“In 1981, his first professional season in the New York Yankees’ organization, a 17-year-old Fred McGriff batted .148 and failed to homer in 29 games for their Rookie Ball Gulf Coast League (GCL) affiliate.
His manager in that campaign was Carlos Tosca, who wasn’t particularly worried about his teenage first baseman’s numbers.”
Read MoreRob Ducey (Cambridge, Ont.) is headed to Cooperstown this weekend to celebrate the induction of two friends and ex-teammates.
Read MoreIt’s safe to say that Kevin Aitcheson saw Fred McGriff belting moonshot home runs long before almost all of us did. The Stratford, Ont., native and former Toronto Blue Jays outfield prospect played with McGriff in Double-A in Knoxville in 1984, nearly three years before the 2023 National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee clubbed the first of his 493 major league homers
Read MoreFormer Montreal Expos outfielder Dan Norman has been appointed manager of the new Chatham-Kent Barnstormers entry in Ontario's Intercounty Baseball League.
Read MoreJunior National Team alum Nick Pivetta (Victoria, B.C.) set a Canadian major league record and a Boston Red Sox franchise record when he struck out 13 batters in relief on Monday.
Read More“Whenever something goes wrong in Dodgerland, the fan base lays it at the once-nimble feet of Dave Roberts, the manager.
This is not unusual in baseball or any other professional sport, of course. What is unusual is that Roberts catches so much flak in a place where things so seldom go wrong.”
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Joey Votto, James Paxton, Michael Soroka, Edouard Julien and Nick Bucci.
Read MoreBo Naylor and Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) made baseball history on Friday night when they homered in the same inning for the Cleveland Guardians to become the first Canadian brothers to go deep for the same major league team in the same inning.
Read MoreThe best two-way player in college baseball is honoured with the John Olerud award each year. Canadian Baseball Network columnist Mark Whicker suggests there might soon be a similar Shohei Ohtani award in Major League Baseball.
Read MoreElliott: 2023 Draft Blog Day II
Read MoreBob Elliott dedicates his annual MLB Draft Day blog to Adam Loewen (Surrey, B.C.) and his late wife, Lynda.
Read MoreA list of the top Canucks selected in the annual MLB draft since 1985.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Myles Naylor, Josh Naylor, Jim Ridley, Dave Stieb, Joey Votto, Edouard Julien and Matt Brash.
Read MoreSeven amateur players are among the guests scheduled to attend the opening night of Major League Baseball’s 2023 Draft on Sunday, July 9th at Lumen Field in Seattle.
Read MoreA new mural of former major league outfielder and legendary broadcaster Jack Graney was unveiled in his hometown of St. Thomas, Ont., last week.
Read MoreWith the 2023 MLB draft set to begin Sunday, Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew offers some fun facts and firsts about Canadians in previous drafts.
Read MoreJunior National Team alum James Paxton (Ladner, B.C.) has been named American League Pitcher of the Month for June after going 3-0 with a 1.74 ERA in five starts for the Boston Red Sox.
Read MoreBob Elliott reflects on this year’s Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony that took place in St. Marys, Ont., on June 17.
Read MoreToronto Blue Jays players Bo Bichette, Kevin Gausman, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and Whit Merrified have been named American League All-Star reserves.
Read MoreA young Fergie Jenkins (Chatham, Ont.) once contemplated a career in architecture, or as a hockey player, until a local teacher and scout named Gene Dziadura steered him towards baseball. Canadian Baseball Network writer Melissa Verge recently caught up with Jenkins to talk about his Hall of Fame career on the diamond.
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