Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Tony Fernandez, Larry Walker, James Paxton, Jim Henderson, Justin Morneau, Dan Shulman, Vladimir Guerrero and Mookie Wilson.
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Pitchers and catchers will start reporting to big league camps this week, but four Canadian free agents are still looking for contracts.
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Hall of Fame slugger and trailblazing manager Frank Robinson passed away on Thursday at the age of 83. He was also the last manager of the Montreal Expos before they moved to Washington after the 2004 season.
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Canadian left-hander James Paxton will be out three to four months after undergoing back surgery on Wednesday. The New York Yankees announced earlier today that the Ladner, B.C., native underwent a microscopic lumbar discectomy which included the removal of a peridiscal cyst. The procedure was done by Dr. Andrew Dossett in Dallas.
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John Olerud credits his dad, his college coach, Charley Lau and George Brett for his smooth left-handed swing that won him the American League batting title as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays in 1993. That sweet stroke is also a key reason the former all-star was one of four new Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductees announced on Tuesday. Olerud will be honoured along with former Blue Jays teammate Duane Ward, Canadian slugger Justin Morneau and legendary Montreal Expos broadcaster Jacques Doucet in a ceremony on the Hall of Fame grounds on June 20.
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Maple Ridge, B.C., native Larry Walker’s induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame is one of a series of events taking place in Cooperstown on induction weekend that will run from July 24 to 27.
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It’s quickly becoming the year of 33 in the Canadian baseball world. Two weeks ago, Maple Ridge, B.C., native Larry Walker, who wore the No. 33 religiously, became the second Canadian elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, and on Tuesday, fellow double-three enthusiast and B.C. native, Justin Morneau, headlined a list of four new Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.
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He helped create a French baseball language. That’s how important new Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee and legendary Montreal Expos broadcaster Jacques Doucet has been to baseball in our country.
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The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame announced its 2020 inductee class on Tuesday. Each of the four new electees — Justin Morneau, John Olerud, Duane Ward and Jacques Doucet - have helped grow the sport of baseball in Canada.
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Canadian slugger Justin Morneau (New Westminster, B.C.), former Toronto Blue Jays first baseman John Olerud, ex-Blue Jays set-up man and later closer Duane Ward and longtime Montreal Expos broadcaster Jacques Doucet will be inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in a ceremony on June 20 at the Hall of Fame grounds in St. Marys, Ont.
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Langley Blaze and Junior National Team alum Kellin Deglan (Langley, B.C.) has re-signed with the New York Yankees and has been invited to their big league camp this spring.
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Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Tony Fernandez, Larry Walker, Nick Pivetta, Russell Martin, Curtis Granderson, Devon White and Pat Tabler.
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Canucks on the move: Phillippe Aumont, Rob Ducey, James Henderson, Brent Lavallee, Dylan Rheault and Rene Tosoni
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For the first time in 50 years, Murray Zuk doesn’t have a ballgame to get to. The dean of Canadian amateur scouting called it a remarkable career last fall, just in time to celebrate his 80th birthday. Canadian Baseball Network writer J.P. Antonacci recently caught up with the scouting legend to talk about his long and successful career.
Back in 2012, Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew caught up with Canadian Andy Lawrence (Mississauga, Ont.) who was a teammate of 2020 National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Larry Walker’s in the Montreal Expos organization.
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This week’s “But What Do I Know?” column highlights a number of fun facts and firsts from the career of new Hall of Famer Larry Walker.
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Justin Morneau (New Westminster, B.C.) has been elected to the Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame.
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Canadian Baseball Network contributor George Farelli runs down new Hall of Famer Larry Walker’s long list of baseball awards and accomplishments.
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Andy Lawrence (Mississauga, Ont.) was part of a “Canadian dream team” that consisted of himself, Scott Mann (Oshawa, Ont.) and Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, B.C.) that played together in the Montreal Expos system in 1986 and 1987. Lawrence wanted to congratulate Walker on his election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday.
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Canadian Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, B.C.) put any debate about which cap he would be pictured in on his plaque to rest early in Wednesday’s National Baseball Hall of Fame press conference.
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