Kevin Glew’s Canadian Baseball History Blog
May 15, 2022 By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes: -What Canadian do I think will have the best offensive season in the majors? If you had asked me this at the beginning of April, I would've said Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Montreal, Que.), Tyler O'Neill (Maple Ridge, B.C.) or... Continue Reading →
Two of the best moms to grace this earth: my mom, Glenyce Glew (far left), and my grandma and my mom's mom, Elma Jewitt second from left). May 8, 2022 By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes: -Happy Mother’s Day to all of the moms out there! And especially... Continue Reading →
Rob Ducey (Cambridge, Ont.) made his major league debut 35 years ago. Photo: Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame May 1, 2022 By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes: -The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame opens for its 25th season in St. Marys, Ont., today at 10 a.m.. It’s well worth... Continue Reading →
April 24, 2022 By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes: -Right-hander Cal Quantrill (Port Hope, Ont.) was activated by the Cleveland Guardians in time to make his start against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on Saturday. The Ontario Terriers and Junior National Team alum had been placed... Continue Reading →
April 20, 2022 By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada Longtime Montreal Expos fans won’t be surprised to learn that Mike Schmidt belted his first major league home run against their beloved club. To many of them, it seemed like the Phillies star never stopped hitting home runs off Expos hurlers during his Hall of Fame... Continue Reading →
Each Easter on this blog, we pay tribute to Luke Easter. April 17, 2022 By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes: -It has become an Easter tradition on this blog to pay tribute to ex-big league slugger Luke Easter on Easter Sunday. “Luscious Luke” was a hulking, 6-foot-4, 240-pound... Continue Reading →
By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes: -Tyler O'Neill (Maple Ridge, B.C.) had a home run and knocked in five runs for the St. Louis Cardinals in their 9-0 Opening Day win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday. O'Neill's five RBIs represented the first time that a Cardinals batter... Continue Reading →
Josh Naylor played his first Cactus League game of 2022 on Tuesday. By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes: -Right-hander Matt Brash (Kingston, Ont.) has earned a spot in the Seattle Mariners' starting rotation. The team officially announced this yesterday, one day after the 6-foot-1 righty was outstanding in... Continue Reading →
A photo of Joe Carter that I snapped from my seats in Dunedin at spring training in 1992. By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada Some Canadian baseball news and notes: -Atlanta Braves right-hander Mike Soroka (Calgary, Alta.) recently spoke with the Calgary Booster Club and provided an update on his progress on his surgically repaired... Continue Reading →
Bob Bailey was the hero of the Montreal Expos' first spring training game. By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada Some Canadian baseball news and notes: -Fifty-three years ago today, the Montreal Expos played their first spring training game. They defeated the Kansas City Royals 9-8 in front of 1,768 fans in a road game at... Continue Reading →