Inductee In An Instant

To The Class of 2019...

Sep 09, 2025

So I took my dry-erase board that had a series of scribbles, ideas, and arrows, among other things that I can only politely call gibberish and erased it all. Yup. Wiped the slate clean. Feels somewhat freeing, but then a well….now what are you going to write about? As I get the idea hopper going again, I had an urge for an Inductee In An Instant. That, along with the Elite EHght, has been around since the beginning, so it’s a reasonable place to “restart,” if you want to call it that. So grab a bevy, maybe a back bacon sammich or two, a butter tart or maybe a Nanaimo bar for dessert, and let’s head to the Canadian Baseball Hall Of Fame Class of 2019…

Our latest inductee was born in Trail, BC, on September 20, 1978, and before moving to Coeur d’Alene to begin his collegiate career at North Idaho College, he represented Trail at the Little League World Series (1990). After a season in Idaho, they moved on to Washington state, specifically Spokane, and played for the Gonzaga Bulldogs from 1997 through 2000. They were then drafted in the 22nd Round, 645th overall, of the 2000 MLB Draft by the Montreal Expos. The outfielder stood in the right-handed batter’s box at 6 ft 2 and 210 pounds, and was once on the Baseball America Top 100 prospect list, #74 in 2004…

… doesn't have an overpowering tool but does most everything well. He hits for power and average while showing solid plate discipline. He is also a good runner and a high-percentage base stealer. He has enough athleticism for center field and has enough arm for right…hope he fulfills comparisons to Jeff Conine1

Before that, our inductee was traded twice within four months in 2002. The Expos traded them to the Mets, and then they moved him to the Padres, for whom he made his MLB debut (May 23/2003, vs. Arizona, 18270th player in MLB history, 4 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI). First MLB hit is a dinger? What a beauty!

By August of that year, there was another trade. This was their second team, and the one I remember them best with, out of the five teams they played for during their 10-year MLB career.