Kevin Glew’s Canadian Baseball History Blog
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 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.
Kevin Glew provides some midweek Canadian baseball news and notes about Tyler O'Neill, Nick Pivetta and Joey Votto.
“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.”
Kevin Glew shares some details about the Montreal Expos' first ever spring training game played on March 6, 1969.
Heritage Auctions will be selling a rare photo of Roberto Clemente in a Montreal Royals uniform in a February sale.
My weekly weekly Canadian baseball news "But What Do I Know?" column discusses James Paxton, Andrelton Simmons and Roberto Clemente.
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 and his wife, Rachel, loved the city of Montreal, where Robinson played for the Royals in 1946.
My weekly Canadian baseball news column "But What Do I Know?" discusses Mike Soroka, Jordan Romano, Fergie Jenkins and Roberto Clemente.
