For the first time in 50 years, Murray Zuk doesn’t have a ballgame to get to. The dean of Canadian amateur scouting called it a remarkable career last fall, just in time to celebrate his 80th birthday. Canadian Baseball Network writer J.P. Antonacci recently caught up with the scouting legend to talk about his long and successful career.
Back in 2012, Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew caught up with Canadian Andy Lawrence (Mississauga, Ont.) who was a teammate of 2020 National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Larry Walker’s in the Montreal Expos organization.
Read MoreThis week’s “But What Do I Know?” column highlights a number of fun facts and firsts from the career of new Hall of Famer Larry Walker.
Read MoreJustin Morneau (New Westminster, B.C.) has been elected to the Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network contributor George Farelli runs down new Hall of Famer Larry Walker’s long list of baseball awards and accomplishments.
Read MoreAndy Lawrence (Mississauga, Ont.) was part of a “Canadian dream team” that consisted of himself, Scott Mann (Oshawa, Ont.) and Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, B.C.) that played together in the Montreal Expos system in 1986 and 1987. Lawrence wanted to congratulate Walker on his election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday.
Read MoreCanadian Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, B.C.) put any debate about which cap he would be pictured in on his plaque to rest early in Wednesday’s National Baseball Hall of Fame press conference.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott shares his reaction to Canadian slugger Larry Walker’s election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday.
Read MoreCanadians are celebrating Maple Ridge, B.C., native Larry Walker being elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. He is just the second Canadian to be elected, joining Fergie Jenkins (Chatham, Ont.)
Read MoreCanadian slugger Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, B.C.) and legendary New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter have been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America.
Read MorePort Hope, Ont., native Cal Quantrill, who made his big league debut with the San Diego Padres last season, credits much of his success to what he learned in the Ontario Terriers program as a teenager.
Read MoreCanadians Daniel Pinero (Toronto, Ont.) and Jacob Robson (Windsor, Ont.) have received invites to Detroit Tigers’ big league camp this spring.
Read MoreKevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Larry Walker, Fergie Jenkins, Rob Ducey, Joey Votto and George Selkirk.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher asks us to keep Bob Sebra in our thoughts. The former Montreal Expos pitcher has been in the intensive-care unit at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami since last July, fighting to stay alive.
Read MoreCanadian slugger Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, B.C.) says he is “thrilled and honoured” to have his No. 33 retired by the Colorado Rockies. On Friday, the Rockies announced they would be retiring the number in a ceremony on April 19.
Read MoreThe Colorado Rockies announced on Friday that they will retire jersey number 33 in honour of Canadian outfielder Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, B.C.). The number retirement ceremony will take place on April 19 prior to the Rockies’ game against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew caught up with right-hander Scott Mathieson (Aldergrove, B.C.) to talk about his eight-season tenure with the Japan Central League’s Yomiuri Giants, his decision to retire from the pro ranks and his focus on helping the Canadian senior national team qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Read MoreKevin Glew’s “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Scott Mathieson, Andrew Albers, Jason Dickson, Derek Jeter and Nigel Wilson.
Read MoreFormer Montreal Expos board member Leo Kolber has passed away at the age of 90.
Read More2019 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Jason Bay returned to his hometown of Trail, B.C., over the holidays to sign some autographs at a Trail Smoke Eaters hockey game. Trail’s municipal government recently reached an agreement to rename a local baseball diamond, “Jason Bay Field at Butler Park.”
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