devenu analyste au r\u00e9seau\nTSN. Les Brewers de Milwaukee et son directeur-g\u00e9rant, le Canadien Doug Melvin,\nintronis\u00e9 au Temple de la renomm\u00e9e du baseball canadien, l\u2019ont ensuite engag\u00e9\ncomme assistant. Il a occup\u00e9 ce poste pendant 12 ans et a aid\u00e9 l\u2019\u00e9quipe de 2008\n\u00e0 participer aux s\u00e9ries apr\u00e8s une absence de 26 ans et celle de 2011 \u00e0 obtenir\n96 victoires, un record de concession. Depuis 2015, il est le vice-pr\u00e9sident\ndes projets baseball chez les Brewers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ash\na donc pass\u00e9 plus de 40 ans dans le baseball professionnel. Pendant sa\ncarri\u00e8re, il a si\u00e9g\u00e9 sur d\u2019importants comit\u00e9s des Ligues majeures, comme celui\nde la convention collective ou la cr\u00e9ation de standards pour les stades des\nligues mineures. En compagnie de George Selkirk (Huntsville, ON), Murray Cook\n(Sackville, N.-B.), Doug Melvin (Chatham, ON), Alex Anthopoulos (Montr\u00e9al, QC)\net Farhan Zaidi (Sudbury, ON), il est l\u2019un des six Canadiens \u00e0 avoir \u00e9t\u00e9\ndirecteur-g\u00e9rant pour une \u00e9quipe des Majeures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Il\nest \u00e9galement impliqu\u00e9 au sein de la fondation des olympiques sp\u00e9ciaux du\nCanada et de plusieurs causes en Ontario et au Wisconsin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJe\nsuis un homme choy\u00e9, a dit Ash lorsqu\u2019il a appris sa nomination. Lorsque Scott\nCrawford m\u2019a appel\u00e9 pour m\u2019informer de mon intronisation au Temple de la\nrenomm\u00e9e du baseball canadien, j\u2019ai \u00e9t\u00e9 submerg\u00e9 par l\u2019\u00e9motion. Plein de\nsouvenirs me sont venus en t\u00eate, incluant les gens que j\u2019ai rencontr\u00e9 et avec\nqui j\u2019ai travaill\u00e9, les endroits o\u00f9 ce sport m\u2019a amen\u00e9 et les exp\u00e9riences dont\nj\u2019ai profit\u00e9. Le baseball n\u2019a pas \u00e9t\u00e9 une carri\u00e8re mais un mode de vie pendant\ncinq d\u00e9cennies et au-del\u00e0 de 40 ans et j\u2019ai appr\u00e9ci\u00e9 chaque minute. Je suis\nfier et honor\u00e9 d\u2019avoir la chance d\u2019\u00eatre nomm\u00e9 en compagnie de ces trois\nl\u00e9gendes du baseball au Canada et j\u2019ai h\u00e2te \u00e0 la fin de semaine\nd\u2019intronisation. Un merci sp\u00e9cial au comit\u00e9 de s\u00e9lection et f\u00e9licitations aux\nintronis\u00e9s de 2019!\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bay, Dempster, Thomson and Ash to be inducted into Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame St. Marys, Ont. \u2013 The four members of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame\u2019s 2019 induction class own a combined eight World Series rings, five all-star selections and four Tip O\u2019Neill awards, and together would\u2019ve formed a strong foundation for a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":19606,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"current":[],"class_list":["post-19600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>BAY, DEMPSTER, THOMSON AND ASH TO BE INDUCTED INTO CANADIAN BASEBALL HALL OF FAME - 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