Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott shares his reaction to Canadian slugger Larry Walker’s election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday.
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Canadians are celebrating Maple Ridge, B.C., native Larry Walker being elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. He is just the second Canadian to be elected, joining Fergie Jenkins (Chatham, Ont.)
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Canadian slugger Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, B.C.) and legendary New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter have been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America.
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Canadians Daniel Pinero (Toronto, Ont.) and Jacob Robson (Windsor, Ont.) have received invites to Detroit Tigers’ big league camp this spring.
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Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Larry Walker, Fergie Jenkins, Rob Ducey, Joey Votto and George Selkirk.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher asks us to keep Bob Sebra in our thoughts. The former Montreal Expos pitcher has been in the intensive-care unit at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami since last July, fighting to stay alive.
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Canadian slugger Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, B.C.) says he is “thrilled and honoured” to have his No. 33 retired by the Colorado Rockies. On Friday, the Rockies announced they would be retiring the number in a ceremony on April 19.
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The Colorado Rockies announced on Friday that they will retire jersey number 33 in honour of Canadian outfielder Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, B.C.). The number retirement ceremony will take place on April 19 prior to the Rockies’ game against the St. Louis Cardinals.
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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.
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Kevin Glew’s “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Scott Mathieson, Andrew Albers, Jason Dickson, Derek Jeter and Nigel Wilson.
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Former Montreal Expos board member Leo Kolber has passed away at the age of 90.
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2019 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.”
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Canadian 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.
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Kevin 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.
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You 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.
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Canadian Baseball Network contributor Neil Munro has put together an All-Decade Canadian Team for 2010 to 2019.
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The Canadian Baseball Network will be sharing its annual list of the Top 100 most influential Canadians in baseball soon.
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Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Russell Martin, Jason Bay, Fergie Jenkins, John Upham, Steve Rogers and Devon White.
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The 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.
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