The Shrine & Christie Pits in Toronto turned out 24 pros in the 1960s.
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UBC will be hosting big leaguers Jeff Francis, Justin Morneau and Mike Soroka in a virtual “hot stove” event. They will also be holding a silent auction to raise funds for their program.
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“There is a 10-foot extension atop a chain link fence that protects a house on a hill overlooking a ball field in Etobicoke in west end Toronto. It was known by neighbourhood kids in the 1960s as ‘the fence that Smyth built.’ Almost 60 years later, the post-World War II bungalow on the hill has been replaced by a modern ‘monster’ home, but that extended, weather-beaten fence on the edge of Lambton-Kingsway Park still stands. It represents a beginning of the amateur ball legacy of Etobicoke’s own Bob Smyth.”
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Devon Teeple: On how Devon Teeple deals with OCD
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott’s 9 Innings column discusses Kevin Cash, John Lott, Claude Pelletier, Corey Seager and Blake Snell.
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John Lott, one of Canada’s best and most respected baseball writers, has announced that he is retiring. To honour him, we wanted to re-run this article that Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott wrote about him in November 2018.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott asked legendary scout Claude Pelletier to name his all-Quebec team.
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And then there was one. Houston Astros INF and ABC alum Abraham Toro (Longueuil, Que.) is the last player born in Canada still active in this postseason. But there’s still a number of Canadians in the executive, scouting and coaching ranks of the remaining playoff clubs. So which team still standing is the most Canadian?
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The Toronto Blue Jays will be Canada’s team this MLB post-season, but which of the other 15 teams competing in the expanded playoff format has the most Canadian content? Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew researched this question.
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Elliott: Walt Burrows’ Ontario team led by John Axford, Erik Bedard, and Joey Votto
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Made sure you follow the Canadian Baseball Network
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Veteran Canadian scout Walt Burrows recently shared his dream team of British Columbia Premier Baseball League (BCPBL) players and coaches with Canadian Baseball Network founder Bob Elliott.
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Langley Blaze alum Wes Darvill (Richmond, B.C.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s minor league Player of the Week.
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By Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s count, 13 Canadians have been selected to the MLB player pool rosters announced on Sunday.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott does some digging to determine who was the first Canadian native to be selected AND signed by a big league club in the MLB draft.
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Two years ago, Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott caught up with Ladner, B.C. native James Paxton’s family, friends and coaches after the 6-foot-4 lefty became the first Canadian to throw a no-hitter on Canadian soil.
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Today is Canadian umpire Stu Scheurwater’s 37th birthday, so we thought we would resurrect this story about the Regina, Sask., native from February 23, 2018.
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Today would’ve been Canadian big leaguer Mike Kilkenny’s 75th birthday. To remember him, we are sharing this article that was published on our site the day after his death in June 2018.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott writes about the impact that Bill Green had on so many players in British Columbia. Green passed away last week after a courageous battle with cancer.
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Today would be Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee and Toronto native Dick Fowler’s 99th birthday. To commemorate this, we thought we would resurrect this article about him that was previously published on our site on November 10, 2018.
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