Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame announcement regarding Hazel Mae
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The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum has announced that Sportsnet reporter and Toronto Blue Jays insider Hazel Mae will emcee this years induction ceremony.
Sportsnet's Hazel Mae will return for a fourth time as emcee of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum's induction ceremony on June 7th in St. Marys, Ontario.
We are beyond excited to announce that the emcee for this year's induction ceremony will be Hazel Mae! One week from tomorrow join us at the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum for induction day celebrations as Hazel Mae leads us in honouring the Class of 2025: José Bautista, Greg Hamilton, Amanda Asay, Arleene Noga, Érik Bédard and Gerry Snyder.
Six new members will be inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in a ceremony on June 7th.
Former Toronto Blue Jays slugger José Bautista will be inducted alongside ex-big-league left-hander Érik Bédard (Navan, Ont.) and Canadian Junior National Team head coach Greg Hamilton (Toronto, Ont.). Longtime Women's National Team star Amanda Asay (Prince George, B.C.) will also be inducted posthumously.
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League legend Arleene Noga (Ogema, Sask.) and Gerry Snyder, the Montreal city councillor who played a crucial role in bringing Major League Baseball to Canada, will also be inducted after being elected by the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame's Veterans Committee. Noga and Snyder will be inducted posthumously.
Hazel Mae is now in her 24th year in broadcasting and is a popular and highly respected member of Toronto Blue Jays broadcast team and her peers..
Mae began her career in the Toronto sports media in 2001 when she anchored the morning edition of Sportsnet Central and was the host of JZone, a weekly show devoted to the Toronto Blue Jays.
From 2004 to 2008, she worked in Boston and served as the lead anchor on the New England Sports Network's (NESN) Sports Desk and hosted The Ultimate Red Sox show, which was NESN's weekly Red Sox show.
In 2008, she was hired by the MLB Network where she worked on the Emmy Award-winning studio show, MLB Tonight, and hosted a highlight program called Quick Pitch. She also worked as a sideline reporter for Thursday Night Baseball.
In September 2011, Mae returned to Sportsnet to anchor the 6 p.m. edition of Sportsnet Central.
Four years later, she began her current job as an in-game reporter during Blue Jays telecasts. She has also worked for TBS as an in-game reporter during the post-season.
Be sure to come to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in St Mary's Ontario on June 7th for the induction ceremony and much more. Attendance is free to the public!
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SOURCE: Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
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