Kevin Glew’s Canadian Baseball History Blog
Michael Soroka threw an immaculate inning. Owen Caissie hit a walk-off homer. Those are just two of the Canadian baseball highlights from the early days of the MLB season.
Most think of Buck Martinez as a legendary Toronto Blue Jays broadcaster, but here are 10 things you might not know about him as a player.
My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes column discusses Cade Smith, Matt Brash, Josh Naylor and Jeff Frye.
Boston Red Sox slugger Tyler O'Neill (Maple Ridge, B.C.) has been named the American League Player of the Week.
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.
On Jose Bautista's 43rd birthday, Kevin Glew does some research to find out just how many Toronto Blue Jays' records the slugger holds.
Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto (Etobicoke, Ont.) is closing in on more of Larry Walker's all-time Canadian major league records.
Canadian Josh Naylor belted go-ahead home runs in the eighth inning in three consecutive games for the Cleveland Guardians over the weekend.
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 →
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 →