Takcom, be nice. It is a Canadian Press article that the Globe's copy editor didn't spend much time looking at. The article was indeed written poorly. The sentence should really read something like this - but I am not a writer:

The roster is missing notable players who chose not to participate including 2010 NL MVP Joey Votto of the Cincinnati Reds, Toronto Blue Jay catcher Russel Martin, and former Blue Jay Michael Saunders, now with the Philadelphia Phillies.

It is what happens when you allow a newsie to write a sports article.