Former Montreal Expos slugger Vladimir Guerrero was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, 24 June 2017. Having last played in 2011, Guerrero was eligible for election to the Hall for the first time this year. A nine-time all-star, he has a .318 career batting average. He was voted the American League’s most valuable player in 2004. Guerrero also played single seasons for the Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles.
The Class of 2017 also included Major League superstar Roy Halladay of the Toronto Blue Jays alongside long-time Baseball Canada president Ray Carter and legendary umpire Doug Hudlin. The 2015 gold-medal winning Pan Am Canadian Baseball team also made this year’s induction list.
“Each member of this year’s class has had a tremendously positive impact on baseball in Canada,” said Scott Crawford, the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame’s director of operations.
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27 June 2017
