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Francis celebrates Canadian ball hall induction with proud family

As Father’s Day gifts go, seeing your son become a Hall of Famer has to rank right up there.

“This is obviously the pinnacle of his career to be elected to a prestigious place like this. I mean, it’s amazing,” Mike Francis said before watching his son, Jeff, process out of the VIP tent and onto the stage at the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony in St. Marys, Ont., on Saturday.

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Inspiring Benn blazing trail in Mets’ executive ranks

Someone recently asked Elizabeth Benn for her autograph at the New York Mets spring training complex in Port St. Lucie, Fla.

She was surprised by the request, but she shouldn’t be.

After all, the modest Canadian is only 28 and has rocketed to the position of director of Major League operations for the Mets. It’s a job that not only makes her the highest ranking female in baseball operations in the franchise’s history, but also an inspiration to young women who have dreamed of landing such a lofty post in a male dominated industry.

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