Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott caught up with Jose Bautista, a superstar he covered for many years in Toronto, on Friday, prior to the former slugger being added to the Toronto Blue Jays Level of Excellence the following day.
Read MoreIn Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher’s opinion, Andre Dawson is the best homegrown player in Montreal Expos history.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Jordan Romano, Tyler O’Neill, Joey Votto, James Paxton, Nick Pivetta, Rowan Wick and Rickey Henderson.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network columnist Mark Whicker believes young catcher Adley Rutschman warrants some American League MVP consideration for helping to lead the Baltimore Orioles to the top of the American League East standings.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Josh Naylor, Joey Votto, Edouard Julien, James Paxton, Matt Brash and Tony Gwynn.
Read MoreThe Cleveland Guardians have placed first baseman Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) on the 10-day injured list with an oblique strain.
Read MoreWe answer your draft Frequently Asked Questions and look at our past record going back to 1995.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses the Naylors, Jordan Romano, Edouard Julien, Joey Votto, Scott Richmond and Scott Diamond.
Read MoreEach year, thousands of players across the high school and college ranks hope to hear their name called during the MLB Draft, and Avery Owusu-Asiedu, who was born in Saskatoon, Sask., was no different. The outfielder from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville was a day two selection, drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the ninth round with the 283rd pick in the draft and later signed for a $150,000 USD bonus. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich recently spoke with Owusu-Asiedu who has started playing for the Phillies’ Rookie Ball affiliate in the Florida Complex League.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network columnist Mark Whicker contends that you have to go back in time to find the only proper comparison to Shoehei Ohtani — that would be football legend 'Slingin' Sammy' Baugh.
Read MoreThe Atlanta Braves have signed right-hander Rowan Wick (North Vancouver, B.C.) to a minor league contract.
Read MoreThe Milwaukee Brewers called up infielder Abraham Toro (Longueuil, Que.) from the triple-A Nashville Sounds on Wednesday.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew shares some midweek Canadian baseball notes.
Read MoreWhen the Chatham-Kent Barnstormers of Ontario's Intercounty Baseball League appointed Dan Norman July 19 as their first manager for their expansion season of 2024, little did they know he was a rare hire.
Through research and conversations with league officials, Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher determined that Norman is only the second Black person to be named a manager of any IBL team in 60 years.
Read MoreIn honour of Fred McGriff’s induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame today, we thought we would re-run this column about the former Blue Jays slugger that Bob Elliott wrote back in December.
Read MoreIn honour of Scott Rolen’s induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame today, we thought we would re-run this column about the sure-handed third baseman and ex-Jay that Bob Elliott wrote back in 2010.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Joey Votto, Edouard Julien, Josh Naylor, James Paxton, Rowan Wick and Michael Soroka.
Read More“In 1981, his first professional season in the New York Yankees’ organization, a 17-year-old Fred McGriff batted .148 and failed to homer in 29 games for their Rookie Ball Gulf Coast League (GCL) affiliate.
His manager in that campaign was Carlos Tosca, who wasn’t particularly worried about his teenage first baseman’s numbers.”
Read MoreRob Ducey (Cambridge, Ont.) is headed to Cooperstown this weekend to celebrate the induction of two friends and ex-teammates.
Read MoreIt’s safe to say that Kevin Aitcheson saw Fred McGriff belting moonshot home runs long before almost all of us did. The Stratford, Ont., native and former Toronto Blue Jays outfield prospect played with McGriff in Double-A in Knoxville in 1984, nearly three years before the 2023 National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee clubbed the first of his 493 major league homers
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