Mike Teevan, the vice-president of public relations for Major League Baseball, has been named the Robert O. Fishel Award winner for 2021. The award is presented each year for public relations excellence.
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Ontario Blue Jays LHP Wil Yamka (Oakville, Ont.) has committed to further his academic and baseball career at Cloud County Community College.
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Stephen Bronfman and Montreal mayor Valerie Plante met Tuesday to discuss a new baseball park south of downtown in the Peel Basin and apparently the meeting went smooth. Bronfman, the son of former Expos majority owner Charles Bronfman, heads a group of investors under his Montreal Baseball Group umbrella seeking Major League Baseball's return to Montreal. Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher shares more details from today’s meeting.
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With support from the larger Canadian baseball community, the Abbotsford Cardinals are repairing their baseball facility which was ravaged during the devastating floods in their region.
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Veteran minor league manager and coach Bobby Brown has been hired as the Ottawa Titans’ manager for the 2022 season. Canadian Baseball Network writer Ryan Eakin recently caught up with Brown to talk to him about his new role.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Jack Graney, Erik Sabrowski, Dick Allen, Larry Walker, Doug Hudlin and Orlando Hudson.
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Keith Kean, one of the finest pitchers in Ottawa’s Upper Valley in the 1960s, passed away on October 26 at the age of 82. Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher remembers Kean in this obituary.
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Right-hander Matt Brash (Kingston, Ont.) had a dominant season in the Seattle Mariners’ organization in 2021 and came oh so close to becoming the first Kingstonian to pitch in the big leagues. Canadian Baseball Network contributor Patrick Kennedy recently caught up with Brash to talk about his breakout season.
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ABC OF/LHP Zachary Gaudreau (Montreal, Que.) is headed to Northeastern Oklahoma State A&M.
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Sherwood Park Dukes alum Tanner Kirwer (Sherwood Park, Alta.) was selected by the Seattle Mariners from the Toronto Blue Jays in Wednesday’s Minor League Rule 5 draft. Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, caught up with Kirwer to talk about the transaction.
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The Winnipeg Goldeyes have signed veteran right-hander Luis Ramirez.
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The Intercounty Baseball League’s Barrie Baycats have re-signed outfielder Avery Tuck (Baltimore, Md.) for the 2022 season.
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The Ottawa Titans Baseball Club announced today that the team has signed infielder and Gatineau native Marcel Lacasse for the 2022 Frontier League season.
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Four Canadians were selected in the Minor League Rule 5 draft on Wednesday.
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Shortstop Tristan Osika (Ancaster, Ont.) has re-signed with the Intercounty Baseball League’s Hamilton Cardinals for the 2022 season.
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St. Thomas, Ont., native Jack Graney has been named the winner of the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2022 Ford C. Frick Award, which is presented annually for broadcasting excellence. With the honour, Graney becomes the first winner of the award to have been born in Canada. Graney will be honoured posthumously during the Hall’s awards ceremony in Cooperstown during Hall of Fame Weekend, which will take place from July 22 to 25, 2022.
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The Thunder Bay Border Cats, in conjunction with the Northwoods League, announced on Tuesday that the team will not be participating in the 2022 season.
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The Intercounty Baseball League’s Welland Jackfish have signed catcher Sam Cawker (Courtice, Ont.) for the 2022 season.
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The Winnipeg Goldeyes signed right-handed pitcher Jhon Vargas on Monday.
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Montreal-born Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has been named the winner of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s 2021 Tip O’Neill Award.
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