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
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.”
March 6, 1969: Montreal Expos’ first spring training game
Kevin Glew shares some details about the Montreal Expos' first ever spring training game played on March 6, 1969.
Rare Montreal Royals Clemente photo to be sold by Heritage Auctions
Heritage Auctions will be selling a rare photo of Roberto Clemente in a Montreal Royals uniform in a February sale.
But What Do I Know? . . . James Paxton, Andrelton Simmons, Roberto Clemente, Chris Reitsma
My weekly weekly Canadian baseball news "But What Do I Know?" column discusses James Paxton, Andrelton Simmons and Roberto Clemente.
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.
Jackie Robinson: “I owe more to Canadians than they’ll ever know.”
Jackie Robinson and his wife, Rachel, loved the city of Montreal, where Robinson played for the Royals in 1946.
But What Do I Know? . . . Mike Soroka, Jordan Romano, Mitch Bratt, Fergie Jenkins, Roberto Clemente
My weekly Canadian baseball news column "But What Do I Know?" discusses Mike Soroka, Jordan Romano, Fergie Jenkins and Roberto Clemente.
Remembering Roberto Clemente on the 50th anniversary of his death
When Roberto Clemente's plane carrying relief supplies to Nicaragua crashed 50 years ago today, down with it went the hearts and spirits of the thousands Clemente managed to touch during his short life.
But What Do I Know? . . . Terry Puhl, Rob Thomson, Scott Thorman, John Gibbons
October 30, 2022 By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes: -Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee and former Houston Astros outfielder Terry Puhl (Melville, Sask.) threw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to Game 1 of the World Series at Minute Maid Park. I'm going to go out on... Continue Reading →