Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew caught up with right-hander Scott Mathieson (Aldergrove, B.C.) to talk about his eight-season tenure with the Japan Central League’s Yomiuri Giants, his decision to retire from the pro ranks and his focus on helping the Canadian senior national team qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Read MoreKevin Glew’s “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Scott Mathieson, Andrew Albers, Jason Dickson, Derek Jeter and Nigel Wilson.
Read MoreFormer Montreal Expos board member Leo Kolber has passed away at the age of 90.
Read More2019 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Jason Bay returned to his hometown of Trail, B.C., over the holidays to sign some autographs at a Trail Smoke Eaters hockey game. Trail’s municipal government recently reached an agreement to rename a local baseball diamond, “Jason Bay Field at Butler Park.”
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher is concerned that Canuck slugger Larry Walker may fall short in the National Baseball Hall of Fame voting in the former Expos outfielder’s final year on the writers’ ballot.
Read MoreKevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Josh Naylor, Joey Votto, James Paxton, Larry Walker, Roberto Alomar, Stepanie Savoie, Jeff Fassero and Don Larsen.
Read MoreYou could call him Canada’s Mr. October. Not only did George Selkirk (Huntsville, Ont.) replace Babe Ruth in right field for the New York Yankees, but he went on to earn five World Series rings with the Bronx Bombers. He later became the first Canadian general manager in major league history.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network contributor Neil Munro has put together an All-Decade Canadian Team for 2010 to 2019.
Read MoreThe Canadian Baseball Network will be sharing its annual list of the Top 100 most influential Canadians in baseball soon.
Read MoreKevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Russell Martin, Jason Bay, Fergie Jenkins, John Upham, Steve Rogers and Devon White.
Read MoreThe Colorado Rockies Communications Department has provided an extensive list of reasons why Canadian Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, BC) is worthy of a plaque in Cooperstown.
Read MoreIn 2016, Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew caught up with former Toronto Blue Jays reliever Mike Willis to talk about his tenure with the early Blue Jays squads. Willis turns 69 today.
Read MoreKevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Joey Votto, Larry Walker, Steve Carlton, Edwin Encarnaction and Sheldon Burnside.
Read MoreLegendary ex-big league manager Jim Leyland says Canadian slugger Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, B.C.) was “the best five-tool player” he ever managed.
Read MoreKevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Mike Soroka, Larry Walker, Ted Simmons, Ken Crosby, Justin Jay Clarke and Tom Henke.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher recently caught up with former WHA star and Lang, Sask., native Dennis Sobchuk who was also an excellent baseball player during his youth.
Read More“Ken Harrelson, who became a Chicago icon while calling White Sox games for 34 of his 43 years behind the mic, has been selected as the 2020 recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award, presented annually for excellence in broadcasting by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.”
Read More“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.”
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