Former London Tigers and Syracuse Chiefs catcher Rich Rowland died on August 27 at the age of 62.
Former London Tigers catcher Rich Rowland dies at 62
Canadian baseball news: Nick Pivetta, Jonah Tong, Aaron Myette, James Paxton, Ryan Dempster, Eric Gagne
Some Canadian baseball news and notes from the past 24 hours.
But What Do I Know? . . . Nick Pivetta, Erik Sabrowski, Cal Quantrill, Denis Boucher, Joe Siddall, John Hiller, Tim Wallach
My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes column discusses Nick Pivetta, Erik Sabrowski, Denis Boucher, Joe Siddall, John Hiller and Tim Wallach.
Canadian Tristan Peters named American League Rookie of the Month
Chicago White Sox outfielder Tristan Peters (Winkler, Man.) has been named American League Rookie of the Month for the month of August.
Canadian baseball notes: Bo Naylor, Denzel Clarke, Cal Quantrill
Some Canadian baseball news and notes from the past couple of days.
September 1, 1971 – Jenkins pitches a complete game, goes deep twice against Expos
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.
Max Scherzer has 3,535 MLB strikeouts, plus some fun Canadian facts
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.
But What Do I Know? . . . Jordan Romano, Tristan Peters, Cade Smith, Fergie Jenkins, Vernon Wells
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 Jacques Doucet dies at 86
Legendary Montreal Expos broadcaster and Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Jacques Doucet has died at the age of 86.
August 27, 1979 – Phil Huffman throws a one-hitter for the Blue Jays
Forty-seven years ago today, Phil Huffman pitched the game of his life for the Toronto Blue Jays.