Elliott: 2022 Draft Blog, Day III
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“For “Junior” it was to be his first game coaching on a Kingston ball diamond in more than 40 years. That’s quite a break between games at a familiar playground for hometown boy Bob Elliott, who long ago outgrew the nickname he earned in his youth as the namesake son of a local sporting hero. (“Niblet,” too, is all but forgotten, although Elliott is known to answer to “Knobber” when in the company of guys who played for him back in the day.)”
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With the 2022 MLB draft set to begin Sunday, Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew offers some fun facts and firsts about Canadians in previous drafts.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses John Axford, Tyler O’Neill, Joey Votto, Josh Naylor, Andre Dawson, Danny Klassen and Denis Boucher.
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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 22nd edition of the team.
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As Father’s Day gifts go, seeing your son become a Hall of Famer has to rank right up there.
“This is obviously the pinnacle of his career to be elected to a prestigious place like this. I mean, it’s amazing,” Mike Francis said before watching his son, Jeff, process out of the VIP tent and onto the stage at the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony in St. Marys, Ont., on Saturday.
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Cincinnati Reds slugger Joey Votto (Etobicoke, Ont.) recorded his 800th major league extra-base hit on Monday to become just the second Canadian to reach that milestone. Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, B.C.) was the first.
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The Philadelphia Phillies have fired manager Joe Girardi and have named Canadian Rob Thomson as their interim dugout boss for the remainder of the 2022 season.
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Montreal native Russell Martin is set to officially announce his retirement.
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In wake of Mississauga, Ont., native Josh Naylor’s eight-RBI game with the Cleveland Guardians on Monday, Canadian Baseball Network contributor Neil Munro researched and wrote about all of the eight-RBI games recorded by Canadians in the major leagues.
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Ontario Blue Jays and Junior National Team alum Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) tied a Canadian major league record with eight RBIs to lead the Cleveland Guardians to a come-from-behind 12-9 win over the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field on Monday.
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The Seattle Mariners have optioned right-hander Matt Brash (Kingston, Ont.) to triple-A.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Neil Munro shares that Jordan Romano (Markham, Ont.) is the first Canadian to be named the American League Reliever of the Month since the award started being handed out in 2017. Munro also examines the best monthly performances by past Canuck relievers.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Cal Quantrill, Jordan Romano, Fergie Jenkins, Guy Lafleur, Joey Votto, Rowan Wick and Tony Fernandez.
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Veteran Kingston, Ont., writer Patrick Kennedy caught up with fellow Kingston native Matt Brash, after the right-hander made his major league debut with the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday. With that, Brash became the first from Kingston to play in the major leagues.
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Someone recently asked Elizabeth Benn for her autograph at the New York Mets spring training complex in Port St. Lucie, Fla.
She was surprised by the request, but she shouldn’t be.
After all, the modest Canadian is only 28 and has rocketed to the position of director of Major League operations for the Mets. It’s a job that not only makes her the highest ranking female in baseball operations in the franchise’s history, but also an inspiration to young women who have dreamed of landing such a lofty post in a male dominated industry.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts takes a look at what Canadian might be the next to make their major league debut.
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After earning a World Series ring with the Atlanta Braves in 2021, Calgary native Mike Frostad has started his new role as head trainer and director of sports medicine for the Los Angeles Angels. Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, shares Frostad’s story.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott dug into the vault for this 2008 article about former North Delta Blue Jays coach Mike Kelly making the trek to Denver, Colo., to see two of his former players - Jeff Francis and Justin Morneau - face off in a major league game.
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Elliott: Kicking off our 15th annual Top 100 Canadians of 2021
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