R. I. P. Red Sox broadcaster Jerry Remy

Mike Marks shares his story of tracking down Boston Red Sox players for autographs at a Toronto hotel as a kid … how he successfully obtained a Jerry Remy autograph, but declined to ask Remy’s “dad” to sign. But turned out Remy’s dad was someone more famous … a Hall of Famer. Sadly, Remy passed away on Saturday at the age of 68 after battling lung cancer.

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Busy week for Braves' Bedasse as World Series returns to Atlanta

Since the first pitch of Game 1 of the World Series, we have discovered that there are more Canadians working in the Atlanta Braves organization than we originally thought. Danielle Bedasse (Halifax, N.S.) is the Braves director of community affairs & executive director of the Atlanta Braves Foundation, while Carolyn Serra (Ottawa, Ont.) serves as senior director, Ballpark Tours, Braves Heritage & Hall of Fame and as a minor league executive for the club. Robbie Burnstein (Oakville, Ont.) is also an account executive, corporate partnerships at triple-A Gwinnett.

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