Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Canadian Baseball Network
We, at the Canadian Baseball Network, wanted to wish a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays and all the best in Canadian baseball for 2022!
And we wanted to do it in a special way.
So with the help of some of our closest friends in Canadian baseball, we have put together this holiday video for you.
Enjoy!
Our thanks to all the participants
CAST
(In Order of Appearance)
Some guy trying to win the ugly Christmas sweater contest
Mark Shapiro, Blue Jays, President and CEO
Dave Van Horne, Marlins, formerly Expos, Hall of Fame broadcaster
Pat Hentgen, former Blue Jays Cy Young award winner, former Oriole & Cardinal
Ryan Dempster (Gibsons, BC), former Cub, Marlin, Reds, Red Sox & Ranger
Parksville Royals, Parksville, BC
Jean-Gilles Larocque (Sudbury, Ont.) Sudbury Voyageurs,
Greg Hamilton (Ottawa, Ont.) director of National Teams, Baseball Canada
Jamie Campbell (Oakville, Ont.) Sportsnet
Hazel Mae (Toronto, Ont.) Sportsnet
Joe Siddall (Windsor, Ont.) Sportsnet
Alex Agostino (St-Bruno, Que.) Phillies
Stubby Clapp (Windsor, Ont.) coach, Cardinals
Collage No. 1
Matt Betts (Brantford,) Canadian Baseball Network
Melissa Couto (London, Ont.) Canadian Pressm with her pal Maddux
Scott Ballantyne (Kincardine, Ont.) Laurier University Golden Hawks
Danny Gallagher (Toronto, Ont.) Canadian Baseball Network
Ruben Amaro, NBC Sports, Philadelphia
Second row
Noah Anderson (Mount Pearl, NL) Premier Academy, Paradise, Nfld.
Ted Hotzak (North Vancouver, BC) President BC Baseball League
Kevin Glew (Dorchester, Ont.) Canadian Baseball Network
‘Life saving’ Lou Pote (Okotoks, Alta.) coach, Okotoks Dawgs
Arturo Marcano (Toronto, Ont.) sport director, Toros de Tijuana
Collage No. 2
Jason Shipley (Brantford, Ont.) Rawlings Canada
Murray Zuk (Souris, Man.) former CBN Scout of the Year
Chris Kemlo (Oshawa, Ont.) scout, San Diego Padres
Greg Brons (Regina, Sask.) Team Saskatchewan
Nicole and Mike Tevlin (Torontio, Ont. The Terriers & The Baseball Zone (Mississauga, Ont.)
Second Row
John Milton (Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ont.) Okotoks Dawgs
Jeremy Jayaweera (Waterloo, Ont.) Ontario Nationals
Charlie Strandlund (Victoria, BC) Victoria Eagles
Ken Lenihan (Bedford, NS) Team Nova Scotia
Tyler Hollick (Calgary, Alta.) Okotoks Dawgs
Arlene Anderson (Ottawa, Ont.) and the Sam Bat craftsmen Arnprior, Ont.
The Toronto Mets
And the Ontario Blue Jays
Videos received but unable to post due to technical difficulties: Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) and Bo Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.), Cleveland Guardians.