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Glew: More than 60 years later, Raymond still savours time in Milwaukee
Glew: More than 60 years later, Raymond still savours time in Milwaukee

“In the city of Milwaukee, before the Brewers, there were the Braves.

And Claude Raymond can share some incredible stories about his time with them.

The 89-year-old St. Jean, Que., native pitched three seasons with the Braves from 1961 to 1963 and was the first in a line of Canadian closers to star in Milwaukee. Eric Gagne (Mascouche, Que.), John Axford (Port Dover, Ont.) and Jim Henderson (Calgary, Alta.) would follow with the Brewers.

But Raymond is the only one in that group who can share stories about going to the movies with Hank Aaron, having dinner with Eddie Mathews or coming up through the minors with Bob Uecker.”

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Canadians in the Majors, Major Leagues (MLB)Kevin GlewComment
Wilson: Brewers' Henderson credits much of his success to time with Dawgs
Wilson: Brewers' Henderson credits much of his success to time with Dawgs

“When it comes to baseball, Jim Henderson has always had something brewing.

“I got started real early, like five years old right into tee ball,” recalled the pitching coordinator with Major League Baseball’s Milwaukee Brewers.

“My grandfather passed away when I was young, and passed on a softball and a bat to me, and it just kind of seemed like it was a sentimental sport for my mom’s side of the family, so that’s kind of how I got into it.”

By the time he was competing in Little League baseball with Calgary West, Henderson became a part of a special group of players and coaches that formed the bedrock of what would become Okotoks Dawgs Academy.”

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Canadians in the Majors, Major Leagues (MLB), Alberta Dugout StoriesIan WilsonComment
Brudnicki: Henderson's ride with Brewers continues to World Series
Brudnicki: Henderson's ride with Brewers continues to World Series

Dawgs alum Jim Henderson (Calgary, Alta.) will be in the Milwaukee Brewers’ dugout as the team’s pitching coordinator when the World Series begins tonight. Henderson has come a long way since he was first called up to pitch for the Brewers in 2012. He received his first big league call-up in a very memorable way. We have resurrected an article that Alexis Brudnicki wrote back in 2012 to reshare the story.

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Canadians in the Majors, Canadians in MLBBob ElliottComment