Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott shares his memories of Hall of Famer and Pittsburgh Pirates World Series hero Bill Mazeroski.
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Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Allan Roth, Brett Lawrie, Jacob Robson, Clay Buchholz, Larry Doby and Jesse Jefferson.
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Tim Wallach and his son, Chad, who is a catcher, are enjoying their father/son time in Miami Marlins camp this spring.
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Canadian Baseball Network contributor Danny Gallagher says that Felipe Alou’s book is a must read.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott pays tribute to his long-time colleague and friend “Nico” Cafardo who passed away on Thursday at the age of 62.
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Former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League pitcher and Grande, Prairie, Alta., native Betty Carveth Dunn passed away on January 27 at the age of 93.
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Ian Lamplugh umpired his last MLB game almost two decades ago, but he still remembers spring training as the best time of the year for a professional umpire. Canada’s current record crop of nine professional baseball umpires agrees with him, but much has changed with the passage of time.
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The Montreal ownership group headed by Stephen Bronfman and Mitch Garber have decided on land in the Peel Basin located about 20 walking minutes southwest of downtown Montreal as the site for a proposed new ballpark, according to Jeremy Filosa, a reporter for Montreal radio station 98.5 FM.
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Former slugger Jason Bay (Trail, B.C.), versatile ex-pitcher Ryan Dempster (Sechelt, B.C.), esteemed coach Rob Thomson (Sarnia, Ont.) and long-time executive Gord Ash (Toronto, Ont.) will form the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2019 induction class. This quartet will be inducted into the Canadian ball shrine in a ceremony to take place on June 15 at the Hall of Fame grounds in St. Marys, Ont.
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Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Eric Gagne, Justin Morneau, Roy Halladay, Bob Emslie, Rich Harden and Ron Piche.
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Fifty years ago today when he gave a speech to members of the Canadian Club in Montreal, Charles Bronfman laid out the heart-break that almost resulted in the 1968 dissolution of Montreal's new Major League Baseball franchise in the National League.
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The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame will announce its 2019 induction class on Tuesday at 9 a.m. E.T.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher weighs on the decision by Roy Halladay’s family to have no logo on the cap on the late right-hander’s National Baseball Hall of Fame plaque.
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Former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Todd Stottlemyre shares his moving tribute to his father and ex-big league pitcher and pitching coach, Mel Stottlemyre, who passed away on January 13 at the age of 77.
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Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Rich Butler, Bob Emslie, Roy Halladay, Pete LaForest, Edgar Martinez, Mike Mussina and Larry Walker.
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Mike Soroka (Calgary, Alta.) is entering spring training a year older, a year wiser, and with a renewed conviction to strive for greatness. The Canadian right-hander, who won’t turn 22 until August, is already gearing up for his second major league spring training with the Atlanta Braves. Canadian Baseball Network contributor Jonathan Hodgson recently spoke with Soroka about the young righty’s journey to the big leagues and his expectations for the 2019 season.
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The National Baseball Hall of Fame officially announced the cap selection for the plaques of the 2019 inductees on Friday. Both Roy Halladay and Mike Mussina will be featured with no logo on their plaques.
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Legendary umpire and Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Jim McKean passed away early Thursday morning at the age of 73.
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The Philadelphia Phillies, including many of Roy Halladay’s former teammates, paid tribute to the former ace after the National Baseball Hall of Fame announcement on Tuesday.
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Maple Ridge, B.C., native Larry Walker’s support in the National Baseball Hall of Fame voting rose 20.5 per cent from last year to 54.6%, but he will still need 20.4% more support to be elected next year in his 10th and final year on the ballot.
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