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Elliott: Quick Naylor, Junior National Team’s top hitter, arrives with M's

“In 2012 we saw for the first time the young player we had heard so much about.

On a night off, I was helping coach Andy Lawrence with his Mississauga Bengals bantams.

One night we played the Mississauga Tigers at Rivergrove Park and up stepped Josh Naylor. He homered first time up. He hit a ground-rule double second time up.

When he came up the third time with first base open, I asked Lawrence what he wanted to do.

“We’ll pitch to him, he can’t hit every ball over the fence,” Lawrence said.”

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UPDATED: And then there were four, a look at the Canadians left in MLB postseason

It’s likely the most Canadian American League Championship Series ever.

The Toronto Blue Jays and their Montreal-born slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will face Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) and Matt Brash (Kingston, Ont.) and the rest of the Seattle Mariners starting tonight at 8 p.m. E.T.

Here’s a rundown of the Canadian content on the four teams left in this year’s MLB postseason.

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UPDATED: Blue Jays are Canada’s team, but who are other Canadians in postseason?

There’s still plenty of Canadian content left in this year’s postseason.

For the first time, the Toronto Blue Jays, Canada’s team, will face off against the big bad New York Yankees in the playoffs. Their American League Division Series starts today.

Here’s a rundown of the Canadian content on the eight teams left in this year’s MLB postseason.

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Glew: Blue Jays are Canada’s team, but who are other Canadians in postseason?

This just might be the most Canadian MLB 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?

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