Justin Morneau, Duane Ward, John Olerud and Jacques Doucet have been inducted into the CDNBaseballHOF as the Class of 2020.
Morneau’s selection comes in the same year that Larry Walker, the Colorado Rockies superstar who went from idol to mentor, was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y., a fitting bit of symmetry given their relationship.
In many ways, Morneau assumed the role of leading Canadian in the majors as Walker’s career was coming to an end and his was getting started. A brilliant 2006 season, in which he batted .321/.375/.559 and drove in 130 runs, established him as one of the game’s top hitters, and his role in carrying theTo that point, Walker was the only other Canadian to win MVP in the majors. Joey Votto, this generation’s other dominant Canuck hitter, became the third in 2010.
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