Kevin Glew’s Canadian Baseball History Blog
My weekly Canadian baseball news "But What Do I Know?" column discusses Bob Uecker, Justin Morneau, Michael Saunders, Rowan Wick and Alison Gordon.
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.
Kevin Glew's weekly Canadian baseball news column shares some highlights from Baseball Canada's 2024 National Teams Awards Banquet & Fundraiser.
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.
My weekly Canadian baseball news "But What Do I Know?" column discusses Michael Saunders, the Jack Graney Award and Dave McKay.
By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: -The Atlanta Braves shared in a medical update on Twitter on Saturday that Canadian right-hander Mike Soroka (Calgary, Alta.) has re-torn his right Achilles tendon. The 23-year-old Canuck felt a pop in his Achilles while walking to the clubhouse... Continue Reading →
My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: · Former Toronto Blue Jay Michael Saunders (Victoria, B.C.) has told Sportsnet’s Shi Davidi that he will play for the Canadian national team at the WSBC Premier12 Tournament beginning on November 2 and then retire to become a manager for the Atlanta Braves’ Rookie ball... Continue Reading →
My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: · One of my annual traditions when I visit Dunedin Stadium is to find the names of Canadians who once starred for the Dunedin Blue Jays’ on the club’s wall of excellence located in the concourse down the right field line. The name of each... Continue Reading →
My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: · Please take a moment today to remember Canadian Baseball Hall of Famer and legendary Canadian baseball scout and executive Wayne Norton who passed away one year ago today at the age of 75 after a valiant battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). Born in... Continue Reading →
My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: · Congratulations to my many friends and colleagues that were recognized on Bob Elliott’s exhaustively researched “Top 100 Most Influential Canadians” in baseball list. In particular, I wanted to acknowledge the work of Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame director of operations Scott Crawford... Continue Reading →
