The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame will be holding their 2021 induction ceremony virtually on November 16. Here is information about the inductees and how you can register to watch it for free.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott writes a letter to Atlanta Braves legendary manager Bobby Cox after his club won their first World Series since 1995 last night. Cox has only been to Truist Park once since suffering a stroke in early 2019.
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Mike Marks shares his story of tracking down Boston Red Sox players for autographs at a Toronto hotel as a kid … how he successfully obtained a Jerry Remy autograph, but declined to ask Remy’s “dad” to sign. But turned out Remy’s dad was someone more famous … a Hall of Famer. Sadly, Remy passed away on Saturday at the age of 68 after battling lung cancer.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Jamie Romak, Tyler O’Neill, Stubby Clapp, Claude Raymond, Jean-Pierre Roy, Fred McGriff, Adam Hall and Rocky Nelson.
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Elliott: R. I. P. Tim Thompson, ex-Toronto Maple Leaf
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Langley Blaze and Junior National Team graduate Tyler O’Neill has been named a finalist for the National League Gold Glove Award for left fielders.
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Three players born in Canada were among the finalists for the 2021 Silver Slugger awards, announced by Louisville Slugger on Monday. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Montreal, Que.) and Joey Votto (Etobicoke, Ont.) are finalists at the first base position in the American League and National League respectively, while Tyler O’Neill (Maple Ridge, B.C.) is a finalist among National League outfielders.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Nick Pivetta, Joey Votto, Jordan Romano, Jackie Robinson, Andrew Albers, Fergie Jenkins and Abraham Toro.
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The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s Early Baseball Era Committee and Golden Days Era Committee will each meet for the first time this winter to consider managers, umpires, executives and long-retired players for election to the Hall of Fame. Those who made their contributions to baseball prior to 1950 will be considered by the Early Baseball Era Committee, and those who made their greatest contributions to the game from 1950-69 will be considered by the Golden Days Era Committee.
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The chance to spend the summer in Cooperstown is every baseball fan’s dream. For college students aspiring to land a once-in-a-lifetime summer experience in the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2022 internship program, only a handful of weeks remain before applications are due January 31.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher caught up with former Montreal Expos ace Steve Rogers on the 40th anniversary of what in Expos lore is known as Blue Monday. Rogers, who had been outstanding as a starter in the postseason with the Expos, was called in in relief in the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 1981 National League Championship Series and allowed a go-ahead home run to Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Rick Monday.
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Former big league pitcher and current Baseball Canada president & CEO Jason Dickson (Miramichi, N.B.) will be inducted into the Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Athletic Hall of Fame.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Stubby Clapp, Nick Pivetta, Jason Dickson, Jordan Romano, Joey Votto, Cal Quantrill and Charlie Montoyo.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher reports that Elroy Face, who at 93 is the oldest surviving former Montreal Expos player, is in hospital battling COVID-19.
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Late Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Jack Graney (St. Thomas, Ont.) is one of eight finalists for the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2022 Ford C. Frick Award. The winner will be announced on December 8.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Nick Pivetta, Dave McKay, Jordan Romano, Tyler O’Neill, Joey Votto, Fergie Jenkins, Cal Quantrill and Chuck Hartenstein.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Montreal, Que.) has been named an American League finalist for the Major League Baseball’s 2021 Hank Aaron Award.
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Here is the full video of the speech given by Justin Morneau (New Westminster, B.C.) at his induction into the Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame on September 25.
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Temple University’s Klein College of Media and Communication today announced plans for the Claire Smith Center for Sports Media, to be named for its distinguished alumna who has been a trailblazer for women and people of color in the sports media industry. Claire Smith, the first woman sportswriter to be honored by the National Baseball Hall of Fame, has joined the Klein College faculty and will help lead the center.
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Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah has been named the American League’s Rookie of the Month for September/October.
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