“Nick Cafardo, who informed and entertained New England’s passionate baseball fan base for more than 35 years up to the last day of his life, was elected the 2020 winner of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.”
Read MoreIt was 35 years ago today that Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee and then Montreal Expos general manager Murray Cook (Sackville, B.C.) traded fan favourite Gary Carter to the New York Mets.
Read MoreEarlier this year, Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott caught up with former St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa to talk about Larry Walker. The Hall of Fame skipper called Walker “the best of his generation.”
Read MorePioneer labour leader Marvin Miller and eight-time All-Star catcher Ted Simmons have been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Modern Baseball Era Committee.
Read MoreKevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” article discusses Larry Walker, Russell Martin, Mike Soroka, Dave Van Horne and Tony Fernandez.
Read MoreTracy Ringolsby, of Inside the Seams, offers nine reasons why Canadian slugger Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, B.C.) should be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame this year, in his final year on the baseball writers’ ballot.
Read MoreEarlier this year, Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott caught up with former all-star third baseman Scott Rolen to talk about Larry Walker. Rolen, who was teammates with Walker on the St. Louis Cardinals in 2004 and 2005, called the Canadian slugger “the most dominant player I ever played with.”
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher weighs on who he thinks should be candidates to be inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2020.
Read MoreThe concept of the Tampa Bay Rays splitting their home schedule between Florida and Montreal has been put on the backburner until at least 2028.
Read MorePBF Redbirds and Junior National Team alum Mike Soroka (Calgary, Alta.) has been named the winner of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame’s Tip O’Neill Award for 2019.
Read MoreAbraham Toro (Longeuil, Que.) wins Randall Echlin award , other winners in 12th annual CBN honors to Jordan Balazovic (Mississauga, Ont.), Jamie Romak (London, Ont.) and Phillippe Aumont (Gatineau, Que.)
Read MoreKevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Larry Walker, Joey Votto, Rowan Wick, Alex Agostino, Tyler O’Neill and Walter Alston.
Read MoreCanadian Joey Votto (Etobicoke, Ont.) has been named one of the 10 best players of the decade by MLB.com.
Read MoreTim Raines headlines a crackerjack lineup of former Montreal Expos scheduled to appear at the annual Expos Fest gala in Montreal next March.
Read MoreLongtime Toronto Blue Jays beat writer and former Toronto Sun baseball columnist Ken Fidlin has been named the winner of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2019 Jack Graney Award.
Read MoreCanadian left-hander Rob Zastryzny (Edmonton, Alta.) has signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles.
Read MoreUniversity of Kentucky alum and Seattle Mariners’ 2017 first-round draft pick Evan White has signed a six-year, $24-million contract with the Mariners. The deal was negotiated by Canadian Blake Corosky of True Gravity Baseball.
Read MoreElliott: Sport Media honors Matt Devlin, Michael Grange, Terry Leibel, Randy Tieman, Masai Ujiri
Read MoreKevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Jim McKean, Blake Corosky, Tom Burgess, Ryan Dempster, Fergie Jenkins and Rowan Wick.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott pays tribute to Martha Cisco, wife of former Montreal Expos and Toronto Blue Jays’ pitching coach Galen Cisco, who recently lost her battle with cancer.
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