Troy Fortin

• BIRTHPLACE Lundar, MB

• BORN February 24, 1975

• INDUCTED 2018

Troy Fortin was born in Lundar, Manitoba on February 24, 1975. Fortin had a dominating minor ball career, in which he often played above his age bracket. This earned him the Manitoba Baseball Association Minor Player of the Year award in 1990 and 1992. Fortin was drafted as a catcher in 1993 by the Minnesota Twins and rose through the Twins’ minor league system from rookie classification to AA from 1993-98. In 1996, he set an “A” ball record by going 25 games and 75 at-bats without striking out. Fortin later asked for release from the Twins so that he could join the Winnipeg Goldeyes in 1998. His offensive and defensive talents were on full display for local fans to admire until his retirement in 2000. Fortin batted at a .332 average with a .940 On-base percentage plus slugging, while committing only five errors in almost three full seasons as a Goldeye. In 1999, Fortin also played for Team Canada in the Pan-Am Games in Winnipeg, winning bronze. Following his retirement from the Goldeyes, Fortin played for several Manitoba senior teams and at Canadian senior tournaments.