Canadians Jacques Doucet (Montreal, Que.) and Dan Shulman (Thornhill, Ont.) are among the 10 finalists for the 2024 National Baseball Hall of Fame Ford C. Frick Award.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Rob Thomson, Edouard Julien, Joey Votto, Larry Walker and Dave Shury.
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Bob Elliott writes that Rob Thomson (Corunna, Ont.) isn’t the only member of the Philadelphia Phillies coaching staff that has a Canadian connection.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Dave McKay, Rob Thomson, Edouard Julien, Owen Caissie and Al Widmar.
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It will be a battle of two Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductees in the National League Championship Series. Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew looks at the remaining Canadian connections in the post-season.
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Two Canadians - infielder Edouard Julien and right-hander Jordan Balazovic - made their major league debuts with the Minnesota Twins this season. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich takes a look at how they performed.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Joey Votto, Dave McKay, Edouard Julien, Matt Hague, Rowan Wick and Bobby Doerr.
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With the Toronto Blue Jays eliminated, who is now Canada’s team in this year’s MLB post-season? Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew researched this question and offers an answer.
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The Toronto Blue Jays will be Canada’s team this post-season. But outside of the Blue Jays, which of the other 11 teams participating in the major league post-season employs the most Canadian talent? Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew researched this question and offers an answer.
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Stu 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.
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Bob Elliott recalls a night in early October 1992 when the champagne arrived early and temporarily jinxed the Toronto Blue Jays.
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Freddie Freeman, Joey Votto (Etobicoke, Ont.) and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Montreal, Que.) remain very popular among baseball fans. Their jerseys are on the list of top 20 best-selling jerseys during the 2023 season, published by Major League Baseball on Friday.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Bo Naylor, Josh Naylor, Cal Quantrill, Matt Brash, Carlos Delgado and Nick Pivetta.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich recently caught up with the Minnesota Twins scout Jack Powell who scouted and signed American League Rookie of the Year candidate Edouard Julien (Quebec, Que.).
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Jared Young, Edouard Julien, Josh Naylor, Bo Naylor and Matt Brash.
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“There’s something unique about the Team Red dugout at the Canadian Futures Showcase.
As Andrew Albers and Dustin Molleken roam about preparing for their next game, it’s not lost that the two Saskatchewan-born former big leaguers are standing side-by-side throughout the week.”
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The Chicago Cubs have recalled outfielder/first baseman Jared Young (Prince George, B.C.) from triple-A.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Edouard Julien, Josh Naylor, Cal Quantrill, Matt Brash and Jose Bautista.
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Scout John Castleberry of Orleans, Mass., who scouted and signed Joey Votto (Etobicoke, Ont.) for the Cincinnati Reds in 2002, has been named the Canadian Baseball Network 30th annual Scout of the Year.
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“A former major league outfielder, a World Series manager, a man who has represented Canada proudly around the world and two icons of the Ontario sandlots make up the Baseball Ontario’s Hall of Fame class of 2023.
Frank Colman (London), who spent six years in the majors with the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Yankees; Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson (Corunna); Baseball Canada, director of national teams Greg Hamilton (Peterborough), the late Troy May (Oshawa) and the late Len Andrews (Campbellville) complete the class.”
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