My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes column discusses Jeff Kent, Jacques Doucet, Fergie Jenkins and Russell Martin.
10 interesting facts I learned at the 2025 Canadian Baseball History Conference – Part 2
Here are five more things I learned at the Canadian Baseball History Conference that took place at the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in St. Marys, Ont., on November 1 and November 2.
But What Do I Know? . . . Addison Barger, Ernie Clement, Josh Naylor, Steve Rogers
My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes column discusses the 1992 World Series parade, Josh Naylor, Steve Rogers and Eric Lindros.
Former Expos coach and scout Bob Oldis dies at 97
Original Montreal Expos first base coach and longtime scout Bob Oldis died on September 21 at the age of 97.
Doucet, Shulman named 2026 Ford C. Frick Award finalists
Canadian broadcasting stars Jacques Doucet and Dan Shulman are among the 10 finalists for the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2026 Ford C. Frick Award.
Happy 76th Birthday to Mike Schmidt! A look at his Canadian connections
On Mike Schmidt's 76th birthday, I look back at how the Phillies legendary third baseman terrorized Expos pitchers and also had some other Canadians links.
September 1, 1971 – Jenkins pitches a complete game, goes deep twice against Expos
It was the greatest all-around performance of Fergie Jenkins' major league career. And in my opinion, it's the greatest all-around performance by a Canadian in a major league game.
August 28, 1969 – Claude Raymond became the first Canadian pitcher to earn a win for the Expos
Fifty-six years ago today, Claude Raymond became the first Canadian to register a win for a Canadian major league team in a regular season game when accomplished the feat with the Montreal Expos.
Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg dies at 65
Chicago Cubs legend Ryne Sandberg, who played more games against the Montreal Expos than he did against any other major league team, died on Monday at the age of 65 after a long battle with cancer.
Canadian baseball trivia on Canada Day
Happy Canada Day! Let's celebrate with a hodge podge of Canada Day baseball facts that I've gathered over the years.