Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher talked to an old friend of newly elected Hall of Famer Lee Smith and also discusses the 6-foot-6 closer’s final major league season with the Montreal Expos.
Read MoreAdd Super Bowl champion Luke Willson to the list of distinguished guests who will attend the Baseball Canada National Team Awards Banquet and Fundraiser on January 12, 2019 at the Toronto Marriott City Centre Hotel.
Read MoreTracy Ringolsby, from Inside the Seams, writes that Maple Ridge, B.C., native Larry Walker and Todd Helton were also Hall of Fame worthy hitters away from Coors Field.
Read MoreKevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Jim Adduci, Tyler O’Neill, Jordan Romano, Rowan Wick, Fergie Jenkins, Tim Harkness and Larry Walker.
Read MoreThe Great Lake Canadians announced their 2018 award winners at their first annual banquet held in Dorchester, Ont., on Friday night.
Read MoreMackenzie Longpre, from Blue Jays from Away, writes that the Toronto Blue Jays’ signing of major league veteran Eric Sogard to a minor league contract on Friday is a depth move for the club.
Read MoreAfter a long and successful career in professional sports, former Toronto Blue Jays trainer Ken Carson will retire after the 2019 season.
Read MoreThe Toronto Blue Jays and free agent infielder Eric Sogard have come to terms on a minor league deal that comes with an invite to big league camp next spring. Canadian Baseball Network writer Andrew Hendriks has the details.
Read MoreTracy Ringolsby, from Inside the Seams, shares his National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot and provides 18 reasons why Maple Ridge, B.C., native Larry Walker is worthy of a plaque in Cooperstown.
Read MoreThe 2018 World Series Champion Boston Red Sox have signed independent American Association Kansas City T-Bones outfielder and second baseman, Keith Curcio.
Read MoreIn case you missed it, here is the story that Canadian Baseball Network contributor Jim Cowan wrote in November about the City of Dunedin, Fla., approving schematic designs for the Toronto Blue Jays new spring training facilities.
Read MoreMiLB.com released its list of Toronto Blue Jays organization all-stars on Wednesday. Jay Blue, from Blue Jays from Away, shares the selections and compares them to his choices from earlier in the fall.
Read MoreThe Thunder Bay Border Cats have been purchased by Grand Slam Sports & Entertainment Inc. The new ownership group consists of 20-plus local owners, who have invested to keep the Northwood League Border Cats in Thunder Bay.
Read MoreThe World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) announced on Wednesday the competing nations that will participate in the international federation’s flagship event, WBSC Premier12, from November 2 to 17, 2019 with Canada (No. 10) among the 12 countries listed.
Read MoreSome critics note that Maple Ridge, B.C., native Larry Walker “only” had 2,160 career major league hits, but as Tracy Ringolsby, from Inside the Seams, points out that’s more hits than 51 players already in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Read MoreA mainstay on the Women’s National Team since 2006, Nicole Luchanski is retiring from the sport she has poured her heart-and-soul into since she was a young girl in her hometown of Edmonton.
Read MoreLangley Blaze and Canadian Junior National Team alum Tyler O’Neill (Maple Ridge, B.C.) has been named the St. Louis Cardinals Minor League Player of the Year.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher writes that Ladner, B.C., native James Paxton’s excellent 2018 season has put the left-hander in the mix for a number of year-end honours.
Read MoreThe Texas Rangers believe that Markham, Ont., native and former Team Italy right-hander Jordan Romano, whom they recently acquired, can help their bullpen in 2019. Roberto Angotti, from Federazione Italiana Baseball Softball, has the story.
Read MoreTracy Ringolsby, from Inside the Seams, writes that whether it is the eye tests, old-time stats or more refined statistical analysis, Maple Ridge, B.C., native Larry Walker checks in among the elite right fielders in the history of the game.
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