Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Micah Ashman, Fergie Jenkins, Joey Votto, Buck Martinez, Dave McKay and Érik Bédard.
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“The last time Devon White was in Toronto for the World Series, he was loping gracefully across centre field, pulling fly balls out of the air with a seemingly effortless ease.
The Blue Jays fan favourite known as “Devo” didn’t make it to the outfield this past October, stopping at the pitcher’s mound to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 6 between his alma mater and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
“First and foremost, I was just hoping I didn’t bounce it,” White said with a smile during a press conference on Feb. 5 unveiling the Jamaican-born Gold Glover as a 2026 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee. “
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Canadian Baseball Network columnist Mark Whicker remembers former Detroit Tigers ace left-hander Mickey Lolich who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 85.
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When Bill Stoneman was plucked by the Expos in the 1968 expansion draft from the Chicago Cubs, he needed to look at a map at his California home to find Montreal's location in North America.
"I didn't know where Montreal was,'' he said on a conference call today, recognizing his election into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.
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There’s a good chance Paul Runge will see relatives he hasn’t seen in decades when he is inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in St. Marys, Ont., on June 20. The 85-year-old former National League umpire was born in St. Catharines, Ont., and lived there until he was six or seven.
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The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s class of 2026 will consist of six new inductees.
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The Seattle Mariners have promoted Louis Boyd (North Vancouver, B.C.) to the position of assistant director, baseball operations. Meanwhile, Luke Carlin (Hull, Que.) has been named the team’s field coordinator.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Adam Hall, Trei Cruz, Fred Freeman, Justin King, Gavin Logan, Vince Barton and Ted Bowsfield.
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Former Okotoks Dawgs left-hander Justin King (Lloydminster, Alta.) has received an invite to Miami Marlins’ big league spring training.
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Ontario Terriers and Junior National Team alum Cal Quantrill (Port Hope, Ont.) has signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers.
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The Minnesota Twins have traded Edouard Julien (Quebec, Que.) to the Colorado Rockies.
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Toronto Mets and Junior National Team alum Andy Yerzy (North York, Ont.) have been invited to St. Louis Cardinals’ big league camp this spring.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Larry Walker, Dasan Brown, Denzel Clarke, Justin Morneau, Carlos Delgado and Matt Stairs.
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“You’re forgiven for being surprised when Carlos Beltran was elected to the Hall of Fame on Tuesday.
He piled up 2,725 hits during his 20 years, and hit 435 home runs, too. Seven times he scored 100 runs, and eight times he drove in 100. He won four Gold Gloves and was a prolific and high-percentage base-stealer.
But he led his league in nothing, except his 162-game perfect attendance year in 2002, and he was a Top-5 MVP vote-getter only twice. He was a compiler, sneaking up on those numbers, and that’s perfectly fine. A more complimentary term would be “grinder.” At the very least he was one of the better centre fielders of the last 30 years. Andruw Jones, a lesser one, also got elected. “
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“Heading into the 2024-25 offseason, catcher Liam Hicks (Toronto, Ont.) knew that a change of scenery could be on the horizon.
The former Toronto Mets and Arkansas State University backstop started the 2024 season with the Texas Rangers, playing alongside Mitch Bratt (Newmarket, Ont.) in double-A Frisco, but finished the campaign with the Detroit Tigers. Hicks and right-hander Tyler Owens were dealt at the trade deadline to the AL Central squad, with veteran backstop Carson Kelly heading to Texas in return. “
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Russell Martin, Liam Hicks, Andrew Albers, Tim Raines, Brett Lawrie and Mike Timlin.
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Michael Saunders has moved back to Victoria, B.C. and he recently announced that he’ll host four baseball camps there this summer as part of his new business called “Saundo Athletics.”
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The results of the 2026 Baseball Writers’ Association of America’s National Baseball Hall of Fame election will be exclusively announced on MLB Network on Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 6 p.m. E.T.
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“Those GoFundMe pages really work.
The destitute Pittsburgh Pirates kept reaching underneath sofa cushions until they found $29 million to give Ryan O’Hearn, over two years. O’Hearn is 32, has 84 home runs and is a lifetime .252 hitter. Then they traded for Brandon Lowe, who was a reliable infielder at Tampa Bay and will cost them $11.5 million in the last year of his deal. Lowe had 31 home runs last year and has a lifetime OPS of .807. Hey, it’s not Clemente and Stargell, but it’s an investment. It is hoped that owner Bob Nutting still has S&H Green Stamps left. “
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“It seemed fitting for James Paxton to be inducted onto Baseball Canada’s Wall of Excellence at an awards banquet held at the Rogers Centre on Saturday night.
After all, it was in that building 2,804 days earlier that he made history when he tossed a no-hitter for the Seattle Mariners against the Toronto Blue Jays to become the only Canadian to throw a major league no-hitter in a Canadian ballpark.
It also seemed fitting that it was at the Rogers Centre that the Ladner, B.C., native confirmed that he’s coming out of retirement to pitch for Canada at the World Baseball Classic in March.”
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