“I owe more to Canadians than they’ll ever know,” Jackie Robinson once remarked after his playing days. “In my baseball career they were the first to make me feel my natural self.”
Jackie Robinson: “I owe more to Canadians than they’ll ever know.”
March 6, 1969: Montreal Expos’ first spring training game
Kevin Glew shares some details about the Montreal Expos' first ever spring training game played 57 years ago today, on March 6, 1969.
But What Do I Know? . . . Brock Dykxhoorn, Cade Smith, Fergie Jenkins, Justin Morneau
My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes column discusses Brock Dykxhoorn, Cade Smith, Fergie Jenkins and Justin Morneau.
Remembering Roberto Clemente’s season in Montreal on Roberto Clemente Day
On Roberto Clemente Day, I take a look back at Clemente's first pro season with the Montreal Royals and the legend's other Canadian links.
New Drysdale biography discusses legendary pitcher’s time in Montreal
It wouldn’t be much of a stretch to say that Don Drysdale’s career in professional baseball started and ended in Montreal.
April 17 – On this date in Canadian baseball history
What happened on April 17 in Canadian baseball history? I did the research to find out.
Jackie Robinson: “I owe more to Canadians than they’ll ever know.”
“I owe more to Canadians than they’ll ever know,” Jackie Robinson once remarked after his playing days. “In my baseball career they were the first to make me feel my natural self.”
Remembering Roberto Clemente on the 52nd anniversary of his death
When Roberto Clemente's plane carrying relief supplies to Nicaragua crashed 52 years ago today, down with it went the hearts and spirits of the thousands - including many in Canada and Montreal - that Clemente managed to touch during his short life.
Former Montreal Royals pitcher Joe Carbonaro passes away at 93
Former Montreal Royals pitcher Joe Carbonaro passed away on April 15 at the age of 93. He played with Jackie Robinson during spring training and was a Royals teammate of Roberto Clemente.
Canadian MLB baseball notes: Tyler O’Neill, Nick Pivetta, James Paxton, Jackie Robinson
Kevin Glew provides some midweek Canadian baseball news and notes about Tyler O'Neill, Nick Pivetta and Joey Votto.