Happy Canada Day to you!
Let’s celebrate with a hodge podge of Canada Day baseball facts that Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew has gathered over the years.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Mitch Bratt, Michael Soroka, Cal Quantrill, Tristan Peters, Otto Lopez, Liam Hicks, Owen Caissie and Frank Thomas.
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“Who is Otto Lopez and why hasn’t anyone told him that you can’t hit .300 anymore?
Researchers for the All-Star Game telecast should be scrambling for those answers.
Lopez is the Miami Marlins’ shortstop. Through June 26, he had 107 hits, 10 more than any other hitter in MLB. His average of .337 was the best in baseball by .001 over Tampa Bay’s Yandy Diaz. Only two players have more doubles than his 21, and he has 16 steals and has struck out only 48 times. Those who watch the Marlins – yes, we’ve contacted all six of them – say that Lopez and second baseman Xavier Edwards, who used to be the shortstop, form the best keystone combination in the game right now. “
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As part of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame’s induction ceremony in St. Marys, Ont., on Saturday, Sportsnet’s Hazel Mae will be presented with the 2025 Jack Graney Award.
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Six new members will be inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum on Saturday.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Otto Lopez, Liam Hicks, Cal Quantrill, Phillippe Aumont, Tristan Peters, Juan Guzman and Zach Pop.
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We know Ken Dryden as a Hall of Fame goaltender who helped the Montreal Canadiens to six Stanley Cup titles, but he was also a college baseball star at Cornell. Tim Rappleye has the story.
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Cleveland Guardians right-hander Cade Smith (Abbotsford, B.C.) has been named American League Reliever of the Month for the month of May.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Otto Lopez, Owen Caissie, Michael Soroka, Cade Smith, Roy Halladay, Adam Macko, Jared Young and Jonah Tong.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Adam Macko, Otto Lopez, Liam Hicks, Cade Smith, Matt Brash, Lloyd Moseby, Tristan Peters, Rob Ducey and Michael Soroka.
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Josh Anderson, of the Montreal Canadiens, and Mark Jankowski, of the Carolina Hurricanes, were baseball teammates in Georgetown during their youth. They are now facing off in the NHL’s Eastern Conference Finals.
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Toronto Mets alum Jonah Tong (Markham, Ont.) has been recalled by the New York Mets.
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Toronto Mets alum and A’s outfielder Denzel Clarke (Pickering. Ont.) will be sidelined until after the MLB All-Star break after he suffered a significant hamstring strain during his rehab assignment with the triple-A Las Vegas Aviators.
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The Seattle Mariners have activated right-hander Matt Brash (Kingston, Ont.) from the 15-day injured list.
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Adam Macko is a major leaguer.
From first discovering baseball in the first grade at school in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia; to winning a Little League championship in Ireland; to teaching himself how to pitch by watching YouTube videos of David Price and Justin Verlander; to training in Vauxhall in southern Alberta, Macko has now realized his dream of playing Major League Baseball (MLB).
The left-handed pitcher has taken an unlikely path to the bigs and ended up on the sport’s biggest stage at Yankee Stadium in New York for his MLB debut.ew York for his MLB debut.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Cade Smith, Erik Sabrowski, Otto Lopez, Liam Hicks, Michael Soroka, Tyler Black and Fred McGriff.
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Allan Simpson (Kelowna, B.C.), who founded Baseball America in his garage, has named one of SABR’s 2026 Henry Chadwick Award winners.
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Eight years ago today, Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott caught up with Ladner, B.C. native James Paxton’s family, friends and coaches after the 6-foot-4 lefty became the first Canadian to throw a no-hitter on Canadian soil.
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Junior National Team and Ontario Blue Jays alum Jordan Romano (Markham, Ont.) has signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies.
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Reliever Jordan Romano (Markham, Ont.) has been designated for assignment by the Los Angeles Angels.
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