Canadian Baseball Network contributor J.P. Antonacci has written a profile about new Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame inductee Alan Waffle, the longtime leader, fundraiser and president of the Royal York Baseball League.
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Jay Blue, from Blue Jays from Away, shares that the Toronto Blue Jays lost right-handed pitching prospect Dany Jimenez to the San Francisco Giants in the Rule 5 Draft.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Lucas Casaletto suggests that the Pittsburgh Pirates would make good trade partners with the Toronto Blue Jays.
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Brent Lavallee (North Delta, B.C.) is leaving his position as head coach at LSU Shreveport to manage in the Toronto Blue Jays organization.
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The Toronto Blue Jays have signed veteran right-hander Tanner Roark to a two-year contract worth a reported $24 million. Jay Blue, from Blue Jays from Away, weighs in on the signing.
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“Ken Harrelson, who became a Chicago icon while calling White Sox games for 34 of his 43 years behind the mic, has been selected as the 2020 recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award, presented annually for excellence in broadcasting by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.”
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LHP Ryan Johnson (Winnipeg, Man.) heads the Canadian Baseball Network’s 2019 all-Canadian college team and has also been voted CBN’s Canadian college Player of the Year.
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Jay Blue, from Blue Jays from Away, reports that the Toronto Blue Jays have signed pitcher James Dykstra.
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Northeast Baseball 15U Pirates RHP/SS Matthew Grabmann impressed both in the field and on the mound at Tournament 12 this year. The 16-year-old Maritimer says he has been inspired by fellow Cole Harbour, N.S., native and T12 alum Jake Sanford, who was selected by the New York Yankees in the third round of the MLB draft in June.
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“Nick Cafardo, who informed and entertained New England’s passionate baseball fan base for more than 35 years up to the last day of his life, was elected the 2020 winner of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.”
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Ontario Blue Jays alum and Eastern Kentucky University outfielder Nick Howie (Oakville, Ont.) is one of six individuals to receive the prestigious Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Scholar-Athlete Award for 2019-20.
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It was 35 years ago today that Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee and then Montreal Expos general manager Murray Cook (Sackville, B.C.) traded fan favourite Gary Carter to the New York Mets.
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Earlier this year, Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott caught up with former St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa to talk about Larry Walker. The Hall of Fame skipper called Walker “the best of his generation.”
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Pioneer labour leader Marvin Miller and eight-time All-Star catcher Ted Simmons have been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Modern Baseball Era Committee.
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Devon Teeple, of The GM’s Perspective, reports that River City Rascals slugger Braxton Martinez has signed with the Los Angeles Angels.
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Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” article discusses Larry Walker, Russell Martin, Mike Soroka, Dave Van Horne and Tony Fernandez.
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The Okotoks Dawgs have hired Tyler Milton to be the head coach of their 13U program.
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Tracy Ringolsby, of Inside the Seams, offers nine reasons why Canadian slugger Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, B.C.) should be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame this year, in his final year on the baseball writers’ ballot.
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Earlier this year, Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott caught up with former all-star third baseman Scott Rolen to talk about Larry Walker. Rolen, who was teammates with Walker on the St. Louis Cardinals in 2004 and 2005, called the Canadian slugger “the most dominant player I ever played with.”
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher weighs on who he thinks should be candidates to be inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2020.
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