Posts by Kevin Glew
Glew: O'Neill homers again on Opening Day, adds to own MLB record

“It doesn’t matter what team Tyler O’Neill is with; he still homers on Opening Day.

The Maple Ridge, B.C., native, who signed a three-year, $49.5-million contract with the Baltimore Orioles in December, belted a three-run home run off Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Jose Berrios in the third inning of yesterday’s season opener at Rogers Centre.

That round-tripper helped the O’s to a 12-2 win and added to O’Neill’s already MLB record by homering on his sixth consecutive Opening Day.”

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Glew: Baseball lifer McKay heads into 55th season in pro baseball

Arizona Diamondbacks first base coach Dave McKay is the definition of a baseball lifer. The 2025 season will represent his 55th consecutive campaign in pro baseball and his 41st as a big-league coach. That’s the longest streak among active major league coaches. Longtime Canadian Baseball Network contributor George Farelli recently shared his tribute to McKay which includes some jaw-dropping stats about McKay’s career.

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