Wilmington sportsman Bob Carpenter had a vision of bringing minor league ball to his hometown. A January 1939 meeting at Shibe Park with owner/manager Connie Mack of the Philadelphia A’s helped bring the vision to life. The A’s would provide the players if Carpenter built a ballpark.
Read MoreMontreal Expos fan Dino Masanotti goes to bed every night and cries. He cries that he's still alive, that he lives to see another day. He cries that he has outmaneuvered doctors who told him bad news about his quality of life when he left Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal.
Read MoreThe Canadian Baseball History Conference scheduled for November has been cancelled.
Read MoreAll-star first baseman Freddie Freeman, who played for Canada at the 2017 World Baseball Classic, is one of four Atlanta players to have tested positive for COVID-19, the team announced on Saturday.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Phillippe Aumont, Matt Stairs, Jordan Romano, Jesse Crain, Jay Lapp, Duane Ward and Andre Dawson.
Read MoreThe Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum will be opening for the season today.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew provides a hodge podge of Canada Day baseball trivia, including information about George Selkirk, Fergie Jenkins, Larry Walker, Bill Atkinson, Ryan Dempster, Russell Martin and Matt Stairs.
Read MoreBy Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s count, 13 Canadians have been selected to the MLB player pool rosters announced on Sunday.
Read MoreTom House and Ron Washington, two great baseball minds, will be on the Baseball Outside the
Box Zoom/Podcast this week hosed by Peter Caliendo.
Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Josh Naylor, Corey Koskie, Ryan Dempster, Kevin Reimer, Paul Quantrill and Mike Kilkenny.
Read MoreLarry Shenk, of the Philadelphia Phillies, writes about no-hit throwing teammates Jim Bunning and Rick Wise.
Read MoreAs summer sets in, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is preparing to reopen its doors on Friday, June 26, in accordance with New York State’s regionally-focused phased reopening plan and with many enhanced health and safety procedures.
Read MoreCommissioner of Baseball Robert D. Manfred, Jr. announced on Tuesday that Major League Baseball anticipates beginning its 2020 regular season on July 23rd or July 24th.
Read MoreTwo of the heroes of the 1980s will connect with fans around the globe as the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum adds to its virtual programming lineup. As part of the Museum’s Safe at Home initiative, Dennis Eckersley and Alan Trammell will be special guests in upcoming Virtual Voices of the Game programs. Viewers can interact with the Hall of Fame legends as they reminisce about their careers and share stories of their favorite moments as Hall of Famers.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column is a special Father’s Day Edition that discusses his dad, Felipe and Moises Alou, John and Jack McDonald, Paul and Cal Quantrill and Roberto and Sandy Alomar Sr.
Read MoreA Simple knuckleball question leads to a long answer
Read MoreJay Blue, of Blue Jays from Away, writes that MLB has announced that they will postpone the opening of the window to sign international free agents from July 2, 2020 to January 15, 2021.
Read MoreJay Blue, from Blue Jays from Away, summarizes the issues that are keeping the MLB owners and the MLB players from reaching an agreement on the 2020 season.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s latest “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Scott Richmond, Scott Mathieson, Larry Walker, Jim Adduci, Tom Goffena and Tim Smith.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott does some digging to determine who was the first Canadian native to be selected AND signed by a big league club in the MLB draft.
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