The Jack Graney Award is presented by the
Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum to a member of the
Canadian media
The media of Canada is diverse and highly regionalized. News media, both print and digital and in both official languages, is largely dominated by a handful of major media corporations. The largest of these corporations is the country’s nati ...
for their contributions to the game of
baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding tea ...
in Canada. The award is not presented every year, but rather when the committee believes there to be a worthy candidate.
The award takes its name from
Jack Graney
John Gladstone Graney (June 10, 1886 – April 20, 1978) was a Canadian professional baseball left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball for 14 seasons, all with the Cleveland Indians franchise. In his 1402-game career, Graney batted .250 (1 ...
, one of the first
Canadian
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
baseball players to enjoy success in the
major leagues, and one of the first notable Canadian baseball broadcasters.
Recipients of the award
See also
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Canadian baseball awards
References
{{Baseball in Canada
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Canadian journalism awards
Canadian sports trophies and awards
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Awards established in 1987
1987 establishments in Ontario