Ridley, James Beswick

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    • James Beswick Ridley (July 9, 1945 – November 28, 2008) was a Canadian professional baseball outfielder, coach, and scout. He played two seasons in Minor League Baseball, then had a lengthy career as a scout. He coached the Canada national baseball team at both the Summer Olympic Games and Pan American Games, and was inducted to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014. Listed at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) and 170 pounds (77 kg), he batted and threw right-handed.
    • Ridley first worked as a scout during the 1973 season, in a part-time role for the Detroit Tigers. He joined the Toronto Blue Jays as a scout in 1976 and stayed with the team for 26 years. He is credited with helping the team sign players such as Paul Spoljaric, Rob Butler, and David Corrente.
    • In addition to his baseball career, Ridley was also a schoolteacher in Stewarttown, Ontario. He died from cancer in November 2008, aged 63. He was survived by a daughter and two sons. Ridley twice won the Canadian Baseball Network’s scout of the year award: first in 2004, and posthumously in 2009, when the award was renamed in his honor. In 2014, Ridley was inducted to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.
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