Abraham Toro (Longueuil, Que.) was acquired by the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday as part of a four-player trade with the Houston Astros.
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July 25th seems to bring out the best in Canadian major leagues. Today, Joey Votto (Etobicoke, Ont.), Tyler O’Neill (Maple Ridge, B.C.) and Abraham Toro (Longueuil, Que.) each belted home runs for their respective teams. But as impressive as this was, it pales in comparison to the tremendous day that Canadian big leaguers had 15 years ago. Canadian Baseball Network contributor Neil Munro looks back at that special day.
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Canadian Baseball Network contributor George Farelli summarizes the transactions involving Canadians from the affiliated professional, independent and foreign ranks from the past week.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew highlights some of the best performances by Canadian players in the Major League All-Star Game over the years.
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Tampa Bay Rays process and analytics coach Jonathan Erlichman (Toronto, Ont.) will be part of the American League’s coaching staff at this year’s All-Star Game.
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A record 23 Canadians played in the major leagues in 2006. Back in 2007, Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott asked 36 baseball executives, scouts and managers from 23 different teams who they thought was the best active Canadian player at the time.
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The Toronto Blue Jays have signed Canadian reliever John Axford (Port Dover, Ont.), according to a report from Sportsnet’s Jamie Campbell. Axford will reportedly undergo a physical before the deal becomes official.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Tyler O’Neill, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Zach Pop, Tom Cheek, Ernie Whitt, Tim Raines and Terry Puhl.
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Canadian Baseball Network statistician Neil Munro writes that Canadians Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Montreal, Que.) and Tyler O’Neill (Maple Ridge, B.C.) are on pace for 40-home run seasons and he puts that into historical perspective.
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Jane Forbes Clark, Chairman of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, announced on Wednesday that this summer’s Induction Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 8 in front of limited crowds as an outdoor ticketed event on the grounds of the Clark Sports Center. Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, B.C.) will be one of the inductees.
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Former Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Dalton Pompey (Mississauga, Ont.) has signed a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Angels, according to a report by MLB Network reporter Jon Morosi.
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“Excluding games in which he reached exclusively by error in Joey Votto’s 1,795-game career, he has reached base safely in 1,562 games, which exceeds Hall of Famers Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle. Ruth did so in 1,552 games of his first 1,792; Mantle in 1,561.”
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Jackie Robinson, James Paxton, Jordan Romano, Mike Soroka, Cal Quantrill, Joey Votto, John Olerud, Reggie Cleveland and Ty LaForest.
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Jeff Francis (North Delta, BC) recently shared some memories from his big league career with Calvin Daniels of Yorkton This Week.
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Boston Red Sox head of business strategy, David Beeston (Toronto, Ont.), was involved in the deal that gives Redbird Capital and LeBron James an ownership stake in the Red Sox.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott and CBN writer Danny Gallagher spoke with several of Rheal Cormier’s teammates to get their memories about the longtime big league lefty and Cap Pele, N.B., native who passed away on March 8 at the age of 53.
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Baseball Canada’s Adam Morissette shares his annual list of Canadians on Opening Day rosters.
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Ontario Blue Jays, Toronto Mets and Junior National Team alum Zach Pop (Brampton, Ont.) has made the Miami Marlins’ Opening Day roster.
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Happy birthday to Kevin Nicholson (Surrey, BC) …. probably Canada’s best-ever shortstop.
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“With two outs and an 0-2 count to Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Willy Adames in the top of the ninth inning of Game 6 of the World Series, Ellen Harrigan was standing up and cheering with the two other members of her Los Angeles Dodgers “pod” at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. In a season that had presented more than its fair share of personal and professional challenges, the Dodgers senior director of baseball administration and Agincourt, Ont., native refused to let COVID-19 or her recovery from a pulmonary embolism keep her from experiencing history.”
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