The Chicago Cubs have placed RHP Rowan Wick (North Vancouver, B.C.) on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to September 17) with a left oblique strain.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott pays tribute to beloved former Montreal Expos scout and executive Gary Hughes who passed away on Saturday at the age of 79.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Joey Votto, Tyler O’Neill, James Paxton, Jason Bay, Roy Halladay, Paul Hodgson, Jordan Romano, Willie Upshaw and John Gibbons.
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Elliott: R. I. P. Don Welke, former Jays scout who played a large role in Dave Stieb, Pat Hentgen and John Olerud coming to Toronto.
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The Canada Games Council and the 2021 Canada Games Host Society have made the decision to postpone the 2021 Niagara Canada Summer Games to 2022 due to continued public health concerns relating to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Baseball Canada is fully supportive of this difficult decision and understands the impact this decision has on other events, athletes, coaches and provincial programs.
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The Toronto Blue Jays have called up right-hander T.J. Zeuch and activated Wilmer Font as part of a series of roster moves on Thursday.
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Chicago Dogs outfielder Michael Crouse (New Westminster, B.C.) has been named the American Association’s co-defensive player of the year, along with Brett Vertigan of the Milwaukee Milkman.
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The Brantford Red Sox Alumni Association have announced that they will hold a Home Run for Hospice Game on Saturday, October 3 at Arnold Anderson Stadium. The game will feature Brantford Red Sox alumni from multiple generations and all funds generated from ticket sales will go to directly support the Stedman Community Hospice.
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New York Yankees veteran backup catcher Erik Kratz has become a second father to some of the younger members of his club’s pitching staff. He is also batting .321 (9-for-28) for the Bronx Bombers this season. Here’s a feature article that Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott wrote about Kratz that was initially published on October 11, 2018.
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“Even though it is a shortened season, some COBA Major Baseball League history was still made on Sunday night in Oakville. Former Anaheim Angels farmhand and Erindale Cardinals slugger Geoff Cullen clubbed his 200th career home run in the COBA Major Baseball League.”
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Looking to rebound from a game in which their pitching staff allowed the fourth-highest total of runs (20) in franchise history, the Toronto Blue Jays made a series of roster moves on Wednesday.
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Former Montreal Expos outfielder Tim Raines and his family had theirr orientataion visit to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.
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The Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) has announced its plans for the Edmonton Prospects in 2021 as the club’s new ballpark is being built in Spruce Grove.
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Winnipeg Goldeyes’ manager Rick Forney has been voted the American Association’s 2020 Manager of the Year.
Jamie Romak (London, Ont.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s Player of the Week again.
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More than $168,000 has been raised in a GoFundMe campaign in aid of the surviving members of the Traynor family in Oshawa, Ont. Chris Traynor was not only was a revered teacher in Oshawa but a valued member of the city's minor baseball program. His son, Joey, was a member of the 12 and under Oshawa Rep team.
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Tracy Ringolsby, from Inside the Seems, reports that former Toronto Blue Jays centre fielder Kevin Pillar is now focused on helping the Colorado Rockies make the post-season.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Rowan Wick, Tyler O’Neill, Joe Carter, Jeff Heath, Dick Fowler, Kevin Reimer and George Kottaras.
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Looking to rebound from an 18-1 loss against the New York Mets on Friday, the Toronto Blue Jays have activated INF Bo Bichette from the 10-day injured list. In a corresponding move, RHP Jacob Waguespack has been optioned to the club’s alternate training site in Rochester.
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