A new documentary called “Who Killed the Montreal Expos?” will be released on Netflix on October 21.
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It wouldn’t be much of a stretch to say that Don Drysdale’s career in professional baseball started and ended in Montreal.
As a fiery, fresh-faced teen, he pitched his first full pro season with the triple-A Montreal Royals in 1955.
And sadly, 38 years later, he suffered a fatal heart attack in a Montreal hotel room while he was part of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ broadcast team.
Both Drysdale’s season with the Royals and the night of his death are detailed thoroughly in Mark Whicker’s excellent new book, Don Drysdale: Up and In: The Life of a Dodgers Legend.
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Canadian baseball legend Fergie Jenkins (Chatham, Ont.) made his major league debut 60 years ago today.
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Francisco Hernandez homered on the first pitch he saw from Deivy Mendez in the bottom of the 10th, and the Barrie Baycats beat Welland 5-4 in Game 2 of the Dominico Cup final.
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The Texas Rangers have signed Ontario Terriers and Junior National Team grad Cal Quantrill (Port Hope, Ont.) to a minor league contract.
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On this date 80 years ago, Philadelphia A’s right-hander Dick Fowler (Toronto, Ont.) became the first Canadian to throw a no-hitter in the major leagues.
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A breast cancer diagnosis once threw a curveball into the lives of Erika and Allan Bezaire.
With Erika now cancer-free, the Bezaires and the Lambton Lions Men’s Baseball Team are throwing one back in support of enhanced care for others undergoing cancer treatment.
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Great Lake Canadians and Junior National Team grad Eric Cerantola (Oakville, Ont.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s minor league Player of the Week after he had three scoreless outings in relief for the Kansas City Royals’ triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers.
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Eric Marriott (Niagara Falls, Ont.) will return as the head coach of the Moose Jaw Miller Express in 2026.
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Robert Mullen’s bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth scored Jonah Weisner to give Welland a 6-5 win on Sunday over Barrie in Game 1 of the best-of-seven Dominico Cup final.
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The Philadelphia Phillies are promoting Dante Nori (Toronto, Ont.) from class-A Jersey Shore to double-A Reading, according to Chase Ford with MiLB Central.
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Nathan Pisio (Moose Jaw, Sask.) and Merek Yeager (Muenster, Sask.) are this year’s Brennan Luffman Memorial Scholarship recipients.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Cal Quantrill, Owen Caissie, Jonah Tong, Jared Young, Eric Gagne, Nathan Flewelling and Dasan Brown.
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For the 10th consecutive year, MLB and all 30 clubs will raise awareness for childhood cancer in home ballparks during all games on Sunday, September 7.
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The 2025 Intercounty Baseball League finals will start on Sunday.
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The Atlanta Braves have released right-hander Cal Quantrill (Port Hope, Ont.).
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On Thursday, the Welland Jackfish defeated the Guelph Royals 8-1 in the fifth and deciding game of their semifinals series to advance to the Intercounty Baseball League finals. They will play the defending champion Barrie Baycats.
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The Toronto Blue Jays Academy has announced the coaches who will participate in the 2025 Canadian Futures Showcase.
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The Guelph Royals defeated the Welland Jackfish 2-1 on Wednesday to force a fifth-and-deciding game in their Intercounty Baseball League semifinal series.
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The 11th annual Toronto Blue Jays Canadian Futures Showcase is set to begin on September 16 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto. It will feature 83 Canadian Premier Baseball League (CPBL) players.
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