Canadian slugger Josh Naylor signed a one-year, $10.9-million contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday to avoid arbitration.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Owen Caissie, Cade Smith, Cal Quantrill, Jeff Fassero, Doug Hudlin and Bob Oldis.
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Today would’ve been Toronto Blue Jays legendary and much-loved coach John Sullivan’s 84th birthday. We thought we would re-run this article that Bob Elliott wrote about Sullivan the day after Sullivan passed away in 2023.
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Gary Sutherland, who scored the first regular season run in Montreal Expos’ history, died on December 16 at the age of 80. Sutherland later scouted future Hall of Famers Tony Gwynn, Pedro Martinez and Mike Piazza.
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“Terry Francona measures his years by waking moments. No anesthesia? No problem..
He just got through a year without surgery. The fact that he wasn’t around baseball for that year doesn’t seem to have gotten through. At his first opportunity, Francona jumped back into the manager’s chair. He is the new boss of the Cincinnati Reds, an organization that needs to wake up.”
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When Roberto Clemente’s plane carrying relief supplies to Nicaragua crashed 52 years ago today, down with it went the hearts and spirits of the thousands – including many in Canada and Montreal – that Clemente managed to touch during his short life.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Josh Naylor, John Upham, Devon White, Russell Martin, Jason Bay and Kirk McCaskill.
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INF/OF Jared Young (Prince George, B.C.) signed with the New York Mets in early December. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich spoke to the slugger about his decision to head to the Big Apple.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew shares a (Steve) Christmas story and highlights some former major leaguers born on December 25.
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Gary Sutherland, an original Montreal Expo, died on December 16 at the age of 80. Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher remembers Sutherland.
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The Cleveland Guardians have traded Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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Former Toronto Blue Jays outfielder and Major League Baseball’s all-time stolen base king, Rickey Henderson, has died at the age of 65.
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Calgary Redbirds and Junior National Team alum Michael Soroka (Calgary, Alta.) has chosen to bet on himself with his recent one-year, $9-million deal with the Washington Nationals, writes Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories.
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Calgary Redbirds and Junior National Team alum Michael Soroka (Calgary, Alta.) has signed with the Washington Nationals.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew is attempting to document all of the transactions involving Canadians in the pro ranks this off-season.
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The New York Mets have signed INF/OF Jared Young (Prince George, B.C.) to a major league contract.
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Expos Fest sold out in record time, reports Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Nick Pivetta, Tyler O’Neill, Dave McKay, Justin Morneau and Tom Henke.
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“Stepping onto the mound at Kauffman Stadium, home of the Kansas City Royals, left-hander Erik Sabrowski doesn’t remember much from the moment that made him a Major League Baseball player with the Cleveland Guardians.
“Nothing can prepare you for the rush of jogging to the mound from a big league bullpen,” said Sabrowski, speaking to the Canadian Baseball Network. “I don’t remember much from what Vogt or Bo (Naylor) said to me in the moment but after I went through my warm-up pitches, I looked towards second base and saw Bobby Witt Jr. and stared down (Yuli) Gurriel in the batter’s box and just started to get to work.”
It’s a moment many baseball players dream of but only few get to experience. For Sabrowski (Edmonton, Alta.), it was a moment that was years in the making. “
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Fifteen years before Rickey was being Rickey in Toronto, Rico was being Rico.
Rico Carty, who died on November 23, was a great hitter but an equally great character. Read more about the slugger who insisted on playing with his wallet in his back pocket.
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