Canadian Baseball Network writer Neil Munro discusses Joey Votto’s 2,000th hit and also looks a number of other significant hitting accomplishments by Canadians in the big leagues.
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Thirty-eight past inductees will be returning to the National Baseball Hall of Fame for his year’s induction ceremony on September 8 in Cooperstown.
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With his seventh-inning single on Monday night, Cincinnati Reds slugger Joey Votto (Etobicoke, Ont.) became the second Canadian to record 2,000 major league hits.
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It was 32 years ago today that Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, B.C.) made his MLB debut with the Montreal Expos.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s latest “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Jacob Robson, Joey Votto, Abraham Toro, Rowan Wick, Tyler O’Neill and Rheal Cormier.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott writes about his longtime friend and colleague Jay Greenberg who is battling the West Nile virus.
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When he made his major league debut with the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, Jacob Robson (Windsor, Ont.) became the ninth former Thunder Bay Border Cats player to reach the major leagues and the first Canadian born alumni to appear in a big league game.
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The Detroit Tigers are set to call up Canadian outfielder Jacob Robson (Windsor, Ont.).
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Helen Nicol Fox, who emerged from the Alberta hamlet of Ardley to become the winningest pitcher in All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) history, passed away on July 25 at the age of 101.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Cal Quantrill, Abraham Toro, Zach Pop, John Axford, Doug Melvin and Brandon Morrow.
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Bob Alexander was the very definition of a journeyman professional pitcher, toeing the rubber for no less than 17 teams in 18 seasons. But the crafty right-hander’s resume does boast two memorable firsts, according to Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew.
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Former Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista hit a walk-off single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth for the Dominican Republic to lead them to a dramatic win over Israel in an elimination game at the Olympics on Tuesday.
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The incredible story that is John Axford’s career in professional baseball is set to add another chapter as the 38-year-old was acquired by the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday from the Toronto Blue Jays organization for cash considerations.
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Joey Votto (Etobicoke, Ont.) has been named the National League Player of the Month for July, as well as the National Player of the Week for the week ending August 1.
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The Toronto Blue Jays have traded reliever John Axford (Port Dover, Ont.) to the Milwaukee Brewers for cash considerations.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s latest “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Joey Votto, Cal Quantrill, Abraham Toro, Rowan Wick, Glen Gorbous, Serge Touchette and Joe Carter.
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Ex-Toronto Blue Jays outfielders Melky Cabrera and Jose Bautista played key roles in the Dominican Republic’s 1-0 win over Mexico at the Olympics on Friday.
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Former Etobicoke Ranger Joey Votto (Etobicoke, Ont.) has homered in seven consecutive games for the Cincinnati Reds. That is both a Reds’ team record and a record for the most by a Canadian.
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Fieldhouse Pirates and Junior National Team alum Owen Caissie (Burlington, Ont.), who has been red-hot in Rookie ball in the Chicago Cubs’ organization, is the Canadian Baseball Network minor league Player of the Week.
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Hall of Fame Chairman of the Board Jane Forbes Clark announced on Thursday that Craig Biggio, Tom Glavine and Ken Griffey Jr. have been elected to the Board of Directors for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
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