The plaque for the Vern Handrahan monument at Memorial Field in Charlottetown has been placed.
The monument honours PEI’s third player to play in Major League Baseball and is located by the clubhouse on the grass near left field.
The plaque was introduced during a special ceremony at the opening of the Canadian Oldtimers baseball championship on August 2nd.
Handrahan passed away in 2016 at age 79. He pitched for the Kansas City A’s in 1964 and 1966 and is a charter member of the PEI Sports Hall of Fame.