Seattle Mariners first baseman Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) has been named the winner of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s 2025 Tip O’Neill Award.
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Former big leaguer and all-star storyteller Tim Harkness (Lachine, Que.) has passed away at the age of 87. Bob Elliott shares his memories of Harkness.
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The Canadian Baseball Network named the winners of its 2025 awards for top Canadian minor league hitter and pitcher in both the affiliated and unaffiliated ranks on Tuesday.
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David Calabrese no longer stands alone.
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim selected the former Ontario Blue Jays OF Calabrese (Maple, Ont.) in the third round of the 2020 draft and gave him a signing bonus of $744,200.
For as long as we have been tracking six-figure signing bonuses given to Canadians, Calabrese was the only Canuck the Angels had deemed worthy of a $100,000 or more bonus.
So, the Angels sat 27th of 30 teams in giving out cold, hard cash -- or giant-sized checks -- to Canucks. That all changed in July. The Angels drafted RHP Tyler Bremner second overall in North America from the Santa Barbara Gauchos and gave him a $7,689,525 bonus.
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With so many Canadians enjoying standout seasons in 2025, it will be a close competition for this year’s Tip O’Neill Award.
The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame presents this award annually to the Canadian player judged to have excelled in individual achievement and team contribution while adhering to baseball’s highest ideals.
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On Remembrance Day, the Canadian Baseball Network remembers Penetanguishene, Ont., native Phil Marchildon who was both an ace big league pitcher and a Second World War hero.
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Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson (Corunna, Ont.) has been named a National League Manager of the Year finalist.
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This year’s World Series, which begins tonight at 8 p.m. E.T. at Rogers Centre, will feature the Toronto Blue Jays and ALCS MVP Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Montreal, Que.) facing off against reigning World Series MVP Freddie Freeman and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew provides a rundown of the Canadian content on the Blue Jays and Dodgers.
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“The Blue Jays drew 44,814 fans to Rogers Centre for Game 2 of the American League Championship Series on Monday.
Yes, it was a sellout.
No, the building was not 100% full of Blue Jays fans.
“I’d rather see Matt win a World Series ring, he trumps the Blue Jays for me,” said Randy Casford, Matt Brash’s former coach with the Kingston Thunder.
Casford was in section 115 along with his two sons -- Cole and Kyle, former Brash teammates -- plus Jamie and Sandra Brash, proud parents of the Mariners’ outstanding reliever.”
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“In 2012 we saw for the first time the young player we had heard so much about.
On a night off, I was helping coach Andy Lawrence with his Mississauga Bengals bantams.
One night we played the Mississauga Tigers at Rivergrove Park and up stepped Josh Naylor. He homered first time up. He hit a ground-rule double second time up.
When he came up the third time with first base open, I asked Lawrence what he wanted to do.
“We’ll pitch to him, he can’t hit every ball over the fence,” Lawrence said.”
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It’s likely the most Canadian American League Championship Series ever.
The Toronto Blue Jays and their Montreal-born slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will face Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) and Matt Brash (Kingston, Ont.) and the rest of the Seattle Mariners starting tonight at 8 p.m. E.T.
Here’s a rundown of the Canadian content on the four teams left in this year’s MLB postseason.
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Canadians Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) and Matt Brash (Kingston, Ont.) were major contributors to the Seattle Mariners’ 3-2, series-clinching win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday.
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There’s still plenty of Canadian content left in this year’s postseason.
For the first time, the Toronto Blue Jays, Canada’s team, will face off against the big bad New York Yankees in the playoffs. Their American League Division Series starts today.
Here’s a rundown of the Canadian content on the eight teams left in this year’s MLB postseason.
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Legendary scout Dick Groch, best known for scouting Derek Jeter for the New York Yankees, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 84.
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Right-hander Cade Smith (Abbotsford, B.C) has been named the American League Reliever of the Month for September.
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This just might be the most Canadian MLB postseason yet.
Not only will the Toronto Blue Jays be competing in it, but there could be as many as 10 Canadian players on postseason rosters.
And let’s not forget that Rob Thomson (Corunna, Ont.) is managing the Philadelphia Phillies, who many consider a World Series favourite.
So which one of the postseason teams, outside of the Blue Jays, is the most Canadian?
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Legendary Montreal Expos broadcaster Jacques Doucet and Sportsnet Blue Jays TV play-by-play man Dan Shulman are two of the 10 finalists for the 2026 National Baseball Hall of Fame Ford C. Frick Award.
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Abbotsford, B.C. native Cade Smith’s dominance out of the Cleveland Guardians’ bullpen the last two seasons has evoked memories of Dick Radatz for veteran baseball columnist Mark Whicker.
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The Atlanta Braves have released right-hander Cal Quantrill (Port Hope, Ont.).
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On this date 50 years ago, Dave McKay (Vancouver, B.C.) homered in his first major league at bat for the Minnesota Twins. He remains the only Canadian to go deep in their first MLB at bat.
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