Kevin Glew’s Canadian Baseball History Blog
My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes column discusses Jordan Romano, Tristan Peters, Cade Smith, Scott Richmond, Matt Stairs, Fergie Jenkins and Vernon Wells.
Okotoks Dawgs grad and Canadian national team alum Matt Wilkinson (Ladner, B.C.) is about to be called up by the San Francisco Giants.
Five players with Canadian citizenship were dealt prior to yesterday's MLB trade deadline.
The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired Canadian catcher Bo Naylor from the Cleveland Guardians
The Cleveland Guardians have traded left-handed pitching prospect Matt Wilkinson (Ladner, B.C.) to the San Francisco Giants and have sent Bo Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) down to triple-A.
The Minnesota Twins have traded Edouard Julien (Quebec, Que.) to the Colorado Rockies.
In Canadian baseball news, Owen Caissie (Burlington, Ont.) has been traded to the Miami Marlins, while Jameson Taillon has confirmed he will pitch for Canada at the World Baseball Classic.
Thirty-five years ago today, the Montreal Expos traded Tim Raines to the Chicago White Sox for outfielder Ivan Calderon and reliever Barry Jones
The Cleveland Guardians have dealt first baseman Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) to the Arizona Diamondbacks for right-hander Slade Cecconi and a Competitive Balance Round B draft pick.
The Toronto Blue Jays traded Otto Lopez to the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Twins invited Jordan Balazovic to MLB camp.
