My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes column discusses Josh Naylor, Jonah Tong, Nick Pivetta and Shawn Green
Dave Parker dies less than a month before his National Baseball Hall of Fame induction
Longtime big league slugger and ex-Blue Jay Dave Parker has died less than a month before he was to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
The Rance Mulliniks appreciation post
Rance Mulliniks looked more like an accountant than a professional baseball player. But when you crunch the numbers on his 11 seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays, you can understand why the bespectacled infielder was named to the Blue Jays’ all-time team in 2001
Cito Gaston turns 81, deserves plaque in Cooperstown
If I could give legendary Toronto Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston one thing for his 81st birthday, it would be a plaque in Cooperstown.
Newly elected Hall of Famer Dave Parker played for the Blue Jays
Dave Parker, who was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, played his final 13 games for the Toronto Blue Jays in 1991.
September 20, 1983 – Willie Upshaw becomes the first Blue Jay to record 100 RBIs in a season
Forty-one years ago today, Willie Upshaw became the first player in Toronto Blue Jays' history to amass 100 RBIs in a season.
Five most viewed Cooperstowners in Canada articles of 2023
Happy New Year! Here are the five most viewed Cooperstowners in Canada articles that were published in 2023.
Gaston worthy of plaque in Cooperstown, will find out Hall of Fame fate on Sunday
Legendary Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston should be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame Sunday. But his fate is in the voters' hands.
The Juan Guzman appreciation post
Who has been the Blue Jays’ best starting pitcher in the postseason? It’s not Dave Stieb, Jimmy Key, Jack Morris or Marco Estrada.
Humble Henke should be on Blue Jays’ Level of Excellence
Tom Henke is the best relief pitcher in Toronto Blue Jays history. He should be on the Blue Jays Level of Excellence at Rogers Centre.
