Boston Globe baseball writer Peter Abraham pays tribute to his late colleague Nick Cafardo who will be presented with the 2020 Baseball Writers’ Association of America Career Excellence award in a ceremony at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown on Saturday. Cafardo’s son, Ben, will accept the honour on his family’s behalf.
Read MoreFormer Chicago White Sox catcher turned broadcaster A.J. Pierzynski pays tribute to 2020 Ford C. Frick Award winner and his longtime friend Ken “Hawk” Harrelson.
Read MoreProfessional sports statistician Steve Hirdt pays tribute to his longtime colleague and beloved broadcaster Al Michaels who will receive the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2021 Ford C. Frick Award, for broadcasting excellence, on Saturday.
Read MoreLongtime Philadephia Phillies public relations executive Larry Shenk pays tribute to beloved Phillies executive David Montgomery who will receive the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2020 Buck O’Neil Lifetime Achievement Award on Saturday. Montgomery will be honoured posthumously. He passed away in 2019 at the age of 72.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Larry Walker, Joey Votto, Andrew Albers, Jordan Romano, Steve Rogers and Scott Diamond.
Read MoreA list of the top Canucks selected in the annual MLB draft since 1985.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Tyler Black, Richard Trembecki, Jesse Barfield, Rob Ducey, Ryan Dempster and Tyler O’Neill.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew highlights some of the best performances by Canadian players in the Major League All-Star Game over the years.
Read MoreTampa Bay Rays process and analytics coach Jonathan Erlichman (Toronto, Ont.) will be part of the American League’s coaching staff at this year’s All-Star Game.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Joey Votto, Josh Naylor, Chuck Schell, Dustin Molleken, Pat Hentgen and Danny Klassen.
Read MoreA record 23 Canadians played in the major leagues in 2006. Back in 2007, Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott asked 36 baseball executives, scouts and managers from 23 different teams who they thought was the best active Canadian player at the time.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, Joey Votto (Etobicoke, Ont.) recorded his 1,000th major league RBI. This makes him the second Canadian - joining Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, B.C.) - to reach that milestone. In this article, Canadian Baseball Network writer Neil Munro put Votto’s milestone RBI into historical context.
Read MoreCanadian baseball legends Fergie Jenkins and Larry Walker are among the former major league players that will make an appearance at Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game festivities in Colorado.
Read MoreOntario Blue Jays and Junior National Team alum Bo Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) has been selected to the American League’s All-Star Futures Team.
Read MoreJosh Rawitch has been named the new president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.
Read MoreToronto Blue Jays players Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Marcus Semien, Bo Bichette, Teoscar Hernandez and Randal Grichuk are among the MLB All-Star Game ballot finalists.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Mike Soroka, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Nick Pivetta, Cal Quantrill, Charles Bronfman, Bartolo Colon, Tom Candiotti and Hector Torres.
Read MoreThe Dominican Republic (4-0 in the tournament) defeated Venezuela (2-2) 8-5 at the Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdan before approximately 2,691 fans. The win was created by a six-run fourth inning and gave the Dominican the sixth and final spot in the Tokyo Olympics.
Read MoreFollowing last Tuesday’s announcement by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo that lifted significant COVID-19 restrictions, the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Sept. 8 Induction Ceremony in Cooperstown, in which Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, B.C.) will be honoured, will return to its standard seating format. Tickets will not be required for the event’s free lawn seating area.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew has a special Father’s Day edition of his “But What Do I Know?” column.
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