Atlanta Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos (Montreal, Que.) has been named the Most Influential Canadian in baseball by the Canadian Baseball Network.
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Elliott, No. 2 on top 100. Larry Walker: Finally a second Canuck player in Cooperstown
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Right-hander Matt Brash (Kingston, Ont.) had a dominant season in the Seattle Mariners’ organization in 2021 and came oh so close to becoming the first Kingstonian to pitch in the big leagues. Canadian Baseball Network contributor Patrick Kennedy recently caught up with Brash to talk about his breakout season.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott recounts Toronto native Rob Butler’s trek to the big leagues, which included playing for his hometown team in the 1993 World Series.
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Fundraising has resumed for Jason Bay Field in Trail, B.C.
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Since the first pitch of Game 1 of the World Series, we have discovered that there are more Canadians working in the Atlanta Braves organization than we originally thought. Danielle Bedasse (Halifax, N.S.) is the Braves director of community affairs & executive director of the Atlanta Braves Foundation, while Carolyn Serra (Ottawa, Ont.) serves as senior director, Ballpark Tours, Braves Heritage & Hall of Fame and as a minor league executive for the club. Robbie Burnstein (Oakville, Ont.) is also an account executive, corporate partnerships at triple-A Gwinnett.
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Columnist Bill Clark, a former scout, thinks Stubby Clapp (Windsor, Ont.) would be a good choice to manage the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Like father, like son. Toronto Mets RHP Turner Spoljaric (Lisle, Ont.) and Okotoks Dawgs 1B Ty Doucette (Dartmouth, N.B.) are following in their father’s footsteps and hope to have professional baseball careers.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Patrick Kennedy recently caught up with former Boston Red Sox right-hander Peter Hoy (Cardinal, Ont.) who has been forced to battle some devastating curveballs that life has thrown at him in recent years.
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The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s class of 2021 will consist of 16 individuals and one team that have made significant contributions to the history of baseball in Canada in a unique virtual ceremony that will take place on Tuesday, November 16.
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OBA HOF class 2021: Ridley, Upham, Willis, Leaside seniors
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“Matt Brash left the Niagara Purple Eagles nest and found his way west to become the first player from Kingston to receive a major-league pay check.
But who is Matt Brash?
Ask his former Niagara University roommates and teammates Alex MacKinnon (Aurora, Ont.) and Joe Tevlin (Toronto, Ont.) and they’ll tell you all about the fearless competitor, tireless worker and Purple Eagle star.”
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Bob Alexander was the very definition of a journeyman professional pitcher, toeing the rubber for no less than 17 teams in 18 seasons. But the crafty right-hander’s resume does boast two memorable firsts, according to Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew.
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The incredible story that is John Axford’s career in professional baseball is set to add another chapter as the 38-year-old was acquired by the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday from the Toronto Blue Jays organization for cash considerations.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott updates his list of top signing bonuses received by Canadian MLB draft picks to include players selected in 2021.
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Joey Votto (Etobicoke, Ont.) has been named the National League Player of the Month for July, as well as the National Player of the Week for the week ending August 1.
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The Toronto Blue Jays have traded reliever John Axford (Port Dover, Ont.) to the Milwaukee Brewers for cash considerations.
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Happy Canada Day!
As has become a tradition on the Canadian Baseball Network, editor-in-chief Bob Elliott shares his annual all-Canadian lineup. This is his 21st edition of the team.
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On Wednesday, Joey Votto (Etobicoke, Ont.) recorded his 1,000th major league RBI. This makes him the second Canadian - joining Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, B.C.) - to reach that milestone. In this article, Canadian Baseball Network writer Neil Munro put Votto’s milestone RBI into historical context.
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Canadian R.J. Swindle (Vancouver, B.C.) has made Larry Shenk’s Phillies All-Initials Team.
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