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Canadian Romano not among five added to Jays' 40-man roster

The Toronto Blue Jays have announced the five players who will join their 40-man roster as the deadline arrived to set the roster before the Rule 5 Draft at the Winter Meetings next month. All five players are right-handed pitchers: Trent Thornton, Yennsy Diaz, Hector Perez, Patrick Murphy and Jacob Waguespack. Despite an all-star season in double-A, Canadian Jordan Romano (Markham, Ont.) was not added to the 40-man roster.

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Siddall humbled by Baseball Ontario Hall of Fame nod

Against long odds, he rose through the South Windsor minor baseball ranks to become a big league catcher. And now more than 18 years after squatting behind the plate in his final professional game, he has persevered through personal tragedy to become a highly respected analyst on Sportsnet’s Blue Jays Central. But through it all, Joe Siddall has never forgotten his baseball roots. And that’s what makes him a fitting selection for the Baseball Ontario Hall of Fame.

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