List of Major League Baseball players from Canada
This is a list of active baseball players who hold Canadian citizenship, who have played in Major League Baseball (MLB).
Active players
Player | Position | Debut | Team(s) | Birthplace | Notes |
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Jordan Balazovic | P | June 18, 2023 | Minnesota Twins (2023) | Mississauga, ON | [1] |
Tyler Black | INF | April 30, 2024 | Milwaukee Brewers (2024–) | Toronto, ON | |
Matt Brash | P | April 12, 2022 | Seattle Mariners (2022–) | Kingston, ON | [2] |
Freddie Freeman | 1B | September 1, 2010 | Atlanta Braves (2010–2021) Los Angeles Dodgers (2022–) | Fountain Valley, California | [3] |
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | 1B | April 26, 2019 | Toronto Blue Jays (2019–) | Montreal, QC | [4] |
Edouard Julien | 2B | April 13, 2023 | Minnesota Twins (2023–) | Quebec City, QC | |
Charles Leblanc | INF | July 30, 2022 | Miami Marlins (2022) Los Angeles Angels (2024–) | Laval, QC | |
Otto Lopez | 2B | August 17, 2021 | Toronto Blue Jays (2021–2022) Miami Marlins (2024–) | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
Bo Naylor | C | October 1, 2022 | Cleveland Guardians (2022–) | Mississauga, ON | |
Josh Naylor | OF | May 24, 2019 | San Diego Padres (2019–2020) Cleveland Indians / Guardians (2020–) | Mississauga, ON | [5] |
Tyler O'Neill | OF | April 19, 2018 | St. Louis Cardinals (2018–2023) Boston Red Sox (2024–) | Burnaby, BC | [6] |
James Paxton | P | September 7, 2013 | Seattle Mariners (2013–2018) New York Yankees (2019–2020) Seattle Mariners (2021) Boston Red Sox (2023, 2024–) Los Angeles Dodgers (2024) | Delta, BC | [7] |
Nick Pivetta | P | April 30, 2017 | Philadelphia Phillies (2017–2020) Boston Red Sox (2020–) | Victoria, BC | [8] |
Zach Pop | P | April 3, 2021 | Miami Marlins (2021–2022) Toronto Blue Jays (2022–) | Brampton, ON | [9] |
Cal Quantrill | P | May 1, 2019 | San Diego Padres (2019–2020) Cleveland Indians / Guardians (2020–23) Colorado Rockies (2024–) | Port Hope, ON | [10] |
Jacob Robson | OF | August 12, 2021 | Detroit Tigers (2021) | London, ON | [11] |
Jordan Romano | P | June 12, 2019 | Toronto Blue Jays (2019–) | Markham, ON | [12] |
Cade Smith | P | March 24, 2024 | Cleveland Guardians (2024–) | Abbotsford, BC | [13] |
Mike Soroka | P | May 1, 2018 | Atlanta Braves (2018–2023) Chicago White Sox (2024–) | Calgary, AB | [14] |
Jameson Taillon | P | June 8, 2016 | Pittsburgh Pirates (2016–2019) New York Yankees (2021–2022) Chicago Cubs (2023–) | Lakeland, Florida | [15] |
Abraham Toro | 3B | August 22, 2019 | Houston Astros (2019–2021) Seattle Mariners (2021–2022) Milwaukee Brewers (2023) Oakland Athletics (2024) | Longueuil, QC | [16] |
Rowan Wick | P | August 31, 2018 | San Diego Padres (2018) Chicago Cubs (2019–2022) | North Vancouver, BC | [17] |
Jared Young | 2B | September 16, 2022 | Chicago Cubs (2022–2023) | Prince George, BC | |
Rob Zastryzny | P | August 19, 2016 | Chicago Cubs (2016–2018) New York Mets (2022) Los Angeles Angels (2022) Pittsburgh Pirates (2023) Milwaukee Brewers (2024) | Edmonton, AB | [18] |
Awards and notable accomplishments
- Ferguson Jenkins, 1991
- Larry Walker, 2020
- Larry Walker, 1997 NL
- Justin Morneau, 2006 AL
- Joey Votto, 2010 NL
- Freddie Freeman, 2020 NL
- Ferguson Jenkins, 1971 NL
- Éric Gagné, 2003 NL
- Jason Bay, 2004 NL
- Larry Walker, 1992, 1997, 1999 NL
- Freddie Freeman, 2019, 2020, 2021 NL
- Justin Morneau, 2006, 2008 AL
- Jason Bay, 2009 AL
- Russell Martin, 2007 NL
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 2021 AL
- Larry Walker, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002 NL
- Russell Martin, 2007 NL
- Joey Votto, 2011 NL
- Freddie Freeman, 2018 NL
- Tyler O'Neill, 2020, 2021 NL
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 2022 AL
- Joey Votto, 2010 NL
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 2021 AL
- Éric Gagné, 2003, 2004 NL
- John Axford, 2011 NL
- Larry Walker, 1998, 1999, 2001 NL
- Justin Morneau, 2014 NL
- Larry Walker, 1997 NL
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 2021 AL
- Jeff Heath, 2 times, 1938, 1941 AL
- Justin Morneau, 2008
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 2023
All-Star Selection
- Freddie Freeman, 8 times, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 NL
- Joey Votto, 6 times, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017 and 2018 NL
- Larry Walker, 5 times, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2001 NL
- Justin Morneau, 4 times, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 AL
- Russell Martin, 4 times, 2007 and 2008 NL, 2011 and 2015 AL
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 4 times, 2021 AL, 2022. 2023 and 2024 AL
- Jason Bay, 3 times, 2005, 2006 NL, 2009 AL
- Éric Gagné, 3 times, 2002, 2003 and 2004 NL
- Ferguson Jenkins, 3 times 1967, 1971, 1972 NL
- Jeff Heath, 3 times, 1941, 1943, 1945 (game not held) AL
- Ryan Dempster, 2 times, 2000 and 2008 NL
- Terry Puhl, 1978 NL
- Paul Quantrill, 2001 AL
- Claude Raymond, 1966 NL
- Jeff Zimmerman, 1999 NL
- Jason Dickson, 1997 AL
- Michael Saunders, 2016 AL
- Mike Soroka, 2019 NL
- John Hiller, 1974 AL
- Jesse Crain, 2013 AL
- George Selkirk, 2 times, 1936 and 1939 AL
- Goody Rosen, 1945 NL
- Oscar Judd, 1943 AL
- Jordan Romano, 2 times, 2022 and 2023 AL
Players
This is an alphabetical list of 257 baseball players from Canada who have played in Major League Baseball since 1871.
A
- Jim Adduci
- Bob Addy
- Andrew Albers
- Bob Alexander
- Wiman Andrus
- Bill Atkinson
- Derek Aucoin
- Phillippe Aumont
- John Axford
B
- Ed Bahr
- John Balaz
- Vince Barton
- Jason Bay
- Érik Bédard
- Reno Bertoia
- Denis Boucher
- Ted Bowsfield
- Ryan Braun
- Tom Burgess
- Rich Butler
- Rob Butler
- Ralph Buxton
C
- Paul Calvert
- Jack "Happy Jack" Cameron
- Bob Casey
- Stubby Clapp
- Nig Clarke
- Jimmy Claxton
- Reggie Cleveland
- Jim Cockman
- Chub Collins
- Frank Colman
- Bunk Congalton
- Earl Cook
- Rhéal Cormier
- Barry Cort
- Pete Craig
- Jesse Crain
- Ken Crosby
- Clarence Currie
- Éric Cyr
D
- Tom Daly
- Ray Daviault
- Dave Davidson
- Shorty Dee
- Fred Demarais
- Ryan Dempster
- Scott Diamond
- Jason Dickson
- John Doyle
- Rob Ducey
- Gus Dugas
- Steve Dunn
E
F
- Harry Fisher
- Gene Ford
- Russ Ford
- Dick Fowler
- Jeff Francis
- Freddie Freeman
- Doug Frobel
G
- Éric Gagné
- Mike Gardiner
- Alex Gardner
- George Gibson
- Roland Gladu
- Glen Gorbous
- Jack Graney
- Jason Green
- Steve Green
- Taylor Green
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
- Aaron Guiel
H
- Vern Handrahan
- Pat Hannivan
- Rich Harden
- Alex Hardy
- Tim Harkness
- Bill Harris
- Tom Harrison
- Blake Hawksworth
- Jeff Heath
- Jim Henderson
- Shawn Hill
- John Hiller
- Paul Hodgson
- Bob Hooper
- Vince Horsman
- Peter Hoy
- John Humphries
- Bill Hunter
I
- Arthur Irwin
- John Irwin
J
- Ferguson Jenkins
- Abbie Johnson
- Mike Johnson
- Spud Johnson
- Bill Jones
- Mike Jones
- Oscar Judd
K
- Win Kellum
- Mel Kerr
- Mike Kilkenny
- Danny Klassen
- Joe Knight
- Jimmy Knowles
- George Korince
- Corey Koskie
- George Kottaras
- Joe Krakauskas
- Andy Kyle
L
M
- Eric Mackenzie
- Ken MacKenzie
- Bill Magee
- Trystan Magnuson
- Georges Maranda
- Phil Marchildon
- Russell Martin
- Scott Mathieson
- Matt Maysey
- Ralph McCabe
- Kirk McCaskill
- Art McGovern
- Cody McKay
- Dave McKay
- Jim McKeever
- Larry McLean
- Charlie Mead
- Chris Mears
- Doc Miller
- Dustin Molleken
- Jerry Moore
- Justin Morneau
- Jon Morrison
- Bill Mountjoy
- Henry Mullin
- Larry Murphy
- Aaron Myette
N
- Josh Naylor
- Kevin Nicholson
- Mike Nickeas
- The Only Nolan
O
- John O'Brien
- Dan O'Connor
- Greg O'Halloran
- Bill O'Hara
- Bill O'Neill
- Fred O'Neill
- Harry O'Neill
- Tip O'Neill
- Tyler O'Neill
- Frank O'Rourke
- Pete Orr
- Fred Osborne
- Brian Ostrosser
- Frank Owens
- Henry Oxley
P
- Dave Pagan
- James Paxton
- Bill Pfann
- Bill Phillips
- Ron Piché
- Ed Pinnance
- Jim Pirie
- Nick Pivetta
- Gordie Pladson
- Dalton Pompey
- Simon Pond
- Zach Pop
- Terry Puhl
Q
R
- Ryan Radmanovich
- Newt Randall
- Claude Raymond
- Billy Reid
- Scott Richmond
- Jim Riley
- Sherry Robertson
- Chris Robinson
- Jacob Robson
- Jamie Romak
- Jordan Romano
- Goody Rosen
- Ernie Ross
- Phil Routcliffe
- Dave Rowan
- Jean-Pierre Roy
- Johnny Rutherford
S
- Michael Saunders
- Patrick Scanlon
- George Selkirk
- Harvey Shank
- Vince Shields
- Dave Shipanoff
- Joe Siddall
- Steve Sinclair
- Bert Sincock
- Bud Sketchley
- Frank Smith
- Cade Smith
- Pop Smith
- Cooney Snyder
- Mike Soroka
- Paul Spoljaric
- Ed Springer
- Max St. Pierre
- Matt Stairs
- Bob Steele
- Adam Stern
- Andy Stewart
- Kid Summers
- R. J. Swindle
T
U
V
W
- Dave Wainhouse
- George Walker
- Larry Walker
- Pete Ward
- Bill Watkins
- Joe Weber
- Milt Whitehead
- Rowan Wick
- Lefty Wilkie
- Nigel Wilson
- Steve Wilson
- Ed Wingo
- Fred Wood
- George Wood
- Pete Wood
Z
See also
- List of Canadians in NASCAR
- List of Canadians in the National Basketball Association
- List of Canadians in the National Football League
References
- ^ "Jordan Balazovic Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
- ^ "Matt Brash Stats, Fantasy & News".
- ^ "Freddie Freeman Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
- ^ "Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
- ^ "Josh Naylor Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "Tyler O'Neill Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
- ^ "James Paxton Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
- ^ "Nick Pivetta Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
- ^ "Dalton Pompey Stats". MLB.com.
- ^ "Cal Quantrill Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "Jacob Robson Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "Jordan Romano Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
- ^ "Cade Smith Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ "Mike Soroka Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
- ^ "Jameson Taillon Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
- ^ "Abraham Toro Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- ^ "Rowan Wick Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
- ^ "Rob Zastryzny Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
- Players Born in Canada Baseball-Reference.com
External links
- Baseball almanac
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other territories
- Anguilla
- Aruba
- Bermuda
- Bonaire
- British Virgin Islands
- Cayman Islands
- Curaçao
- Greenland
- Guadeloupe
- Martinique
- Montserrat
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Barthélemy
- Saint Martin
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Saba
- Sint Eustatius
- Sint Maarten
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- United States Virgin Islands