John Ogiltree
John Ogiltree (born June 3, 1978) is a Canadian former baseball pitcher. Born in Toronto, he is a graduate of Martin Methodist College. At the age of 18 he was originally taken in the June 1996 Regular Draft in the 32nd round (941st overall) by Detroit Tigers but decided to attend college instead. In 2000, he debuted for Team Canada, in the qualifiers for the 2001 Baseball World Cup. The tall right-hander, at 6' 8", was 7–3 with a 2.30 ERA and 97 K through 74 1/3 IP as a senior in 2001, making honorable mention on  the SLAM! Canadian Baseball All-Canadian team. He was signed by their chief Canadian scout, the late Jim Ridley, for the Toronto Blue Jays as an undrafted free agent after his senior year of college. With the Toronto Blue Jays he played first with the Medicine Hat Blue Jays in 2001, the Dunedin Blue Jays in 2002, the New Haven Ravens in 2003, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats in both 2004 and 2005 before moving to the Washington Nationals organization where he pitched briefly with the Potomac Nationals and Harrisburg Senators in 2005. He was with Team Canada in the  qualifiers for the 2004 Summer Olympics, as they locked up one of two American spots (alongside Cuba) in Athens, which finished in fourth place. Following his professional playing days, Ogiltree returned to Canada to play in the Intercounty Baseball League (IBL), playing with the Brantford Red Sox from 2006 to 2009. Prior to going pro, he also spent some time in the IBL, playing with the Guelph Royals from 1997 to 2000. Overall, he finished his minor league career with a record of 19–19 with 39 saves and a 3.62 ERA. His sister Tamara Ogiltree is also a very gifted  ball player. In June 2007 John married Elizabeth Tracz. Elizabeth is graduate of Providence College.