Ontario Terriers alum Cal Quantrill (Port Hope, Ont.) has enjoyed an excellent rookie season with the San Diego Padres, but he’s still striving to be more consistent.
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You could call him Canada’s Moonlight Graham and Caledonia’s only big leaguer, but it’s Jim Lawrence’s contributions to baseball in his hometown that make him a local legend. Canadian Baseball Network writer J.P. Antonacci recently caught up with the ex-big leaguer who now has a ballpark named after him.
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PBF Redbirds and Junior National Team alum Mike Soroka (Calgary, Alta.) made his second professional start at the Rogers Centre on Tuesday. The young right-hander says he’s comfortable pitching on home soil. Canadian Baseball Network writer J.P. Antonacci caught up with the 2019 all-star who’s in the midst of an exceptional season with the Atlanta Braves.
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PBF Redbirds and Junior National Team alum Mike Soroka (Calgary, Alta.) allowed just two runs in six innings against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on Tuesday, but his Atlanta Braves could only muster one run and the young Canuck was saddled with a tough-luck loss.
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Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Derek Aucoin, Abraham Toro, Russell Martin, Fergie Jenkins, Rob Ducey, Bill Mills and Larry Walker.
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The RDS Quebec Baseball Hall of Fame announced its 2019 induction class on Thursday.
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Ontario Terriers LHP Connor O’Halloran (Mississauga, Ont.), who is currently with the Junior National Team in Australia, bumped into his father’s old teammate and New York Yankees two-time World Series winner Graeme Lloyd.
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According multiple reports, the Houston Astros will call up Canadian Abraham Toro (Longueuil, Que.) from the triple-A Round Rock Express today.
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James E. Clark, of the East Village Times, writes that when Eric Hosmer was signed in February 2018, most thought that meant the end of Mississauga, Ont., native Josh Naylor in a San Diego Padres uniform. That has not proven to be the case, as the young left-handed hitter turned himself into a serviceable outfielder. The Padres, in need of left-handed hitters, have given Naylor plenty of time in the outfield in the last few weeks. He has responded by putting up a .286/.354/.529 slash line in the last 30 days and 70 at-bats at the major league level.
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Ryan Dempster briefly came out of retirement last Wednesday to pitch for a hardball team at his namesake field in his hometown of Gibsons, B.C.
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The Toronto Blue Jays selected Alek Manoah in the first round, 11th overall, in the 2019 MLB draft and then gave the 6-foot-6, 260-pound right-hander the largest signing bonus ($4,547,500 US) in franchise history.
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Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Cal Quantrill, Russell Martin, Roberto Clemente, Tom Henke, Kaye Kaminishi, Ozzie Van Brabant and Ralph Kiner.
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One hails from Iran, the other from Quebec's Eastern Townships. Their love for Montreal's gone but not forgotten baseball team is steadfast in their work. Artists Dariush Ramezani and Josée Tellier have fascinated former Expos players and a host of fans across Canada and North America with their scintillating work in this the 50th anniversary year of the Expos formation in 1969. Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher shares the stories of these two artists.
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Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Rowan Wick, Nick Pivetta, John Axford, James Paxton, Ron Roncetti, Marcus Stroman and Aaron Sanchez.
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Ladner, B.C. native James Paxton will be presented with the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2018 Tip O’Neill Award in a ceremony prior to the Toronto Blue Jays game against the New York Yankees at Rogers Centre on August 9.
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Canadian Baseball Network contributor Neil Munro shares a list of all of the Canadians who have won weekly or monthly awards in the big leagues.
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Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Montreal, Que.) has been named the American League’s Player of the Week for thie second time this season.
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Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Mike Soroka, Phillippe Aumont, Josh Naylor, Aaron Sanchez, Dave Stieb and Dave Winfield.
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The hallowed oak halls of Cooperstown are not the only place where one can see a Roy Halladay plaque. The late 2019 Hall of Famer has a plaque, along with other Philadelphia Phillies greats, at Jack Russell Stadium in Clearwater, Fla., the former spring training home of the Phillies.
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When Montreal-born Vladimir Guerrero Jr. socked a grand slam for the Toronto Blue Jays off Kansas City Royals right-hander Josh Staumont in the ninth inning last night, he became the youngest player in big league history (20 years, 136 days) to have two grand slams on their resume.
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