Onetime Montreal Expos pitcher Jose DeLeon has died of cancer at the age of 63.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s “But What Do I Know?” column discuss Otto Lopez, Cal Quantrill, James Paxton, Tyler Black, Fergie Jenkins and Michael Soroka.
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Otto López (Montreal, Que.) hit a two-run home run in his first game in a San Francisco Giants uniform.
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Canadian Baseball Network contributor Danny Gallagher writes that 2024 is shaping up to be a big year for the Montreal Expos brand.
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Canadian Baseball Network columnist Mark Whicker writes that the Baltimore Orioles’ acquisition of 2021 National League Cy Young Award winner Corbin Burnes might be the most important move of the off-season.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Owen Caissie, Damiano Palmegiani, Nick Pivetta, Matt Stairs, John Haar and John Mayberry.
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Ontario Blue Jays and Junior National Team alum Jordan Balazovic (Mississauga, Ont.) has been invited to big league spring training by the Minnesota Twins.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Joey Votto, Tyler Black, Owen Caissie and Jim Clancy.
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“When Russell Martin was growing up in Montreal, his father used to take him to a handful of Expos games at Olympic Stadium each year.
The price for a hot dog at the Big O was a little steep, so his dad, who made a living as a busker playing his saxophone in Montreal subway stations, often packed sandwiches.
“My dad was a great storyteller, and he would make up these stories like, ‘Here comes Russell Martin at the plate. There’s a shot deep to right field.’ He would make up stories about me hitting homers in the games,” recalled Martin. “He kind of helped me create this visual that I could get there someday.”
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“Sitting in a golf cart fielding questions from numerous journalists via a conference call, newly elected Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Russell Martin was in good spirits as he reflected on his career.
He answered questions about all aspects of his playing career, from competing in youth baseball in Montreal to catching Greg Maddux in his early days with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The four-time major league All-Star even discussed his post-career coaching aspirations.
“I have loved my experiences with the coaching at the recent World Baseball Classic and with the Blue Jays, although I haven’t coached too much since my playing days,” reflected Martin from his cart. “I have three little girls at home that need their dad but once they get older, I definitely can see myself getting into coaching more.”
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The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s class of 2024 will consist of six new inductees.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses James Paxton, Adam Hall, Trevor Brigden, Dave McKay and Woodie Fryman.
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Devon Teeple, of The GM’s Perspective, writes that Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Toronto Blue Jays haggling over a couple of million dollars in an arbitration hearing further illustrates the “stark economic divide” between professional sports and the average family.
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The St. Louis Cardinals have hired Anuk Karunaratne (Vancouver, B.C.) as the club’s new senior vice president for business operations.
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Canadians Trevor Brigden (North York, Ont.) and Tristan Peters (Winkler, Man.) have been invited to the Tampa Bay Rays major league camp this spring.
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Who will be the first Canadian to make their major league debut in 2024?
Canadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts offers three strong candidates.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Larry Walker, Tood Helton, Fergie Jenkins, Felipe Alou, Adrian Beltre and Mark Teahen.
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Canadian Baseball Network columnist Mark Whicker writes that Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer’s first-ballot election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame raises some questions. Whicker ponders “whether a player with such holes in his career shouldn’t have been subject to a multi-year evaluation.”
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Left-hander James Paxton (Ladner, B.C.) has signed a one-year, $11-million dollar contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to Ronald Blum of The Associated Press. The deal is pending a physical.
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Adrián Beltré, a five-time Gold Glove winner and four-time Silver Slugger recipient at third base, and former batting champions Todd Helton and Joe Mauer were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame Tuesday.
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