Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Charles Leblanc, Matt Brash, Justin Morneau, Josh Naylor, Jordan Romano, Gary Carter and Gord Pladson.
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The Miami Marlins have called up INF/OF Charles Leblanc (Laval, Que.). He will join fellow Canuck Zach Pop on the Marlins’ roster.
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Ontario Terriers alum Jordan Woods (Oakville, Ont.) has signed a free agent contract with the Kansas City Royals. Canadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts has the details.
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“Matt Stairs must feel at home in Alberta.
The former big league slugger, who was at Seaman Stadium in Okotoks, Alta., as a special guest at the Western Canadian Baseball League’s All-Star Game on Saturday, has a brother that lives in Calgary and he and his wife, Lisa, were staying with his ex-sister-in-law in Okotoks.
It was also in Alberta with the Oakland A’s triple-A Edmonton Trappers in 1996 that Stairs turned his professional baseball career around. At age 28, after seven seasons in the minors with only short stretches of big league action, he decided to open up his batting stance.”
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St. Thomas, Ont., native Jack Graney will be honoured posthumously with the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2022 Ford C. Frick Award in a ceremony on July 23 in Cooperstown, N.Y.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly "But What Do I Know?” column discusses Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Jack Graney, Paul Beeston, Dave Stieb and David Ortiz.
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Former Okotoks Dawgs players Gavin Logan (Oyen, Alta.) and Jacob Melton were selected in the 2022 MLB Draft.
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“Dylan O’Rae shot up the draft board faster than he goes first to third on a single through the right side.
And anyone who has seen the young infielder play, knows just how fast that is.
Thanks to the keen eye of scout and Canadian baseball legend Pete Orr (Newmarket, Ont.), the Milwaukee Brewers scooped up the Great Lake Canadian with their third round pick, 102nd overall in the 2022 draft. This made him the first Canadian selected.”
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses the MLB Draft, Paul and Turner Spoljaric, some past Montreal Expos draft selections, Tom Goffena, Larry Walker and Tyler O’Neill.
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“For “Junior” it was to be his first game coaching on a Kingston ball diamond in more than 40 years. That’s quite a break between games at a familiar playground for hometown boy Bob Elliott, who long ago outgrew the nickname he earned in his youth as the namesake son of a local sporting hero. (“Niblet,” too, is all but forgotten, although Elliott is known to answer to “Knobber” when in the company of guys who played for him back in the day.)”
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Brothers Turner and Garner Spoljaric (Lisle, Ont.) are eligible for the 2022 MLB draft, which starts tomorrow. Their father, former big league pitcher, Paul Spoljaric, is proud and excited, but he admits he’s on “pins and needles” ahead of the draft. Canadian Baseball Network writer Zach Worden recently spoke with Paul and his son, Turner.
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With the 2022 MLB draft set to begin Sunday, Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew offers some fun facts and firsts about Canadians in previous drafts.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Montreal, Que.), Alejandro Kirk, Alek Manoah and George Springer will represent the Toronto Blue Jays at the Major League Baseball All-Star Game which will take place at Dodger Stadium on July 19.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses John Axford, Tyler O’Neill, Joey Votto, Josh Naylor, Andre Dawson, Danny Klassen and Denis Boucher.
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Fergie Jenkins (Chatham, Ont.) and Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, B.C.) are among the 54 Hall of Famers returning to Cooperstown for the annual induction weekend.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Russell Martin, Josh Naylor, Cal Quantrill, Nick Pivetta, Zach Pop, Joey Votto and Ernie Whitt.
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Sean Kane was a decade into his career as a professional illustrator when the lifelong baseball fan decided to apply his paintbrush to a most unusual canvas — baseball gloves. Canadian Baseball Network writer J.P. Antonacci recently caught up with the renowned artist in St. Marys, Ont.
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Six Toronto Blue Jays player are finalists for spots at the 2022 MLB All-Star Game.
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Canadian Baseball Network columnist Mark Whicker shares some of the best baseball stories of the 2022 season. One of the players he highlights is left-hander Hobey Milner, who is the son of ex-Toronto Blue Jays catcher Brian Milner.
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Toronto Blue Jays Bo Bichette, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Alejandro Kirk lead their respective positions in American League All-Star voting.
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