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Votto moves into second on all-time Canuck home run list

By Kevin Glew

Canadian Baseball Network

Etobicoke, Ont., native Joey Votto clubbed a solo home run off of Cleveland Indians pitcher Mike Clevinger in the top of the fifth inning on Monday for his 266th career homer.

This round-tripper moved him past Matt Stairs (Fredericton, N.B.) and into second place on the all-time Canadian major league home runs list. Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, B.C.) sits first with 383 career home runs.

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Here's a list of the 10 Canadians who have hit the most major league home runs (courtesy of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame):

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Earlier in the day yesterday, the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame shared that Votto did pass Walker in another statistical category:

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