Bert Roberge is counting his blessings. A decision by the Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine to cut off lanes for candlepin bowlers may have saved the life of the former Expos pitcher, one of the city's most familiar sons, during a shooting rampage Oct. 25. Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher has the story.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Dave McKay, Fergie Jenkins, Justin Morneau, Matthew Perry, Terry Puhl and Jesse Barfield.
Read MoreFormer catcher Blaise Laveay (Kelowna, BC) won gold with Canada’s National Youth Team in 1991. Thirty two years later, his goal is to umpire in the same World Championship tournament. Bob Elliott shares Laveay’s story.
Read MoreThe Ottawa Titans have signed utility player and former Tampa Bay Rays draft pick Jake Guenther.
Read MoreMontreal Expos legendary broadcaster Jacquet Doucet and Toronto Blue Jays longtime play-by-play commentator Dan Shulman have been named finalists for the 2024 Ford C. Frick Award. Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew takes a look at their respective resumes.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew examines the Canadian connections on the Arizona Diamondbacks and Texas Rangers who will face off in the World Series beginning on Friday.
Read MoreThe Edmonton Prospects will be back in the Western Canadian Baseball League next summer, but they will at least begin the season playing in Sherwood Park rather than in their brand new park in Spruce Grove. Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, has the details.
Read MoreThe Western Canadian Baseball League All-Star Game will return to Seaman Stadium in Okotoks, Alta., for a third consecutive year in 2024. Ian Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, has more details.
Read MoreThe B.C. Sports Hall of Fame’s class of 2024 has a decidedly baseball flavor.
Former big league slugger Justin Morneau (New Westminster, B.C.), late Women’s National Team star Amanda Asay (Prince George, B.C.), legendary big league scout Wayne Norton (Port Moody, B.C.) and the 1998 Langley Little League All-Stars were among the 2024 inductees announced on Wednesday.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs will host the Western Canadian Baseball League All-Star Game at Seaman Stadium again in 2024.
Read MoreCanadians Jacques Doucet (Montreal, Que.) and Dan Shulman (Thornhill, Ont.) are among the 10 finalists for the 2024 National Baseball Hall of Fame Ford C. Frick Award.
Read MoreSan Diego Padres pitching prospect Garrett Hawkins (Biggar, Sask.) underwent Tommy John surgery in August, but he is hoping to return to game action before the end of the 2024 season. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich recently caught up with the Vauxhall Academy grad to talk about his recovery and his plans for the future.
Read More“It was a simple picture.
Three lifelong baseball men.
We were going to slap a cutline (the words which appear underneath each picture to identify who is in the picture ... from left to right) on it and post it on the Canadian Baseball Network website.
But we looked at again.
And again.
These three iconic British Columbia boys should not be dispatched with a simple cutline.”
Read MoreFormer Toronto Blue Jays reliever Mike Timlin still has the last out ball from the 1992 World Series that his Blue Jays won 31 years ago today. It is one of the most sought-after items in Canadian baseball history and would likely fetch five or maybe six digits at auction.
Read MoreThe Western Canadian Baseball League’s Edmonton Prospects will play at least part of their 2024 season in Sherwood Park, Alta., after experiencing some delays in the construction of their new stadium in Spruce Grove.
Read MoreFormer Montreal Expos pitcher Tom Walker has passed away at the age of 74. Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher writes about the former Expos right-hander.
Read MoreThirty years ago today, Toronto Blue Jays slugger Joe Carter belted the second walk-off, World Series-winning home run in major league history. It’s an unforgettable moment in Canadian baseball history - one that wouldn’t have happened, as Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott recounts in this 2015 article, if Carter had signed with the Kansas City Royals, as the outfielder almost did at the 1992 winter meetings.
Read MoreThe Junior National Team dropped the finale of their Dominican Fall Instructional League Camp 3-1 to the Chicago Cubs DR squad.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Rob Thomson, Edouard Julien, Joey Votto, Larry Walker and Dave Shury.
Read MoreBob Elliott writes that Rob Thomson (Corunna, Ont.) isn’t the only member of the Philadelphia Phillies coaching staff that has a Canadian connection.
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