Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Mike Soroka, Jordan Romano, Rob Thomson, George Selkirk, Esteban Loaiza, Carlos Delgado and Tim Leiper.
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Junior National Team and PBF Redbirds alum Mike Soroka (Calgary, Alta.) has been named the Atlanta Braves’ Opening Day starting pitcher.
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Joe Carter’s 1993 World Series-winning home run remains the No. 1 moment among Canadian baseball fans, according to a Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame survey. The continued fondness Canadian baseball fans have for the Carter home run is just one of many findings in the survey that the ball hall conducted with assistance from IMI International, an independent marketing consultancy.
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Larry Shenk shares some fascinating Philadelphia Phillies trivia and wonders whether umpires and catchers will wear two masks this season like they did during 1919 flu pandemic.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses James Paxton, Terry Puhl, Jordan Romano, George Selkirk, Paul Spoljaric and Moises Alou.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer J.P. Antonacci recently caught up with San Diego Padres’ 2020 second-round pick Owen Caissie (Burlington, Ont.), also known as “Orange Crush,” to talk about the young slugger’s road to his first pro contract that he recently signed with the Padres.
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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.
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Montreal 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.
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The Canadian Baseball History Conference scheduled for November has been cancelled.
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All-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.
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Canadian 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.
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The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum will be opening for the season today.
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Canadian 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.
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By Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s count, 13 Canadians have been selected to the MLB player pool rosters announced on Sunday.
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Tom 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.
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Larry Shenk, of the Philadelphia Phillies, writes about no-hit throwing teammates Jim Bunning and Rick Wise.
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As 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.
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Commissioner 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.
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Two 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.
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