Mark Whicker: Here come the Tigers on rivalry weekend, with Javy Baez coming back
“A rising tide lifts all boats, including the rusted careers which lie at the bottom of Lake Michigan.
Look at the lineup card of the Detroit Tigers this weekend at Rogers Centre -- rivalry weekend going back to 1987 -- and you’re likely to see Javier Baez playing centre field and hitting ninth.
That would have been inconceivable in 2016, when he helped drive the Cubs to a World Series title, or in 2018, when he led the National League with 111 RBIs and was second in MVP voting. It would be like Lady Gaga playing the Rodeway Inn lounge in Farmington Hills.”
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Shushkewich: Canadians, Blue Jays well-represented in new Bowman set
Four Canadian players make their Bowman cardboard debuts in a recently released product.
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BWDIK: Mother's Day, Naylor, O'Neill, Quantrill, Queen, Soroka, Tong
Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s Mother’s Day edition of his weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses his mom as well as Jonah Tong, Tyler O’Neill, Michael Soroka, Josh Naylor, Abraham Toro and Mel Queen.
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BWDIK: Brash, Naylor, Pivetta, Puhl, Smith, Soroka, Toro
Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Bo Naylor, Nick Pivetta, Cade Smith, Matt Brash, Abraham Toro, Michael Soroka and Terry Puhl.
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Toro called up by Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox have called up infielder Abraham Toro (Longueuil, Que.).
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Mariners activate Brash
The Seattle Mariners have activated right-hander Matt Brash (Kingston, Ont.). He has not pitched in the majors since undergoing Tommy John surgery last May.
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Mark Whicker: With “good vibes only,” Suarez becomes latest to belt four homers in MLB game
“Perhaps you’ve been preoccupied with the ghosting of Shedeur Sanders or the octagon that’s become the Montreal Canadiens’ bench area. Understandable, but Eugenio Suarez did something Saturday night that shouldn’t have been swept underneath our brains, but was.
He became only the 19th hitter in the history of Major League Baseball to hit four home runs in the same game.”
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Gallagher: Grudzielanek's two sons eligible for MLB draft
Two of former Montreal Expos infielder Mark Grudzielanek’s sons are eligible for the 2025 MLB draft.
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Canadian ball hall set to open for season on Thursday
The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame will open its doors for the season on Thursday.
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BWDIK: Guerrero Jr., Pivetta, Robson, Smith, Soroka, Upshaw, Whitt
Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Nick Pivetta, Cade Smith, Michael Soroka, Ernie Whitt, Nolan Ryan, Jacob Robson and Willie Upshaw.
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Kennedy: Brash nearing return to Mariners
Canadian Baseball Network writer Patrick Kennedy recently spoke with Seattle Mariners reliever Matt Brash (Kingston, Ont.), who is close to his return from the Tommy John Surgery he underwent last May.
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Gallagher: Expos Fest promises to be an excellent event
Former right-hander Ray Burris is a last-minute addition to a star-studded cast of former Expos coming to Laval, Quebec for the latest edition of Expos Fest on Saturday.
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Teeple: The lost art of the situational player
Former professional pitcher and founder of The GM’s Perspective blog, Devon Teeple, laments the loss of the situational player in baseball.
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Glew: 48 years ago, Jenkins threw the first shutout against the Blue Jays
It seems fitting that Fergie Jenkins, the greatest Canadian pitcher, was the first to toss a shutout against the Toronto Blue Jays in a regular season game. He did it 48 years ago today.
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BWDIK: Brash, Delgado, Hicks, Jenkins, Naylor, Pivetta, Pop
Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Liam Hicks, Josh Naylor, Nick Pivetta, Matt Brash, Fergie Jenkins and Carlos Delgado.
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Mark Whicker: It's early, but Padres’ Tatis, yesterday's footnote, in trophy contention
“Among the trophies Fernando Tatis Jr. was supposed to be cramming into his attic by now was not the one for Comeback of the Year.
Not long ago he was hitting baseballs out of sight, 42 of them in 2021. Then he disappeared, too. It doesn’t take long for today’s sensation to become tomorrow’s footnote. Tatis didn’t play in 2022, missed 21 games the next year and 60 games last year, thanks to a shoulder problem. Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge took over baseball’s marquee.
They are still there, but Tatis is again sending out drives that might knock their letters off, or maybe into a lower row.”
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Glew: Remembering Jackie Robinson's season in Montreal
On Jackie Robinson Day, we remember the courageous trailblazer that Jackie Robinson was and how his season with the Montreal Royals in 1946 before he broke Major League Baseball’s colour barrier was so important to him.
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Gallagher: Spinal-cord operation a setback for Cromartie
“Warren Cromartie is facing one of the greatest battles of his life.
The former Expos player and a great promoter of baseball's possible return to Montreal is in a wheelchair and partially paralyzed in the legs following spinal-cord surgery done in 2023, a procedure he kept private for a long time until just recently.”
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Meidroth becomes eighth former HarbourCat to play in big leagues
The Victoria HarbourCats are proud to announce that the Chicago White Sox have recalled infielder Chase Meidroth. He is the eighth former HarbourCat to play in the majors.
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BWDIK: Brash, Hicks, Pasquantino, Pivetta, Romano, Smith
Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Matt Brash, Nick Pivetta, Jordan Romano, Liam Hicks, Cade Smith, Pete Rose and Vinnie Pasquantino.
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