Former Toronto Blue Jays board chair Bill Ferguson passed away on February 10 at the age of 86.
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The Toronto Blue Jays played their first spring training game 47 years ago today. Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew shares the details of that historic contest.
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Joey Votto has signed a non-roster deal with his hometown Toronto Blue Jays.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Bob Elliott recalls one particularly memorable story he wrote about Josh Donaldson in 2016. It was the result of a not-so-deep probing question he asked the slugger: “I have a name for you, a blast from the past ….Tyler Johnstone.”
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Former Toronto Blue Jays radio voice Ben Wagner has landed a broadcasting position with the Baltimore Orioles.
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The Toronto Blue Jays have signed veteran infielder Eduardo Escobar to a minor league contract. The deal is pending a physical.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew summarizes the transactions, career updates and news involving ex-Toronto Blue Jays player from the off-season.
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The Toronto Blue Jays have traded Otto Lopez to the San Francisco Giants for cash considerations.
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Toronto Blue Jays legendary left-hander Jimmy Key was elected to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame on February 6.
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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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Vauxhall Academy and Junior National Team alum Damiano Palmegiani is one of 19 internal non-roster players the Toronto Blue Jays have invited to their major league spring training camp.
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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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Bob Elliott shares his memories of former Toronto Blue Jays manager Jimy Williams who passed away on January 26 at the age of 80.
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The Toronto Blue Jays have announced their 2024 minor league coaching staffs.
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The Toronto Blue Jays have signed veteran slugger Justin Turner.
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Canadian Baseball Network columnist Mark Whicker believes veteran slugger Justin Turner will make the Toronto Blue Jays a better team on the field and in the clubhouse.
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Former Toronto Blue Jays manager Jimy Wiliams has passed away at age 80.
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“Everyone had their reasons for smiling on a cold Saturday just outside Calgary.
On the indoor field at Webber Academy, young baseball players were enjoying the drills and mini-games being played at the Blue Jays Academy Youth Instructional Clinic.
Perched above, parents of those athletes were revelling at the sight of Blue Jays heroes like Ernie Whitt, Buck Martinez, Pat Borders and Devon White coaching their kids alongside Women’s National Team legend Ashley Stephenson.”
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