On Remembrance Day, the Canadian Baseball Network remembers Penetanguishene, Ont., native Phil Marchildon who was both an ace big league pitcher and a Second World War hero.
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Larry Shenk offers some reflections on the Philadelphia Phillies’ National League pennant winning 2022 season.
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Canadian Jim Adduci (Burnaby, B.C.) has been named to the Chicago Cubs coaching staff as an assistant hitting coach.
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On Monday, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum announced the eight-player ballot that will be considered by its Contemporary Baseball Era Players Committee for Hall of Fame election for the Class of 2023. The Contemporary Era Committee will meet on Dec. 4 at baseball’s Winter Meetings in San Diego, Calif.
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Canadian Baseball Network columnist Mark Whicker picks his 2022 MLB Award winners.
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Dusty Baker won his first World Series as a manager on Saturday night with the Houston Astros. We thought we would resurrect this story about Baker that Bob Elliott wrote 10 years ago after the much-loved baseball lifer had recovered from a stroke.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Scott Thorman, Brock Dykxhoorn, Fergie Jenkins, James Paxton, Steve Rogers and Charlie Montoyo.
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Former Montreal Expos ace Steve Rogers has won the Major League Baseball Players Association’s prestigious Curt Flood Award. Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher has the details.
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With the Philadelphia Phillies two wins from a World Series title, Kevin Glew takes a look at Mike Schmidt, the greatest Phillie of them all, and the legendary third baseman’s best performances against the Montreal Expos.
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Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Montreal, Que.) has won his first Gold Glove Award.
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Larry Downes, who was a teammate of Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson (Corunna, Ont.) on Canada’s first Olympic baseball team in 1984, shares his memories of Thomson.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Terry Puhl, Rob Thomson, Scott Thorman, Stubby Clapp, Lefty Wilkie and Ron Fairly.
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Toronto Blue Jays legendary broadcaster Buck Martinez and former Montreal Expos ace Steve Rogers are two of the finalists for the MLBPA’s Curt Flood Award, which is presented annually to “a former player, living or deceased, who in the image of Flood demonstrated a selfless, longtime devotion to the Players Association and advancement of players’ rights.”
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Rob Thomson (Corunna, Ont.) will become the first Canadian to manage a team in the World Series in 135 years when he leads his Philadelphia Phillies against the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the Fall Classic on Friday. The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame has more on Thomson and also highlights the top World Series performances by Canadians over the years.
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Columnist Mark Whicker discusses the Mr. Octobers of years past and writes that Bryce Harper is making a case to be the next one.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Rob Thomson, Matt Stairs, Joe Carter, Jackie Robinson, Sherry Robertson and Jameson Taillon.
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Five Toronto Blue Jays players - Jose Berrios, Jackie Bradley Jr., Matt Chapman, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and Whit Merrifield - have been named American League Gold Glove Award finalists.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Josh Naylor, Cal Quantrill, Terry Puhl, Matt Brash, Rob Thomson, Jerry White, Jim Sundberg, Ed Bahr and Andy Bilesky.
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Hall of Fame closer Bruce Sutter passed away on Thursday night at the age of 69. Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew takes a look at some of Sutter’s Canadian connections.
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Gallagher: Montreal group not enthused about taking on a full-time team
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