Kevin Glew’s Canadian Baseball History Blog
Photo: Getty Images By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada With the New York Mets, Ron Darling was an all-star, a Gold Glove Award winner, a 1986 World Series champion and he's scheduled to be inducted into their Hall of Fame this year. Later in his playing career, he became a key member of the Oakland... Continue Reading →
My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes column discusses Matt Wilkinson, Michael Soroka, Joe Carter, Jeff Heath and Owen Caissie.
Former London Tigers and Syracuse Chiefs catcher Rich Rowland died on August 27 at the age of 62.
Some Canadian baseball news and notes from the past 24 hours.
My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes column discusses Nick Pivetta, Erik Sabrowski, Denis Boucher, Joe Siddall, John Hiller and Tim Wallach.
Chicago White Sox outfielder Tristan Peters (Winkler, Man.) has been named American League Rookie of the Month for the month of August.
Some Canadian baseball news and notes from the past couple of days.
It was the greatest all-around performance of Fergie Jenkins' major league career. And in my opinion, it's the greatest all-around performance by a Canadian in a major league game. It happened 55 years ago today.
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Max Scherzer's 10 strikeouts on Sunday gave him 3,535 for his MLB career, which moved him past Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry into ninth place on the all-time strikeouts list. I share a few fun facts about Scherzer's performance on Sunday, as well as some Canadian ties to his impressive strikeout haul.
My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes column discusses Jordan Romano, Tristan Peters, Cade Smith, Scott Richmond, Matt Stairs, Fergie Jenkins and Vernon Wells.
Legendary Montreal Expos broadcaster and Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Jacques Doucet has died at the age of 86.
