Ernie Whitt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ernie Whitt

American baseball player and manager

Date of Birth: 13-Jun-1952

Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Leo Ernest Whitt (born June 13, 1952) is an American manager for the Canada national baseball team and a former catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB).
He played 15 seasons in MLB, including twelve for the Toronto Blue Jays, and was the last player from the franchise's inaugural season of 1977 to remain through 1989.
He has managed the Canada national team since 2004.
Whitt was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 1997 and the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009. Whitt made his MLB debut for the Boston Red Sox in 1976.
For eight consecutive seasons from 1982 to 1989, he reached double figures in home runs and 100 hits in each of five consecutive seasons from 1985 to 1989.
He was selected as an All-Star in 1985.
As manager for the Canada national team, his competitions include the 2004 Summer Olympics, four World Baseball Classic (WBC) tournaments, and the Pan Am Games, where they won two gold medals in 2011 and 2015.