Jay Blue, from Blue Jays from Away, examines what could happen if the Toronto Blue Jays are unable to land any of the free agent starting pitchers available.
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The Toronto Chapter of the BBWAA have announced their annual award winners highlighted by the selection of OF Lourdes Gurriel Jr., who earned both the Neil MacCarl Award as player of the year and the Most Improved Player Award. Also recognized were RHP Ken Giles, who earned the Pitcher of the Year, SS Bo Bichette as the Rookie of the Year, and 1B Justin Smoak as the John Cerutti Award recipient for displaying goodwill, cooperation and character.
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The concept of the Tampa Bay Rays splitting their home schedule between Florida and Montreal has been put on the backburner until at least 2028.
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PBF Redbirds and Junior National Team alum Mike Soroka (Calgary, Alta.) has been named the winner of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame’s Tip O’Neill Award for 2019.
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The Blue Jays announced on Monday night that they had tendered contracts to all of the players on their 40-man roster except for pitchers Derek Law and Jason Adam and backup catcher Luke Maile. They have also signed reliever Anthony Bass to a one-year contract.
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Abraham Toro (Longeuil, Que.) wins Randall Echlin award , other winners in 12th annual CBN honors to Jordan Balazovic (Mississauga, Ont.), Jamie Romak (London, Ont.) and Phillippe Aumont (Gatineau, Que.)
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Elisabeth Rositsan recently caught up with legendary Toronto Blue Jays play-by-play man Jerry Howarth who shared his story of how he got his start in baseball broadcasting.
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Canadian Phillippe Aumont (Gatineau, Que.) has signed a minor league deal with the Toronto Blue Jays that includes an invite to major league spring training.
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Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Larry Walker, Joey Votto, Rowan Wick, Alex Agostino, Tyler O’Neill and Walter Alston.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott reported on Friday that the Philadelphia Phillies have promoted area scout Alex Agostino (St-Bruno, Que.) to the position of cross checker covering from Canada all the way south to North Carolina.
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Canadians Owen Jansen and Lukas Barry are among the first four players that have been signed by the Thunder Bay Border Cats.
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Do the Toronto Blue Jays overpay and go for a big name in the free agent pitching market this winter or do they do maintain the status quo by going after smaller fish? Jay Blue, from Blue Jays from Away, tackles this question in his latest article.
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Canadian Joey Votto (Etobicoke, Ont.) has been named one of the 10 best players of the decade by MLB.com.
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Tim Raines headlines a crackerjack lineup of former Montreal Expos scheduled to appear at the annual Expos Fest gala in Montreal next March.
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Longtime Toronto Blue Jays beat writer and former Toronto Sun baseball columnist Ken Fidlin has been named the winner of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2019 Jack Graney Award.
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The late Jim Ridley (Milton, Ont.) was part of the fourth annual Milton Sports Hall of Fame ceremonies. He played pro, then joined the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Stratford Kraven Knits before scouting for the Blue Jays and the Minnesota Twins.
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Canadian left-hander Rob Zastryzny (Edmonton, Alta.) has signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles.
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The Toronto Blue Jays have signed reliever A.J. Cole to a minor league contract.
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The Toronto Blue Jays dealt reliever Justin Shafer to the Cincinnati Reds for cash considerations on Monday.
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University of Kentucky alum and Seattle Mariners’ 2017 first-round draft pick Evan White has signed a six-year, $24-million contract with the Mariners. The deal was negotiated by Canadian Blake Corosky of True Gravity Baseball.
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