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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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Gallagher: Yankees legend Selkirk honoured by town of Huntsville

“The decision to get George Selkirk's name on a baseball field in Huntsville, Ont. wasn't a simple exercise.

After close to 10 years of coaxing and prodding by Peter Haynes of Toronto, a Huntsville property owner and president of the Muskoka Hornets Baseball Association, town council voted 7-2 on Sept. 22 to rename the F Diamond the Selkirk Diamond in honour of the New York Yankees legend.”

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Whicker: Fernandomania lives on in sold-out plays in Los Angeles

“The year before Fernando Valenzuela was born, authorities in Los Angeles began clearing his stage.

It was ugly and arbitrary, with cops breaking into the houses of the 20 or so families that still lived in Chavez Ravine, throwing them out onto Sunset Boulevard. Those houses were sacrificed for Dodger Stadium, which was finished in 1962 and, today, is a place where nearly four million fans visit per year, despite the $50 parking and the $14 beers.”

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