Canadian Allan Simpson (Kelowna, B.C.) has been named a finalist for the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s prestigious J.G. Taylor Spink Award. This annual award honours a baseball writer "for meritorious contributions to baseball writing."
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The New York Mets have laid Canadian scout Claude Pelletier off. Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott spoke with Pelletier about what has been a very difficult year for the veteran scout.
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Made sure you follow the Canadian Baseball Network
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Veteran Canadian scout Walt Burrows recently shared his dream team of British Columbia Premier Baseball League (BCPBL) players and coaches with Canadian Baseball Network founder Bob Elliott.
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Today is the ninth anniversary of Guelph, Ont., native Scott Diamond’s MLB debut. We thought it would be fitting to re-run this profile of the Canadian left-hander written by J.P. Antonacci that was originally published on June 14, 2016. In this article, Diamond talks about his big league debut.
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Elliott: Happy Canada Day, our 20th annual lineup includes two brothers
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott does some digging to determine who was the first Canadian native to be selected AND signed by a big league club in the MLB draft.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott’s Nine Innings column discusses Charles Bronfman, Ralph Garr, Jim Eliopoulos, Stubby Clapp and Chase Anderson (among others).
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott writes about the impact that Bill Green had on so many players in British Columbia. Green passed away last week after a courageous battle with cancer.
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Oakland A’s scout Matt Higginson (Grimsby, Ont.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s 2019 Jim Ridley Award winner, as scout of the year.
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Despite being raised in Canada, Sherwood Park Dukes alum Tanner Kirwer (Sherwood Park, Alta.) chose baseball over hockey and the soon-to-be 24-year-old outfielder is now entering his fourth season in the Toronto Blue Jays’ organization.
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Elliott: Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, BC) walks the Hall of Fame's halls in Cooperstown, NY.
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Elliott: Votto takes the keg at the Keg in Oshawa treating Jerry O’Hearn (Oshawa, Ont.) and Brent Barker (Napanee, Ont.) to a meal.
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Bob Elliott’s first instalment of his Nine Innings column includes memories about John Olerud, Justin Morneau, Duane Ward, Jacques Doucet and Anne Murray.
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Former Minnesota Twins first baseman and New Westminster, B.C., native Justin Morneau will be given the Kirby Puckett Award for Twins Alumni Community Service.
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Mike Soroka (Calgary, Alta.) tossed a scoreless inning for the National League in his All-Star Game debut on Tuesday. With most teams still off for the All-Star break, let’s take a look back at the article that Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott wrote about Soroka’s major league debut and the 20-year-old right-hander’s road to the big leagues.
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Ontario Blue Jays grad RHP Jordan Balazovic (Mississauga, Ont.) worked a scoreless inning in the Futures Game on Sunday night at Progressive Field in Cleveland.
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Doug Frobel, Peter Hoy, Mike Kusiewicz, Dave MacQuarrie, Cameron Pelton, Art Nielsen, and Don Campbell will be inducted into the Ottawa-Nepean Canadians Hall of Fame on Friday.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott shares some stories from the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2019 induction day which took place on June 15.
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Former Ontario Terrier and Junior National Team pitcher Cal Quantrill (Port Hope, Ont.) will make his major league debut on Wednesday.
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