Farelli: 24 Canucks at spring training: Naylor, O'Neill, Pivetta, Votto -- Updated
Blue Jays 1B Vlad Guerrero (Montreal, Que,) headlines the Canadian born players at spring training.
March 18, 2022
By George Farelli
Canadian Baseball Network
“Spring has sprung, the grass is ris,
I wonder where the boidies is
The boid is on the wing,
But that’s absoid
From what I hoid
The wing is on the boid!”
Those words have been described as The Brooklyn National Anthem and come across stronger with a thick New York accent.
The grass is always green in Florida and the manicured fields of Arizona, too.
What Canadians are at major-league camps. We have an unofficial count of 24 ... with the addition of OF Myles Miller (Windsor, Ont.) in camp with the Seattle Mariners.
Our list includes the confirmed (it’s early so there could be others) non-roster invites and in bold italic print, the four players with “dual status.”
Former Calgary PBF Redbirds RHP Mike Soroka (Calgary, Alta.)
Canadians Active At Spring Training 2022
Team Player Position
Atlanta Braves Mike Soroka (Calgary, Alta.) RHP
Boston Red Sox Kole Cottam (Knoxville, Tenn.) C *
Boston Red Sox James Paxton (Ladner, BC) LHP
Boston Red Sox Nick Pivetta (Ladner, BC) RHP
Chicago Cubs Rowan Wick (North Vancouver, BC) RHP
Cincinnati Reds Joey Votto (Etobicoke, Ont.) 1B
Cleveland Guardians Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) OF
Cleveland Guardians Bo Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) C
Cleveland Guardians Cal Quantrill (Port Hope, Ont.) RHP
Detroit Tigers Jacob Robson (Windsor, Ont.) OF
Los Angeles Dodgers Freddie Freeman (Villa Park, Calif.) 1B *
Los Angeles Dodgers 1B Jared Young (Prince George, BC
Miami Marlins Zach Pop (Brampton, Ont.) RHP
Minnesota Twins Jordan Balazovic (Mississauga, Ont.) RHP
New York Mets Rob Zastryzny, Edmonton, Alta., LHP
New York Yankees Jameson Taillon (The Woodlands, Tex.) RHP *
Former Kingston Ponies RHP Matt Brash (Kingston, On.t.
Seattle Mariners Matt Brash (Kingston, Ont.) RHP
Seattle Mariners Abraham Toro (Longueuil, Que.) INF
Seattle Mariners Myles Miller (Windsor, Ont.) OF
St. Louis Cardinals Tyler O’Neill (Langley, BC) OF
Toronto Blue Jays Vlad Guerrero (Montreal, Que.) 1B
Toronto Blue Jays Otto Lopez (Montreal, Que.) INF
Toronto Blue Jays Jordan Romano (Markham, Ont.) RHP
(* Denotes World Baseball Classic eligible)