Bob Elliott and many others remember (Mr. Rickey) Rick Hummel, 'The 'Commish', a legendary St. Louis baseball writer, who passed away on May 22 at the age of 77.
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Canadian infielder Abraham Toro (Longueuil, Que.) has been called up by the Milwaukee Brewers prior to the first game of their series against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.
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Right-hander Michael Soroka (Calgary, Alta.) has been called up by the Atlanta Braves and will start his first regular season major league game in 1,029 days on Monday when he pitches against the Oakland A’s.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Michael Soroka, Edouard Julien, Jamie Romak, Rob Zastryzny, George Bell and Zach Pop.
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Chad Wallach is following in the footsteps of his father, Tim, and playing with the Los Angeles Angels. Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher recently caught up with the younger Wallach to talk about his pro career.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Edouard Julien, Josh Naylor, Rob Zastryzny, Nick Pivetta, James Paxton, Greg O’Halloran and Larry Walker.
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Legendary Philadelphia Phillies executive Larry Shenk catches up with former big league catcher and Phillies manager Pat Corrales.
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Canadian Josh Naylor belted go-ahead home runs in the eighth inning in three consecutive games for the Cleveland Guardians over the weekend. With that, the Mississauga, Ont., native became the first player in the expansion era (1961 to present) to hit go-ahead homers in the eighth inning or later in three consecutive games, according to ESPN Stats.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew has a special Mother’s Day “But What Do I Know?” column this week in which he salutes his mom. He also discusses James Paxton, Michael Soroka, Roy Halladay, Matt Stairs, Joey Votto and Matt Stairs.
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Ex-Toronto Blue Jays scout and current Chicago White Sox vice-president of International Operations, Marco Paddy, has been named the winner of the 2023 Roland Hemond Award presented by the SABR Scouts Research Committee.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses James Paxton, Michael Soroka, Claude Raymond, Curtis Taylor, Larry Walker and Ryan Dempster.
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“He is still Canada’s Teddy Ballgame.
It’s an unlikely moniker for Ted Bowsfield when you consider he grew up in Penticton, B.C., at a time when he was lucky to find a ball game, let alone dream of playing alongside the “other” Teddy Ballgame.
Yet somehow the Canadian southpaw overcame seemingly insurmountable odds – not to mention a hometown with no Little League program (in the 1940s and 1950s) and a high school with no baseball team – to pitch at Fenway Park with Ted Williams in his outfield.”
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Michael Soroka, Matt Brash, James Paxton, John Cerutti, Nick Pivetta and Joe Carter.
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“It took five days for Clayton Kershaw to get from 200 wins to 201. And some people worry about his velocity.
Kershaw is 36, written off more often than a political contribution, abused in the postseason, forgotten at times, forced to put his talents on short-term lease. He is again one of the best pitchers in the National League, and he is 4-1 with a 2.32 ERA in the (absurdly) early going. While the rest of the baseball world fantasizes over a Pittsburgh-Tampa Bay World Series, and while Fox sports executives check job-posting websites in fear of the same thing, Kershaw has kept the sputtering Dodgers tied for the lead in the National League West.”
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Edouard Julien, Mike Soroka, James Paxton, Noah Skirrow, Rheal Cormier, Dave Davidson and Fergie Jenkins.
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Devon Teeple, of The GM’s Perspective, emphasizes the importance of the mental health support that big leaguers Daniel Bard and Austin Meadows have recently received.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?'“ column discusses Edouard Julien, Corey Koskie, Owen Caissie, Zach Pop, James Paxton, Mike Soroka, Oscar Judd and John Upham.
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On Jackie Robinson Day, we remember the courageous trailblazer that Jackie Robinson was and how his season with the Montreal Royals in 1946 before he broke Major League Baseball’s colour barrier was so important to him.
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“As a major league ballplayer for 12 seasons, Philadelphia Phillies alumnus John Briggs experienced numerous adjustments. Nothing compares to what happened within the past six years during which he lost his eyesight to an aggressive form of Glaucoma while battling a cancerous stomach tumor.”
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ABC and Junior National Team alum Edouard Julien (Quebec, Que.) is being called up by the Minnesota Twins.
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