2020 Canadians in the Minors
Jan. 18, 2020
By George Farelli
Canadian Baseball Network
A total of 20 Canadians were paid to play this season. This listing provides the latest data for Canadians who are now active or have been active in Independent League (nine) or Foreign League (11) rosters.
X-Denotes the player has been released, traded, retired or otherwise moved to another team.
Zero affiliated players have played since the minor league season has been cancelled due to the virus. A total of seven are playing independent and 10 are in foreign lands.
Statistical data included below reflects the final stats of games played during the 2020 season. .
Independent Leagues
American Association
OF Michael Crouse, Port Moody, BC (.262, 10, 30) Chicago Dogs.
INF Wes Darvill, Richmond, BC (.268, 5, 31) Winnipeg Goldeyes
lHP Evan Grills, Whitby, Ont. (3-2, 4.88) Winnipeg Goldeyes
X-RHP Dylan Rheault, Garson, Ont. (0-1, one save, 4.20) Winnipeg Goldeyes
X-INF Eric Wood, Pickering, Ont. (.216, 2, 21) Winnipeg Goldeyes
Constellation Energy League
2B Trei Cruz, Houston, Tex. (.155 1, 5) Eastern Reyes del Tigre
OF Dalton Pompey, Mississauga, Ont. (.071, 0, 2) Sugar Land Lightning Sloths
City of Champions Cup
C Jordan Procyshen, Calgary, Alta., Joliet Sammers (.241, 4, 18).
Liberation League
OF Greg Carrington, Scarbrough, Ont., California Dogecoin (.145, zero, 10; 0-1, 15.75)
Foreign Lands
Japanese Pacific League
LHP Andrew Albers, North Battleford, Sask. (5-8, 3.66) Orix Buffaloes
Korean Professional League (KBO)
3B Jamie Romak, London, Ont. (.282, 32, 91) SK Wyverns.
Austrian Federation
3B Riley MacDonald, North Vancouver, BC (.277, 1, 5) Dornbirn Indians
RHP Ben Runyon, Edmonton, Alta. (3-1, 2.10) Dornbirn Indians
Chinese Professional League (Taiwan)
RHP Brock Dykxhoorn, Goderich, Ont. (5-3, 5.81) Uni President 7-Eleven Lions
German Bundesliga
RHP Sam Belisle-Springer, Montreal, Que. (5-2, 2.86) Hamburg Stealers
C Billy Germaine, Aldergrove, BC (.488, 7, 15) Stuttgart Reds
LHP-OF Ryan Johnson, Winnipeg, Man. (0-2, 6.64; .387, 3, 9) Solingen Alligators
LHP Evan Rutckyj, Windsor, Ont. (3-1, 1.96) Munchen-HaarDisciples
DH Will Thorp, Surrey, BC (.438, 2, 12) Munchen-Haar Disciples
Swiss Federation
OF-RHP Nick KyRose, Toronto, Ont. (.304, 2 8) and (0-0, 7.23) Therwil Flyers