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)