Meet Kelly Sage, the “Canadian baseball card guy”

Kelly Sage holds a collage of Canadian baseball cards from his extensive collection. December 22, 2022 By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada He is the “Canadian baseball card guy.” At least that’s what many collectors and retired Canadian big leaguers call Kelly Sage. They know that when it comes to finding a baseball card of... Continue Reading →

Bratt, Cienfuegos, Julien, Pelletier named 2022 CBN award winners

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 →

Baseball America names Greg Hamilton as recipient of 2022 Tony Gwynn Award

Photo: Baseball Canada December 6, 2022 Baseball Canada OTTAWA - Baseball Canada is thrilled to announce that Greg Hamilton has been named the winner of Baseball America’s Tony Gwynn Award for 2022 in recognition of his lifetime achievement and contributions to the game of baseball. Hamilton, who’s held the title of head coach and director... Continue Reading →

Canadian Baseball Network unveils 2022 Canadian college Player of the Year and annual All-Canadian college teams

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 →

My three most popular Canadian baseball social media posts of the week – July 10

By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada Here's a summary of my three most popular posts on social media from this past week. 1. 37th anniversary of Dave Stieb becoming the first Toronto Blue Jays pitcher to earn an All-Star Game win. Thirty-seven years ago this past Monday (see my tweet below), Canadian Baseball Hall of... Continue Reading →

My three most popular Canadian baseball social media posts of the week – July 3

By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada Here's a summary of three of my most popular posts on social media (Facebook and Twitter) from this past week. 1.Bill Atkinson (Chatham, Ont.) becomes the first Canadian to pitch for the Montreal Expos on Canada Day. Posted on Facebook on Canada Day On July 1, 1977, right-hander Bill... Continue Reading →

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