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Hentgen, Martinez lead call to Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame

It was as if Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame voters attempted to trace the history of the game when it came selection time.

Six men will be inducted June 18 in St. Marys and the lineup looks like this:

  • The late William Shuttleworth who was born in Brantford and is considered the Father of Canadian baseball starting the Young Canadians in 1854.
  • Wayne Norton, of Winnipeg, created BC Baseball in 1975, came up with the idea of the Canadian junior national team and formed the National Baseball Institute before turning to scouting.
  • Howard Starkman, former P.