Baseball player John McLean, Fredericton : In 1899, the Fredericton Tartars and John McLean won the Maritime baseball championship. Nicknamed Big Larry, McLean went on to play 13 seasons (1901-1915) in the major leagues as a catcher. He appeared in more than 860 games, and had a lifetime batting average of .262. In 1913, he played in the World Series with New York of the National League against Philadelphia, and led all regulars with a .500 batting average. He was the first New Brunswick-born player to appear in the World Series, which began in 1903.

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