Walker Elected To The Baseball Hall Of Fame

Baseball fans in Canada were smiling yesterday as it was announced that Larry Walker was elected to Cooperstown.

Larry Walker elected to HOF.

Walker becomes the second Canadian elected to baseball's Hall Of Fame.

Fergie Jenkins was the first.

Larry Kenneth Robert Walker was born on December 1, 1966 in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada.

Walker played 17 seasons on three National League teams.

He played for the Montreal Expos, (now the Washington Nationals), from 1989-1994, the Colorado Rockies from 1995-2004, and the St. Louis Cardinals from 2004-2005.

At the end of his career, Walker had a batting average of .313, had 2,160 hits, 383 home runs, and 1,311 RBIs.

Walker is a five-time All-Star, won seven Gold Glove awards, three Silver Slugger awards, and won the National League's Most Valuable Player award in 1997.

The induction ceremony takes place in Cooperstown, New York on July 26.