Cincinnati Reds legendary executive Rob Butcher, who retired this spring after 27 years of service in the Reds' media relations department and Frank Labombarda, of the Elias Sports Bureau, compiled some stats on why Joey Votto belongs in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown N.Y.
Read MoreSix-time National League All-Star and all-time Canadian great Joey Votto (Etobicoke, Ont.) has announced his retirement.
Read MoreFormer Montreal Expos reliever Elroy Face is 96 and still in good health. Danny Gallagher, of the Canadian Baseball Network, recently spoke with the oldest living former Expo.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew's weekly "But What Do I Know?" column discusses Tyler O'Neill, Cade Smith, Nick Pivetta, Cal Quantrill, Edouard Julien and Tom Henke.
Read More"Whether you're watching a game at Doubleday Field in the broiling afternoon sun, or perusing the endless line of merchandise in theme shops, or simply walking the empty streets in the coolness of dawn, Cooperstown is a fulfilling wonderland of nostalgia for any die-hard hardball fan."
Read MoreLarry Walker (Maple Ridge, B.C.) made his MLB debut with the Montreal Expos 35 years ago today.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew provides some mid-week news about Canadian big leaguers James Paxton, Tyler Black and Josh Naylor.
Read More“The San Diego Padres roll through life with a truckload of talent.
Behind them are 29 other ballclubs, hoping to gather what falls off.
You’ve noticed Xavier Edwards, the Marlins’ shortstop who has already hit for the cycle. He’s a Padre alum. So are Trea Turner, Emmanuel Clase, Anthony Rizzo, Max Fried, Josh Naylor, C.J. Abrams, MacKenzie Gore and David Bednar.
There’s another reason to follow the Padres on their path. They appear destined for the playoffs and maybe even the National League West title. In recent years, the teams that get hotter as the days get shorter are the ones to watch in the postseason. San Diego’s win over Pittsburgh Tuesday night was its 31st in its past 44 games. It is tied with Arizona, three and a half games behind the Dodgers in a microwaving division race.
And, with each victory, the Padres make sure that rookie outfielder Jackson Merrill is tied down and tightly secured. Despite the gyrations of general manager A.J. Preller, Merrill is not going anywhere. At least not until October.”
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Cade Smith, James Paxton, Nick Pivetta, Tyler O’Neill, Josh Naylor and George Bell.
Read MoreThe Boston Red Sox have placed outfielder Tyler O’Neill (Maple Ridge, B.C.) on the 10-day injured with a leg infection.
Read More“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.”
Read MoreCanadian 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.
Read MoreBoston Red Sox slugger Tyler O’Neill (Maple Ridge, B.C.) has been named American League Player of the Week.
Read MoreDenny 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.
Read MoreCanadian 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreThe 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.).
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreCanadian 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.
Read MoreWe answer your draft Frequently Asked Questions and look at our past record going back to 1995.
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