Every season, TSN.ca keeps you informed with the latest on what Canadian players are doing in the Majors. This list will be updated throughout the season. It does not include Canadians that are currently in the minors like Blue Jays pitchers Scott Richmond and Trystan Magnuson.
Phillippe Aumont
| Pitcher - Philadelphia Phillies |
| Age: 24 |
| Place of Birth: Gatineau, Que |
| HT:6-7 WT: 260 |
| Bats/Throws: L/R |
| MLB Seasons: 2 |
| Drafted by Seattle in 2007 (1st round) |
| Player Bio Page |
In his first season of everyday duty with the Phils, the big righty has become a situational go-to for close late-inning games.
| Year |
GP |
GS |
W |
L |
SV |
CG |
Sho |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
K |
ERA |
WHIP |
| 2013 |
16 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
17 |
8 |
6 |
0 |
10 |
15 |
4.15 |
2.08 |
John Axford
| Pitcher - Milwaukee Brewers |
| Age: 30 |
| Place of Birth: Simcoe, Ont. |
| HT:6-5 WT: 195 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
| MLB Seasons: 4 |
| Signed by NY Yankees in 2006 |
| Player Bio Page |
It's been a tough start to 2013 for Axford who has lost his closer's job in Milwaukee.
| Year |
GP |
GS |
W |
L |
SV |
CG |
Sho |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
K |
ERA |
WHIP |
| 2013 |
25 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
22.1 |
30 |
16 |
15 |
6 |
9 |
26 |
6.04 |
1.75 |
Jason Bay
| Outfielder - Seattle Mariners |
| Age: 34 |
| Place of Birth: Trail, B.C. |
| HT:6-2 WT: 205 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
| MLB Seasons: 9 |
| Drafted by Montreal in 2000 (22nd round) |
| Player Bio Page |
Bay's first season in the Pacific Northwest has found him still searching for his former power numbers. However, Bay has been able to ward off the injury bug in the early going.
| Year |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB |
CS |
AVG |
OBP |
SLG |
| 2013 |
39 |
108 |
17 |
26 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
13 |
16 |
33 |
3 |
0 |
.241 |
.346 |
.444 |
Erik Bedard
| Pitcher - Houston Astros |
| Age: 34 |
| Place of Birth: Navan, Ont. |
| HT:6-1 WT: 200 |
| Bats/Throws: L/L |
| MLB Seasons: 10 |
| Drafted by Baltimore in 1999 (6th round) |
| Player Bio Page |
Bedard is back in the majors and back in the rotation for the minnows of the AL West.
| Year |
GP |
GS |
W |
L |
SV |
CG |
Sho |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
K |
ERA |
WHIP |
| 2013 |
11 |
9 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
44 |
48 |
26 |
26 |
10 |
23 |
42 |
5.32 |
1.61 |
Jesse Crain
| Pitcher - Chicago White Sox |
| Age: 31 |
| Place of Birth: Toronto, Ont. |
| HT:6-1 WT: 215 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
| MLB Seasons: 9 |
| Drafted by Minnesota in 2002 (2nd round) |
| Player Bio Page |
Crain is back to full health for the Sox and has been one of the team's most called-upon contributors out of the pen in the early-going.
| Year |
GP |
GS |
W |
L |
SV |
CG |
Sho |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
K |
ERA |
WHIP |
| 2013 |
26 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
16 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
31 |
0.78 |
1.04 |
Ryan Dempster
| Pitcher - Boston Red Sox |
| Age: 36 |
| Place of Birth: Sechelt, B.C. |
| HT:6-2 WT: 215 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
| MLB Seasons: 15 |
| Drafted by Texas in 1995 (3rd round) |
| Player Bio Page |
Dempster has been haunted by a similar plight to last year's performance while a member of the Chicago Cubs. His numbers early on have been good enough, but the Sox are having trouble converting his outings into wins.
| Year |
GP |
GS |
W |
L |
SV |
CG |
Sho |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
K |
ERA |
WHIP |
| 2013 |
11 |
11 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
62.2 |
55 |
35 |
31 |
10 |
32 |
71 |
4.45 |
1.39 |
Scott Diamond
| Pitcher - Minnesota Twins |
| Age: 26 |
| Place of Birth: Guelph, ON |
| HT:6-3 WT: 220 |
| Bats/Throws: L/L |
| MLB Seasons: 2 |
| Signed by Atlanta in 2007 |
| Player Bio Page |
Diamond struggled in May posting an 0-2 record and a 8.41 ERA in the last four starts of the month.
| Year |
GP |
GS |
W |
L |
SV |
CG |
Sho |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
K |
ERA |
WHIP |
| 2013 |
9 |
9 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
65 |
30 |
29 |
7 |
10 |
23 |
5.22 |
1.50 |
Jeff Francis
| Pitcher - Colorado Rockies |
| Age: 32 |
| Place of Birth: Vancouver, B.C. |
| HT:6-5 WT: 220 |
| Bats/Throws: L/L |
| MLB Seasons: 8 |
| Drafted by Colorado in 2002 (1st round) |
| Player Bio Page |
The big left-hander had his best start of the season on May 14th, but was placed on the DL with a Left groin strain two days later.
| Year |
GP |
GS |
W |
L |
SV |
CG |
Sho |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
K |
ERA |
WHIP |
| 2013 |
8 |
8 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
43 |
29 |
24 |
6 |
14 |
31 |
6.00 |
1.58 |
Jim Henderson
| Pitcher - Milwaukee Brewers |
| Age: 30 |
| Place of Birth: Calgary, AB |
| HT:6-5 WT: 190 |
| Bats/Throws: L/R |
| MLB Seasons: 0 |
| Drafted by Montreal in 2003 (26th round) |
| Player Bio Page |
Henderson has benefitted from the plight of fellow Canadian John Axford, taking over as the team's everyday closer. His dream season is on hold after suffering a strained right hamstring. He was placed on the disabled list on May 25.
| Year |
GP |
GS |
W |
L |
SV |
CG |
Sho |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
K |
ERA |
WHIP |
| 2013 |
20 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
19.2 |
11 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
23 |
0.92 |
0.81 |
George Kottaras
| Catcher - Kansas City Royals |
| Age: 30 |
| Place of Birth: Scarborough, Ont. |
| HT:6-0 WT: 190 |
| Bats/Throws: L/R |
| MLB Seasons: 6 |
| Drafted by San Diego in 2002 (20th round) |
| Player Bio Page |
The 30-year-old, who has seen limited time as the Royals backup catcher this season, has struggled at the plate this season.
| Year |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB |
CS |
AVG |
OBP |
SLG |
| 2013 |
18 |
35 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
10 |
16 |
1 |
0 |
.143 |
.333 |
.286 |
Brett Lawrie
| Third Base - Toronto Blue Jays |
| Age: 23 |
| Place of Birth: Langley, B.C. |
| HT:6-0 WT: 215 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
| MLB Seasons: 2 |
| Drafted by Milwaukee in 2008 (1st round) |
| Player Bio Page |
Lawrie missed the first half of April with a rib injury he sustained in a World Baseball Classic exhibition. His return to the Jays line-up proved to be short lived after he was placed on the 15-day DL in late May with a left ankle injury.
| Year |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB |
CS |
AVG |
OBP |
SLG |
| 2013 |
37 |
139 |
11 |
29 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
14 |
9 |
36 |
2 |
1 |
.209 |
.268 |
.374 |
Russell Martin
| Catcher - Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Age: 30 |
| Place of Birth: East York, Ont |
| HT:5-10 WT: 230 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
| MLB Seasons: 7 |
| Drafted by Dodgers in 2002 (17th round) |
| Player Bio Page |
Martin has rediscovered his power stroke so far in 2013 but has missed time with neck soreness.
| Year |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB |
CS |
AVG |
OBP |
SLG |
| 2013 |
40 |
140 |
17 |
35 |
10 |
0 |
6 |
12 |
15 |
22 |
2 |
1 |
.250 |
.340 |
.450 |
Justin Morneau
| First Base - Minnesota Twins |
| Age: 31 |
| Place of Birth: New Westminster, B.C |
| HT:6-4 WT: 235 |
| Bats/Throws: L/R |
| MLB Seasons: 10 |
| Drafted by Minnesota in 1999 (3rd round) |
| Player Bio Page |
Are Morneau's injury woes finally behind him? He missed just two games this season and has re-emerged as one of the Twins leading run producers, despite his lack of home runs.
| Year |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB |
CS |
AVG |
OBP |
SLG |
| 2013 |
48 |
191 |
22 |
56 |
13 |
0 |
2 |
34 |
14 |
31 |
0 |
0 |
.293 |
.343 |
.393 |
Michael Saunders
| Outfielder - Seattle Mariners |
| Age: 26 |
| Place of Birth: Victoria, B.C. |
| HT:6-4 WT: 210 |
| Bats/Throws: L/R |
| MLB Seasons: 4 |
| Drafted by Seattle in 2004 (11th round) |
| Player Bio Page |
Saunders was an RBI machine in the World Baseball Classic, but he has been unable to keep that pace up with the Mariners thus far in 2013.
| Year |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB |
CS |
AVG |
OBP |
SLG |
| 2013 |
35 |
125 |
19 |
26 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
13 |
15 |
41 |
6 |
1 |
.208 |
.289 |
.360 |
Joey Votto
| First Base - Cincinnati Reds |
| Age: 29 |
| Place of Birth: Toronto, Ont. |
| HT:6-3 WT: 235 |
| Bats/Throws: L/R |
| MLB Seasons: 6 |
| Drafted by Cincinnati in 2002 (2nd round) |
| Player Bio Page |
Votto is starting to find his power stroke and he's been integral to the Reds, boasting the best on-base percentages in the Majors.
| Year |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB |
CS |
AVG |
OBP |
SLG |
| 2013 |
53 |
199 |
44 |
70 |
10 |
1 |
10 |
27 |
44 |
48 |
2 |
1 |
.352 |
.474 |
.563 |
