Kevin Glew’s Canadian Baseball History Blog
Reno Bertoia (Windsor, Ont.), Tommy McKenzie (Kitchener, Ont.), William Humber (Toronto, Ont.) and Allan Waffle (Etobicoke, Ont.) have been elected to the Ontario Baseball Association Hall of Fame.
On Thursday, Tyler O’Neill (Maple Ridge, B.C.) homered in his fifth consecutive Opening Day game to set a new major league record.
Netflix announced on Wednesday that it has given the green light for a documentary to be produced about the Montreal Expos
After managing the Phillies to the NLCS in back-to-back seasons, Rob Thomson has signed a one-year contract extension with the club.
Legendary Toronto Blue Jays general manager Pat Gillick turns 86 today.
Toronto Mets and Junior National Team alum Mitch Bratt (Newmarket, Ont.) earned CBN’s Wayne Norton Award, as top pitcher in the affiliated minor league ranks. Photo: Down East Wood Ducks. December 19, 2022 Official Canadian Baseball Network News Release The Canadian Baseball Network (CBN) announced the winners of its 2022 awards for top Canadian minor... Continue Reading →
November 22, 2022 Official Canadian Baseball Network News Release Toronto, Ont. – The Canadian Baseball Network (CBN) announced its 2022 Canadian college Player of the Year and its 23rd annual All-Canadian college teams on Tuesday. Matt Coutney (Wetaskiwin, Alta.), who batted .376 with 27 home runs in 58 games for the Old Dominion Monarchs, has... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsWILi6aFcg&t=113s Former Toronto Blue Jays manager John Gibbons has teamed with Canadian actor, producer and musician Stu Stone for a weekly series called Talking Points, sponsored by Bodog Canada. Watch the latest episode by clicking on the YouTube link above. July 1, 2022 By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada John Gibbons managed the Toronto Blue... Continue Reading →
David Mendham (Dorchester, Ont.) has been the named the winner of the Canadian Baseball Network's college Player of the Year Award. Note from Kevin Glew, blog founder: I grew up in Dorchester, Ont. So this special to me. Congratulations to David and the Mendham family! Official Canadian Baseball Network Press Release Canadian Baseball Network unveils... Continue Reading →
By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: - Self-described Baseball Reference Play Index adherent Austin J. Eich shares a seemingly endless stream of fascinating baseball stats on Twitter, including this one (below) about Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Fergie Jenkins (Chatham, Ont.). Eich notes that... Continue Reading →