St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright is this year’s Roberto Clemente Award winner for his efforts with the Home Plate Project, a charity that helped Canadian families in need during the early part of the COVID-19 pandemic. Canadian Baseball Network writer J.P. Antonacci has the details.
Read MoreESPN has announced its 2021 Sunday Night Baseball schedule.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s “But What Do I Know?” column discusses James Paxton, Mike Soroka, Luke Carlin, John Olerud, Joey Votto, Danny Klassen and Lloyd Moseby.
Read MoreFormer Montreal Expos pitcher Derek Aucoin was awarded the Quebec Medallion of the National Assembly on Tuesday.
Read More“He took phantom swings with a bat in his bedroom, hit wiffle balls into a blanket in the garage and threw lacrosse balls against a wall for hours, all because Joey Votto had what he calls “the big dream” to be a professional baseball player.”
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Fergie Jenkins, Ron Taylor, Zach Pop, Jim Adduci, Stubby Clapp, Paul Quantrill and Steve Wilson.
Read MoreQuebec Baseball Hall of Fame inductee John Elias passed away on Thursday at the age of 82. Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher pays tribute to the former professional pitcher and the founder of one of the province’s most successful baseball schools.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher remembers former Montreal Expos coach Billy DeMars who passed away on Thursday at the age of 95.
Read MoreLongtime St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals writer Dick Kaegel has won the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s J.G. Taylor Spink Award.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Jamie Romak, Nick Pivetta, Pat Gillick, Joey Votto, George Bell, Felipe Alou and Brett Lawrie.
Read MoreBaseball America founder Allan Simpson (Kelowna, B.C.) is one of three finalists for the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s J.G. Taylor Spink Award. The winner will be announced on Tuesday.
Read MorePierre Arsenault has become an unfortunate victim of Covid-19 cutbacks in baseball. The 57-year-old native of Roberval, Que., has been let go by the Miami Marlins after serving them for 19 years, first as a bullpen coordinator and in recent years as a scout.
Read MoreFresh off winning the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame’s Jack Graney Award on Tuesday, Toronto native and Blue Jays’ play-by-play commentator Dan Shulman is one of eight finalists for the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Ford C. Frick Award. The winner will be announced on Wednesday.
Read MoreLondon Badgers and national team alum Jamie Romak (London, Ont.) has been named the winner of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame’s Tip O’Neill Award, as Canada’s top player in 2020.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher shares the story of Peter Durso, a former Montreal Expos and Toronto Blue Jays employee, who distanced himself from baseball for the last 25 years of his life.
Read MoreToronto Blue Jays play-by-play commentator and ESPN broadcaster Dan Shulman (Toronto, Ont.) has been named the winner of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s 2020 Jack Graney Award.
Read MoreR. I. P. Former Whiz Kid Bob Miller
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Mike Soroka, Rheal Cormier, Larry Walker, Russell Martin, Dan McGinn, Otto Velez and Vin Scully.
Read MoreOn U.S. Thanksgiving, Larry Shenk, of the Philadelphia Phillies, explains why the male turkey is often referred to as “Tom Turkey.” He also offers up a Philadelphia Phillies “All-Tom Team.”
Read MoreThe Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame is sharing details about its annual membership drive, as well as the dates when they will hand out their annual Jack Graney Award and Tip O’Neill Award.
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