Antonacci: Trailblazing Canadian ball hall inductee Noga was truly in league of her own
“Arleene Noga, a 2025 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, was a mild-mannered baseball lifer with one pet peeve – poor fundamentals.
The former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) star from Ogema, Sask., could not abide seeing players lollygag a throw or casually scoop a grounder.”
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BWDIK: Canadian Baseball HOF edition - Bautista, Hamilton, Jenkins, Orr, Snyder, Walker
Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s latest “But What Do I Know?” column is a special Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame induction day edition.
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Fitzpatrick: Snyder, Montreal politician who brought MLB to Canada, inducted into Canadian ball hall
“What Gerry Snyder meant to the city of Montreal cannot be overstated.
The beloved politician was a driving factor in bringing Major League Baseball to Canada, but also the 1976 Olympics, the first Montreal F1 Grand Prix in 1978, and he helped the Toronto Blue Jays find their training facility home in Dunedin Florida.
For his seemingly endless effort and passion for his community, he was named one of the first Queen’s Silver Jubilee Award recipients in 1978, and now, he’s received a posthumous induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. “
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Glew: New Canadian ball hall inductee Bédard employed elite curveball to rack up Ks
“To say Érik Bédard is a private person would be an understatement.
How private you ask?
Well, so private that he declined to attend his Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday in St. Marys, Ont. “
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Bautista, Bédard, Hamilton, Asay, Noga, Snyder to be inducted into Canadian ball hall on Saturday
Six new members will be inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in a ceremony in St. Marys, Ont., on Saturday.
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BWDIK: Brash, Clarke, Halladay, Naylor, Smith, Sullivan, Toro, Young
Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Denzel Clarke, Abraham Toro, Jared Young, Josh Naylor, Cade Smith, Roy Halladay and John Sullivan.
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Hazel Mae to emcee Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony
Sportsnet’s Hazel Mae will return as emcee of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame’s induction ceremony on June 7 in St. Marys, Ont.
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Guerrero Jr. to be presented with Tip O'Neill Award tonight
Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Montreal, Que.) will be presented with the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s 2024 Tip O’Neill Award in a ceremony prior to the Toronto Blue Jays game against the Oakland A’s at Rogers Centre on Friday, May 30.
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Betts: Kotsay looks at Denzel Clarke, his easy stride and thinks of Devon White
“Denzel Clarke pointed off into the distance while sitting in the dugout prior to the Blue Jays and Athletics opener of a four-game series in Toronto on Thursday night.
“Now I remember,” he says when asked about his earliest memory at Rogers Centre.”
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Young hits first homer as a Met after recent call-up
Okanagan Athletics alum Jared Young belted a two-run home run in the first inning to help the New York Mets to a 6-4 win over the Chicago White Sox at Citi Field on Tuesday.
It was the Prince George, B.C. native’s first home run with the Mets since his call-up on Saturday.
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Mark Whicker: Realignment would further fuel MLB rivalries
Canadian Baseball Network columnist Mark Whicker offers a realignment plan that would build on the recent success of Major League Baseball’s “Rivalry Weekend.”
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BWDIK: Clarke, Hicks, Jenkins, Kinsella, Quantrill, Soroko, Toro
Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Cal Quantrill, Liam Hicks, Denzel Clarke, Abraham Toro, Michael Soroka, Fergie Jenkins and W.P. Kinsella.
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Kennedy: Why doesn’t Tommy John have a plaque in Cooperstown?
He recorded 288 major league wins and was the first to undergo a revolutionary surgery that bears his name, so why hasn’t Tommy John been elected to Cooperstown? It’s a good question. Canadian Baseball Network writer Patrick Kennedy recently spoke with the legendary left-hander who just turned 82.
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Athletics to call up Clarke
The Oakland A’s are set to call up Toronto Mets and Junior National Team grad Denzel Clarke (Pickering, Ont.).
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Yankees deal Zastryzny back to Brewers
The New York Yankees traded left-hander Rob Zastryzny (Edmonton, Alta.) back to the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.
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BWDIK: Brash, Jaschinski, Naylor, O’Halloran, Robinson, Romano, Waghorn
Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Steven Jaschinski, Bo Naylor, Jordan Romano, Matt Brash, Greg O’Halloran and Brooks Robinson.
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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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