The Boston Red Sox have placed outfielder Tyler O’Neill (Maple Ridge, B.C.) on the 10-day injured with a leg infection.
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“The most fascinating matchup in baseball is, unfortunately, a board game. And, since the cards and dice can’t be measured for motivation, it isn’t even that.
If the 1919 White Sox played the 2024 White Sox, who would win?
This series would have it all. Call it Eight Men Out vs. Thirty-Nine-And-A-Half Games Out. The Black Sox against the Bleak Sox. And it would have the potential for legitimate mayhem that only Chicago can provide.”
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Joey Votto, James Paxton, Nick Pivetta, Charles Leblanc, Zach Pop and Dave Winfield.
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Boston Red Sox slugger Tyler O’Neill (Maple Ridge, B.C.) has been named American League Player of the Week.
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Denny Lemaster, who pitched in 13 games in relief for the Expos in 1972 to finish his career, has died in Monroe, Georgia at the age of 85. Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallager remembers the former Expo.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Tyler O’Neill, Joey Votto, Cade Smith, Joey Siddall and Tom Cheek.
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The Boston Red Sox have acquired left-handed pitcher James Paxton (Ladner, B.C.) from the Los Angeles Dodgers, in exchange for minor league infielder Moises Bolivar.
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The Oakland A’s have signed 20 of the 21 players they selected in this year’s MLB draft, including Canadians Josiah Romeo (Caledon, Ont.) and Ryan Magdic (Beamsville, Ont.).
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In honour of the San Diego Padres' second no-hitter in franchise history -- Dylan Cease against the Washington Nationals on Thursday night — we dug up this story by Bob Elliott about former Blue Jays' draft pick, Joe Musgrove, who threw the first.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott remembers his late friend and recipient of the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2024 BBWAA Excellence Award Gerry Fraley, who was honoured posthumously this past weekend in Cooperstown.
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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 Hall of Fame inductee and longtime big league slugger Matt Stairs (Fredericton, N.B.) was back in Okotoks, Alta., this weekend as a celebrity guest at the Western Canadian Baseball League All-Star Game at Seaman Stadium. It was his third straight year of sharing his hitting wisdom at and before the event. Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew caught up with him for a one-on-one interview.
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The Philadelphia Phillies have signed outfielder Dante Nori (Toronto, Ont.) who they selected 27th overall in the first round of the 2024 MLB Draft.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers have designated left-hander James Paxton (Ladner, B.C.) for assignment.
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“Popcorn flew around Josée Tellier at Olympic Stadium like a snow shower in May.
It was launched back and forth by her restless fourth grade classmates who weren’t paying attention to the Montreal Expos on the field below.
But Tellier was. She had a deep passion for the game even then, a passion that is still evident 38 years later in the way she talks about the game and in her career choice. Baseball is her love, and art is her outlet. She’s been creating baseball art pieces out of her home in Montreal since 2019.
In fact, it’s creating that art that saved her three years ago — specifically, a Yogi Berra baseball card.”
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Fergie Jenkins, Michael Soroka, Bob Elliott, Joey Votto, Abraham Toro and Carlos Delgado.
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Longtime Montreal Expos scout and former minor league manager Pat Daugherty passed away on Thursday at the age of 89. Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher remembers him.
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Travis Bazzana, the top pick in this year’s MLB draft, and his Oregon State Beavers teammates spent 10 days training at the Seaman Stadium Complex in Okotoks, Alta. last fall. Ian Wilson, from Alberta Dugout Stories, wrote about it.
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Two more Thunderbirds have earned their opportunity to go pro, as UBC ace Sean Heppner and fireballer Vicarte Domingo have both been selected in the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft. Heppner was taken in the 12th round, 355th overall, by the Cleveland Guardians. Domingo was chosen in the 19th round, 570th overall, by the San Diego Padres. The two pitchers are the 32nd and 33rd players in program history drafted to or signed by an MLB team.
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Purdue catcher Connor Caskenette (Duncan, B.C.) was drafted by the Miami Marlins on Tuesday.
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