OTTAWA – Baseball Canada’s Director of National Teams and Head Coach Greg Hamilton was named the second most influential Canadian in baseball by Bob Elliott of the Toronto Sun in his third annual list of baseball movers and shakers.
Toronto Blue Jays President Paul Beeston was selected the most influential Canadian in baseball for the second year in a row. The top five consists of new Jays General Manager Alex Anthopoulos, Milwaukee Brewers GM Doug Melvin and Philadelphia Philles Senior Advisor to the President Pat Gillick.
“It is truly an honour to be so highly regarded amongst such well respected baseball luminaries,” says Hamilton. “Bob has been such a wonderful supporter of our programs and a tremendous ally in promoting baseball in Canada.”
Hamilton is a one-man scouting bureau when it comes to recruiting for the Junior and Senior National Teams as well as being the field manager for the former. He evaluates hundreds of players each year through programs he has implemented in his tenure with Baseball Canada.
Other Baseball Canada Alumni and staff making the cut in the Top 100:
6. Justin Morneau, first baseman, Minnesota Twins
14. Larry Walker, coach, Team Canada
19. Jason Bay, outfielder, New York Mets
21. Ryan Dempster, pitcher, Chicago Cubs
22. Russell Martin, catcher, Los Angeles Dodgers
28. Joey Votto, first baseman, Cincinnati Reds
32. Brett Lawrie, second baseman, Milwaukee Brewers
37. Ray Carter, President, Baseball Canada
41. Tom Valcke, CEO, Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
44. Alex Agostino, scout, Philadelphia Phillies
48. Les McTavish, coach, Vauxhall Academy
50. Paul Quantrill, coach, Team Canada
53. Joel Landry, coach, Académie Baseball Canada
54. Kevin Briand, pro scout, Toronto Blue Jays
55. John Haar, coach, North Shore Twins
56. Matt Stairs, outfielder, Philadelphia Phillies
57. Orv Franchuk, hitting coach, Portland (AAA)
59. Bill Bychowski, scout, Cincinnati Reds
61. Stubby Clapp, hitting coach, Greenville (A)
62. Terry McCaig, coach, University of British Columbia
65. Dan Thompson, coach, Intercounty Terriers
66. Jim Baba, Director General, Baseball Canada
68. Phillippe Aumont, pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies
75. Chris Mears, scout, Boston Red Sox
76. Marty Lehn, scout, Milwaukee Brewers
81. Denis Boucher, pitching coach, Team Canada
84. Terry Puhl, manager, Team Canada
86. Mike Lumley, coach, London Badgers
87. Dennis Springenatic, coach, Fraser Valley Chiefs
92. Rob Butler, Home Run Academy
Complete list can be found on the Canadian Baseball Network
