Toronto Mets alum Jonah Tong (Markham, Ont.) has been named Canadian Baseball Network minor league Player of the Week after he pitched 6 2/3 perfect innings in his start for the New York Mets’ double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s Mother’s Day edition of his weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses his mom as well as Jonah Tong, Tyler O’Neill, Michael Soroka, Josh Naylor, Abraham Toro and Mel Queen.
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Okotoks Dawgs Academy alum Matt Lloyd (Okotoks, Alta.) has been named Canadian Baseball Network minor league Player of the Week for a second consecutive week after going 9-for-21 and belting his first three home runs of the season in six games for the St. Louis Cardinals’ triple-A Memphis Redbirds.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Bo Naylor, Nick Pivetta, Cade Smith, Matt Brash, Abraham Toro, Michael Soroka and Terry Puhl.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew summarizes the transactions involving Canadians in the pro baseball ranks from April 4 to April 30.
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Okotoks Dawgs Academy alum Matt Lloyd (Okotoks, Alta.) has been named Canadian Baseball Network minor league Player of the Week after going 8-for-17 in five games for the St. Louis Cardinals’ triple-A Memphis Redbirds.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Nick Pivetta, Cade Smith, Michael Soroka, Ernie Whitt, Nolan Ryan, Jacob Robson and Willie Upshaw.
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It seems fitting that Fergie Jenkins, the greatest Canadian pitcher, was the first to toss a shutout against the Toronto Blue Jays in a regular season game. He did it 48 years ago today.
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ABC alum Abraham Toro (Longueuil, Que.) has been named Canadian Baseball Network minor league Player of the Week after going 10-for-23 in six games for the Boston Red Sox triple-A Worcester Red Sox.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Liam Hicks, Josh Naylor, Nick Pivetta, Matt Brash, Fergie Jenkins and Carlos Delgado.
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Great Lake Canadians alum Noah Myers (Wyoming, Ont.) has been named Canadian Baseball Network minor league Player of the Week after going 7-for-13 in five games for the Tampa Bay Rays’ High-A Bowling Green Hot Rods.
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On Jackie Robinson Day, we remember the courageous trailblazer that Jackie Robinson was and how his season with the Montreal Royals in 1946 before he broke Major League Baseball’s colour barrier was so important to him.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Matt Brash, Nick Pivetta, Jordan Romano, Liam Hicks, Cade Smith, Pete Rose and Vinnie Pasquantino.
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Former Toronto Blue Jays reliever Octavio Dotel died on Tuesday after the roof of a popular night club he was in in the Dominican Republic collapsed during a concert. Dotel was pulled from the rubble but reportedly died while being transported to the hospital. He was 51.
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Okotoks Dawgs Academy alum Eric Hartman (St. Albert, Alta.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s minor league Player of Week after he went 6-for-14 with two home runs - including a walk-off homer on Sunday - in three games with the Atlanta Braves’ class-A Augusta GreenJackets.
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Montreal-born Vladimir Guerrero’s 14-year, $500-million contract with the Toronto Blue Jays will be the richest contract ever signed by a player born in Canada. CBN editor Kevin Glew has compiled a list of the top 15 MLB contracts ever signed by players born in Canada.
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The Toronto Blue Jays have reached an agreement with slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. on a 14-year, $500-million contract, per Sportsnet’s Shi Davidi.
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Former Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Rob Butler (East York, Ont.) has been named GM and head coach of the Ontario Devil Rays 18U team.
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The Washington Nationals have placed right-hander Michael Soroka (Calgary, Alta.) on the 15-day injured list with a right biceps strain.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew summarizes the transactions involving Canadians in the pro baseball ranks from the month of March and early April.
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