On Roberto Clemente Day, I take a look back at Clemente's first pro season with the Montreal Royals and the legend's other Canadian links.
Remembering Roberto Clemente’s season in Montreal on Roberto Clemente Day
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.
A look back at Frank Thomas’s tenure with the Toronto Blue Jays on his birthday
On Frank Thomas's 58th birthday, let's take a look back at his tenure with the Toronto Blue Jays and his other Canadian connections.
Jackie Robinson: “I owe more to Canadians than they’ll ever know.”
“I owe more to Canadians than they’ll ever know,” Jackie Robinson once remarked after his playing days. “In my baseball career they were the first to make me feel my natural self.”
When the Montreal Expos pursued Hall of Famer Catfish Hunter
In December 1974, the Montreal Expos pursued right-hander Catfish Hunter. They came up short, but it wasn't due to lack of effort.
Delgado one of eight players on National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Contemporary Baseball Era ballot
Toronto Blue Jays legend Carlos Delgado is one of the eight players on the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Contemporary Era ballot that was released on Monday. The Contemporary Baseball Era Committee will meet on Dec. 7 at baseball’s Winter Meetings in Orlando, Fla., to vote on the ballot.
Doucet, Shulman named 2026 Ford C. Frick Award finalists
Canadian broadcasting stars Jacques Doucet and Dan Shulman are among the 10 finalists for the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2026 Ford C. Frick Award.
Happy 76th Birthday to Mike Schmidt! A look at his Canadian connections
On Mike Schmidt's 76th birthday, I look back at how the Phillies legendary third baseman terrorized Expos pitchers and also had some other Canadians links.
Remembering Roberto Clemente’s season in Montreal on Roberto Clemente Day
On Roberto Clemente Day, I take a look back at Clemente's first pro season with the Montreal Royals and the legend's other Canadian links.
New Drysdale biography discusses legendary pitcher’s time in Montreal
It wouldn’t be much of a stretch to say that Don Drysdale’s career in professional baseball started and ended in Montreal.