Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses his mom, Fergie Jenkins, Liam Hicks, Otto Lopez, Paul Beeston, Bobby Cox and Josh Naylor.
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Allan Simpson (Kelowna, B.C.), who founded Baseball America in his garage, has named one of SABR’s 2026 Henry Chadwick Award winners.
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“The 1975 Atlanta Braves had Phil Niekro, Dusty Baker and Tom House.
Darrell Evans was their top home run hitter, with 22. They also went 67-94 and drew 534,672 fans. More than once, the team would trail by eight runs after three innings, and Skip Caray, the play-by-play man, would intone, “Ladies and gentlemen, if you promise to keep patronizing our advertisers, you have my permission to watch something else.”
When the Braves went up for sale, mental health professionals watched closely to see who would be interested. Ted Turner was. It figured. “
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Junior National Team and Ontario Blue Jays alum Jordan Romano (Markham, Ont.) has signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies.
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Toronto Blue Jays reliever Louis Varland has been voted American League Reliever of the Month for March/April.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Liam Hicks, Otto Lopez, Tyler Black, Fergie Jenkins, Ryan Dempster and Edouard Julien.
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The Seattle Mariners have placed reliever Matt Brash (Kingston, Ont.) on the 15-day injured list with right lat inflammation.
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The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in St. Marys, Ont., is opening for the season today.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher was at Expos Fest on the weekend.
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The Philadelphia Phillies have fired manager Rob Thomson (Corunna, Ont.).
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Mark Whicker highlights some of MLB’s leading developments in April, a month he deems baseball’s least meaningful month.
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Reliever Jordan Romano (Markham, Ont.) has been designated for assignment by the Los Angeles Angels.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Liam Hicks, Michael Soroka, Erik Sabrowski, Cade Smith, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bob Emslie.
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Cleveland Guardians closer Cade Smith (Abbotsford, B.C.) has 23 big league saves on his resume, but Friday night’s save represented his first in Canada against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.
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“Erik Sabrowski has been on plenty of flights, pitched in a lot of ballparks and explored a slew of major cities over parts of three big league seasons.
But this Thursday’s travel schedule was special.
When Cleveland’s plane touched down in Toronto for their three-game series at Rogers Centre, it was the first time the Guardians left-hander had been to the city. “
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When Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Michael Soroka (Calgary, Alta.) registered a win against the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday, it represented the 60th win by a Canadian pitcher versus the Blue Jays. Canadian Baseball Network contributor Neil Munro has a summary.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Michael Soroka, Cal Quantrill, Nick Pivetta, Josh Naylor, Liam Hicks and Otto Lopez.
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Former major leaguer and longtime umpire Ossie Chavarria has been elected to the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame.
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The Texas Rangers have called up veteran right-hander Cal Quantrill (Port Hope, Ont.).
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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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