Major League Baseball Players Born in Canada

Since the 19th Century, Major League Baseball has enjoyed a rich, diverse, world-wide set of talent not seen in any other major league sport. Every state in the United States of America, and more than forty-five countries, have had at least one player make it to the show. The table below is a comprehensive historical analysis of every major league baseball player born in Canada. Selecting a player's name will bring up his statistics page and selecting a column title (Birthplace, Debut Year, Final Year) will allow you to re-sort the data.
"For starting pitchers we have two Dominicans, one Italian, one Mexican and one Japanese. In the bullpen we have a Venezuelan, a Mexican, a guy from the United States and a guy from St. Louis." - Los Angeles Dodger / Hall of Fame Manager Tommy Lasorda (AP Wire, 08/18/1999)
Major League Baseball Players Born in Canada

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Birthplace
Bob Casey Adolphustown, Ontario, Canada 1859-01-26 1882 1882
Fred Osborne Alberta, Canada 0000-00-00 1890 1890
Nig Clarke Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada 1882-12-15 1905 1920
Corey Koskie Anola, Manitoba, Canada 1973-06-28 1998 2006
Bert Sincock Barkerville, British Columbia, Canada 1887-09-08 1908 1908
Jim Riley Bayfield, New Brunswick, Canada 1895-05-25 1921 1923
Pat Lyons Belleville, Ontario, Canada 0000-00-00 1890 1890
Johnny Rutherford Belleville, Ontario, Canada 1925-05-05 1952 1952
Mike Kilkenny Bradford, Ontario, Canada 1945-04-11 1969 1973
Russ Ford Brandon, Manitoba, Canada 1883-04-25 1909 1915
Bill Watkins Brantford, Ontario, Canada 1858-05-05 1884 1884
Peter Hoy Brockville, Ontario, Canada 1966-06-29 1992 1992
Red Long Burlington, Ontario, Canada 1876-09-28 1902 1902
Jim Henderson Calgary, Alberta, Canada 1982-10-21 2012 Active
Ryan Radmanovich Calgary, Alberta, Canada 1971-08-09 1998 1998
Scott Thorman Cambridge, Ontario, Canada 1982-01-06 2006 2007
Bob Steele Cassburn, Ontario, Canada 1894-03-29 1916 1919
Vern Handrahan Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada 1938-11-27 1964 1966
Fergie Jenkins Chatham, Ontario, Canada 1943-12-13 1965 1983
Doc Miller Chatham, Ontario, Canada 1883-02-04 1910 1914
Bill Atkinson Chatham, Ontario, Canada 1954-10-04 1976 1979
Cooney Snyder Chingacousy, Ontario, Canada 1873-05-06 1898 1898
Taylor Green Comox, British Columbia, Canada 1986-11-02 2011 Active
Fred Lake Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, Canada 1866-10-16 1891 1910
Henry Oxley Covehead, Prince Edward Island, Canada 1858-01-04 1884 1884
Pop Smith Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada 1856-10-12 1880 1891
Glen Gorbous Drumheller, Alberta, Canada 1930-07-08 1955 1957
Bill Harris Duguayville, New Brunswick, Canada 1931-12-03 1957 1959
Chub Collins Dundas, Ontario, Canada 1857-10-12 1884 1885
Jim Pirie Dundas, Ontario, Canada 1853-03-31 1883 1883
Fred Wood Dundas, Ontario, Canada 1865-07-21 1884 1885
Pete Wood Dundas, Ontario, Canada 1867-02-01 1885 1889
Rob Butler East York, Ontario, Canada 1970-04-10 1993 1999
Russell Martin East York, Ontario, Canada 1983-02-15 2006 Active
Mike Johnson Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 1975-10-03 1997 2001
Vince Barton Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 1908-02-01 1931 1932
Dave Shipanoff Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 1959-11-13 1985 1985
Ty LaForest Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada 1917-04-18 1945 1945
Dave Rowan Elora, Ontario, Canada 1881-12-06 1911 1911
Frank Smith Fonthill, Ontario, Canada 1857-11-24 1884 1884
Jeff Heath Fort William, Ontario, Canada 1915-04-01 1936 1949
Larry McLean Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada 1881-07-18 1901 1915
Vince Shields Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada 1900-11-18 1924 1924
Phil Routcliffe Frontenac, Ontario, Canada 1870-10-24 1890 1890
Phillippe Aumont Gatineau, Quebec, Canada 1989-01-07 2012 Active
Eric Mackenzie Glendon, Alberta, Canada 1932-08-29 1955 1955
Ken MacKenzie Gore Bay, Ontario, Canada 1934-03-10 1960 1965
Steve Green Greenfield Park, Québec, Canada 1978-01-26 2001 2001
Bob Emslie Guelph, Ontario, Canada 1859-01-27 1883 1885
Scott Diamond Guelph, Ontario, Canada 1986-07-30 2011 Active
Bunk Congalton Guelph, Ontario, Canada 1875-01-24 1902 1907
Jim Cockman Guelph, Ontario, Canada 1872-04-26 1905 1905
Dan O'Connor Guelph, Ontario, Canada 1868-08-11 1890 1890
Rick Lisi Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 1956-03-17 1981 1981
John Doyle Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 0000-00-00 1882 1882
Pat Hannivan Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 1866-04-20 1897 1897
Shorty Dee Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 1889-10-04 1915 1915
Vince Horsman Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 1967-03-09 1991 1995
Patrick Scanlan Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 1861-03-25 1884 1884
Harry Weber Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 1862-02-15 1884 1884
George Walker Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 0000-00-00 1888 1888
Matt Maysey Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 1967-01-08 1992 1993
Mike Jones Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 1865-07-06 1890 1890
Bill Pfann Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 0000-00-00 1894 1894
Frank O'Rourke Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 1893-11-28 1912 1931
Brian Ostrosser Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 1949-06-17 1973 1973
Jim Lawrence Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 1939-02-12 1963 1963
Ron Law Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 1946-03-14 1969 1969
Bill Jones Hartland, New Brunswick, Canada 1887-04-08 1911 1912
Pete LaForest Hull, Quebec, Canada 1978-01-27 2003 2007
George Selkirk Huntsville, Ontario, Canada 1908-01-04 1934 1942
Kirk McCaskill Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada 1961-04-09 1985 1996
Jordan Zimmerman Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada 1975-04-28 1999 1999
Jeff Zimmerman Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada 1972-08-09 1999 2001
Paul Spoljaric Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada 1970-09-24 1994 2000
Ozzie Van Brabant Kingsville, Ontario, Canada 1926-09-28 1954 1955
Ryan Braun Kitchener, Ontario, Canada 1980-07-29 2006 2007
Pete Craig La Salle, Ontario, Canada 1940-07-10 1964 1966
Derek Aucoin Lachine, Québec, Canada 1970-03-27 1996 1996
Tim Harkness Lachine, Québec, Canada 1937-12-23 1961 1964
Brett Lawrie Langley, British Columbia, Canada 1990-01-18 2011 Active
Bob Hooper Leamington, Ontario, Canada 1922-05-30 1950 1955
Danny Klassen Leamington, Ontario, Canada 1975-09-22 1998 2003
Georges Maranda Levis, Québec, Canada 1932-01-15 1960 1962
Harry O'Neill Lindsay, Ontario, Canada 1892-11-20 1922 1923
Adam Stern London, Ontario, Canada 1980-02-12 2005 Active
Fred O'Neill London, Ontario, Canada 1865-00-00 1887 1887
Paul Quantrill London, Ontario, Canada 1968-11-03 1992 2005
Jon Morrison London, Ontario, Canada 1859-00-00 1884 1887
Billy Reid London, Ontario, Canada 1857-05-17 1883 1884
Tom Burgess London, Ontario, Canada 1927-09-01 1954 1962
Frank Colman London, Ontario, Canada 1918-03-02 1942 1947
Steve Dunn London, Ontario, Canada 1858-12-21 1884 1884
Oscar Judd London, Ontario, Canada 1908-02-14 1941 1948
Jason Dickson London, Ontario, Canada 1973-03-30 1996 2000
George Gibson London, Ontario, Canada 1880-07-22 1905 1918
Bill Mountjoy London, Ontario, Canada 1858-12-11 1883 1885
Tug Thompson London, Ontario, Canada 1856-09-05 1882 1884
Gene Vadeboncoeur Louiseville, Québec, Canada 1859-09-05 1884 1884
Larry Walker Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada 1966-12-01 1989 2005
Terry Puhl Melville, Saskatchewan, Canada 1956-07-08 1977 1991
Gene Ford Milton, Nova Scotia, Canada 1881-04-16 1905 1905
Shawn Hill Mississauga, Ontario, Canada 1981-04-28 2004 Active
Rheal Cormier Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada 1967-04-23 1991 2007
Chris Leroux Montreal, Quebec, Canada 1984-04-14 2009 Active
Fred Demarais Montreal, Quebec, Canada 1866-11-01 1890 1890
Roland Gladu Montreal, Québec, Canada 1911-05-10 1944 1944
Denis Boucher Montreal, Québec, Canada 1968-03-07 1991 1994
Eric Gagne Montreal, Québec, Canada 1976-01-07 1999 2008
Ray Daviault Montreal, Québec, Canada 1934-05-27 1962 1962
Joe Krakauskas Montreal, Québec, Canada 1915-03-28 1937 1946
Sherry Robertson Montreal, Québec, Canada 1919-01-01 1940 1952
Dick Lines Montreal, Québec, Canada 1938-08-17 1966 1967
Jean-Pierre Roy Montreal, Québec, Canada 1920-06-26 1946 1946
Pete Ward Montreal, Québec, Canada 1937-07-26 1962 1970
Paul Hodgson Montreal, Québec, Canada 1960-04-14 1980 1980
Eric Cyr Montreal, Québec, Canada 1979-02-11 2002 2002
Pete LePine Montreal, Québec, Canada 1876-09-05 1902 1902
Paul Calvert Montreal, Québec, Canada 1917-10-06 1942 1951
Ralph McCabe Napanee, Ontario, Canada 1918-10-21 1946 1946
Erik Bedard Navan, Ontario, Canada 1979-03-05 2002 Active
Bill Magee New Brunswick, Canada 0000-00-00 1897 1902
Ken Crosby New Denver, British Columbia, Canada 1947-12-15 1975 1976
Newt Randall New Lowell, Ontario, Canada 1880-02-03 1907 1907
Aaron Myette New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada 1977-09-26 1999 2004
Justin Morneau New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada 1981-05-15 2003 Active
Gordie Pladson New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada 1956-07-31 1979 1982
Harry Fisher Newbury, Ontario, Canada 1926-01-03 1951 1952
Dave Pagan Nipawin, Saskatchewan, Canada 1949-09-15 1973 1977
John Humphries North Gower, Ontario, Canada 1861-11-12 1883 1884
Blake Hawksworth North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 1983-03-01 2009 Active
Simon Pond North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 1976-10-27 2004 2004
Ed Springer Oil Springs, Ontario, Canada 1867-00-00 1889 1889
Wiman Andrus Orono, Ontario, Canada 1858-10-14 1885 1885
Nigel Wilson Oshawa, Ontario, Canada 1970-01-12 1993 1996
Andy Stewart Oshawa, Ontario, Canada 1970-12-05 1997 1997
George Korince Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 1946-01-10 1966 1967
Chris Mears Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 1978-01-20 2003 2003
Doug Frobel Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 1959-06-06 1982 1987
Phil Marchildon Penetanguishene, Ontario, Canada 1913-10-25 1940 1950
Bob Addy Port Hope, Ontario, Canada 1838-04-09 1876 1877
Jason Green Port Hope, Ontario, Canada 1975-06-05 2000 2000
Joe Knight Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada 1859-09-28 1884 1890
Abbie Johnson Portland, Ontario, Canada 1871-01-19 1896 1897
George Wood Pownal, Prince Edward Island, Canada 1858-11-09 1880 1892
Max St. Pierre Quebec City, Quebec, Canada 1980-04-17 2010 Active
Ralph Buxton Rainton, Saskatchewan, Canada 1914-06-07 1938 1949
Dave Davidson Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada 1984-04-23 2007 Active
Pete Orr Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada 1979-06-08 2005 Active
Ed Bahr Rouleau, Saskatchewan, Canada 1919-10-16 1946 1947
John O'Brien Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada 1866-07-13 1891 1899
Matt Stairs Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada 1968-02-27 1992 Active
Bill Phillips Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada 1857-04-00 1879 1888
Henry Mullin Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada 1862-04-17 1884 1884
Jim McKeever Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada 1861-04-19 1884 1884
Art McGovern Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada 1882-02-27 1905 1905
Tom Daly Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada 1891-12-12 1913 1921
Bill O'Neill Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada 1877-01-22 1904 1906
Mike Gardiner Sarnia, Ontario, Canada 1965-10-19 1990 1995
George Kottaras Scarborough, Ontario, Canada 1983-05-10 2008 Active
Ryan Dempster Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada 1977-05-03 1998 Active
John Axford Simcoe, Ontario, Canada 1983-04-01 2009 Active
Mel Kerr Souris, Manitoba, Canada 1903-05-22 1925 1925
Tip O'Neill Springfield, Ontario, Canada 1858-05-25 1883 1892
Ed Wingo St. Anne de Bellevue, Québec, Canada 1895-10-08 1920 1920
Gus Dugas St. Jean de Matha, Québec, Canada 1907-03-24 1930 1934
Claude Raymond St. Jean, Québec, Canada 1937-05-07 1959 1971
Rube Vickers St. Marys, Ontario, Canada 1878-05-17 1902 1909
Sam LaRocque St. Mathias, Québec, Canada 1863-02-26 1888 1891
Bill Hunter St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada 1855-00-00 1884 1884
Jack Graney St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada 1886-06-10 1908 1922
Earl Cook Stouffville, Ontario, Canada 1908-12-10 1941 1941
Larry Landreth Stratford, Ontario, Canada 1955-03-11 1976 1977
Adam Loewen Surrey, British Columbia, Canada 1984-04-09 2006 Active
Reggie Cleveland Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada 1948-05-23 1969 1981
Jack Cameron Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada 1884-09-22 1906 1906
Dick Fowler Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1921-03-30 1941 1952
Alex Gardner Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1861-04-28 1884 1884
Bill O'Hara Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1881-08-14 1909 1910
Jimmy Knowles Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1856-09-05 1884 1892
Dave Wainhouse Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1967-11-07 1991 2000
Andy Kyle Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1889-10-29 1912 1912
Greg O'Halloran Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1968-05-21 1994 1994
Arthur Irwin Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1858-02-14 1880 1894
Kid Summers Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1868-00-00 1893 1893
Ron Taylor Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1937-12-13 1962 1972
Harvey Shank Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1946-07-29 1970 1970
Larry Murphy Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1857-03-17 1891 1891
Rob Ducey Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1965-05-24 1987 2001
Frank Owens Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1886-01-25 1905 1915
Rene Tosoni Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1986-07-02 2011 Active
Jesse Crain Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1981-07-05 2004 Active
Barry Cort Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1956-04-15 1977 1977
John Balaz Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1950-11-24 1974 1975
Rich Butler Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1973-05-01 1997 1999
Joey Votto Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1983-09-10 2007 Active
Alex Hardy Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1876-09-30 1902 1903
John Irwin Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1861-07-21 1882 1891
John Hiller Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1943-04-08 1965 1980
Ernie Ross Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1880-03-31 1902 1902
Milt Whitehead Toronto, Ontario, Canada 0000-00-00 1884 1884
Goody Rosen Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1912-08-28 1937 1946
Jason Bay Trail, British Columbia, Canada 1978-09-20 2003 Active
Tom Harrison Trail, British Columbia, Canada 1945-01-18 1965 1965
George McMillan Unknown City, Ontario, Canada 1863-09-01 1890 1890
Jim Hyndman Unknown City, Ontario, Canada 1865-07-09 1886 1886
Spud Johnson Unknown, Canada 1856-12-00 1889 1891
Jerry Dorsey Unknown, Canada 1856-01-00 1884 1884
Oscar Tuero Unknown, Canada 1898-12-17 1918 1920
Bob Alexander Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 1922-08-07 1955 1957
Aaron Guiel Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 1972-10-05 2002 2006
Jeff Francis Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 1981-01-08 2004 Active
Dave McKay Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 1950-03-14 1975 1982
Cody McKay Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 1974-01-11 2002 2004
Mike Nickeas Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 1983-02-13 2010 Active
R.J. Swindle Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 1983-07-07 2008 Active
Kevin Nicholson Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 1976-03-29 2000 2000
Scott Mathieson Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 1984-02-27 2006 Active
Trystan Magnuson Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 1985-06-06 2011 Active
Scott Richmond Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 1979-08-30 2008 Active
Ron Piche Verdun, Québec, Canada 1935-05-22 1960 1966
Charlie Mead Vermilion, Alberta, Canada 1921-04-09 1943 1945
Ted Bowsfield Vernon, British Columbia, Canada 1935-01-10 1958 1964
Joe Erautt Vibank, Saskatchewan, Canada 1921-09-01 1950 1951
Steve Wilson Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 1964-12-13 1988 1993
Rich Harden Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 1981-11-30 2003 Active
Michael Saunders Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 1986-11-19 2009 Active
Steve Sinclair Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 1971-08-02 1998 1999
Bud Sketchley Virden, Manitoba, Canada 1919-03-30 1942 1942
Ed Pinnance Walpole Island, Ontario, Canada 1880-10-22 1903 1903
Win Kellum Waterford, Ontario, Canada 1876-04-11 1901 1905
John Upham Windsor, Ontario, Canada 1941-12-29 1967 1968
Jerrie Moore Windsor, Ontario, Canada 1855-00-00 1884 1885
Joe Siddall Windsor, Ontario, Canada 1967-10-25 1993 1998
Clarence Currie Windsor, Ontario, Canada 1878-12-30 1902 1903
Stubby Clapp Windsor, Ontario, Canada 1973-02-24 2001 2001
Lefty Wilkie Zealandia, Saskatchewan, Canada 1914-10-30 1941 1946

Major League Baseball Players Born in Canada


Did you know that Jose Canseco was the first foreign-born (Cuba) player to reach the four-hundred home runs plateau? Did you know that Sammy Sosa was the first foreign-born (Dominican Republic) player to reach the five-hundred home runs plateau?

Baseball Almanac is aware that researching baseball players by their place of birth is common data found easily on the Internet today. We, as you are well aware, enjoy taking that extra step here and have taken that common data and added this amazing chart which will enable you to see a historical breakdown of players from any given year in history by their place of birth:
 
1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885
1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895
1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905
1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915
1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925
1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935
1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955
1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965
1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

If you would like to see a comprehensive list broken down by country of the first player born in a country or territory other than the United States of America, we have one in our Famous First section called Foreign Born Baseball Players.
     

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