As good as Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Curtis Granderson has been on the field during his 15-year major league career, he has made an even greater impact off the field through his involvement with community programs. Canadian Baseball Network writer J.P. Antonacci caught up with Granderson in Dunedin, Fla., this spring to discuss one of his most recent community initiatives.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer J.P. Antonacci caught up with Corunna, Ont., native Rob Thomson during spring training to discuss the challenges that the Canadian baseball lifer faces in his new role as Philadelphia Phillies' bench coach. Thomson has already impressed manager Gabe Kapler with his work ethic and his ability to connect with the players.
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Victoria, B.C., native Nick Pivetta will make his regular-season debut on Friday when his Philadelphia Phillies take on the Atlanta Braves. The young right-hander has made it his goal to top 200 innings this season. Canadian Baseball Network writer J.P. Antonacci caught up with Pivetta during spring training.
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After a solid season split between the Detroit Tigers and their triple-A affiliate in 2017, OF-1B Jim Adduci (Burnaby, BC) is again bidding for a big league job with the Tigers this spring. Canadian Baseball Network writer J.P. Antonacci recently caught up with Adduci.
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The Toronto Blue Jays prospect squad – led by the major league battery of Marcus Stroman and Russell Martin – handed the Canadian Junior National Team an 11-3 loss at Dunedin Stadium on Saturday, but also imparted some lessons about how to compete against players who’ve already made the leap to the professional ranks. Canadian Baseball Network writer J.P. Antonacci was at the game and filed this report.
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Canadian Junior National team right-hander Eric Cerantola (Oakville, Ont.) battled his command in his two innings of work against the Toronto Blue Jays at Dunedin Stadium on Saturday, but he also showed the promise that has made him one of the country's top pitching prospects. Canadian Baseball Network writer J.P. Antonacci caught up with Cerantola after the young hurler's outing on Saturday.
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In his first start of the spring, Marcus Stroman tossed two scoreless innings against the Canadian Junior National Team on Saturday at Dunedin Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays' right-hander had been sidelined with a shoulder injury. Canadian Baseball Network writer J.P. Antonacci reports on how Stroman felt about his first spring performance.
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The integration of Major League Baseball was “certainly the death knell of the Negro Leagues,” says Bob Kendrick, president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City. But the end of segregated baseball also sent an influx of talent north to Canada. Canadian Baseball Network writer J.P. Antonacci shares the story of the Negro Leagues players who found jobs with teams north of the border.
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Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Michael Saunders (Victoria, B.C.) recently talked about hitting, as well as his mental approach to the game, with Canadian Baseball Network writer J.P. Antonacci.
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It's no secret that Toronto Blue Jays bench coach DeMarlo Hale, who recently managed the club for five game in John Gibbons' absence, would like to be a big league skipper. He was only Blue Jays coach not to sign a two-year extension with the club last month. Hale was mum about his future plans when Canadian Baseball Network writer J.P. Antonacci caught up with him after Sunday's 8-2 win over the Detroit Tigers, but he was excited about the future of some of the Blue Jays' September call-ups.
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Taillon’s mother, Christie, who was born and raised in Toronto, and some 40 other relatives and friends were there to cheer him on.
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According to Toronto Blue Jays manager John Gibbons, bench coach DeMarlo Hale is a like a second manager on his club. The highly respected Hale is a valuable member of the Blue Jays staff in a number of ways. Canadian Baseball Network writer J.P. Antonacci recently interviewed the veteran coach and wrote this feature article.
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A road trip to Detroit is like a homecoming for Toronto Blue Jays broadcaster Joe Siddall, who grew up just across the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ont. Canadian Baseball Network writer J.P. Antonacci recently caught up with the former catcher to talk to him about his career and some of his memories of growing up as a Tigers fan.
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Winter may have returned with a vengeance, but Canada’s team, the Toronto Blue Jays, has again embarked on its quest to bring a championship north of the border.
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Jarrett Grube is willing to go just about anywhere to keep playing the game he loves.
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Being on the autism spectrum doesn’t stop Matt Harvey from being a baseball fan. If anything, his condition allows him to learn and retain reams of information about his favourite team, the Toronto Blue Jays.
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OFs Dalton Pompey (Mississauga, Ont.), Anthony Alford realize they have a responsibility to help others.
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OF Dalton Pompey, signed by Jays scout Jamie Lehman, hopes WBC leads to steady outfield employment
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Twenty-five years before the exploits of Josh Donaldson, another long-haired third baseman with a penchant for getting his uniform dirty inspired Blue Jays fans to leave their seats and cheer his latest big hit or highlight-reel play.
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Long before its unforgettable conclusion, Tuesday night’s American League Wild Card Game qualified as a playoff classic.
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