Glew, Elliott, 2025 Influentials: Rogers, Pivetta, Guerrero, Anthopoulous, Naylor
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The Minnesota Twins have traded Edouard Julien (Quebec, Que.) to the Colorado Rockies.
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Toronto Mets and Junior National Team alum Andy Yerzy (North York, Ont.) have been invited to St. Louis Cardinals’ big league camp this spring.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Larry Walker, Dasan Brown, Denzel Clarke, Justin Morneau, Carlos Delgado and Matt Stairs.
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“You’re forgiven for being surprised when Carlos Beltran was elected to the Hall of Fame on Tuesday.
He piled up 2,725 hits during his 20 years, and hit 435 home runs, too. Seven times he scored 100 runs, and eight times he drove in 100. He won four Gold Gloves and was a prolific and high-percentage base-stealer.
But he led his league in nothing, except his 162-game perfect attendance year in 2002, and he was a Top-5 MVP vote-getter only twice. He was a compiler, sneaking up on those numbers, and that’s perfectly fine. A more complimentary term would be “grinder.” At the very least he was one of the better centre fielders of the last 30 years. Andruw Jones, a lesser one, also got elected. “
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“Heading into the 2024-25 offseason, catcher Liam Hicks (Toronto, Ont.) knew that a change of scenery could be on the horizon.
The former Toronto Mets and Arkansas State University backstop started the 2024 season with the Texas Rangers, playing alongside Mitch Bratt (Newmarket, Ont.) in double-A Frisco, but finished the campaign with the Detroit Tigers. Hicks and right-hander Tyler Owens were dealt at the trade deadline to the AL Central squad, with veteran backstop Carson Kelly heading to Texas in return. “
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Russell Martin, Liam Hicks, Andrew Albers, Tim Raines, Brett Lawrie and Mike Timlin.
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Michael Saunders has moved back to Victoria, B.C. and he recently announced that he’ll host four baseball camps there this summer as part of his new business called “Saundo Athletics.”
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The results of the 2026 Baseball Writers’ Association of America’s National Baseball Hall of Fame election will be exclusively announced on MLB Network on Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 6 p.m. E.T.
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“Those GoFundMe pages really work.
The destitute Pittsburgh Pirates kept reaching underneath sofa cushions until they found $29 million to give Ryan O’Hearn, over two years. O’Hearn is 32, has 84 home runs and is a lifetime .252 hitter. Then they traded for Brandon Lowe, who was a reliable infielder at Tampa Bay and will cost them $11.5 million in the last year of his deal. Lowe had 31 home runs last year and has a lifetime OPS of .807. Hey, it’s not Clemente and Stargell, but it’s an investment. It is hoped that owner Bob Nutting still has S&H Green Stamps left. “
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“It seemed fitting for James Paxton to be inducted onto Baseball Canada’s Wall of Excellence at an awards banquet held at the Rogers Centre on Saturday night.
After all, it was in that building 2,804 days earlier that he made history when he tossed a no-hitter for the Seattle Mariners against the Toronto Blue Jays to become the only Canadian to throw a major league no-hitter in a Canadian ballpark.
It also seemed fitting that it was at the Rogers Centre that the Ladner, B.C., native confirmed that he’s coming out of retirement to pitch for Canada at the World Baseball Classic in March.”
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“It was memorabilia mayhem.
Calgary-born Todd McFarlane was right in the middle of the collectible chaos and emerged with one of the most sought-after pieces of sporting history.
This is a story of a slugger, his incredible feat, and baseball fanaticism run amok. Only those with the fattest wallets were invited to this party, and the ensuing media attention grabbed more headlines than a celebrity scandal.
More simply, this is just a tale about a baseball. And yet, it is so much more than that.”
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The Chicago Cubs have traded prized outfield prospect Owen Caissie (Burlington, Ont.) to the Miami Marlins as part of a package for right-handed pitcher Edward Cabrera.
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On Saturday, James Paxton (Ladner, B.C.) will become the 14th member of Baseball Canada’s Wall of Excellence. Here are 15 things you might not know about him.
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Back in 2014, former Los Angeles Dodgers executive Ned Colletti shared with Bob Elliott why Jean Béliveau was his favourite athlete from any sport.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Justin Morneau, Edwin Encarnacion, George Selkirk, Cal Quantrill and Mike McRae.
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Trailblazing former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player Arleene Noga (Ogema, Sask.) was born on this date in 1924. To pay tribute to her on what would be her 102nd birthday, we thought we would resurrect this article that J.P. Antonacci wrote about her posthumous induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame this past June.
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As the end of 2025 approaches, let’s pause to remember some of the Canadian baseball greats who passed away this year.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew shares a (Steve) Christmas story and highlights some former major leaguers born on December 25.
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Former Calgary Cannons ace Mike Campbell died on December 15 at the age of 61. Ian Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, takes a look back at the right-hander’s career.
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