Kevin Glew's weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories.
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It all began for Jason Dickson (Chatham, NB) at Miami, Oak pitching for Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Golden Norse.
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Jason Dickson was acclaimed as Baseball Canada President Wednesday morning at the organization’s Annual General Meeting in Toronto.
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Finally. After 13 seasons Dustin Molleken, 31, was promoted to the majors for the first time.
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RHP Cal Quantrill (Port Hope, Ont.) did not throw a single pitch in anger for the Stanford Cardinal this season on his way back from Tommy John surgery. He did however, throw some bullpens for the Boston Red Sox and the San Diego Padres, who selected him eighth giving him a $3.963 Million US signing bonus.
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Tim Raines, former Montreal Expos speedster, moved to within 23 votes of election for the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown heading into his 10th and final year on the ballot.
Read MoreThe road to success is never easy, but there was a period of time where Dalton Pompey was on a path seemingly paved just for him.
Read MoreBy the time spring training rolled around this year, his sixth professional season, the native of Mississauga, Ont., was a role model like he never had been before. Young baseball hopefuls from north of the border looked up to him and his story motivated others to strive for better, helping them realize that hard work really can pay off in the long run. It does happen.
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Cleveland's Progressive Field was the end of the line three of the Blue Jays prized rookies: LHP Daniel Norris, OF Dalton Pompey (Mississauga, Ont.) and RP Miguel Castro. ....
Read MoreThat is exactly why the Toronto Blue Jays signed the Canadian southpaw to a free-agent contract in December, and also one reason why the club called Albers up to join the major-league team on Friday after four starts with the Buffalo Bisons in Triple-A this season.
Read MoreIt almost seems as though it had been a long time coming.
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