Quebec well represented on CBN's 2021 Most Influential list
Veteran Philadelphia Phillies scout Alex Agostino (St. Bruno, Que.) is one of 11 from Quebec recognized on the Canadian Baseball Network’s annual list of the 100 Most Influential Canadians in baseball.
January 14, 2022
By Jacques Lanciault
Canadian Baseball Network
Bob Elliott recently released the 15th edition of his annual ranking of the "Most Influential Canadians" in baseball.
For 2021, Montreal native Alex Anthopoulos, who led the Atlanta Braves to a World Series victory, is No. 1.
Here is a summary of the Quebecers on the list:
1. Alex Anthopoulos, president and general manager of the Atlanta Braves (2)
4. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., star player of the Toronto Blue Jays (23)
18. Steven Bronfman and Mitch Garber, investors for Major League Baseball's return to Montreal (15)
46. Alex Agostino, Philadelphia Phillies scout (38)
53. Maury Gostfrand, founder of Vision Sports Group, a sports management and marketing agency (46)
57. Jacques Doucet, Toronto Blue Jays game analyst on TVA (54)
60. Tom Tango, architect of the Major League Advanced Statistics Database (69)
77. Phil Devey, new member of the Ragin' Cajun Hall of Fame at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
84. Michel Laplante, president of the Quebec Capitals of the Frontier League
100. Chris English, owner of the Vermont Lake Monsters and Brockton Rox, two teams in the Future Collegiate Baseball League.
*The number written in parentheses is their rank on the 2020 list.
More Quebecers will be recognized on the Honorable Mentions list which will be published soon.