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Canadians drafted in 1996

40 Canadians drafted in ... in 1996 Round (Over-all) Club Position Name Home Town University/Team 1A (34th) Red Sox RHP Chris Reitsma Calgary, Alta. Calgary Rockies 3rd   (69th) Blue Jays RHP Yan Lachapelle Gatineau, Que. Academie Baseball Canada 5th  (147th) Mariners RHP Chris Mears Vancouver, BC North Shore Twins 9th  (255th) A’s C Cody McKay Vancouver, BC Arizona State University 15th (428th) Cardinals RHP Greg Heffernan Guelph, Ont. St. Andrews Presbyterian College

21st (629th) Yankees RHP Kyle Brunen Vanscoy, Sask. Saskatchewan Selects 22nd (660th) Reds LHP Kevin Needham Burlington, Ont. Northwestern State University 23rd (669th) Blue Jays OF Bradley Moon Red Deer, Alta. Red Deer Braves 23rd (685th) Angels OF John Margaritis Victoria, BC Treasure Valley Community College 27th (804th) Astros RHP Mike Meyers Tillsonsburg, Ont. Black Hawk Jr. College

28th (829th) Royals LHP Jordy Alexander Burnaby, BC Coquitlam Reds 29th (855th) A’s 3B Monte Davis Vernon, BC Indian Hills Community College 31st (919th) Royals RHP Steve Walsh Orleans, Ont. Ottawa Nationals 31st (924th) Astros RHP Jed Fuller Renfrew, Ont. Ottawa-Nepean Canadians 32nd (938th) Cardinals SS Steve Doherty Richmond, BC Whalley Chiefs

32nd (941st) Tigers LHP John Ogiltree Mississauga, Ont. Ontario Blue Jays 33rd (995th) Diamondbacks RHP Dallas Anderson Lethbridge, Alta. Prairie Baseball Academy 34th (999th) Blue Jays LHP Mark Curtis St. Albert, Alta. Pensacola Jr. College 35th (1030th) Expos LHP Eric Cyr Montreal, Que. Academie Baseball Canada 36th (1058th) Cardinals 2B Stubby Clapp Windsor, Ont. Texas Tech University

40th (1189th) Royals RHP Bill Cornish London, Ont. London Badgers 43rd (1263rd) Twins RHP Clint Bailey Victoria, BC Mid Island Canadians 43rd(1276th) Cubs RHP Cam Newitt Little Britain, Ont. Northwest Shoals Jr. College 44th (1295th) Brewers RHP Mike Dubreuil Montreal, Que. Miami-Dade Comunity College North 44th (1306th) Angels RHP Richard Shaw Windsor, Ont. Marquette University

45th (1330th) Astros SS Bradley Payne Scarborough, Ont. East York/Brantford Red Sox 46th (1341st) Twins 1B Craig Monroe Thornhill, Ont. Leaside Lightning 47th (1367th) Blue Jays LHP Mike Duperron Prescott, Ont. Ottawa Nationals 49th (1429th) Dodgers SS Peter Brinjak Etobicoke, Ont. Etobicoke Rangers 50th (1437th) Blue Jays RHP Joshua Glober Leaside, Ont. Leaside Lightning

53rd (1500th) Brewers LHP Daniel Prata Montreal, Que. Seminole Jr. College 57th (1567th) Dodgers 2B Ryan Anholt Moose Jaw, Sask. National Baseball Institute 58th (1578th) Yankees RHP Trevor Bishop Assiniboia, Sask. Saskatchewan Selects 59th (1588th) Yankees RHP Jay Foster Birch Hills Sask. Saskatchewan Selects 60th (1596th) Dodgers OF Craig Jarvis Victoriia, BC Victoria Mariners

65th (1628th) Dodgers LHP Devin Helps Manitou, Man. Manitoba Selects 67th (1638th) Dodgers C Graig Meritt Pitt Meadows, BC Coquitlam Reds 67th (1639th) Yankees C Graig Hann Fort MacLeod, Alta. Lethbridge Elks 70th (1653rd) Dodgers C Matt Mason Trail, BC Trail American Legion 75th (1676th) Dodgers RHP Paul Sirant Winnipeg, Man Winnipeg South/Manitoba Selects

(1A Sandwich pick)

Total: 40

By province: Ontario 15, British Columbia 10, Alberta 5, Quebec 4, Saskatchewan 4, Manitoba 2.

By team: 1. Dodgers 7, 2. Blue Jays 5, 3. Yankees 4.

Astros 3, Cardinals 3, Royals 3, A’s 2,  Angels 2, Brewers 2, Twins 2, Cubs 1, Diamondbacks 1, Expos 1, Red Sox 1,  Reds 1, Mariners 1, Tigers 1.