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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A total of 23 former Ottawa-Nepean Canadians players and coaches have had the opportunity to go on to the pro ranks. Four of them were inducted into the Canadians Hall of Fame as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations.on the weekend.
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James Clark, of the East Village Times, recently spoke with San Diego Padres’ players Cal Quantrill (Port Hope, Ont.) and Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) to get their thoughts on what it’s like being Canadian and playing the game of baseball.
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As a major league coach, Rob Thomson is used to working behind the scenes, quietly sharing words of wisdom with managers and imparting advice to young players. But for one day, the baseball lifer from the blue collar town of Corunna, Ont. was in the spotlight as a 2019 inductee into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. Canadian Baseball Network writer J.P. Antonacci spoke with Thomson prior to his induction on Saturday.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott writes that the Toronto Blue Jays now sit 12th among major league teams in awarding six-figure bonuses to Canadians.
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Kevin Glew’s latest “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Cal Quantrill, Josh Naylor, Rowan Wick, Mike Soroka, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Frank Colman.
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It’s an exciting weekend for Canadian baseball in Toronto. After Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) made his major league debut with the San Diego Padres against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on Friday, right-hander Cal Quantrill (Port Hope, Ont.) will start Saturday’s game for the Padres.
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Jason Freund, of the East Village Times, writes that Canadian Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.), who was called up by the San Diego Padres on Friday, will be with the big league club through their six-game road trip against American League East teams.
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According to multiple reports, Ontario Blue Jays and Junior National Team alum Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) will be called up by the San Diego Padres on Friday and will make his major league debut against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.
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Former Vancouver Cannon and Junior National Team member Rowan Wick (North Vancouver, B.C.) has been called up by the Chicago Cubs.
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Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Cal Quantrill, Yogi Berra, Mike Soroka, Felipe Alou, Maple Leaf Stadium and Chris Robinson.
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Ontario Terriers and Junior National Team alum Cal Quantrill allowed just two runs in 5 2/3 innings in his major league debut for the San Diego Padres on Wednesday, but his team could muster only one run in a 5-1 loss to the Atlanta Braves at SunTrust Park.
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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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Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses his dad, Dave McKay, Alen Hanson, Russell Martin, Bobby Doerr and Bill Stoneman.
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Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses James Paxton, Brett Lawrie, Russell Martin, Al Oliver and Troy Tulowitzki.
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Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Paul Hodgson, Dalton Pompey, John Axford, Michael Saunders, Tyler O’Neill, Jordan Romano, Jim Adduci and Rowan Wick.
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Canadian Baseball Network contributor Neil Munro provides an extensive look at the all-time Canadian pitching statistics.
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Over the last week before the 2019 season starts, the Toronto Blue Jays' bullpen battle is about to get more fierce and much more complicated as Ryan Tepera and John Axford (Port Dover, Ont.), both expected to be in the Opening Day bullpen, have been dealing with elbow issues.
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