Quebec Baseball Hall of Fame inductee John Elias passed away on Thursday at the age of 82. Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher pays tribute to the former professional pitcher and the founder of one of the province’s most successful baseball schools.

Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher remembers former Montreal Expos coach Billy DeMars who passed away on Thursday at the age of 95.

Pierre Arsenault has become an unfortunate victim of Covid-19 cutbacks in baseball. The 57-year-old native of Roberval, Que., has been let go by the Miami Marlins after serving them for 19 years, first as a bullpen coordinator and in recent years as a scout.

Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher shares the story of Peter Durso, a former Montreal Expos and Toronto Blue Jays employee, who distanced himself from baseball for the last 25 years of his life.

Only days after the conclusion of the recent World Series, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred was scheduled to fly to Portland, Ore., to meet there with officials interested in acquiring a big-league franchise. But the meeting was postponed until a later date because of the civil unrest that has besieged the troubled city since last spring. But Canadian Baseball Network contributor Danny Gallagher writes that the mere fact that Manfred was set to visit Portland is another clear indication the folks at MLB are seriously interested in Portland as a new franchise to add to the current 30-team roster.

Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher writes that former Montreal Expos pitcher Bill Lee holds nothing back in a recently published book about him.