My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes column discusses Otto Lopez, Michael Soroka, Nick Pivetta, Roy Halladay and Gary Carter.
But What Do I Know? . . . Otto Lopez, Michael Soroka, Nick Pivetta, Roy Halladay, Gary Carter
Former Blue Jays reliever, longtime White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper dies at 70
Former Toronto Blue Jays reliever and longtime Chicago White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper died in Brentwood, Tenn., on Tuesday at the age of 70.
But What Do I Know? . . . Jared Young, Cal Quantrill, Otto Lopez, Jason Bay, Roy Halladay, Willie Upshaw
My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes column discusses Jared Young, Cal Quantrill, Otto Lopez, Roy Halladay and Willie Upshaw.
Former Blue Jays reliever Brian Wolfe dies at 45
Former Toronto Blue Jays reliever Brian Wolfe has died at the age of 45.
Former London Tigers catcher Rich Rowland dies at 62
Former London Tigers and Syracuse Chiefs catcher Rich Rowland died on August 27 at the age of 62.
Canadian baseball notes: Bo Naylor, Denzel Clarke, Cal Quantrill
Some Canadian baseball news and notes from the past couple of days.
Max Scherzer has 3,535 MLB strikeouts, plus some fun Canadian facts
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Max Scherzer's 10 strikeouts on Sunday gave him 3,535 for his MLB career, which moved him past Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry into ninth place on the all-time strikeouts list. I share a few fun facts about Scherzer's performance on Sunday, as well as some Canadian ties to his impressive strikeout haul.
But What Do I Know? . . . Jordan Romano, Tristan Peters, Cade Smith, Fergie Jenkins, Vernon Wells
My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes column discusses Jordan Romano, Tristan Peters, Cade Smith, Scott Richmond, Matt Stairs, Fergie Jenkins and Vernon Wells.
Legendary Montreal Expos broadcaster Jacques Doucet dies at 86
Legendary Montreal Expos broadcaster and Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Jacques Doucet has died at the age of 86.
August 27, 1979 – Phil Huffman throws a one-hitter for the Blue Jays
Forty-seven years ago today, Phil Huffman pitched the game of his life for the Toronto Blue Jays.