Challinor Successfully Encourages Renaming of Baseball Diamonds For Local Sportsmen McMullen, Turner
At the request of Milton Ward 2 Local Councillor John Challinor II and the Turner family, and with the support of the vast majority of interested Miltonians, Milton Council approved the renaming of two baseball diamonds located within Milton Community Sports Park for two individuals who championed the development, growth and success of baseball in the community.
Council approved the renaming of two baseball diamonds located within Milton Community Sports Park for two individuals who championed the development, growth and success of baseball in the community.
Mr. Challinor’s motion was seconded by Ward 2 Regional Councillor Rick Malboeuf.
Milton Community Park Baseball Diamond #1 will be renamed Pete McMullen Diamond after the late Hugh “Pete” McMullen (1911 – 1966). Mr. McMullen helped pioneer the development of minor baseball in Milton
in the early 1950s and also served as President of the Ontario Baseball Association and the Halton County Baseball Association. Mr. McMullen was inducted into the Town of Milton’s Walk of Fame in 2007 and was added as a builder in the Milton Sports Hall of Fame in 2024.
Milton Community Park Baseball Diamond #2 will be renamed Glenn Turner Diamond in honour of Glenn Turner (1955), a life-long Miltonian who has dedicated his life to the sport of baseball. He coached Milton’s juvenile and junior-level teams for 15 years. As the general manager of the Milton Red Sox, he won four Ontario Baseball Association championships. Mr. Turner also served as an advisor to the Town during the creation of the premier baseball diamonds at Milton Community Park. He was inducted into the Milton Sports Hall of Fame in 2022.
“The decision to rename the Town’s premier baseball diamonds for Mssrs. McMullen and Turner was as fitting as it was unprecedented,” explained Mr. Challinor. “Mr. McMullen was not only responsible for establishing minor baseball in Milton, he was also responsible for driving the development of minor hockey in Milton. Mr. Turner not only played for
and managed the community’s top-level baseball team, he also personally maintained the Town’s premier baseball diamond at Brian Best Park for more than three decades.
and managed the community’s top-level baseball team, he also personally maintained the Town’s premier baseball diamond at Brian Best Park for more than three decades.
“This recognition is unique, but so are the contributions of Mssrs. McMullen and Turner, “ he added. “It is unlikely we will see sportsmen like them again in this community. They have set the bar at a height that is simply unattainable in the Milton we know today.”
The new signage will be created and placed at the newly renamed baseball diamonds in the spring of 2025. The unveiling ceremony will take place on Saturday June 14th, beginning at 10 a.m. CR