Kevin Glew’s Canadian Baseball History Blog
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. It happened 55 years ago today.
Oakland A's outfielder Denzel Clarke (Pickering, Ont.) won MLB's Play of the Year award on Thursday. Earlier in the week, San Diego Padres right-hander Nick Pivetta (Victoria, B.C.) finished sixth in the National League Cy Young Award voting.
My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: · I would like to extend my deepest condolences to the family of 2016 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Wayne Norton who passed away last night at the age of 75 after a battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). Born in Winnipeg, Man., Norton... Continue Reading →