It could have been quite easy for Orv Franchuk to dislike or even hate baseball right from the very start.
The Wandering River, Alberta product instead turned around and made it a passion, earning him numerous accolades including being named to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame.
Read More From Bat Boy to Hall of FamerThey were the mainstays on prairie baseball fields for years.
Their names are virtually synonymous with the maple leaf, helping show future generations that they, too, could have professional dreams.
They would go onto play the game at the highest level, then come back home to show the way by becoming coaches themselves, giving back to the game they know and love.
Read More OPINION: 5 Names for Canadian Hall ConsiderationA rundown of the top members of the indy league Edmonton Capitals, who played between 2009 and 2011.
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Read More Edmonton Capitals: All-Time TeamLuring one of the most mild-mannered players in Major League Baseball (MLB) history to charge the mound is an unusual achievement, but it’s one that Lou Pote can celebrate.
The 6-foot-3 right-handed pitcher was with the Anaheim Angels in 2001 when he did the nearly impossible: he made Hall-of-Fame designated hitter (DH) Edgar Martinez mad … like, really mad.
It was the sixth inning of an early October game in Anaheim between the Angels and the Seattle Mariners, who finished that season with an American League (AL) record 116 wins.
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