Warren Sawkiw

Warren Sawkiw (born January 19, 1968) is a Canadian former professional baseball player and broadcaster. As a player, he was listed at 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) and 185 pounds (84 kg); he threw right-handed and was a switch hitter.[1]

Warren Sawkiw
Infielder / Utility player
Born: (1968-01-19) January 19, 1968
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Bats: Switch Throws: Right

Biography

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Sawkiw played college baseball for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, and was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 1990 Major League Baseball draft.[2] He went on to play in minor league and independent baseball from 1990 to 1998, appearing in a total of 658 games, compiling a .277 batting average. He was primarily an infielder, but also served as a utility player, appearing at every defensive position including pitcher.[1] He started his professional career in 1990 with the Class A Short Season Niagara Falls Rapids, advanced as far as Triple-A with the Syracuse Chiefs in 1995, and finished his career in baseball with the independent Elmira Pioneers in 1998.[1]

After his retirement from baseball as a player, Sawkiw joined TSN as a colour commentator on Montreal Expos games in 2001 and then Rogers Sportsnet as a studio analyst for the network's baseball coverage in 2003. After long-time Toronto Blue Jays radio broadcaster Tom Cheek was unable to serve as the team's lead radio play-by-play announcer in 2005 due to health issues, Sawkiw joined Jerry Howarth as an analyst on Blue Jays radio broadcasts.[3] Sawkiw continued working in this capacity through the 2006 season, with former Blue Jays catcher and Houston Astros broadcaster Alan Ashby replacing Sawkiw in the broadcast booth in 2007.[4] Sawkiw did color commentary for CBC Sports' coverage of baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[5] Sawkiw also served as the announcer for CBC Sports' coverage of baseball at the 2015 Pan American Games.

References
  1. "Warren Sawkiw Minor & Independent Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  2. "Baseball Draft". Kingsport Times-News. Kingsport, Tennessee. June 15, 1990. p. 9. Retrieved July 24, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  3. Ulmer, Mike (17 April 2005). "Sawkiw finds his calling". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  4. Longley, Rob (25 January 2007). "Sawkiw strikes out". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  5. http://www.toronto2015.org/lang/en/about-the-games/athlete-advisory-council/warren-sawkiw.html
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