Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Otto Lopez, Michael Soroka, Cade Smith, Josh Naylor, Adam Macko and Matt Brash.
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If the Detroit Tigers are considering trading reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal, they should look to the haul the Washington Nationals received for Juan Soto in 2022 for inspiration, suggests Canadian Baseball Network columnist Mark Whicker.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher pays tribute to former Montreal Expos scout Eddie Haas who died on June 4 at the age of 91.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew recently read Danny Gallagher’s excellent new book, “The Tragic Story of Willie Davis and other Expos Vignettes.” Here’s his review.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Otto Lopez, Liam Hicks, Cal Quantrill, Phillippe Aumont, Tristan Peters, Juan Guzman and Zach Pop.
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We know Ken Dryden as a Hall of Fame goaltender who helped the Montreal Canadiens to six Stanley Cup titles, but he was also a college baseball star at Cornell. Tim Rappleye has the story.
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Cleveland Guardians right-hander Cade Smith (Abbotsford, B.C.) has been named American League Reliever of the Month for the month of May.
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When Jim Abbott was drafted in the 36th round by the Toronto Blue Jays 41 years ago today, the then 17-year-old left-hander called it “the thrill of a lifetime.”
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Otto Lopez, Owen Caissie, Michael Soroka, Cade Smith, Roy Halladay, Adam Macko, Jared Young and Jonah Tong.
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For a stretch during his major league career, Canadian baseball legend Fergie Jenkins (Chatham, Ont.) played for the Harlem Globetrotters in the off-season. Canadian Baseball Network writer Patrick Kennedy points out that Jenkins made one stop in Kingston, Ont., with the Globetrotters.
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“By now you’ve heard about the first rules of engagement in baseball’s proposed Money War. The collective bargaining agreement expires at the end of the season, and the curtain goes up on the biggest off-field rivalry in the game: Owners vs. Owners.
The players are the scenery, although the Players Association is never easy to persuade. For its part, the hired help has proposed a $1.5 million minimum salary, free agency for five-year players who are 30 or over, and something called a Pre-Arbitration Performance Bonus Program that will enrich over-achieving kids who have played fewer than three years. “
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PBA Academy alum Landen Bourassa (Lethbridge, Alta.) started and allowed just two unearned runs in eight innings for the Winnipeg Goldeyes in their 2-1 loss to the Gary SouthShore RailCats on Wednesday.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Adam Macko, Otto Lopez, Liam Hicks, Cade Smith, Matt Brash, Lloyd Moseby, Tristan Peters, Rob Ducey and Michael Soroka.
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Josh Anderson, of the Montreal Canadiens, and Mark Jankowski, of the Carolina Hurricanes, were baseball teammates in Georgetown during their youth. They are now facing off in the NHL’s Eastern Conference Finals.
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Toronto Mets alum Jonah Tong (Markham, Ont.) has been recalled by the New York Mets.
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Toronto Mets alum and A’s outfielder Denzel Clarke (Pickering. Ont.) will be sidelined until after the MLB All-Star break after he suffered a significant hamstring strain during his rehab assignment with the triple-A Las Vegas Aviators.
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The Seattle Mariners have activated right-hander Matt Brash (Kingston, Ont.) from the 15-day injured list.
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Adam Macko is a major leaguer.
From first discovering baseball in the first grade at school in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia; to winning a Little League championship in Ireland; to teaching himself how to pitch by watching YouTube videos of David Price and Justin Verlander; to training in Vauxhall in southern Alberta, Macko has now realized his dream of playing Major League Baseball (MLB).
The left-handed pitcher has taken an unlikely path to the bigs and ended up on the sport’s biggest stage at Yankee Stadium in New York for his MLB debut.ew York for his MLB debut.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Cade Smith, Erik Sabrowski, Otto Lopez, Liam Hicks, Michael Soroka, Tyler Black and Fred McGriff.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses his mom, Fergie Jenkins, Liam Hicks, Otto Lopez, Paul Beeston, Bobby Cox and Josh Naylor.
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