According to Canadian baseball historian David Matchett, the Cleveland Guardians made history in their 3-0 American League Division Series loss to the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on Wednesday when four Canadians appeared in the game for them.
Guardians make history with four Canadians on post-season roster
The Cleveland Guardians made history this morning when they announced their Division Series roster and it included four Canadian players.
Atkinson, Ducey, Prentice, Quantrill among new Ontario Baseball Hall of Fame inductees
The Ontario Baseball Association (OBA) has announced its 2024 class of inductees.
September 18, 1976 – Canadian Bill Atkinson makes MLB debut
Forty-eight years ago today, Bill Atkinson (Chatham, Ont.) made his major league debut with the Montreal Expos.
Canadian Paxton to retire at end of season
Boston Red Sox left-hander James Paxton (Ladner, B.C.) will retire at the end of the season.
September 7, 1999 – Gagne starts against Dempster in MLB debut
On this date 25 years ago, Ryan Dempster (Gibsons, B.C.) faced off against Eric Gagne (Mascouche, Que.) in a rare battle of Canadian MLB starting pitchers.
Canadian Josh Naylor records 100th RBI of season
With his two-run home run on Monday, Cleveland Guardians slugger Josh Naylor became the 14th Canadian to register 100 RBIs in a major league season.
Guardians call up Canadian Erik Sabrowski
The Cleveland Guardians have called up left-hander Erik Sabrowski (Edmonton, Alta.) from the triple-A Columbus Clippers.
August 28, 1969 – Claude Raymond became the first Canadian pitcher to earn a win for the Expos
Fifty-five years ago today, Claude Raymond became the first Canadian to register a win for a Canadian major league team in a regular season game when accomplished the feat with the Montreal Expos.
August 24, 1999: Rob Ducey had five hits in an MLB game
Twenty-five years ago today, Rob Ducey (Cambridge, Ont.) had a career-best five hits in a game for the Philadelphia Phillies.
