Baseball history

Ferguson Jenkins, one of only two Canadians in the National Baseball Hall of Fame

Canadian baseball

• Governance. The governing body of baseball in Canada is Baseball Canada, which is based in Ottawa and was founded in 1964. Baseball Canada is a member of the Canadian Olympic Committee and the International Baseball Federation
•  Canada national baseball team or Canada women's national baseball team. The Canadian national baseball team represents Canada in international competitions. Since 1970, the team has participated in 17 Baseball World Cups. Canada earned the bronze medal in the 2009 Baseball World Cup, their highest finish in the history of the competition. In the 2004 Summer Olympics they placed fourth, losing the game for 3rd place to Japan and, in 2008, they finished fifth. In four appearances so far at the World Baseball Classic, the team has not finished higher than 9th place. The national team also won gold medals at the 2011 and 2015 Pan American Games.
• Club competition. After the Montreal Expos were relocated to Washington, D.C., only one Canadian team plays in Major League Baseball, the Toronto Blue Jays. Among the Minor League Baseball system, a collection of minor leagues that hold a formal relationship with Major League Baseball, only one is based in Canada, the Vancouver Canadians. The Vancouver Canadians are presently affiliate of the Blue Jays, and play in the Northwest League at the High-A level. Several other Canada-based teams play in low-tier American independent circuits, including the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball, and the Frontier League.

Notable players of Canada

Award	Player	Year
MLB Most Valuable Player Award	Larry Walker	1997
MLB Most Valuable Player Award	Justin Morneau	2006
MLB Most Valuable Player Award	Joey Votto	2010
MLB Most Valuable Player Award	Freddie Freeman	2020
Cy Young Award	Ferguson Jenkins	1971
Cy Young Award	Éric Gagné	2003
MLB Rookie of the Year Award	Jason Bay	2004
Silver Slugger Award	Justin Morneau	2006, 2008
Silver Slugger Award	Russell Martin	2006
Silver Slugger Award	Larry Walker	1992, 1997, 1999
Silver Slugger Award	Jason Bay	2009
Gold Glove	Russell Martin	2007
Gold Glove	Larry Walker	1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002
Rolaids Relief Man Award	John Axford	2011

Canada has produced some successful players in Major League Baseball. Ferguson Jenkins and Larry Walker are currently the only Canadians in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The following table lists other achievements earned by Canadian baseball players.

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