Kevin Glew’s Canadian Baseball History Blog
My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes column discusses Josh Naylor, Don Mattingly, Carlos Delgado, Tyler O'Neill and Rowan Wick.
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.
Chicago Cubs legend Ryne Sandberg, who played more games against the Montreal Expos than he did against any other major league team, died on Monday at the age of 65 after a long battle with cancer.
“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.”
The Miami Marlins have signed Cal Quantrill (Port Hope, Ont.) to a one-year, $3.5-million contract.
On what would be Henry Aaron's 91st birthday, I take a look at some of his Canadian connections.
Thirty-four years ago today, Fergie Jenkins (Chatham, Ont.) became the first Canadian to be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Lloyd Moseby is Canadian. Maybe not on his birth certificate, but in his heart. That’s what the charismatic Californian and Toronto Blue Jays legend told me in a recent phone interview. And it would be difficult to argue with him.
“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.”
Kevin Glew's weekly Canadian baseball news column shares some highlights from Baseball Canada's 2024 National Teams Awards Banquet & Fundraiser.
