Dual-Sport Threat: Ashley Stephenson’s Journey to Canada's Baseball Hall of Fame

Former baseball and hockey star Ashley Stephenson checks in as she prepares for her June 2024 induction into Canada’s Baseball Hall of Fame.Stephenson is currently in her second season as a coach with the Vancouver Canadians, the Toronto Blue Jays minor league affiliate at the High-A level.Before that, the Mississauga native spent 15 years with the National Women’s Baseball Team, winning a silver medal at the 2015 Pan-Am Games and two World Cup silver medals.Her hockey career at Wilfrid Laurier University included a 2005 CIS National Championship and four Ontario titles. She also played in the NWHL and CWHL for nine years.Stephenson addresses many topics here, including her thoughts on the inaugural season of the PWHL. She has opinions on kids who become year-round, one-sport athletes at an early age and discusses how she overcame seven concussions during her athletic career.It’s a fantastic insight into one of this country's top dual-athletes, who will soon be enshrined in Canadian baseball royalty.To contact us, email:[email protected]