Cleveland Guardians slugger Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) will be presented with the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2023 Tip O’Neill Award today at Rogers Centre.
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“For over 14 years, Russell Martin (Montreal, Que.) was on the biggest stage in professional baseball, appearing in front of hundreds of thousands of fans every time he stepped onto the field.
Today, the former Toronto Blue Jays backstop took on another stage, one that saw him earn one of the highest honours for a Canadian baseball player in the smalltown of St. Marys, Ont.
Martin was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame as part of their 2024 class, joining a prestigious group of individuals who had a positive impact on Canadian baseball. Splitting his time between the Blue Jays, Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, and New York Yankees from 2006 to 2019, he retired as one of the top catchers from north of the border.”
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s “But What Do I Know?” column is a Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame induction day/Father’s Day edition.
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Six new members will be inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in a ceremony on the Hall of Fame grounds on Saturday. Former Toronto Blue Jays all-stars Russell Martin (East York, Ont.) and Jimmy Key will be inducted alongside national team infielder and trailblazing coach Ashley Stephenson (Mississauga, Ont.) and national team pitching legend Rod Heisler (Moose Jaw, Sask.). Onetime Blue Jays president and CEO Paul Godfrey, who played a significant role in bringing Major League Baseball to Toronto, and longtime Toronto Leaside baseball executive Howard Birnie will also be honoured.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s latest “But What Do I Know?” discusses Tyler O’Neill, Cal Quantrill, James Paxton, Cade Smith and Bill Atkinson.
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The Boston Red Sox have reinstated Tyler O’Neill (Maple Ridge, B.C.) from the 10-day injured list.
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“OBA is saddened by news of the passing of former Chicago Cub and long-time Windsor area coach and 2021 OBA Hall of Fame inductee, John Upham.
The Windsor, Ont., native was 83.”
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“Way back in 1999-2000, Jose Bautista was a two-way man for coach Jeff Johnson’s Chipola College Indians.
Bautista filled the gaps with line drives, showed light-tower power to left and if needed would be used as a closer in the Florida state JUCO championships ... hitting 96 MPH.
And now all these home runs later, all these teams later (eight ... but he is really only associated with one) and all these years later, he is still a two-way man.”
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Edouard Julien (Quebec, Que.) has been sent down to the triple-A St. Paul Saints by the Minnesota Twins.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Abraham Toro, Cal Quantrill, Nick Pivetta, Cade Smith and Josh Naylor.
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The Boston Red Sox have placed Tyler O’Neill (Maple Ridge, B.C.) on the 10-day injured list with right knee inflammation.
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Former Montreal Expos outfielder Tony Scott died on May 26 at the age of 72.
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“The Pacific-12 Conference walked off the scene Saturday.
Tommy Splane, a .237 hitter, stroked the base hit that scored Emilio Correa in the bottom of the ninth, and Arizona wiped out a three-run deficit to beat USC, 4-3, at Scottsdale Stadium.
It was the final baseball game in Pac-12 history. In fact, it was the final sporting event in Pac-12 history. Arizona will go on to play host to a regional this weekend, but USC, which built the most durable dynasty in the history of the league, didn’t make the field.”
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Nick Pivetta, Abraham Toro, Cade Smith, Cal Quantrill and Jason Bay Field.
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The Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame will celebrate its 39th annual induction on Aug. 17, 2024 in Battleford, Sask. Heading the class of 2024 are former major leaguers Andrew Albers (North Battleford, Sask.) and Dustin Molleken (Regina, Sask).
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John Upham, who rose from the Windsor, Ont., minor ball ranks to become a two-way player with the Chicago Cubs, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 83.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses James Paxton, Cal Quantrill, Michael Soroka, Justin Morneau and Abraham Toro.
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“Like most players who leave Anaheim, Shohei Ohtani has thrived.
Thriving is not something that’s automatic after you’ve already won two MVP awards, because the threshold of thriving is already at 30,000 feet. Yet Ohtani, as a Dodger, is hitting .364 with a .676 slugging percentage, a 1.108 OPS, a 211 OPS-plus (compared with the league average), 12 home runs, 16 doubles, and 63 hits, as of Wednesday night. The averages are all career highs, and the batting average is 60 points better than his previous high, set last season in his farewell to Orange County.”
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column includes a tribute to his mom. It also discusses Cal Quantrill, Zach Pop, Tyler Black and Felipe Alou.
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