Five-time All-Star and 1995 World Champion Fred McGriff earned election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday via the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee process, it was announced today on MLB Network.
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Bob Elliott shares memories of longtime Canadian Press and Montreal Expos beat writer Richard Milo, who was named the winner of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame’s Jack Graney Award on Thursday.
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Andre Dawson heads the list of former players coming to the Expos Fest autograph festival and gala April 22, 2023.
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Canadian Baseball Network columnist Patrick Kennedy reflects on catching a young Taylor Cole in Kingston back in 2010, as the former big league righthander contemplates hanging up his spikes.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s “But What Do I Know?” discusses Alex Anthopoulos, Abraham Toro, the Tip O’Neill Award, Fred McGriff, Charles Leblanc, Jacob Robson, Don Mattingly and Gaylord Perry.
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The Seattle Mariners have dealt infielder Abraham Toro (Longueuil, Que.) to the Milwaukee Brewers, along with outfielder Jesse Winker, in exchange for infielder Kolten Wong.
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Hall of Fame right-hander Gaylord Perry passed away on Thursday morning at the age of 84. He reportedly died at his home in Gaffney, S.C., of natural causes.
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Longtime Canadian Press writer Richard Milo has been named the winner of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s 2022 Jack Graney Award.
The St. Marys, Ont.-based shrine presents this award annually to a member of the media who has made significant contributions to baseball in Canada through their life’s work.
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Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, provides an update on how Atlanta Braves pitcher Mike Soroka (Calgary, Alta.) is progressing from his twice-torn, right Achilles that has keep him out of major league action since August 3, 2020.
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The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame will announce its 2022 Jack Graney Award winner on Thursday.
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It was eight years ago today that the Toronto Blue Jays acquired Josh Donaldson from the Oakland A’s in exchange for Brett Lawrie (Langley, B.C.), Kendall Graveman, Sean Nolin and Franklin Baretto. We thought we’d resurrect this story written by editor-in-chief Bob Elliott when he visited the Oakland A’s camp in the spring of 2015 to ask Donaldson’s former teammates about the slugging third baseman.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Rob Thomson, the Jack Graney Award, Matt Brash, Mike Johnson, Vern Handrahan and Pete Ward.
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Columnist Mark Whicker takes a deeper look at Cody Bellinger, an intriguing left-handed hitting free agent that the Toronto Blue Jays have reportedly expressed interest in.
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A former Cy Young Award winner, two former winners of the Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award and several players who were part of World Series-winning teams are among a group of 14 new candidates appearing on the 2023 National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot that is being mailed this week to approximately 400 voting members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses the Tip O’Neill Award, Adam Macko, Ernie Whitt, Rob Thomson, Matt Stairs, Mike Soroka, Rowan Wick and John Gibbons.
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The Atlanta Braves agreed to a one-year, $2.8-million contract with Mike Soroka on Friday, to avoid arbitration with the Canadian right-hander.
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The Chicago Cubs and reliever Rowan Wick (North Vancouver, B.C.) have avoided arbitration and have agreed to a contract for 2023.
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Two Toronto Blue Jays stars and a 15-game winner with the Cleveland Guardians are the top candidates for the 2022 Tip O’Neill Award.
The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame presents this award annually to the player judged to have excelled in individual achievement and team contribution while adhering to baseball’s highest ideals.
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Houston Astros All-Star right-handed pitcher Justin Verlander has been named the 2022 American League Cy Young Award winner, as announced by the Baseball Writers Association of America tonight on MLB Network. Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah finished third in the voting.
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“Former Expo Ellis Valentine told Jeffrey Lenkov many years ago he would be a prime minister of Canada at some point.
It didn't turn out that way but that same Lenkov, a Montreal native, is representing one-time Expo Pete Rose in his latest bid to be reinstated by the commissioner's office and placed on the Cooperstown Hall of Fame eligibility list.”
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