{"id":20064,"date":"2019-06-15T12:09:17","date_gmt":"2019-06-15T16:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/?p=20064"},"modified":"2019-06-15T12:09:17","modified_gmt":"2019-06-15T16:09:17","slug":"bay-dempster-thomson-and-ash-to-be-inducted-into-canadian-baseball-hall-of-fame-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/fr\/bay-dempster-thomson-and-ash-to-be-inducted-into-canadian-baseball-hall-of-fame-2\/","title":{"rendered":"BAY, DEMPSTER, THOMSON AND ASH INDUCTED INTO CANADIAN BASEBALL HALL OF FAME"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bay, Dempster, Thomson and Ash inducted into Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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

Former slugger Jason Bay (Trail, B.C.),<\/strong> versatile ex-pitcher Ryan Dempster (Sechelt, B.C.)<\/strong>, esteemed coach Rob Thomson (Sarnia, Ont.)<\/strong> and long-time executive Gord Ash (Toronto, Ont.)<\/strong> will be inducted into the Canadian ball shrine in a ceremony to take place on June 15 at the Hall of Fame grounds in St. Marys, Ont.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sportsnet baseball analyst Jeff Blair<\/strong> will also be presented with the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame\u2019s 2018 Jack Graney Award. The Hall presents this award annually to a member of the media who has made significant contributions to baseball in Canada through their life\u2019s work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEach of this year\u2019s honourees is a proud Canadian that has had a tremendous impact on baseball in this country,\u201d said Scott Crawford, the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame\u2019s director of operations. \u201cJason Bay and Ryan Dempster were major league all-stars and are two of the most successful Canadian players of all-time, while Rob Thomson and Gord Ash have seven World Series rings between them and are highly respected in the professional baseball community.\u201d We\u2019re also excited to honour Jeff Blair who is one of our country\u2019s most respected and authoritative baseball analysts and writers\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\ninduction ceremony will be part of a series of activities that will also\ninclude a meet-and-greet with the inductees and other special guests called\n\u201cThe Opening Pitch\u201d in Toronto (June 13) and the Hall\u2019s 23rd annual celebrity\ngolf tournament and banquet (June 14). A complete agenda for the three days of activities\naccompanies this release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biographie sur les intronis\u00e9s<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jason Bay<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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 22e<\/sup>\nround of the 2000 MLB draft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

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, belting 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

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

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

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

\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

Ryan Dempster<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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

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

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

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 innings 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

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

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

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

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

\u201cIt\u2019s always nice when your contributions to the game of baseball are appreciated.  But when I got the call from the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame about my induction I was truly humbled!  I am proud and honoured to be joining so many great baseball people in the Hall this summer in St Marys,\u201d said Dempster. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rob Thomson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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

In 1984,\nThomson was part of the Canadian squad that competed in the Summer Olympics in\nLos Angeles when baseball was a demonstration sport. The following year, he was\nselected by the Detroit Tigers in the 32e<\/sup> round of MLB draft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

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

\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  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Balle autographi\u00e9e par Gord Ash<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Born in\n1951 in Toronto, Ont., Gord Ash began his career with the Toronto Blue Jays\nworking in the ticket office in 1977. 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

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

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

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

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, including\nthose that have helped shape the collective bargaining process and minor league\nfacility standards. He is one of just six Canadians to serve as a big league\ngeneral manager. The others are George Selkirk (Huntsville, Ont.), Murray Cook\n(Sackville, N.B.), Doug Melvin (Chatham, Ont.), Alex Anthopoulos (Montreal,\nQue.) and Farhan Zaidi (Sudbury, Ont.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ash\nis involved with the Special Olympics Canada Foundation and donates annually to\nvarious charities in Ontario and Wisconsin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\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

Jeff Blair \u2013 2018 Jack Graney\nAward recipient<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Born in Kingston, Ont., Jeff Blair grew up in Morden, Man., and attended\nthe University of Manitoba where he started his career in sports journalism\nwhen he became sports editor of the school\u2019s newspaper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After he graduated, he worked for the Winnipeg Free Press for five\nyears, followed by two years with the Calgary Herald. In 1987, he joined the\nMontreal Gazette, where, for over the next decade, one of his primary\nassignments was covering the Montreal Expos. After 10 years in Montreal, Blair\nwas hired by The Globe and Mail where he would write about baseball and the\nToronto Blue Jays for more than a decade prior to joining Sportsnet in 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While with Sportsnet, he has evolved into one of the network\u2019s most\nrecognizable personalities. He hosts the popular weekday morning program, The\nJeff Blair Show, on Sportsnet 590 The FAN and also serves as Sportsnet\u2019s\nleading baseball analyst. He is also the co-host of Baseball Central alongside\nKevin Barker and is a regular contributor to Blue Jays Central.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite his busy schedule, he also found time to author Full Count:\nFour Decades of Blue Jays Baseball,<\/em> an extensive book about the history of\nthe Blue Jays that was published in 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In all, Blair has spent close to four decades in sports journalism and\nhe has also covered multiple Olympics, World Series and Stanley Cup finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an honour\nto be part of a group of people I\u2019ve watched, listened to, and read for a long\ntime \u2013 people who have taught me what I know about the sport I love in the\ncountry I love,\u201d said Blair when informed he\u2019d be receiving the award. \u201cWe\u2019re a\nsmall community who have shared planes, press boxes and, yes, sometimes\ngrudges. But we\u2019re all proud of our sport, and proud to be in the company of\nJack Graney. Thanks to the selection committee and board of directors for\nconsidering me worthy of this honour.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Agenda of 2019 Canadian Baseball\nHall of Fame Induction Events<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

*All times in Eastern Standard\nTime (E.T.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeudi 13 juin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00c9v\u00e9nement :<\/strong> The Opening Pitch at Left Field Brewery in Toronto, which will feature a meet and greet with the 2019 inductees, plus Fergie Jenkins, Paul Beeston, Don McDougall, Murray Cook, Hazel Mae and Jeff Blair<\/strong>. Food will be provided by Sportsnet Grill. The new Left Field Brewery Beachville Cream Ale will be unveiled with part of the sale proceeds being donated to the Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heure :<\/strong> 6:00 to 9:00 pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Co\u00fbt :<\/strong> Event is SOLD OUT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vendredi 14 juin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9v\u00e9nement :<\/strong> 23rd<\/sup> tournoi de golf des c\u00e9l\u00e9brit\u00e9s et banquet<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Heure : <\/strong>Registration at 10 a.m., Tee-off at 11 a.m., Dinner\/banquet starts\nat 5:00 p.m., Program and awards will immediately follow the dinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Endroit : <\/strong>St. Marys Golf and Country Club, 769 Queen Street East, St. Marys,\nOnt. Banquet will be held on Hall of Fame grounds, 386 Church Street South.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co\u00fbt :<\/strong> $1,500 per foursome or $300 per\nindividual player. You can also purchase tickets to the banquet only for $80\neach. Doors open for the banquet at 5:00 p.m. To register for the golf\ntournament or purchase tickets to the banquet, please call (519) 284-1838 or\ne-mail us at baseball@baseballhalloffame.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The registration fee includes\n18 holes of golf, a continental breakfast, lunch, a dinner banquet, hole\nsponsorship, a gift bag and the opportunity to golf with a celebrity.\nIndividuals (who pay $300) will enjoy the same perks, with the exception of the\nhole sponsorship. If you cannot make the tournament but wish to register your\ncompany as a hole sponsor for $350, please let us know. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

C\u00e9l\u00e9brit\u00e9s pr\u00e9sentes \u00e0 cet \u00e9v\u00e9nement :<\/strong> 2019 inductees: Jason Bay, Ryan Dempster, Rob Thomson and Gord Ash; plus Canadian Baseball Hall of Famers: Fergie Jenkins, Steve Rogers, Allan Simpson, Murray Cook, Bill Humber, Ray Carter, Doug Melvin, Jeff Francis, Tim Leiper, Pete Orr and Chris Leroux. Former major leaguers Jesse Barfield, Duane Ward, Larry Landreth, Greg O\u2019Halloran, Pierre-Luc LaForest, Jesse Litsch, Billy Atkinson and John Upham will also be in attendance, as will ex-NHLers Terry Crisp, Merlin Malinowski, Walter Tkaczuk and Mark Bell.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Samedi 15 juin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9v\u00e9nement :<\/strong> Induction Ceremony for Ryan Dempster, Jason Bay, Rob Thomson and\nGord Ash. It will be emceed by Sportsnet\u2019s Hazel Mae.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Horaire de la journ\u00e9e d'intronisation :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.<\/strong> \u2013 Inductee press conference inside the museum (386 Church St. S.)\n(media only)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 a.m. to 8 p.m.<\/strong> \u2013 Baseball games will be played on the Hall\u2019s diamonds. (See\nschedule of specific games below)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/strong> \u2013 Ouverture du mus\u00e9e (prix r\u00e9gulier admissible)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the day, come out and meet\nthe Toronto Blue Jays mascot ACE and the J Force squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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13 h \u00e0 15 h<\/strong> \u2013 Induction Ceremony for 2019 inductees on the Hall of Fame grounds\n(386 Church St. S.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15 h 30 \u00e0 17 h<\/strong> - S\u00e9ance d'autographes * (voir r\u00e8gles ci-dessous)<\/strong> with the 2019 inductees Ryan Dempster, Jason Bay, Rob Thomson and Gord Ash, plus Fergie Jenkins, Allan Simpson, Murray Cook, Bill Humber, Ray Carter, Doug Melvin, Steve Rogers, Pat Hentgen, Howard Starkman, Larry Landreth, Pierre-Luc LaForest, Billy Atkinson, Jesse Litsch, Jesse Barfield, Duane Ward<\/strong> et autres invit\u00e9s sp\u00e9ciaux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cost for Autograph Session*(Please\nread rules below):<\/strong> Members should bring their\nmembership card. Members $10 each to enter, non-members $20 each to enter the\nautograph session. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Hall\nof Fame 2019 members will enter the autograph line first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Autograph\nsession is 90 minutes long. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Autographs\nare limited to one item per person per inductee\/special guest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Autographs\nwill be signed on a first-come first-serve basis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Hall\nof Fame staff reserve the right to cut the autograph line at any time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Autographs\nare not guaranteed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

*NO\nposed photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Induction Day Games\nSchedule \u2013 June 15<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cement Field<\/strong> \u2013 Ontario Nationals games 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m., 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rotary Field<\/strong> \u2013 Ontario Blue Jays 14U Feijo vs East York Bulldogs 14U at 10 a.m.\nand St. Marys Bantam games 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Terrain King<\/strong> \u2013 Kitchener Panthers 12U AA vs Brantford 12U (Minor Peewee) AA at\n12pm and Ontario Blue Jays 14U Feijo vs East York Bulldogs 14U at 3 p.m.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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