Posts in Major Leagues (MLB)
Van Horne’s work with Marlins reduced dramatically this season

Former Montreal Expos broadcaster and Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Dave Van Horne, 81, has had his workload reduced by the Miami Marlins this season.

"I'm doing just 47 regular-season games. Not my choice,'' Van Horne told Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher in an email exchange. "I wanted to do two more seasons then retire. They didn’t want that.''

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R.I.P. Rheal Cormier

The Canadian baseball community is reeling today with the news that French Canadian Maritimer and former major-league pitcher Rhéal Cormier has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer at the age of 53. Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher writes about the Cap-Pele, N.B., native who spent parts of 16 seasons in the big leagues.

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ICYMI - Trailblazing Harrigan conquers pulmonary embolism, helps LA win World Series

“With two outs and an 0-2 count to Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Willy Adames in the top of the ninth inning of Game 6 of the World Series, Ellen Harrigan was standing up and cheering with the two other members of her Los Angeles Dodgers “pod” at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. In a season that had presented more than its fair share of personal and professional challenges, the Dodgers senior director of baseball administration and Agincourt, Ont., native refused to let COVID-19 or her recovery from a pulmonary embolism keep her from experiencing history.”

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