The Philadelphia Phillies have signed manager Rob Thomson (Corunna, Ont.) to a two-year contract extension.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Jim Sundberg, Rob Thomson, Scott Thorman, Bo Naylor, Cal Quantrill, Tom Cheek and Carlos Delgado.
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Baseball Canada shares their list of Canadian connections in the MLB playoffs.
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The Toronto Blue Jays will be Canada’s team this post-season. But outside of the Blue Jays, which of the other 11 teams participating in the major league post-season employs the most Canadian talent? Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew researched this question and offers an answer.
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Former Montreal Expos second baseman Marv Staehle has died. Staehle, who played for the Expos in 1969 and 1970, passed away Sept. 30 at age 80, according to a Facebook notice. Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher shares more about Staehle and his major league career.
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Legendary Montreal Expos broadcaster Jacques Doucet and legendary Toronto Blue Jays broadcaster Jerry Howarth have been named finalists for the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2023 Ford C. Frick Award.
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In a sad turn of events, Canadian baseball legend Fergie Jenkins is taking legal action against the foundation in his name to retrieve personal artifacts that are currently housed in a museum in St. Catharines, Ont.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Bo Naylor, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Charles Leblanc, Cal Quantrill, Rob Zastryzny, Bill Stoneman and Fergie Jenkins.
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Canadian Baseball Network lead writer Matt Betts takes a look at who might be on Canada’s roster at the next World Baseball Classic which is set to take place in March.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew takes a look at St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols’ Canadian connections.
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“Modern baseball took a turn on Sept. 15.
Drey Jameson, the 34th player taken in the 2019 draft, was promoted to the Arizona Diamondbacks’ varsity. He started against San Diego. He made it through the first, second and third innings. Suddenly, he found himself in the seventh and he got through that, too.
That’s right. A major league debut by a starting pitcher lasted seven innings and, not only that, braved the horrors of the Third Time Through.”
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Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, writes about inspirational left-hander Jim Abbott’s tenure with the Calgary Cannons.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s latest “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Mike Soroka, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Nick Pivetta, Carlos Delgado, Tim Raines and Reggie Cleveland.
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The schedule for the 2023 World Baseball Classic was released on Thursday.
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Legendary Montreal Expos broadcaster Jacques Doucet officially announced his retirement on Wednesday.
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Over the past few years, Jonah Tong would sometimes huddle around a screen in his basement in Markham, Ont., with his dad, Alex, to study video of New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom.
Together they would dissect the two-time National League Cy Young Award winner’s mechanics.
So, it’s hard for Tong to believe that he’s now toeing the rubber in the same organization as deGrom.
“He was one of my favourite pitchers growing up,” said Tong in a recent phone interview. “It’s kind of surreal knowing that I’m where he used to be.”
Where Tong is right now is at the Mets’ development complex in Port St. Lucie, Fla., after being selected by them in the seventh round of the 2022 MLB draft. The 19-year-old right-hander has not yet met deGrom.
“I’m making that one of my goals in spring training,” said Tong with a chuckle.
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On Monday, the West Coast League announced a formal partnership with Major League Baseball to jointly pursue initiatives of mutual interest, including player and coach development, technology innovation related to scouting and fan experience, and community engagement.
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Former Los Angeles Dodgers and Montreal Expos infielder Maury Wills passed away on Monday at the age of 89.
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When Miami Marlins first baseman Charles Leblanc (Laval, Que.) homered off Chicago Cubs reliever Rowan Wick (North Vancouver, B.C.) in the eighth inning of the Marlins’ 10-3 win last night, it represented the 45th time that a Canadian has homered off another Canadian in the big leagues.
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Prior to his successful big league career as a catcher, Joe Ferguson honed his skills, largely as a pitcher, in Canada with the Kindersley Klippers in 1966. Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher writes about Ferguson’s tenure north of the border on the former catcher’s 76th birthday.
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