Glew: Blue Jays are Canada’s team, but who are other Canadians in postseason?
Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Montreal, Que.) celebrates with Blue Jays fans after the club clinched the American League East title on Sunday. Photo: Toronto Blue Jays/Facebook
September 30, 2025
By Kevin Glew
Canadian Baseball Network
This just might be the most Canadian postseason yet.
Not only will the Toronto Blue Jays be competing in it, but there could be as many as 10 Canadian players on postseason rosters.
And let’s not forget that Rob Thomson (Corunna, Ont.) is managing the Philadelphia Phillies, who many consider a World Series favourite.
So which one of the postseason teams, outside of the Blue Jays, is the most Canadian?
Well, we’ve done some research and tried to come up with an answer for you.
1. Toronto Blue Jays
For the American League East-winning Blue Jays to make a deep postseason run, they will need Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Montreal, Que.) - the only Canadian-born player on their roster - to rediscover his power stroke.
That seems like an obvious statement.
Of course, we said that in September and Guerrero Jr. managed only one extra-base hit after September 7 and the team still won their division largely through contributions from scrappy players like Nathan Lukes, Ernie Clement, Davis Schneider and Daulton Varsho, while Bo Bichette was sidelined with a knee injury.
But let’s just say this: with the uncertainty of Bichette’s return, it would make Blue Jays manager John Schneider’s job a whole lot easier if the Guerrero Jr. got hot.
With a fan base that extends across the country, the Blue Jays are undoubtedly Canada’s team this postseason.
They have a bye until the division series on Saturday and will play the winner of the Wild Card series between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees.
Players: 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Montreal, Que.)
Major league coaches: Alex Andreopoulos (Toronto, Ont.), bullpen catcher; Sam Greene (born in Philadelphia, spent five years in Montreal attending McGill, mother is from Thetford Mines, Que.), assistant pitching coach
Trainers/Medical staff: Voon Chong (Vancouver, BC), assistant trainer; Drew MacDonald (Teeswater, Ont.), assistant trainer; John Biggar (Toronto, Ont.), physical therapist; Dr. David Lawrence (Toronto, Ont.), head primary care physician; Dr. Jason Smith (Toronto, Ont.) consulting orthopedic surgeon; Jeremy Trach (Coquitlam, B.C.), major league assistant strength & conditioning coach
Clubhouse staff: Scott Blinn (Toronto, Ont.), director, major league clubhouse operations; Mustafa (Moose) Hassan (Toronto, Ont.), home clubhouse manager, equipment; Kevin Malloy (Pickering, Ont.), senior manager, visiting clubhouse
Minor league players: OF Dasan Brown (Oakville, Ont.), RHP Micah Bucknam (Abbotsford, BC), C Nicolas Deschamps (Quebec, Que.), LHP Adam Macko (Stony Plain, Alta.), LHP Connor O’Halloran (Mississauga, Ont.), 3B Damiano Palmegiani (Surrey, BC), INF-OF Tim Piasentin (Coquitlam, BC), INF Sam Shaw (Victoria, BC.), RHP Aiden Taggart (Grimsby, Ont.), 3B Sam White (Aurora, Ont.)
Executives: Edward Rogers (Toronto, Ont.), executive chair of the board; Andrew Tinnish (Ottawa, Ont.), vice-president, international scouting and baseball operations; Marnie Starkman (Mississauga, Ont.), executive vice-president, business operations; Paul Beeston (Welland, Ont.), president emeritus; Paul Quantrill (Port Hope, Ont.), special assistant to player development; Mark Ditmars (Toronto, Ont.), vice-president, partnerships; Devin McElroy (Toronto, Ont.), director, ticket sales and business development; Michelle Seniuk (Oakville, Ont.), vice-president, fan experience; Alex Wong (Toronto, Ont.), senior vice-president, strategy and analytics, technology and events business development
Front office staff: Charlie Wilson (Toronto, Ont.), director, minor league operations; Spencer Estey (Toronto, Ont.), senior software engineer; Anna Coppola (Windsor, Ont.), executive assistant to the GM; Gabrielle Campos (Brampton, Ont.), senior data engineer, baseball systems; Jeremy Reesor (Stouffville, Ont.), vice president, baseball operations; Clare Padmore (Toronto, Ont.), senior manager, biomechanist; John Meloche (Pakenham, Ont.), lead developer, baseball systems; Liam Stevenson (Toronto, Ont.), senior data scientist; Anthony Lucchese (Toronto, Ont.), quality assurance analyst; Rodney Hiemstra, manager, team travel; Alykhan Ravjiani (Toronto, Ont.), senior manager, social media and real time content;
Minor League coaches/staff: Ashley Stephenson (Mississauga, Ont.), position coach, Dunedin Blue Jays; Brent Lavallee (North Delta, BC), field manager, New Hampshire Fisher Cats; Stephanie Boville (Waterloo, Ont.), nutritionist, New Hampshire Fisher Cats; Tyler Dobos (Ancaster, Ont.), pitching resource analyst; Shelby Nelson (Toronto, Ont.), vice-president, Florida operations; Noah Or (Richmond, BC), strength and conditioning coach, Vancouver Canadians; Katie Reyes (Surrey, BC), athletic therapist, Vancouver Canadians; Jaimie Vieira (Georgetown, Ont.), minor league hitting coach
Scouts/Player Performance: Kory Lafreniere (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.) assistant director, amateur scouting; Jon Lalonde (Midland, Ont.), manager, player personnel; Kevin Briand (Montreal, Que.), Jay Lapp (London, Ont.), Adam Arnold (London, Ont.), Jasmin Roy (Longueuil, Que.), Rene Tosoni (Port Coquitlam, B.C.), Patrick Griffin (Oakville, Ont.), Matt McCue (Bradford, Ont.), international scouting analyst; Tommy Farah (Ottawa, Ont.) senior analyst, pro scouting; Megan Evans (Brooklin, Ont.), Graydon Carruthers (Toronto, Ont.), senior data scientist; Julio Ramirez (Toronto, Ont.), senior coordinator, international scouting; Dan Goldberg (Toronto, Ont.), lead data scientist; Ryan Mittleman (Toronto, Ont.) vice-president, pro scouting; Josh Goreham (Halifax, NS), lead performance analyst; Peter L’Oiseau (Gatineau, Que.), data scientist; Matt McCue (Bradford, Ont.), international scouting analyst; Liam Ralph (King City, Ont.), baseball research analyst; Liam Stevenson (Toronto, Ont.), senior data scientist
And the media relations team of: Andrea Goldstein (Toronto, Ont.), vice-president, communications; Madeleine Davidson (Toronto, Ont.), director, business communications; Adam Felton (Georgetown, Ont.) director, baseball communications; Simon Wells (Toronto, Ont.), manager, baseball information.
Ontario Blue Jays and Junior National Team alum Bo Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.), right, celebrates in the clubhouse after the Cleveland Guardians captured the American League Central division title on Sunday. Photo: Cleveland Guardians/Facebook
2. Cleveland Guardians
Last year, the Guardians became the first major league team to have four Canadians on their postseason roster.
They traded slugger Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) to the Arizona Diamondbacks in the off-season, but they still have his brother, Bo, dominant closer Cade Smith (Abbotsford, B.C.) and outstanding late-inning lefty Erik Sabrowski (Edmonton, Alta.).
On August 24, the Guardians owned a 64-65 record and were more than 10 games back of the Detroit Tigers in the American League Central division. They went 24-9 in their final 33 games to overtake the Tigers.
So, just how did they do this?
Well, it was thanks in large part to their three Canadians.
On top of his strong game-calling skills, catcher Bo Naylor had his best offensive month of the season in September, batting .290 with three home runs, seven doubles and 16 RBIs with an .872 OPS in 19 games.
Smith and Sabrowski, meanwhile, have been lights out, out of the bullpen over the past three weeks. Since September 3, the two have made a combined 24 appearances and have allowed just two earned runs on seven hits in 23 1/3 innings, while striking out 36 batters.
If the Guardians are to make a run in the postseason, they will need their three Canadians to continue to be key contributors.
They begin a Wild-Card series against the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday.
Players: C Bo Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.), LHP Erik Sabrowski (Edmonton, Alta.), RHP Cade Smith (Abbotsford, B.C.)
Minor league players: RHP Sean Heppner (Richmond, BC), RHP Will Hynes (Mississauga, Ont.), 1B Riley Nelson (Toronto, Ont.), LHP Adam Tulloch (Toronto, Ont.), LHP Matt Wilkinson (Ladner, BC), RHP Jacob Zibin (Richmond Hill, Ont.)
Minor league coaches: Chris Mears (Ottawa, Ont.), pitching rehab lead; Dr. Stephen Osterer (Ottawa, Ont.), director of pitching development
Ontario Blue Jays and Junior National Team alum Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) batted .299 and had 18 stolen bases in 54 games with the Seattle Mariners to help them win the American League West division title. Photo: Seattle Mariners
3. Seattle Mariners
During one stretch in September, the Seattle Mariners won 16 of 17 games to overtake the Houston Astros and eventually win the American League West division. And their two Canucks - Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) and Matt Brash (Kingston, Ont.) - were huge contributors during their streak.
The 5-foot-10, 235-pound Naylor has become one of the Mariners’ most popular players since he was acquired from the Diamondbacks on July 24. Not only has he been pounding the ball - .299 with nine home runs, 10 doubles and an .831 OPS in 54 games - with the M’s, but he has also been tearing up the base paths. He had 18 stolen bases with the M’s and a surprising 30 on the season. He missed the M’s final two regular season games due to groin tightness, but he’ll be back in the M’s lineup - and likely hitting cleanup behind Cal Raleigh - when they begin their division series on Saturday.
Brash has served as a key setup man since his return from Tommy John surgery in early May. In 53 relief appearances, the 6-foot-1 right-hander owns a 2.47 ERA and has 21 holds and four saves. He has fanned 58 batters in 47 1/3 innings and will be used in high leverage situations by the M’s this postseason.
The Mariners finished 90-72 and have a bye to the division series.
Players: RHP Matt Brash (Kingston, Ont.), 1B Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.)
Minor league players: C Connor Dykstra (Chilliwack, B.C.)
Coach: Louis Boyd (North Vancouver, B.C), major league field coordinator; Michael Saunders (Victoria, B.C.), roving instructor
Canadian citizen Jameson Taillon was 11-7 with a 3.68 ERA in 23 starts for the Chicago Cubs this season.
4. Chicago Cubs
With a deep starting rotation featuring Cade Horton, Matthew Boyd and Shota Imanaga, the Cubs might employ two Canadians who have been starting pitchers for the bulk of their careers in the bullpen in their Wild Card series against the San Diego Padres that begins on Tuesday.
Right-hander Jameson Taillon, who was raised in The Woodlands, Texas but maintains a Canadian citizenship (both of his parents were born north of the border), had a solid season in the Cubs’ rotation, going 11-7 with a 3.68 ERA in 23 starts. But he seems to be the fourth starting pitcher on the Cubs’ depth chart. This could make help a valuable long man out of the bullpen in the Wild Card series.
Acquired by the Cubs from the Washington Nationals at the trade deadline, Michael Soroka (Calgary, Alta.) has been used exclusively as a reliever since his return from the 15-day injured list in mid-September due to a shoulder strain. He has not allowed an earned run in five relief outings with the Cubs. If he’s included on the postseason roster, Soroka will continue in a relief role for the Cubs. He made 16 starts for the Nationals earlier in the season.
Highly touted outfielder Owen Caissie (Burlington, Ont.) also made his major league debut with the Cubs this season. He batted .192 with a home run in 12 games but has been sidelined with a concussion since September 13.
Players: OF Owen Caissie (Burlington, Ont.), RHP Michael Soroka (Calgary, Alta.), RHP Jameson Taillon, Canadian citizen, WBC eligible, (The Woodlands, Texas)
Minor league players: RHP Dominic Hambley (Victoria, B.C.), OF Jordan Nwogu (Ottawa, Ont.), RHP Zach Pop (Brampton, Ont.)
Front Office: Ryan Dempster (Gibsons, B.C.), broadcaster, special assistant to the president; Fergie Jenkins (Chatham, Ont.), ambassador; Mike Sonne (Hamilton, Ont.) pitching scientist
Scouts: James Parker (Toronto, Ont.)
Junior National Team alum Nick Pivetta (Victoria, B.C.) emerged as the ace of the San Diego Padres this season.
5. San Diego Padres
Who was the best free agent signing of the 2024-25 off-season?
If you asked a group of baseball pundits, a popular answer would be the Padres inking right-hander Nick Pivetta (Victoria, BC) to a four-year contract.
Pivetta has been sensational for the Padres in 2025, emerging as the ace of a rotation that includes high-level starters like Dylan Cease, Yu Darvish and Michael King.
A Junior National Team grad, Pivetta topped Padres pitchers in wins (13), innings pitched (181 2/3), WHIP (0.985) and hits per nine innings (6.4). For his efforts, he’ll start Game 1 of the Padres’ Wild Card series against the Cubs. This will make him the first Canadian to start Game 1 of a playoff series since Cal Quantrill (Port Hope, Ont.) did so for the Cleveland Guardians in their American League Division Series against the New York Yankees in 2022.
On top of Pivetta, the Padres have a strong group of Canadian scouts who are largely responsible for the six Canadians in the Padres’ minor league ranks.
Player: Nick Pivetta (Victoria, BC)
Scouts: Chris Kemlo (Bowmanville, Ont.), Lou Pote (Okotoks, Alta.), Geoff White (Kelowna, BC)
Minor league players: LHP Miguel Cienfuegos (Montreal, Que.), RHP Vicarte Domingo (Vancouver, B.C.), RHP Garrett Hawkins (Biggar, Sask.), C Lamar King (Vancouver, B.C.), RHP Brandon Langley (New Glasgow, P.E.I.), RHP Carter Loewen (Abbotsford, B.C.).
Left-hander Rob Zastryzny (Edmonton, Alta.) posted a 2.45 ERA in 26 relief appearances for the Milwaukee Brewers this season. Photo: Milwaukee Brewers
6. Milwaukee Brewers
When Doug Melvin (Chatham, Ont.) was the general manager of the Brewers from 2002 to 2015, and Gord Ash (Toronto, Ont.) was his assistant GM, the Brewers consistently seemed to have the most (or close to the most) Canadian players in their system. This changed under more recent regimes, but it has rebounded somewhat in the past few years when thanks to input from the club’s special assistant of scouting and international player development, Taylor Green (Comox, B.C.), and area scout Pete Orr (Newmarket, Ont.), the Brewers selected Tyler Black (Stouffville, Ont.) 33rd overall in the 2021 MLB draft and INF Dylan O’Rae (Sarnia, Ont.) 102nd overall in 2022.
Black made his major league debut in 2024 and hit .250 in five games with the Brewers this season.
Meanwhile, left-hander Rob Zastryzny (Edmonton, Alta.) has become a go-to left-handed reliever for the club. In 26 appearances this season, he went 2-1 with a 2.45 ERA and fanned 20 in 22 innings.
Former Okotoks Dawgs right-hander and ex-Brewers closer Jim Henderson (Calgary, Alta.) is the Brewers’ assistant pitching and strategy coach.
The Brewers finished with 97 wins this season - the most in MLB. They have a bye until the division series.
Players: INF Tyler Black (Stouffville, Ont.), LHP Rob Zastryzny (Edmonton, Alta.)
Coach: Jim Henderson (Calgary, Alta.), assistant pitching and strategy coach
Minor league players: INF Dylan O’Rae (Sarnia, Ont.), INF Adam Hall (London, Ont.)
Executives: Doug Melvin (Chatham, Ont.), special assistant to the general manager; Gord Ash (Toronto, Ont.), vice-president, baseball projects; Taylor Green (Comox, BC), special assistant of scouting and international player development
Minor league coaches: Brad McKay (Fredericton, N.B.), lead strategist, skill acquisition
Scouts: Tyler Hollick (Calgary, Alta.), Doug Mathieson (Langley, BC), Pete Orr (Newmarket, Ont.), Taylor Frederick (Ottawa, Ont.)
In 2022, Philadelphia Phillies dugout boss Rob Thomson (Corunna, Ont.) became the first Canadian to manage a team in the major league post-season since the 19th century. Photo: Twitter
7. Philadelphia Phillies
In 2022, Rob Thomson (Corunna, Ont.) became the first Canadian skipper to manage a team in the big-league postseason since Bill Watkins (Brantford, Ont.) led the National League’s Detroit Wolverines to a World Series title in 1887. It goes without saying then that Thomson is the first Canadian big-league manager to lead a major league club to four consecutive playoff appearances.
After piloting the Phillies to a National League pennant in 2022 and a National League Championship Series berth in 2023, Thomson has guided the Phillies to division titles in 2024 and 2025.
But even prior to his tenure as Phillies manager, Thomson had plenty of postseason experience. During his close to three decades as a coach in the Yankees’ organization, he earned five World Series rings and was the Bombers’ third base coach on their most recent World Series-winning squad in 2009. He was also a bench coach on multiple Yankees squads that advanced to the postseason.
Thomson will, of course, continue to share his postseason wisdom with his players, but if they’re looking for further inspiration, perhaps they can call former general manager and now senior advisor and part-owner, Pat Gillick (Canadian citizen), down for a pep talk. He has three World Series rings - two with the Blue Jays (1992-93) and one with the Phillies (2008) - on his Hall of Fame resume.
Thomson also started the 2025 season with former Blue Jay Jordan Romano (Markham, Ont.) as his closer, but the Canadian righty struggled mightily. He posted an 8.23 ERA in 49 appearances before he was shut down with right middle finger inflammation on August 26. He is unlikely to pitch for the Phillies again this year.
The Phillies finished the regular season 96-66 and have a bye until the division series.
Major league manager: Rob Thomson (Corunna, Ont.)
Player: Jordan Romano (Markham, Ont.), injured list (right middle finger inflammation)
Executive: Pat Gillick (Canadian citizen), senior advisor and part-owner
Minor league players: OF Avery Owusu-Asiedu (Saskatoon, Sask.), LHP Wesley Moore (Surrey, B.C.), OF Dante Nori (Toronto, Ont.)
Scouts: Alex Agostino (St-Bruno, Que.), Les McTavish (Stettler, Alta.)
Ellen Harrigan (Beeton, Ont.) is the Los Angeles Dodgers’ vice-president, baseball administration.
8. Los Angeles Dodgers
The Dodgers don’t have a player born in Canada on their roster, however, first baseman Freddie Freeman’s parents were born north of the border, and he played for Canada in the 2017 and 2023 World Baseball Classics. Prior to the 2022 season, Freeman inked a six-year, $162-million contract with the Dodgers. And he certainly hasn’t disappointed. He has been an All-Star in each of his four seasons with the club. In 2025, he batted .295 and had a .367 on-base percentage with 24 home runs and 90 RBIs in 147 games.
The Dodgers also employ Beeton, Ont., native Ellen Harrigan, who is one of Major League Baseball’s most respected executives. After beginning her career with the Blue Jays as an administrative aide in player development in 1981 and later becoming the general manager of the club’s New York Penn League affiliate in St. Catharines, Harrigan moved on to the Dodgers and has risen through the organization’s ranks to hold a number of key executive positions. Now in her 26th season with the club, she is currently the team’s vice-president, baseball administration.
The Dodgers won the National League East again this season, finishing 93-69. They will face the Cincinnati Reds in a best-of-three Wild Card series starting on Tuesday.
Player: Freddie Freeman (Villa Park, Calif.), WBC eligible
Executive: Ellen Veronica Harrigan (Beeton, Ont.), senior director, baseball administration
Minor league players: LHP Shane Brinham (North Vancouver, B.C.), OF Charles Davalan (St-Bruno-De-Montarville, Que.), RHP Cam Leiter (Bayville, N.J., lived for part of his youth in Vancouver, B.C.), RHP Lucas Wepf (Georgetown, Ont.)
Doctor: Dr. Keith Pyne (Niagara On The Lake, Ont.), medical consultant
Yankees scout Steve Wilson takes questions in Seoul in 2019. Sun Dong-Yuhl, former head coach of the South Korean national team, is on the left. Photo: Yonhap News
9. New York Yankees
There isn’t a Canadian on the Bronx Bombers’ postseason roster, but there’s no shortage of Canucks working in the organization. The club employs a trio of Canadian scouts in Steve Wilson (Victoria, B.C.), Shawn Hill (Georgetown, Ont.) and Denis Boucher (Lachine, Que.). They also boast a Canadian broadcaster in Nancy Newman (Toronto, Ont.), who sits in the same chair Mel Allen once sat.
And this year they added three Canadian players to the organization: infielder Core Jackson (Wyoming, Ont.), whom they selected in the fifth round of the MLB draft, right-hander Blake Gillespie (Arva, Ont.) whom they chose in the ninth round and they signed right-hander Tyler Boudreau (Sylvan Lake, Alta.) as an amateur free agent.
They will begin their Wild Card series against the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday.
Minor league players: RHP Tyler Boudreau (Sylvan Lake, Alta.), LHP Kyle Carr (father is from Sydney, N.S.), RHP Indigo Diaz (North Vancouver, B.C.), RHP Blake Gillespie (Arva, Ont.), INF Core Jackson (Wyoming, Ont.), OF Tyler Wilson (father is from Victoria, B.C.)
Scouts: Steve Wilson (Victoria, B.C.), Shawn Hill (Georgetown, Ont.), Denis Boucher (Lachine, Que.), Cory Melvin (Doug Melvin’s son)
Broadcaster: Nancy Newman (Toronto, Ont.) New York Yankees Magazine, host, YES Network
Off the field Canadian talent: Jessica (Lack) Ventura (Calgary, Alta.), class-A Tampa Yankees, director, partnership and community activation; Isiah McDonald, (Kelowna, BC), strength and conditioning coach, sports massage therapist
Mike Smith, the owner of Joe Kool’s, a popular restaurant and bar in London, Ont., has always welcomed Detroit Tigers fans at his establishment. If you look on the far right of the photo, you’ll see one of the many Tigers photos on display. Photo: Fixt Point
10. Detroit Tigers
Geographically, outside of the Blue Jays, the most Canadian team in this year’s postseason is the Tigers, who play in Comerica Park just across the bridge from Windsor, Ont. The Tigers secured the final American League Wild-Card spot on the second-last day of the season. They did so after they were overtaken by the red-hot Guardians in the American League Central.
There are still a large number of Tigers fans in Southwestern Ontario. Many of them established their allegiance before the Blue Jays were born in 1977. I live in London, Ont. - two hours from Detroit - and I can assure you that Joe Kool’s - a local downtown restaurant and bar - will be hopping with Tigers fans. For years, the restaurant’s owner, Mike Smith, who I understand is a diehard Tigers fan, has decorated part of his establishment with Tigers memorabilia.
There are no Canadian players on the Tigers, but Robin Lund (Peace River, Alta.) serves as an assistant pitching coach with the team.
Coach: Robin Lund (Peace River, Alta.), assistant pitching coach
Executive: Jim Devellano (Scarborough, Ont.), executive/minority owner
Minor league players: RHP Jordan Balazovic (Mississauga, Ont.), C Archer Brookman (Pointe-Claire, Que.), C Brady Cerkownyk (Etobicoke, Ont.), INF Trei Cruz (Toronto, Ont.), RHP Jordan Marks (Sarnia, Ont.)
Cincinnati Reds scout Bill Byckowski (Erin, Ont.) presenting a trophy to his Georgetown Eagles centre fielder Mark Jankowski in 2007 after a Brampton tournament.
11. Cincinnati Reds
Somewhere Joey Votto is smiling.
In his 17 seasons with the Reds, he played on four teams that advanced to the postseason but none of them got past a division series. He last played with the Reds in 2023 and many of his young teammates - including Elly De La Cruz, Matt McLain, TJ Friedl, and Hunter Greene - from that season are still with the club. So there’s little doubt who Votto will be cheering for this postseason.
And while there are no Canadian players on the big league club, Votto would be pleased to see that the Reds, with the assistance of veteran scout Bill Byckowski (Erin, Ont.), selected two - first baseman Ty Doucette (Dartmouth, N.S.) and right-hander Carson Latimer (Delta, B.C.) - in the MLB draft in July and added two more - left-hander Reid Clague (Victoria, B.C.) and right-hander Owen Pote (Sherwood Park, Alta.) - as amateur free agents after the draft.
The Reds secured the final National League Wild-Card spot on the last day of the season and will now face the reigning World Series champion Dodgers in a Wild-Card series that will begin on Tuesday.
Minor league players: LHP Reid Clague (Victoria, B.C.), 1B Ty Doucette (Dartmouth, N.S.), RHP Carson Latimer (Delta, B.C.), RHP Owen Pote (Sherwood Park, Alta.)
Scout: Bill Byckowski (Erin, Ont.)
Off-field Canadian talent: Miles Gordon (Oakville, Ont.), video coordinator
ABC alum Abraham Toro (Longueuil, Que.) batted .239 with seven home runs in 77 games with the Boston Red Sox this season but finished the year in triple-A. Photo: MLB
12. Boston Red Sox
Last year at this time, the Boston Red Sox would’ve had at least two Canadians on their postseason roster - Tyler O’Neill (Maple Ridge, B.C.) and Nick Pivetta (Victoria, B.C.) - but both moved on as free agents in the off-season.
There won’t be a Canadian on the Red Sox playoff roster in 2025 unless they find a place for the versatile switch-hitting Abraham Toro (Longueuil, Que.) who was a valuable contributor for them in 77 games earlier in the season before being designated for assignment and ending the campaign with the triple-A Worcester Red Sox.
The Red Sox, who finished 89-73, will face the Yankees in a Wild-Card series that will start on Tuesday.
Player: INF Abraham Toro (Longueuil, Que.), played 77 games with the Red Sox but finished the season in triple-A
Off-field Canadian talent: Kyle Boddy (Kent, Wash./Oakville, Ont.), special advisor; Justin Willard, Brampton, Ont., director of pitching; Andrew Wright (Woodstock, N.B.) minor-league field coordinator