Baseball Legend Fergie Jenkins is fighting to move his own foundation to Chatham, Ont., according to a news release posted to his verified social media accounts.
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Ferguson Jenkins
Ferguson Arthur Jenkins was born in Chatham, Ont. on Dec. 13, 1942.
He spent 21 years in the major leagues and played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers and Boston Red Sox.
Highlights of his career include winning the 1971 National League Cy Young Award as the league’s top pitcher with the Chicago Cubs.
In 1974 he won the American League Comeback Player of the Year Award when he won a career-high 25 games as a Texas Ranger.
Jenkins retired as a Chicago Cub in 1983 and was the first Canadian inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991.