Gregor Chisholm: Jesse Barfield completes Blue Jays outfield set in Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
Together, the outfielders formed the heart of a 1980s team that transitioned the Jays away from their expansion days and into a reputable franchise that got close to its World Series goal.
Harden is another headliner for this year’s induction ceremony, set for June 17 in St. Marys. The Victoria native spent parts of nine seasons in the majors — all but two with the A’s — and finished sixth all-time in strikeouts and WAR among Canadian-born big-league pitchers. “Having an opportunity to play for my country, play for Canada, is something I wish I could have done,” Harden said, referencing injuries that kept him from pitching in a“Through everything I’ve done — injuries and having my career stopped short — I don’t really have any regrets, but I think the hardest thing was not having that opportunity. Doing everything I could to make it happen, but ... I wasn’t able to do it.
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