Kevin Glew provides some midweek Canadian baseball news and notes about Tyler O'Neill, Nick Pivetta and Joey Votto.
Canadian MLB baseball notes: Tyler O’Neill, Nick Pivetta, James Paxton, Jackie Robinson
Pivetta sidelined with right elbow injury
The Boston Red Sox placed Nick Pivetta (Victoria, B.C.) on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday with a right elbow flexor strain.
Blue Jays purchase contract of Canadian Evan Elliott from Ottawa Titans
The Toronto Blue Jays have purchased the contract of right-hander Evan Elliott from the independent Frontier League's Ottawa Titans.
Canadian Palmegiani invited to Blue Jays’ big league spring training camp
The Toronto Blue Jays have invited Junior National Team alum Damiano Palmegiani (Surrey, B.C.) to their big league spring training camp.
Saunders humbled by Baseball Canada Wall of Excellence honour
National team alum Michael Saunders became the 12th member of Baseball Canada’s Wall of Excellence on Saturday. I spoke with him before he was honoured.
10 things you probably didn’t know about Michael Saunders
Michael Saunders will become the 12th member of Baseball Canada's Wall of Excellence on Saturday. Here are 10 things you probably don't know about him.
Canadian Charles Leblanc signs with Angels
Charles Leblanc (Laval, Que.) has signed a minor league contract with the Angels. The deal includes an invite to MLB spring training.
But What Do I Know? . . . Abraham Toro, Josh Naylor, Pedro Martinez, James Paxton
My weekly Canadian baseball news "But What Do I Know?" column discusses Abraham Toro, Jordan Romano and Pedro Martinez.
Canadians Naylor, Young hit first MLB home runs
Canadians Bo Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) and Jared Young (Prince George, B.C.) each belted their first major league home runs on Wednesday.
Braves call up Soroka to make first MLB start since August 2020
Canadian right-hander Michael Soroka has been called up by the Atlanta Braves to make his first MLB start since August 2020.