After an outstanding rookie season in 2024, right-hander Cade Smith (Abbotsford, B.C.) has been superb again out of the bullpen for the Cleveland Guardians in 2025, writes the Canadian Baseball Network’s Tyson Shushkewich.
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The death of former big league centre fielder Chet Lemon hit Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew particularly hard.
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“The Boston sports fan in your life needs to know something.
Rafael Devers is not Mookie Betts, and the trade that sent Devers to San Francisco on Sunday is not the Titanic-caliber trade that sent Betts to the Dodgers.
Yes, the fear and loathing are real and understandable. Brad Marchand, supposedly a Bruin for life, got away to Florida and is not only on the bus that is tracking down a second straight Stanley Cup, but driving it. Aaron Nesmith, a drop-in for the Celtics whenever their key players needed a breather, is a priority scorer and defender for the Indiana Pacers as they battle Oklahoma City in the NBA Final”
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Toronto Mets and Junior National Team alum Denzel Clarke (Pickering, Ont.) has won the MLB’s Electric Play of the Week for the third consecutive week. He is the first player to win the award in three consecutive weeks.
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Ron Taylor, a two-time World Series-winning pitcher from Toronto who later became the Blue Jays doctor, died on Monday at the age of 87 after a lengthy illness.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses his father, Denzel Clarke, Abraham Toro, Josh Naylor, Matt Brash and Fergie Jenkins.
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“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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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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“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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“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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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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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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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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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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“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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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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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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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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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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