Shushkewich: What now for free agent Joey Votto?
“For now, it appears as if it is the end of an era in Cincinnati.
The Reds declined Joey Votto’s 2024 club option on Saturday, making the Etobicoke, Ont., native a free agent for the first time in his career. With the Reds boasting a talented prospect pool and the lefty-batter struggling to produce over the past couple of seasons while battling various injuries, the writing was on the wall for his $20-million US club option. He will receive a $7-million buyout.”
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Glew - BWDIK: Howard, Morneau, Naylor, Quantrill, Stairs, Young
Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Josh Naylor, Justin Morneau, Paul Quantrill and Jared Young.
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McFarland: D-Backs’ first minor league affiliate was in Lethbridge
Where was the first minor league affiliate of the National League champion Arizona Diamondbacks established? The answer is in Lethbridge, Alta., in 1996. Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, has the story.
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BWDIK: Barfield, Jenkins, McKay, Morneau, Perry, Puhl
Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Dave McKay, Fergie Jenkins, Justin Morneau, Matthew Perry, Terry Puhl and Jesse Barfield.
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Glew: Doucet, Shulman named Ford C. Frick Award finalists
Montreal Expos legendary broadcaster Jacquet Doucet and Toronto Blue Jays longtime play-by-play commentator Dan Shulman have been named finalists for the 2024 Ford C. Frick Award. Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew takes a look at their respective resumes.
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Asay, Morneau, Norton among 2024 B.C. Sports HOF inductees
The B.C. Sports Hall of Fame’s class of 2024 has a decidedly baseball flavor.
Former big league slugger Justin Morneau (New Westminster, B.C.), late Women’s National Team star Amanda Asay (Prince George, B.C.), legendary big league scout Wayne Norton (Port Moody, B.C.) and the 1998 Langley Little League All-Stars were among the 2024 inductees announced on Wednesday.
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Doucet, Shulman among 2024 Ford C. Frick Award finalists
Canadians Jacques Doucet (Montreal, Que.) and Dan Shulman (Thornhill, Ont.) are among the 10 finalists for the 2024 National Baseball Hall of Fame Ford C. Frick Award.
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Glew - BWDIK: Julien, Kratz, Thomson, Shury, Votto, Walker
Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Rob Thomson, Edouard Julien, Joey Votto, Larry Walker and Dave Shury.
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BWDIK: Caissie, Julien, McKay, Thomson, Widmar
Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Dave McKay, Rob Thomson, Edouard Julien, Owen Caissie and Al Widmar.
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Shushkewich: Balazovic, Julien impress in their MLB debuts in 2023
Two Canadians - infielder Edouard Julien and right-hander Jordan Balazovic - made their major league debuts with the Minnesota Twins this season. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich takes a look at how they performed.
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BWDIK: Doerr, Hague, Julien, McKay, Votto, Wick
Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Joey Votto, Dave McKay, Edouard Julien, Matt Hague, Rowan Wick and Bobby Doerr.
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Freeman, Votto, Guerrero Jr. among bestselling MLB jerseys
Freddie Freeman, Joey Votto (Etobicoke, Ont.) and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Montreal, Que.) remain very popular among baseball fans. Their jerseys are on the list of top 20 best-selling jerseys during the 2023 season, published by Major League Baseball on Friday.
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BWDIK: Brash, Delgado, Lopez, Naylor, Pivetta, Quantrill
Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Bo Naylor, Josh Naylor, Cal Quantrill, Matt Brash, Carlos Delgado and Nick Pivetta.
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Shushkewich: Julien’s plate discipline impressed Twins’ scout Powell early
Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich recently caught up with the Minnesota Twins scout Jack Powell who scouted and signed American League Rookie of the Year candidate Edouard Julien (Quebec, Que.).
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BWDIK: Brash, Julien, Naylor, Quantrill, Young, Winfield
Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Jared Young, Edouard Julien, Josh Naylor, Bo Naylor and Matt Brash.
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Betts: Albers, Molleken helping pave the way for future Saskatchewan stars
“There’s something unique about the Team Red dugout at the Canadian Futures Showcase.
As Andrew Albers and Dustin Molleken roam about preparing for their next game, it’s not lost that the two Saskatchewan-born former big leaguers are standing side-by-side throughout the week.”
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Cubs recall Jared Young
The Chicago Cubs have recalled outfielder/first baseman Jared Young (Prince George, B.C.) from triple-A.
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BWDIK: Balazovic, Bautista, Brash, Julien, Naylor, Quantrill
Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Edouard Julien, Josh Naylor, Cal Quantrill, Matt Brash and Jose Bautista.
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Glew - Canadian baseball notes: Colman, Hiller, Paxton, Romano, Votto
Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew shares some Canadian baseball news from the past couple of days, including updates on James Paxton and Joey Votto.
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Glew - BWDIK: Brash, Henke, Jenkins, Naylor, Quantrill, Votto
Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Joey Votto, Fergie Jenkins, Matt Brash, Cal Quantrill, Bo Naylor and Tom Henke.
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