Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Josh Naylor, Joey Votto, Edouard Julien, James Paxton, Matt Brash and Tony Gwynn.
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The Cleveland Guardians have placed first baseman Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) on the 10-day injured list with an oblique strain.
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We answer your draft Frequently Asked Questions and look at our past record going back to 1995.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses the Naylors, Jordan Romano, Edouard Julien, Joey Votto, Scott Richmond and Scott Diamond.
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Each year, thousands of players across the high school and college ranks hope to hear their name called during the MLB Draft, and Avery Owusu-Asiedu, who was born in Saskatoon, Sask., was no different. The outfielder from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville was a day two selection, drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the ninth round with the 283rd pick in the draft and later signed for a $150,000 USD bonus. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich recently spoke with Owusu-Asiedu who has started playing for the Phillies’ Rookie Ball affiliate in the Florida Complex League.
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Canadian Baseball Network columnist Mark Whicker contends that you have to go back in time to find the only proper comparison to Shoehei Ohtani — that would be football legend 'Slingin' Sammy' Baugh.
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The Atlanta Braves have signed right-hander Rowan Wick (North Vancouver, B.C.) to a minor league contract.
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The Milwaukee Brewers called up infielder Abraham Toro (Longueuil, Que.) from the triple-A Nashville Sounds on Wednesday.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew shares some midweek Canadian baseball notes.
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When the Chatham-Kent Barnstormers of Ontario's Intercounty Baseball League appointed Dan Norman July 19 as their first manager for their expansion season of 2024, little did they know he was a rare hire.
Through research and conversations with league officials, Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher determined that Norman is only the second Black person to be named a manager of any IBL team in 60 years.
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In honour of Fred McGriff’s induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame today, we thought we would re-run this column about the former Blue Jays slugger that Bob Elliott wrote back in December.
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In honour of Scott Rolen’s induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame today, we thought we would re-run this column about the sure-handed third baseman and ex-Jay that Bob Elliott wrote back in 2010.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Joey Votto, Edouard Julien, Josh Naylor, James Paxton, Rowan Wick and Michael Soroka.
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“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.”
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Rob Ducey (Cambridge, Ont.) is headed to Cooperstown this weekend to celebrate the induction of two friends and ex-teammates.
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It’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
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Former Montreal Expos outfielder Dan Norman has been appointed manager of the new Chatham-Kent Barnstormers entry in Ontario's Intercounty Baseball League.
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Junior 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.
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“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.”
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Canadian 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.
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