On Remembrance Day, the Canadian Baseball Network remembers Penetanguishene, Ont., native Phil Marchildon who was both an ace big league pitcher and a Second World War hero.
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Taylor Green (Comox, B.C.) has been promoted to the position of special assistant of scouting and international player development by the Milwaukee Brewers.
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The Cincinnati Reds have declined Joey Votto’s $20-million option for the 2024, a move that ends the slugger’s 17-year season tenure with the club.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Josh Naylor, Justin Morneau, Paul Quantrill and Jared Young.
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Canadian Baseball Network columnist Mark Whicker remembers legendary slugger Frank Howard who passed away on Monday at the age of 87.
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Bert Roberge is counting his blessings. A decision by the Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine to cut off lanes for candlepin bowlers may have saved the life of the former Expos pitcher, one of the city's most familiar sons, during a shooting rampage Oct. 25. Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher has the story.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Dave McKay, Fergie Jenkins, Justin Morneau, Matthew Perry, Terry Puhl and Jesse Barfield.
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Montreal Expos legendary broadcaster Jacquet Doucet and Toronto Blue Jays longtime play-by-play commentator Dan Shulman have been named finalists for the 2024 Ford C. Frick Award. Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew takes a look at their respective resumes.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew examines the Canadian connections on the Arizona Diamondbacks and Texas Rangers who will face off in the World Series beginning on Friday.
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Canadians Jacques Doucet (Montreal, Que.) and Dan Shulman (Thornhill, Ont.) are among the 10 finalists for the 2024 National Baseball Hall of Fame Ford C. Frick Award.
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“It was a simple picture.
Three lifelong baseball men.
We were going to slap a cutline (the words which appear underneath each picture to identify who is in the picture ... from left to right) on it and post it on the Canadian Baseball Network website.
But we looked at again.
And again.
These three iconic British Columbia boys should not be dispatched with a simple cutline.”
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Former Montreal Expos pitcher Tom Walker has passed away at the age of 74. Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher writes about the former Expos right-hander.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Rob Thomson, Edouard Julien, Joey Votto, Larry Walker and Dave Shury.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Dave McKay, Rob Thomson, Edouard Julien, Owen Caissie and Al Widmar.
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It will be a battle of two Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductees in the National League Championship Series. Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew looks at the remaining Canadian connections in the post-season.
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Two Canadians - infielder Edouard Julien and right-hander Jordan Balazovic - made their major league debuts with the Minnesota Twins this season. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich takes a look at how they performed.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Joey Votto, Dave McKay, Edouard Julien, Matt Hague, Rowan Wick and Bobby Doerr.
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Former Montreal Expos pitcher Jim Poole has passed away at the age of 57.
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An investigative report called “The Astros’ Edge” recently ran on PBS’s Frontline that delved into the Houston Astros’ electronic sign-stealing scandal of 2017. But that was six years ago, writes Canadian Baseball Network columnist Mark Whicker, and the Astros are still winning.
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With the Toronto Blue Jays eliminated, who is now Canada’s team in this year’s MLB post-season? Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew researched this question and offers an answer.
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