Toronto Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano (Markham, Ont.) has been sidelined with right elbow inflammation.
Read MoreThe Minnesota Twins have reassigned right-hander Jordan Balazovic (Mississauga, Ont.) to minor league camp.
Read MoreJoey Votto apologizes for his post James Paxton's no-hitter comments.
Read MoreThe Mississauga Tigers, Etobicoke Rangers and Langley Blaze will soon embark on their annual spring trips to the south.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s “But What Do I Know?” column discuss Otto Lopez, Cal Quantrill, James Paxton, Tyler Black, Fergie Jenkins and Michael Soroka.
Read MoreOtto López (Montreal, Que.) hit a two-run home run in his first game in a San Francisco Giants uniform.
Read MoreOntario Blue Jays and Junior National Team alum Jordan Balazovic (Mississauga, Ont.) has been invited to big league spring training by the Minnesota Twins.
Read MoreElliott: In this corner, the challenger ... Joey Votto
Read More“When Russell Martin was growing up in Montreal, his father used to take him to a handful of Expos games at Olympic Stadium each year.
The price for a hot dog at the Big O was a little steep, so his dad, who made a living as a busker playing his saxophone in Montreal subway stations, often packed sandwiches.
“My dad was a great storyteller, and he would make up these stories like, ‘Here comes Russell Martin at the plate. There’s a shot deep to right field.’ He would make up stories about me hitting homers in the games,” recalled Martin. “He kind of helped me create this visual that I could get there someday.”
Read More“Sitting in a golf cart fielding questions from numerous journalists via a conference call, newly elected Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Russell Martin was in good spirits as he reflected on his career.
He answered questions about all aspects of his playing career, from competing in youth baseball in Montreal to catching Greg Maddux in his early days with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The four-time major league All-Star even discussed his post-career coaching aspirations.
“I have loved my experiences with the coaching at the recent World Baseball Classic and with the Blue Jays, although I haven’t coached too much since my playing days,” reflected Martin from his cart. “I have three little girls at home that need their dad but once they get older, I definitely can see myself getting into coaching more.”
Read MoreThe St. Louis Cardinals have hired Anuk Karunaratne (Vancouver, B.C.) as the club’s new senior vice president for business operations.
Read MoreCanadians Trevor Brigden (North York, Ont.) and Tristan Peters (Winkler, Man.) have been invited to the Tampa Bay Rays major league camp this spring.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Larry Walker, Tood Helton, Fergie Jenkins, Felipe Alou, Adrian Beltre and Mark Teahen.
Read MoreLeft-hander James Paxton (Ladner, B.C.) has signed a one-year, $11-million dollar contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to Ronald Blum of The Associated Press. The deal is pending a physical.
Read MorePeter Berryman, who has run CBN’s weekly Canadians in College master list and our weekly Canadians in College stats update for years, has been hired by the Kansas City Royals.
Read MoreBob Elliott remembers ex-big league right-hander Ron Law (Hamilton, Ont.) who it was only recently discovered died back in 1994.
Read MoreOn Saturday night, national team alum and former big league slugger Michael Saunders (Victoria, B.C.) became the 12th member of Baseball Canada’s Wall of Excellence. Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew caught up with Saunders earlier on Saturday.
Read MoreNational Team alum and former big league closer John Axford (Port Dover, Ont.) jokingly took credit for the success of the young Canadian players on the national team at the Baseball Canada Awards Banquet & Fundraiser on Saturday night. It was all for fun then, but with all that he has done for Canadian baseball, his statement wasn’t too far off the mark. Canadian Baseball Network writer Trevor Fitzpatrick caught up with Axford to talk about the ex-closer’s career and his Shohei Ohtani tweet that went viral.
Read MoreAfter an outstanding performance batting leadoff for Canada at the World Baseball Classic, followed by a standout rookie big league campaign with the Minnesota Twins, Edouard Julien (Quebec, Que.) received a Special Recognition Award from Baseball Canada at their annual Awards Banquet & Fundraiser on Saturday night. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich caught up with Julien on Saturday.
Read MoreNational team alum Cal Quantrill (Port Hope, Ont.) was honoured with the Larry J. Pearson Alumni Award at Baseball Canada’s National Teams Awards Banquet & Fundraiser on Saturday. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich caught up with Quantrill prior to the banquet to talk about his career and his new role as a starter with the Colorado Rockies.
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