Wayne Norton

Wayne Norton (November 13, 1942 – January 6, 2018) was a Canadian professional baseball outfielder, coach, and scout. He played 10 seasons in Minor League Baseball, then had a lengthy career as a coach and scout. Noted for his impact on baseball in Canada, Norton was inducted to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2016. then played college baseball for the Whitworth Pirates in Spokane, Washington.

In his first professional season, Norton batted .238 with one home run and 21 runs batted in (RBIs) in 66 games with the St. Petersburg Saints of the FSL. After the season, he was claimed by the Kansas City Athletics in the minor-league portion of the Rule 5 draft. Norton went on to spend the remainder of his Minor League Baseball career within the Athletics organization. In 1986, he established a baseball academy in Vancouver, the National Baseball Institute (NBI).

Port Moody, where Norton grew up, honored him with a civic award in 2015, and named the city's Wayne Norton Baseball Diamond in his honor in 2018. Norton was diagnosed with ALS in 2015, and continued to scout for the Mariners during the 2016 season despite his illness. In June 2016, he was inducted to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. He was survived by his wife, a daughter, and a son.