Kevin Glew’s Canadian Baseball History Blog
Stubby Clapp, who has inspired so many with his heroics for the national team and his against-long-odds pro baseball career, continued to inspire with his Canadian ball hall induction speech on Saturday.
My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes column discusses Adam Hall, Trei Cruz, Freddie Freeman, Aaron Sanchez and Vince Barton.
My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes column discusses Josh Naylor, Michael Soroka, John Gibbons and Aaron Guiel.
My weekly Canadian baseball news "But What Do I Know?" column discusses Freddie Freeman, Fernando Valenzuela, Tyler O'Neill and Cal Quantrill.
John Upham, who rose from the Windsor, Ont., minor ball ranks to become a two-way player with the Chicago Cubs, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 83.
Canadian Baseball History Conference organizer Andrew North shares a story with the attendees at the conference in Windsor, Ont. on the weekend. Photo: Scott Crawford November 15, 2022 By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada The fifth annual Canadian Baseball History Conference took place in Windsor, Ont., on the weekend. Organized by Andrew North - the... Continue Reading →
Jacob Robson (Windsor, Ont.) made his MLB debut with the Detroit Tigers on Thursday. Photo: MLB.com By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: –Outfielder Jacob Robson's parents enjoyed an eight-minute helicopter ride from Windsor to Detroit to take in their son's first major league start at... Continue Reading →
By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada The Detroit Tigers are set to call up Canadian outfielder Jacob Robson, according to Chris McCosky of the Detroit News. Robson, who grew up in Windsor, Ont., but was born in London, Ont., has been impressive with the Tigers’ triple-A Toledo Mud Hens this season, posting a .397 on-base... Continue Reading →
Photo: Baseball Ontario By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada Former big league pitcher and Toronto Blue Jays doctor Ron Taylor and legendary Windsor, Ont., baseball coach Father Ronald Cullen have been elected to the Baseball Ontario Hall of Fame. The announcement was made on Wednesday, and Taylor and Cullen will be officially inducted in a... Continue Reading →
Canadian Baseball Hall of Famer and Windsor baseball legend, Reno Bertoia, passed away this morning at the age of 76. He had been diagnosed with lymphoma in February. “Reno is a true Canadian icon who will be remembered forever in our Hall’s museum, and by me personally, as a kid whose Windsor roots put a... Continue Reading →