Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Michael Soroka, James Paxton, Cal Quantrill, Joey Votto, Rene Tosoni and Brock Dykxhoorn.
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On Canada Day, Bob Elliott unveils the Canadian Baseball Network’s 23rd annual All-Canadian team.
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Happy Canada Day to you!
Let’s celebrate with a hodge podge of Canada Day baseball facts that Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew has gathered over the years.
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“It’s always a special occasion when a Canadian suits up for the Toronto Blue Jays, both for the fan and the player, an idea that is not lost on closer Jordan Romano.
Raised in Markham, Ont., and a product of the Junior National Team and the Ontario Blue Jays, Romano recently spoke to the Canadian Baseball Network about representing Canada on the big league stage.
“Being Canadian and growing up and watching players like John Axford and Ryan Dempster all the time, to be in mentioned in the same categories as those guys as a big leaguer now is something really special to me,” said Romano.”
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Melissa Verge recently caught up with former big leaguer and legendary Canadian baseball coach John Upham (Windsor, Ont.) to talk about his long and influential career in the sport.
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Cleveland Guardians catcher Bo Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) and Chicago Cubs outfielder Jared Young (Prince George, B.C.) each belted their first major league home runs on Wednesday.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Joey Votto, Jordan Romano, James Paxton, Matt Brash and Carlos Delgado.
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Ottawa, Ont., native Rachel Steinberg will be covering the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals series in London, England this weekend for PA Media (Press Association).
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“Brianna Brumbaugh was already disappointed to have missed seeing her favourite ballplayer inducted into the Victoria Sports Hall of Fame in 2018.
So when a Google alert informed her that Rich Harden would be in St. Marys, Ont., on June 17 as part of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame’s class of 2023, Bumbraugh and her wife, Myriem Seabron, packed their dark green Oakland Athletics Harden tees and planned a road trip from their Baltimore home to Ontario.”
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Former Ontario Blue Jays right-hander Jordan Balazovic (Mississauga, Ont.) made his major league debut with the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.
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The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame will induct Jesse Barfield, Denis Boucher, Rich Harden and Joe Wiwchar in a ceremony at the Hall of Fame grounds on Saturday.
The four 2023 inductees will be honoured alongside John Olerud and Jacques Doucet who were elected in 2020 but have not been able to attend the ceremony until this year.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Fergie Jenkins, Josh Naylor, James Paxton, Michael Soroka, Bonnie Baker and Tony Fernandez.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew shines the spotlight on former Montreal Expos left-hander, current national team pitching coach and 2023 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Denis Boucher (Lachine, Que.).
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew shines the spotlight on 2023 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Rich Harden (Victoria, B.C.).
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Josh Naylor, Cal Quantrill, James Paxton, Nick Pivetta, Jordan Romano and Matt Brash.
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Former Blue Jays coach John Sullivan has passed away at the age of 82. Bob Elliott remembers the much beloved coach.
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The Minnesota Twins have sent infielder Edouard Julien (Quebec, Que.) back down to the triple-A St. Paul Saints.
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On Monday, Canadian right-hander Michael Soroka (Calgary, Alta.) made his first major league regular season start since August 3, 2020. It was an inspiring and triumphant return, despite the fact that he allowed four runs in six innings to the Oakland A's. Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, has more about Soroka’s long awaited major league return.
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“In a historic photo displayed at the National Baseball Hall of Fame that features Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Shoeless Joe Jackson, Cy Young, Tris Speaker and Nap Lajoie, Canadian Jack Graney is the star.
“How can this be?” you ask.
Well, it’s because Graney, a St. Thomas, Ont., native and outfielder with the Cleveland Naps at the time, is the only player who’s in the photo twice.
Yes, if you look closely at the classic panoramic photo (above) that was snapped of the Naps and a team of all-stars from the other big league clubs at a benefit game for the family of Naps ace Addie Joss at League Park on July 24, 1911, you’ll see Graney twice. He is both third from the left and last on the right.
Joss had died suddenly at age 31 on April 14 of tubercular meningitis, leaving his wife and children behind with little financial security. So, the benefit game was organized to raise money for them.”
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Canadian infielder Abraham Toro (Longueuil, Que.) has been called up by the Milwaukee Brewers prior to the first game of their series against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.
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