The Toronto Blue Jays have released right-hander Zach Pop (Brampton, Ont.).
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Imagine some of the biggest stars of the game coming to Alberta to play exhibition games. Instead of Shohei Ohtani, Mike Trout, Paul Skenes and Vladimir Guerrero, Jr., it was Reggie Jackson, Joe Carter, Mark McGwire and Ken Griffey, Jr. who suited up at Alberta’s biggest fields. Take a trip down memory lane with Ian Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, as he shines the spotlight on 10 times big league clubs visited Alberta.
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Milwaukee Brewers’ prized prospect Tyler Black (Stouffville, Ont.) will be sidelined for six-to-eight weeks with a hamate fracture in his right hand.
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The Toronto Blue Jays have designated right-hander Zach Pop (Brampton, Ont.) for assignment.
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“Ryan McDonagh’s goal when he boarded a plane from to Phoenix on March 16?
“Improve my stock for this year’s draft,” said McDonagh from Surprise, Ariz. this week.
Well, McDonagh won’t hear his name called on July 13 -- unless it is over a loudspeaker as the P.A. announcer says:
“Now pitching for youuuuur Surprise Royals ... No. 63 ... Ryan McDonagh.”
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Here it is. Our 2024 list of the 135 most influential Canadians in baseball.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Cal Quantrill, Liam Hicks, Otto Lopez, Abram Toro, Rob Zastryzny, Josh Naylor and Jamie Richmond.
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Toronto Mets alum and catching prospect Liam Hicks (Toronto, Ont.) has made the Miami Marlins’ Opening Day roster.
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Ontario Blue Jays alum and Toronto Blue Jays outfield prospect Dasan Brown (Oakville, Ont.) was recently presented with a minor league Gold Glove Award for his defensive prowess. He also been selected to play for the Blue Jays squad in their Spring Breakout Game. Canadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts caught up with Brown at the Blue Jays’ minor league complex in Dunedin.
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Toronto Blue Jays manager of player personnel Jon Lalonde (Midland, Ont.) has been named the 2024 Canadian Baseball Network Scout of the Year.
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Arizona Diamondbacks first base coach Dave McKay is the definition of a baseball lifer. The 2025 season will represent his 55th consecutive campaign in pro baseball and his 41st as a big-league coach. That’s the longest streak among active major league coaches. Longtime Canadian Baseball Network contributor George Farelli recently shared his tribute to McKay which includes some jaw-dropping stats about McKay’s career.
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Former Toronto Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 74th annual Conn Smythe Dinner, a fundraiser for Easter Seals held on February 26.
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Former Minnesota Twins left-hander Scott Diamond has been elected to the Guelph Sports Hall of Fame.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Tyler O’Neill, Tristan Peters, Cal Quantrill, Cade Smith, Michael Soroka and Frank Colman.
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Fieldhouse Pirates and Junior National Team alum Owen Caissie (Burlington, Ont.) was part of the Chicago Cubs’ first round of cuts this spring. He has been dealing with a groin strain.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew has attempted to document all of the transactions involving Canadians in the professional ranks this off-season.
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Longtime big league left-hander Érik Bédard (Navan, Ont.) has been elected to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.
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The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s class of 2025 will consist of six new inductees.
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“John Axford was money on the mound.
And it was a summer in Saskatchewan that made him a millionaire, in more ways than one.”
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Matt Brash, Nick Pivetta, John Axford, Josh Naylor, Vladimir Guerrero and Dan Shulman.
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