Kevin Glew’s Canadian Baseball History Blog
Photo: Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame May 17, 2022 Official Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame News Release Montreal-born Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will be presented with the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2021 Tip O’Neill Award in a ceremony prior to the Toronto Blue Jays game against the Seattle Mariners at Rogers... Continue Reading →
John Lott. Photo: Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame December 1, 2021 Official Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame News Release St. Marys, Ont. – Longtime National Post writer John Lott has been named the winner of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s 2021 Jack Graney Award. The St. Marys, Ont.-based shrine presents this award... Continue Reading →
My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: · In a final classy gesture, Toronto Blue Jays manager John Gibbons will step aside today to allow Montreal native Russell Martin to manage the team for the club’s final game of the season. The 35-year-old Martin, who has not played since September 3, will... Continue Reading →
How do you make a dreadful season compelling enough to read about? That’s the challenge that Toronto baseball writers Shi Davidi and John Lott faced with Great Expectations: The Lost Toronto Blue Jays Season, their 183-page book about the Blue Jays’ disappointing 2013 campaign. Fortunately for readers, these authors are gifted storytellers and superb interviewers,... Continue Reading →
