Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Andrew Albers, Joey Votto, Otto Lopez, Cal Quantrill, Jacob Robson, Pat Gillick and Paul Molitor.
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Larry Walker’s dad, also named Larry, shares how proud he is of his son in the first of the Canadian Baseball Network’s Hall of Fame series that will be include several tributes to Walker leading up to his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown on September 8.
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The Minnesota Twins have called up left-hander Andrew Albers (North Battleford, Sask.).
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Neil Munro discusses Joey Votto’s 2,000th hit and also looks a number of other significant hitting accomplishments by Canadians in the big leagues.
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With his seventh-inning single on Monday night, Cincinnati Reds slugger Joey Votto (Etobicoke, Ont.) became the second Canadian to record 2,000 major league hits.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott writes that the 2021 MLB draft was the best in 16 years for Canadian players.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s latest “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Jacob Robson, Joey Votto, Abraham Toro, Rowan Wick, Tyler O’Neill and Rheal Cormier.
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When he made his major league debut with the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, Jacob Robson (Windsor, Ont.) became the ninth former Thunder Bay Border Cats player to reach the major leagues and the first Canadian born alumni to appear in a big league game.
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The Detroit Tigers are set to call up Canadian outfielder Jacob Robson (Windsor, Ont.).
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Cal Quantrill, Abraham Toro, Zach Pop, John Axford, Doug Melvin and Brandon Morrow.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s latest “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Joey Votto, Cal Quantrill, Abraham Toro, Rowan Wick, Glen Gorbous, Serge Touchette and Joe Carter.
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Former Etobicoke Ranger Joey Votto (Etobicoke, Ont.) has homered in seven consecutive games for the Cincinnati Reds. That is both a Reds’ team record and a record for the most by a Canadian.
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Canadian Baseball Network contributor Neil Munro looks at how many times three different Canadian major leaguers have homered on the same day.
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Abraham Toro (Longueuil, Que.) was acquired by the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday as part of a four-player trade with the Houston Astros.
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July 25th seems to bring out the best in Canadian major leagues. Today, Joey Votto (Etobicoke, Ont.), Tyler O’Neill (Maple Ridge, B.C.) and Abraham Toro (Longueuil, Que.) each belted home runs for their respective teams. But as impressive as this was, it pales in comparison to the tremendous day that Canadian big leaguers had 15 years ago. Canadian Baseball Network contributor Neil Munro looks back at that special day.
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Canadian Baseball Network contributor George Farelli summarizes the transactions involving Canadians from the affiliated professional, independent and foreign ranks from the past week.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew highlights some of the best performances by Canadian players in the Major League All-Star Game over the years.
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Tampa Bay Rays process and analytics coach Jonathan Erlichman (Toronto, Ont.) will be part of the American League’s coaching staff at this year’s All-Star Game.
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A record 23 Canadians played in the major leagues in 2006. Back in 2007, Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott asked 36 baseball executives, scouts and managers from 23 different teams who they thought was the best active Canadian player at the time.
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The Toronto Blue Jays have signed Canadian reliever John Axford (Port Dover, Ont.), according to a report from Sportsnet’s Jamie Campbell. Axford will reportedly undergo a physical before the deal becomes official.
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