It would be hard to overstate the impact that Greg Hamilton has had on baseball in Canada, and the ripple effect he has created beyond his country’s borders.
Hamilton has worked with Baseball Canada for three decades, and since taking over the men’s national team programs 23 years ago, he has transformed the junior program, helped lead the senior team to two Pan Am gold medals, created a community across a country and built a family among multiple generations of players.
“Because of his connection with those players, his passion and knowledge of the game—and his driving desire to grow the game and impact baseball at the highest levels through Canada—I can’t think of an individual who has done more,” Blue Jays president and CEO Mark Shapiro said.
“The cool part of that accomplishment is that it is driven so authentically by his passion for the players in the game and not for any other reason
