Oakland A’s scout Matt Higginson (Grimsby, Ont.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s 2019 Jim Ridley Award winner, as scout of the year.
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Despite being raised in Canada, Sherwood Park Dukes alum Tanner Kirwer (Sherwood Park, Alta.) chose baseball over hockey and the soon-to-be 24-year-old outfielder is now entering his fourth season in the Toronto Blue Jays’ organization.
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Elliott: Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, BC) walks the Hall of Fame's halls in Cooperstown, NY.
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Elliott: Votto takes the keg at the Keg in Oshawa treating Jerry O’Hearn (Oshawa, Ont.) and Brent Barker (Napanee, Ont.) to a meal.
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Bob Elliott’s first instalment of his Nine Innings column includes memories about John Olerud, Justin Morneau, Duane Ward, Jacques Doucet and Anne Murray.
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Former Minnesota Twins first baseman and New Westminster, B.C., native Justin Morneau will be given the Kirby Puckett Award for Twins Alumni Community Service.
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Mike Soroka (Calgary, Alta.) tossed a scoreless inning for the National League in his All-Star Game debut on Tuesday. With most teams still off for the All-Star break, let’s take a look back at the article that Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott wrote about Soroka’s major league debut and the 20-year-old right-hander’s road to the big leagues.
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Ontario Blue Jays grad RHP Jordan Balazovic (Mississauga, Ont.) worked a scoreless inning in the Futures Game on Sunday night at Progressive Field in Cleveland.
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Doug Frobel, Peter Hoy, Mike Kusiewicz, Dave MacQuarrie, Cameron Pelton, Art Nielsen, and Don Campbell will be inducted into the Ottawa-Nepean Canadians Hall of Fame on Friday.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott shares some stories from the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2019 induction day which took place on June 15.
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Former Ontario Terrier and Junior National Team pitcher Cal Quantrill (Port Hope, Ont.) will make his major league debut on Wednesday.
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The Ottawa-Nepean Canadians 2019 Hall of Fame class includes Doug Frobel, Peter Hoy, Michael Kusiewicz, Dave MacQuarrie and Cam Pelton, as well as builders Art Nielsen and Don Campbell.
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What’s the over/under on how many home runs Montreal native Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will hit for the Toronto Blue Jays this year? The answer is in this article.
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Elliott: Hazel Mae (Etobicoke, Ont.) was first talent hire by MLB Network, now in 10th season
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Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Ryan Dempster, Jason Bay, Brett Lawrie, Frank Robinson, Fergie Jenkins, Claude Raymond and Tony Solaita.
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Former slugger Jason Bay (Trail, B.C.), versatile ex-pitcher Ryan Dempster (Sechelt, B.C.), esteemed coach Rob Thomson (Sarnia, Ont.) and long-time executive Gord Ash (Toronto, Ont.) will form the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2019 induction class. This quartet will be inducted into the Canadian ball shrine in a ceremony to take place on June 15 at the Hall of Fame grounds in St. Marys, Ont.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Bob Elliott has unveiled his 2018 list of the most influential people in Canadian baseball. So who is No. 1 this year?
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher takes a look at potential 2019 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.
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Mike Soroka (Calgary, Alta.) held the New York Mets to one run in six innings in his major league debut on Tuesday with his friends, former coaches and family in attendance at Citi Field. Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott writes about Soroka’s debut and the 20-year-old right-hander’s road to the big leagues.
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