“The most expensive document in Toronto Blue Jays’ history hit the stage Monday afternoon.
First baseman Vladimir Guerrero put pen to paper on his contract extension, officially signing a 14-year deal worth $500 million in the presence of Guerrero’s family, teammates, friends and the media.
Sort of a big deal when one considers the cost of the franchise 49 years ago was $7 million.”
Read MoreFormer Toronto Mets outfielder Denzel Clarke (Pickering, Ont.) has repeated as winner of the Canadian Baseball Network’s minor league Player of the Week after he went 8-for-20 (.400 batting average) in six games for the Oakland A’s Midland RockHounds.
Read MoreStu Scheurwater (Regina, Sask.), the only full-time Canadian umpire in the big leagues, will be behind home plate for the first game of the Wild-Card series between the Philadelphia Phillies and Miami Marlins tonight.
Read MoreThe future remains bright for Langley Blaze and Junior National Team alum and Cleveland Guardians pitching prospect Jacob Zibin (Langley, B.C.) despite his recent Tommy John surgery. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich recently spoke with the young right-hander.
Read MoreRight-hander Jonah Tong made his pro debut this past Friday, making the start for the Florida Complex League Mets in Rookie ball facing the FCL Astros at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach.
The game did not start on time as there was lightning in the area, with the game eventually called in the third inning due to the weather. It will be completed at a later date.
A product of the Toronto Mets program, Tong (Markham, Ont.) faced four batters through 2/3 of an inning, allowing two hits and one earned run while striking out two batters generating six swings and misses on the day.
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