Canadians who have played for the Jays

by Defense Counts! on Aug 8, 2011 7:29 AM EDT

I don't think this list is available anywhere else, so ...

Here are all the Canadians who have played for the Jays since day one. I have included Mark Teahen although I believe he's a dual-citizen. (Boucher, Ducey and Stairs also played for the Expos)

Pitchers (years, games played)

Vince Horsman (1991) 4

Denis Boucher (1991) 7

Paul Quantrill (1996-2001) 386

Paul Spoljaric (1994, 96-97, 99) 104

Steve Sinclair (1998-99) 45

Scott Richmond (2008,9, 11) 33

Shawn Hill (2010) 4

Batters

Dave McKay (1977-79) 187

Paul Hodgson (1980) 20

Rob Ducey (1987-92, 2000) 188

Rob Butler (1993-94, 99) 66

Rich Butler (1997) 7

Simon Pond (2004) 16

Corey Koskie (2005) 97

Matt Stairs (2007-8) 230

Mark Teahen (2011) 2

Brett Lawrie (2011) 3

I believe I am still missing one player. Corrections are welcome.

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bah miss richmond =(

thanks for this

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by Bowling_Guy25 on Aug 8, 2011 8:09 AM EDT reply actions

so what you're saying is...

Lawrie needs only 5 more games before he moves into 11th spot on the “most games played for the Jays by a Canadian” list? MVP!!!!!

WAR... WAR never changes.

by benk on Aug 8, 2011 9:36 AM EDT reply actions

If he plays in every game for the rest of the season, he'll be 8th all-time!

by Defense Counts! on Aug 8, 2011 9:52 AM EDT up reply actions

Were you thinking of Shawn Hill who pitched briefly for us last year?

by blueandwhite31 on Aug 8, 2011 2:47 PM EDT reply actions

Yes! Thank's b&w. I'll update the list.

by Defense Counts! on Aug 8, 2011 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions

Shawn Hill pitched four games in 2010.

How do I edit the above list, admin?

by Defense Counts! on Aug 8, 2011 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions

Click the Admin and you should see an Edit option.

by siggian on Aug 9, 2011 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions

No problemo!

by blueandwhite31 on Aug 9, 2011 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions

Ernie Whitt became a Canadian Citizen

I’d say he counts.

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by TonyFernandezSavedMyLife on Aug 8, 2011 4:29 PM EDT reply actions

Er, maybe. I guess he's in the same category as Mark Teahen.

by Defense Counts! on Aug 8, 2011 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions

…Teahen has played as a Jay after he became a Canadian, whereas Whitt became a Canadian after his playing career was over. BTW, Teahen was able to become Canadian on teh basis of his father being Canadian, from St. Mary’s, Ontario

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by bluejaysstatsgeek on Aug 8, 2011 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions

I figured it was something like that.

But aren’t dual citizenships a thing of the past since 9/11?

by Defense Counts! on Aug 9, 2011 7:32 AM EDT up reply actions

Not as far as I know

But it may be something that the US does not allow.

by siggian on Aug 9, 2011 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions

AFAIK, not correct

I have Canadian and American, though I’ve had them since I was born (well before 9/11) and it’s possible you can’t get them anymore

WAR... WAR never changes.

by benk on Aug 9, 2011 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions

Moi aussi...

I have had dual citizenship (Canadian/American) for awhile. I am pretty sure I got them post-9/11. Sometime in the 2-3 years afterwards (if I remember correctly). I think as long as you’ve had a parent born in both countries, they kind of “can’t” deny you citizenship to the country (unless there’s something you’ve done wrong in the country or some other reason for one to not be granted citizenship to the country)… at least, that’s how I got my US citizenship – (one of my parents was born in the US [and I was born in Canada]).

In applying for US citizenship this way, I was granted a “Certificate of Birth Abroad,” and from there, I was able to obtain a US passport (to go along nicely with my Canadian passport).

"Do not ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." - Howard Thurman

by Jeremiah Stanghini on Aug 9, 2011 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Hmm

I had thought that the US government did not allow dual citizenship, but obviously I am wrong. All I know is I am a dual citizen (Canada/UK) although I’ve never had a UK passport. (I still have my Citizenship card and I use it every once and a while to get a laugh. I was only 12 at the time and had long blonde hair.)

by siggian on Aug 9, 2011 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Maybe they don't?

I think it depends on the way you obtain citizenship. I think for people immigrating to the country, they might have to relinquish their former country’s citizenship in order to be eligible (or obtain) US citizenship [complete guess].

"Do not ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." - Howard Thurman

by Jeremiah Stanghini on Aug 9, 2011 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Similar to me, sig.

I immigrated to Canada from England in 1970, at the age of 11 (despite the numbers, I’m still only 25 years old. If you don’t understand the arithmetic for that, blame your math teacher). I never considered myself a dual citizen, though, but I knew I could obtain a UK passport. Which I really should do, since it’s one of the best passports for traveling.

by Defense Counts! on Aug 10, 2011 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions

Well I don’t know about you but I used a philosophers stone to keep myself youthful.

ps. he meant despite being 41 or 42 he still considers himself to be 25 as he’s one of those hippie weirdos who think “age is only a number”. Freaks

by WizardofNaz on Aug 12, 2011 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions

by Minor Leaguer on Aug 11, 2011 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions

Right you are, Minor. I've made a change.

by Defense Counts! on Aug 11, 2011 3:00 AM EDT up reply actions

Richard Griffin column

Richard Griffin at the Star’s got an interesting column looking back at the elusive hunt over the years for a homegrown superstar by the Expos and Jays.

by jabalong on Aug 14, 2011 11:48 AM EDT reply actions