▁Rock ies ▁franch ise . ▁ ▁Walker ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁BC ▁Sports ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame , ▁and ▁induct ed ▁May ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁and ▁C TV ▁V ancouver ▁noted ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁" per haps ▁the ▁greatest ▁Canadian - born ▁ball player ▁of ▁all ▁time ." ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Walker ▁and ▁former ▁major ▁league ▁catch er ▁Er nie ▁Wh itt ▁were ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Baseball ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁Walker ▁was ▁elected ▁on ▁his ▁first ▁ball ot . ▁ ▁Of ▁ 3 3 ▁ML B ▁players ▁and ▁employees ▁survey ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁to ▁solic it ▁the ▁opinion ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁Canadian ▁baseball ▁player , ▁Walker ▁led ▁with ▁ 1 6 ▁votes , ▁Jenkins ▁was ▁second ▁with ▁ 1 0 , ▁and ▁Jo ey ▁V otto , ▁Justin ▁Mor ne au ▁and ▁St ub by ▁Cla pp ▁each ▁received ▁two . ▁ ▁Fellow ▁British ▁Columbia ▁native ▁Justin ▁Mor ne au ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁Rock ies ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁season ▁and ▁requested ▁and ▁wore ▁uniform ▁number ▁ 3 3 ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁Walker . ▁Mor ne au ▁had ▁previously ▁won ▁an ▁M VP ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁League . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁season , ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁N L ▁batt ing ▁title , ▁joining ▁Walker ▁as ▁the ▁second ▁Canadian ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁batt ing ▁title ▁as