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Former Montreal Expos reliever Wayne Granger died on February 25 at the age of 81.
Former Montreal Expos pitcher Wayne Granger dies at 81
March 6, 1969: Montreal Expos’ first spring training game
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Kevin Glew shares some details about the Montreal Expos' first ever spring training game played 57 years ago today, on March 6, 1969.
Former Montreal Expos coach Rick Renick dies at 81
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Former Montreal Expos coach and Vancouver Canadians manager Rick Renick died on January 31 in Sarasota, Fla., at the age of 81.
Former Blue Jays equipment manager Jeff Ross loses home in hurricane, needs our help
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Former Toronto Blue Jays' equipment manager Jeff Ross lost his home in Hudson, Fla., during Hurricane Helene. A GoFundMe page has been set up to help him.
March 6, 1969: Montreal Expos’ first spring training game
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Kevin Glew shares some details about the Montreal Expos' first ever spring training game played on March 6, 1969.
Forty-seven years ago today, the Blue Jays played their first spring training game
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Kevin Glew takes a look back at the Toronto Blue Jays' first-ever spring training game, which was played 47 years ago today.
March 11, 1977 – Toronto Blue Jays play their first spring training game
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By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada Many longtime Canadian baseball fans can recall the Toronto Blue Jays defeating the Chicago White Sox 9-5 in snowy conditions at Exhibition Stadium on April 7, 1977 in their first regular season game, but how did the team fare in its first spring training contest? Well, that contest took... Continue Reading →
But What Do I Know? . . . Fergie Jenkins, Gary Carter, Nick Pivetta, Orv Franchuk
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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 →
But What Do I Know? . . . Joey Votto, Jordan Romano, Fergie Jenkins, Damaso Garcia
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By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: · “I’m not thinking about baseball right now, if I’m honest. I’m just trying to take it moment by moment and look after the people closest to me.” That’s what Joey Votto (Etobicoke, Ont.) told Sridhar Pappu for... Continue Reading →
But What Do I Know? . . . Willie Stargell, Troy Tulowitzki, Bartolo Colon
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My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: • Hall of Fame slugger Willie Stargell would’ve turned 76 today. The Pittsburgh Pirates legend walloped 475 home runs in 21 major league seasons and was particularly potent with the bat against the Expos in Montreal. On July 16, 1969, he became the first player... Continue Reading →