My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes column discusses Cade Smith, Matt Brash, Josh Naylor and Jeff Frye.
But What Do I Know? . . . Cade Smith, Matt Brash, Nick Pivetta, Tyler Black, Jeff Frye
Canadian Tyler O’Neill named American League Player of the Week
Boston Red Sox slugger Tyler O'Neill (Maple Ridge, B.C.) has been named the American League Player of the Week.
Naylor brothers homer in same inning for Guardians on National Siblings Day
Josh and Bo Naylor homered in the same inning and also supplied the game-tying and game-winning hits for the Cleveland Guardians in their 7-6 win on National Siblings Day.
How many Blue Jays’ records does Jose Bautista hold?
On Jose Bautista's 43rd birthday, Kevin Glew does some research to find out just how many Toronto Blue Jays' records the slugger holds.
Votto closes in on more Canadian MLB records
Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto (Etobicoke, Ont.) is closing in on more of Larry Walker's all-time Canadian major league records.
Naylor hits go-ahead homers in eighth inning in three straight games for Guardians to make MLB history
Canadian Josh Naylor belted go-ahead home runs in the eighth inning in three consecutive games for the Cleveland Guardians over the weekend.
But What Do I Know? . . . Joey Votto, Tyler O’Neill, Jamie Romak, Edgar Martinez
Happ-y New Year to you! By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada Some Canadian baseball news and notes from the past week: -All of us in the Canadian baseball community owe Bob Elliott a big thank you for the tremendous amount of work he puts into his annual 100 Most Influential Canadians in baseball list. On... Continue Reading →
Fun Fergie Facts: Jenkins homered and threw a complete game in the same game 10 times
By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada May 15th represented the 50th anniversary of a game in which Canadian baseball legend Fergie Jenkins not only tossed a complete game for the Chicago Cubs in their 6-4 win over the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field, but he also clubbed a two-run home run to help his... Continue Reading →
But What Do I Know? . . . Nick Pivetta, Mike Soroka, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Rob Ducey
By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: -Just how good has right-hander Nick Pivetta (Victoria, B.C.) been for the Boston Red Sox this season? Well, the 6-foot-5 right-hander is tied for the lead among American League pitchers in wins (5) and his 5-0 record also makes... Continue Reading →
But What Do I Know? . . .Jordan Romano, Joey Votto, Jim Henderson, Roland Gladu
By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: - Jordan Romano (Markham, Ont.) pitched a scoreless inning in relief on Friday and picked up his first major league win in the Toronto Blue Jays' 6-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. With the win,... Continue Reading →