Bruce Wylie, who has spent the last 48 years as an announcer at 104.9 JRFM in Brockville, Ont., is headed to the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s induction ceremony in Cooperstown, N.Y. for a 32nd consecutive year.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott writes nine that Canadians were added to CBN’s list of players receiving six-figure bonuses after being selected in the MLB draft.
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Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Mike Soroka, Rob Thomson, Tim Raines, Nick Pivetta, Joey Votto, Fergie Jenkins and Glenn Mickens.
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Ontario Blue Jays grad RHP Jordan Balazovic (Mississauga, Ont.) worked a scoreless inning in the Futures Game on Sunday night at Progressive Field in Cleveland.
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Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Mike Soroka, George Selkirk, Jeff Heath, Ryan Dempster, Justin Morneau, Fergie Jenkins and R.J. Swindle.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer and author of several books about the Montreal Expos Danny Gallagher explains why he is OK with the Washington Nationals wearing throwback Expos uniforms in Saturday’s game.
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Canadian Baseball Network contributor George Farelli summarizes the transactions involving Canadians from the professional ranks from the past week.
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Elliott: Happy Canada Day, our 19th annual lineup -- Guerrero should play
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Kevin Glew takes a look at how Canadian pitching legend Fergie Jenkins fared on Canada Day during his 19-season big league career.
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Junior National Team alum Mike Soroka (Calgary, Alta.) has been named to the National League All-Star team.
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Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Mike Soroka, Cal Quantrill, Joey Votto, Tony Fernandez, Claude Raymond and Bud Black.
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James Clark, of the East Village Times, recently spoke with San Diego Padres’ players Cal Quantrill (Port Hope, Ont.) and Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) to get their thoughts on what it’s like being Canadian and playing the game of baseball.
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Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Jason Bay, Mike Soroka, Ryan Dempster, Brett Lawrie and Ken MacKenzie.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott shares some stories from the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2019 induction day which took place on June 15.
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Canadian Baseball Network contributor Danny Gallagher writes that you could see a number of Major League Baseball games played in Montreal during the regular season sooner than you think. Jeff Passan of ESPN reported Thursday that the Tampa Bay Rays have received permission from MLB's executive council to explore the possibility of playing games in both Tampa Bay and Montreal.
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It’s a promise Adam Stephens is ecstatic to have finally kept. For years, the chair of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame board of directors had opened the annual induction ceremony in St. Marys, Ont. by promising attendees that the museum would soon get a much-needed facelift. On Saturday, Stephens could finally say it has happened. Earlier this spring, the Hall opened its “beautiful, brand new museum” and hundreds had the opportunity to tour through it before and after Saturday’s 2019 induction ceremony which honoured an all-Canadian class consisting of Gord Ash, Jason Bay, Ryan Dempster, and Rob Thomson.
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As a major league coach, Rob Thomson is used to working behind the scenes, quietly sharing words of wisdom with managers and imparting advice to young players. But for one day, the baseball lifer from the blue collar town of Corunna, Ont. was in the spotlight as a 2019 inductee into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. Canadian Baseball Network writer J.P. Antonacci spoke with Thomson prior to his induction on Saturday.
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Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column is a special Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame/Father’s Day edition.
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The last time Ryan Dempster (Gibsons, BC) appeared in a competitive baseball game, he wore the Maple Leaf across his chest as a member of Team Canada at the 2017 World Baseball Classic. On Saturday in St Marys, Ont., one of the best Canadian pitchers of all time wore the Maple Leaf once again, this time on a blazer announcing him as a newly minted member of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. Canadian Baseball Network writer J.P. Antonacci spoke with Dempster prior to the ceremony.
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If you’re a young Canadian baseball prospect feeling disillusioned about your chances for a professional baseball career, Jason Bay’s story may provide just the inspiration you need. The Trail, B.C., native, who received only one scholarship offer to a junior college out of high school, was drafted in the 22nd round by the Montreal Expos in 2000 and traded three times before he got his first extended big-league opportunity. But the right-handed hitting outfielder persevered to become the first Canadian to win the National League Rookie of the Year Award and a three-time all-star. And on Saturday in St. Marys, Ont., he became a Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee.
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