Joseph Todd Siddall (born October 25, 1967) is a Canadian former professional

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the

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, and Detroit Tigers.

Professional career

Siddall was signed by the

as an amateur free agent in 1987. He played at various levels of their minor league organization before making his MLB debut in 1993. Siddall also appeared in the majors for the Expos in 1995, and became a free agent in the offseason. He signed with the

on November 30, 1995, and appeared in 16 MLB games during the 1996 season. He returned to the Expos minor league organization in 1997 before signing with the Detroit Tigers on December 2, 1997. He made his final MLB appearances in 1998 for the Tigers. In 1999 Siddall played in the Tigers minor league organization, and played his final season of professional baseball in 2000 with the

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minor league organization.

Broadcasting career

On March 1, 2014, Siddall was hired by the

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to work alongside

Jerry Howarth Jerry Howarth (born March 12, 1946) is an American Canadian former sports commentator, best known as the radio play-by-play voice of the Toronto Blue Jays from 1981 through the 2017 season. Howarth had shared the play-by-play duties with his la ...

during Blue Jays radio broadcasts. On February 28, 2018, it was announced that Siddall would move to the television broadcast, taking over for Gregg Zaun on Blue Jays Central. He won the

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for Best Sports Analysis or Commentary at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022.Brent Furdyk
"Canadian Screen Awards: Winners Announced In Sports Programming, Digital & Immersive Categories"
'' ET Canada'', April 5, 2022.

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