Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses James Paxton, Fergie Jenkins, Joey Votto, Dave Pagan, Eric MacKenzie, Dave Stieb and Earl Weaver.
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Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses James Paxton, Fergie Jenkins, Joey Votto, Russell Martin, Nick Pivetta and Jesse Jefferson among others.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Neil Munro shares that Etobicoke, Ont., native Joey Votto has become just the second Canadian (after Maple Ridge, B.C., native Larry Walker) to score 1,000 major league runs. Votto also stands second behind Walker in a number of career batting categories, including at bats (6,029 to 6,907), base hits (1,852 to 2,160), total bases (3,140 to 3,904), doubles (399 to 471), home runs (283 to 383) and OPS (.965 to .978).
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Etobicoke Rangers alum Joey Votto scored his 1,000th career major league run on Friday. Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, B.C.) is the only other Canadian to reach that milestone.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer J.P. Antonacci recently caught up with Houston Astros rookie third baseman Abraham Toro (Longueuil, Que.) to talk about his road to the big leagues. Antonacci was also able to speak with Leaside, Ont., native Jim Stevenson, the Canadian scout that signed Toro for the Astros.
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Houston Astros right-hander Justin Verlander tossed his second no-hitter at the Rogers Centre yesterday and it was Canadian Abraham Toro (Longueuil, Que.) who supplied the offence for the Astros with a clutch two-run home run in the ninth inning. Canadian Baseball Network writer J.P. Antonacci was at the game and provides this report.
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Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Russell Martin, Nick Pivetta, Scott Richmond, Tom Burgess, Fergie Jenkins and Abraham Toro.
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Ontario Terriers alum Cal Quantrill (Port Hope, Ont.) has enjoyed an excellent rookie season with the San Diego Padres, but he’s still striving to be more consistent.
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You could call him Canada’s Moonlight Graham and Caledonia’s only big leaguer, but it’s Jim Lawrence’s contributions to baseball in his hometown that make him a local legend. Canadian Baseball Network writer J.P. Antonacci recently caught up with the ex-big leaguer who now has a ballpark named after him.
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PBF Redbirds and Junior National Team alum Mike Soroka (Calgary, Alta.) made his second professional start at the Rogers Centre on Tuesday. The young right-hander says he’s comfortable pitching on home soil. Canadian Baseball Network writer J.P. Antonacci caught up with the 2019 all-star who’s in the midst of an exceptional season with the Atlanta Braves.
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PBF Redbirds and Junior National Team alum Mike Soroka (Calgary, Alta.) allowed just two runs in six innings against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on Tuesday, but his Atlanta Braves could only muster one run and the young Canuck was saddled with a tough-luck loss.
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Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Derek Aucoin, Abraham Toro, Russell Martin, Fergie Jenkins, Rob Ducey, Bill Mills and Larry Walker.
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The RDS Quebec Baseball Hall of Fame announced its 2019 induction class on Thursday.
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Ontario Terriers LHP Connor O’Halloran (Mississauga, Ont.), who is currently with the Junior National Team in Australia, bumped into his father’s old teammate and New York Yankees two-time World Series winner Graeme Lloyd.
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According multiple reports, the Houston Astros will call up Canadian Abraham Toro (Longueuil, Que.) from the triple-A Round Rock Express today.
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James E. Clark, of the East Village Times, writes that when Eric Hosmer was signed in February 2018, most thought that meant the end of Mississauga, Ont., native Josh Naylor in a San Diego Padres uniform. That has not proven to be the case, as the young left-handed hitter turned himself into a serviceable outfielder. The Padres, in need of left-handed hitters, have given Naylor plenty of time in the outfield in the last few weeks. He has responded by putting up a .286/.354/.529 slash line in the last 30 days and 70 at-bats at the major league level.
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Ryan Dempster briefly came out of retirement last Wednesday to pitch for a hardball team at his namesake field in his hometown of Gibsons, B.C.
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The Toronto Blue Jays selected Alek Manoah in the first round, 11th overall, in the 2019 MLB draft and then gave the 6-foot-6, 260-pound right-hander the largest signing bonus ($4,547,500 US) in franchise history.
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Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Cal Quantrill, Russell Martin, Roberto Clemente, Tom Henke, Kaye Kaminishi, Ozzie Van Brabant and Ralph Kiner.
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One hails from Iran, the other from Quebec's Eastern Townships. Their love for Montreal's gone but not forgotten baseball team is steadfast in their work. Artists Dariush Ramezani and Josée Tellier have fascinated former Expos players and a host of fans across Canada and North America with their scintillating work in this the 50th anniversary year of the Expos formation in 1969. Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher shares the stories of these two artists.
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