Baseball Canada announced that Shi Davidi, one of the leading Sportsnet Baseball Insiders, was honoured with the Bob Elliott Media Recognition Award.
A graduate of Toronto Metropolitan University’s (formerly Ryerson University) Journalism Program, Davidi established himself in the sports journalism industry with the Canadian Press before moving on to Sportsnet, where he’s been an MLB insider, columnist, and TV analyst since 2011.
Davidi’s career has extended beyond the baseball field, where he’s covered the Olympic Games, Stanley Cup and NBA Finals, and the Grey Cup. He has also penned two books centred around the Toronto Blue Jays, including Great Expectations (along with John Lott) in 2013 and The Big 50: Toronto Blue Jays in 2021.
Aside from the baseball field, Davidi is an instructor at Centennial College's Sports Journalism program in Toronto. He just finished a one-year term as President of the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA), where he also serves as Chairman of the Toronto Chapter.
The Bob Elliott Media Recognition Award is named after Bob Elliott, a former winner (2012) of the Career Excellence Award, BBWAA's highest award, presented annually by the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
