Canadian Baseball Network writer Patrick Kennedy recently spoke with Seattle Mariners reliever Matt Brash (Kingston, Ont.), who is close to his return from the Tommy John Surgery he underwent last May.
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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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“Among the trophies Fernando Tatis Jr. was supposed to be cramming into his attic by now was not the one for Comeback of the Year.
Not long ago he was hitting baseballs out of sight, 42 of them in 2021. Then he disappeared, too. It doesn’t take long for today’s sensation to become tomorrow’s footnote. Tatis didn’t play in 2022, missed 21 games the next year and 60 games last year, thanks to a shoulder problem. Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge took over baseball’s marquee.
They are still there, but Tatis is again sending out drives that might knock their letters off, or maybe into a lower row.”
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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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“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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“How did Canada’s greatest major league pitcher fare on Opening Day?
Pretty darn well.
Fergie Jenkins (Chatham, Ont.) posted a 2.58 ERA and threw three complete games in 11 Opening Day starts during his major league career.”
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The Baseball Assistance Team (B.A.T.), for a fourth consecutive year, announced the non-profit has broken its fundraising record, securing $4.4 million in commitments from 1,662 players, coaches, and front office personnel across all 30 MLB clubs during the 2025 Spring Training Fundraising Tour.
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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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Former Toronto Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 74th annual Conn Smythe Dinner, a fundraiser for Easter Seals held on February 26.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew has attempted to document all of the transactions involving Canadians in the professional ranks this off-season.
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Terriers and Junior National Team alum Cal Quantrill (Port Hope, Ont.) has signed with the Miami Marlins.
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Gerry Snyder (Montreal, Que.), one of the most important figures in the process of bringing Major League Baseball to Canada, will be inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame this June.
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Corey Koskie (Anola, Man.) has been elected to the Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew is attempting to document all of the transactions involving Canadians in the professional ranks this off-season.
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Longtime big league catcher Russell Martin (Montreal, Que.) received nine votes from baseball writers in this year’s National Baseball Hall of Fame voting. This made him the eighth player born in Canada to receive Hall votes. Canadian Baseball Network contributor Neil Munro has a summary.
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Justin Morneau (New Westminster, B.C.) will return to the Twins’ broadcast booth for an eighth season.
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Ontario Blue Jays and Junior National Team alum Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) had a good reason for missing the Baseball Canada Awards Banquet on Saturday, writes Bob Elliott. Naylor was on his honeymoon.
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After making his major league debut with the Milwaukee Brewers last year, Butler Prospects and Toronto Mets alum Tyler Black (Stouffville, Ont.) was honoured at the Baseball Canada Awards Banquet with a Special Recognition Award. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich spoke to Black prior to the banquet on Saturday.
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“Stubby Clapp didn’t do a back flip on stage at the Baseball Canada National Teams Awards Banquet & Fundraiser on Saturday night.
But you get the feeling that if the 51-year-old baseball legend could still do one, he would have.
That’s the kind of joy and pride Clapp felt being at being inducted onto Baseball Canada’s Canada Wall of Excellence.”
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