“Matt Davidson has hit 385 home runs in his first 17 pro seasons.
That’s a barrel full, a career for a lower case sultan of swat. So, you would think it might be difficult for the newest mystery member of Canada’s World Baseball Classic team to pick his favourite long ball?
“Most memorable?” repeated Davidson, the former Chicago White Sox bopper said from Peoria, Ariz. “Probably in 2018 ... opening day, I hit three in the same day, the third one was pretty special.”
Read MoreThe Los Angeles Angels have promoted Derek Florko (Abbotsford, B.C.) to their big league staff as an assistant hitting coach.
Read MoreIf the name Logan Allen is not known in households from New Westminster or Etobicoke, it is with good reason. He will make his debut wearing red and white at this year’s World Baseball Classic. You see the left-hander’s father Norman, grew up in Lachine, Que. playing hockey before moving to University of Florida, home of the Gators.
Read MoreThe Tampa Bay Rays have traded Okotoks Dawgs alum Tristan Peters (Winkler, Man.) to the Chicago White Sox.
Read MorePaul Hoynes, 74, of the Cleveland Plain Dealer and then Cleveland.com, won the Baseball Writers’ Association of America’s Platinum Pen Award (renamed from Career Excellence Award) Tuesday in Orlando at the annual winter meetings. One other writer from Kingston, Ont,. was the first Canadian to win the award — but we forget his name. There could be more on the horizon: Richard Griffin (Kingston, Jamaica) and Jeff Blair (Kingston, Ont.). Last year, Patrick Kennedy wrote about Hoynes’ Canadian grandfather.
Read MoreThis story has been among our top 10 reads every year — and it was 10 years old in June. It will make its 10th appearance when we run our 10 most popular reads from 2025.
It’s not that well written, but it’s been well read.
We run it again to honour Naylor winning his second Tip O’Neill award, presented by the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in St. Marys.
Read More“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.”
Read MoreFour Canadian-born players - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Montreal, Que.), Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.), Nick Pivetta (Victoria, B.C.) and Cade Smith (Abbotsford, B.C.) - are among the nominees that you can vote for for the 2025 All-MLB Team.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew writes about the 54th anniversary of Fergie Jenkins’ greatest all-around major league performance.
Read MoreThe Atlanta Braves have claimed right-hander Cal Quantrill (Port Hope, Ont.) off waivers from the Miami Marlins.
Read MoreCorey Koskie (Anola, Man.) was inducted into the Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame on Sunday.
Read More“Thirty-four years ago today, there wasn’t a seat to be found at the Goal Post Pub in Cap-Pelé, N.B.
Local supporters had packed the bar to watch the pride of their hometown, Rhéal Cormier, make his major league debut for the St. Louis Cardinals against the New York Mets at Busch Stadium on the big screen.
And the 24-year-old left-hander didn’t disappoint. “
Read MoreOutfielder Owen Caissie will be called up by the Chicago Cubs today to make his major league debut against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.
Read MoreThe Tampa Bay Rays have called up Canadian outfielder Tristan Peters (Winkler, Man.).
Read MoreBaseball historian Larry Gerlach firmly believes that late 19th century and Dead Ball era Canadian umpire Bob Emslie is worthy of a plaque in Cooperstown.
Read MoreAthletics centre fielder Denzel Clarke (Pickering, Ont.) is headed to the injured list with an abductor strain.
Read More“It was a full-circle moment for Ty Doucette when his name popped up on the Major League Draft board on Monday.
When he was selected in the 10th round, 294th overall, by the Cincinnati Reds, Ty and his father Darren became the first Nova Scotia family members to be taken in the baseball draft.”
Read MoreTwo UBC players are set to begin their professional careers. Right-hander Ryan Heppner was selected in the 2025 MLB draft by the Atlanta Braves and slugger Jonny McGill will soon sign with the Los Angeles Angels.
Read MoreUC Santa Barbara Baseball's strikeout king is now their highest-drafted player ever. With the second overall pick in the 2025 Major League Baseball Draft, the Los Angeles Angels selected Gaucho pitcher Tyler Bremner, whose parents are Canadian, making him both the first college player and the first pitcher selected in this year's draft.
Read MoreWith the 2025 MLB draft set to begin Sunday, Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew offers some fun facts and firsts about Canadians in previous drafts.
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