Kevin Glew

Happy 28th Birthday to former Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette!

Q: Who is the oldest living former Toronto Blue Jays player?

A: Phil Roof. He played three games for the Blue Jays in 1977.

He turns 85 today.

Happy Birthday to him!

49 years ago today, the Toronto Blue Jays played their first-ever intrasquad game in spring training.

Dave McKay (Vancouver, B.C.) had 2 hits and 4 RBIs to lead a team managed by Jays coach Jackie Moore to a 7-6 win over a team managed by fellow Jays coach Harry Warner.

Details below:

Happy 79th Birthday to sidearming closer and Pittsburgh Pirates great Kent Tekulve!

P.S. He's also the answer to the question: What MLB player looks most like my high school geography teacher?

Happy 74th Birthday to former Toronto Blue Jays coach Mike Squires!

On May 4, 1980, he became the first left-handed-throwing catcher in MLB since Dale Long in 1958.

Just over three years later, he became the first left-handed-throwing 3B in MLB in at least 50 years.

Happy 47th Birthday to former big-league left-hander, Canadian national team alum and 2025 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Erik Bedard (Navan, Ont.)!

38 years ago today, the Montreal Expos signed outfielder Otis Nixon to a minor league contract.

His stolen base totals in three seasons with Expos:

1988 - 46
1989 - 37
1990 - 50

I could go for that. I'm a Sens fan.

Yes, it's definitely up there.

Must-see action from the ice.

Happy 22nd Birthday to Toronto Blue Jays pitching prospect Brandon Barriera!

He was the Blue Jays' first-round pick in 2022.

#BlueJays

27 years ago today, Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, B.C.) signed a six-year, $75-million contract extension with the Colorado Rockies.

18 years ago today, the Milwaukee Brewers signed John Axford (Port Dover, Ont.) as a minor league free agent.

P.S. That worked out really well.

There have been a lot of great Canada World Baseball Classic cards produced over the years, but if I had to pick my favourite, it would be this.

Thanks to my friends Kelly Sage and Scott Crawford for hunting this one down for me.

Hall of Fame outfielder Wee Willie Keeler was born on this date in 1872.

He batted .341 and had 2,932 hits in 19 MLB seasons, but he spent his final pro season with the Eastern League's Toronto Maple Leafs.

He batted .277 in 39 games with the Leafs.

He died in 1923.

28 years ago today, the courageous and trailblazing Larry Doby was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee.

Following his playing career, Doby was a hitting coach for the Montreal Expos from 1971 to 1973 and again in 1976.

Please take a moment to remember former Blue Jays pitcher Jesse Jefferson who would've turned 77 today.

He died in 2011.

Career Highlights:

- Led Jays with 211 2/3 IP, 9 CGs in 1978
- Pitched 12 innings on May 23, 1978, still a Jays' record
- Hurled 217 innings, 8 CGs in 1977

Please take a moment to remember Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee and Montreal native Allan Roth who passed away 34 years ago today at the age of 74.

In 1947, he became the first statistician ever hired by an MLB team when he was brought on board by the Dodgers.

Happy 69th Birthday to former Montreal Expos infielder Skeeter Barnes!

He played 19 games for the Expos in 1985.

And I have to say, being able to use Skeeter Barnes' name in a post is a great way to start the day.

Who are Canada's all-time pitching leaders at the World Baseball Classic? - Cooperstowners in Canada I did some research to uncover who are Canada’s all-time statistical leaders among pitchers at the World Baseball Classic.

Who are Canada's all-time pitching leaders at the World Baseball Classic?

I did some research to find out:

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I see Terry Puhl (Melville, Saskatchewan)!

When you're an orchestra conductor
there's more musicians than you can shake a stick at RS

I’ve now watched this clip of Delroy Lindo hugging Michael B. Jordan 6 times. And it’s still not enough.

During spring training in the late 80s, my teenage self would've had my head buried in these MLB preview magazines right about now.

Former New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder, Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee and London, Ont., native Frank Colman was born on this date in 1918.

While with the Yankees, he roomed with Yogi Berra.

He passed away in 1983.

Happy 61st Birthday to former Atlanta Braves slugger Ron Gant!

He had back-to-back 30-HR, 30-SB seasons for the Braves in 1990 and 1991, which inspired me to buy almost every one of his 1988 Fleer rookie cards.

Mel Ott was born on this date in 1909.

His MLB resume:

- .304/.414/.533
- 511 HRs
- 1,860 RBIs
- 1,708 walks
- 896 Ks
- 11-time All-Star
- 6-time NL HR champ

*Not elected to HOF until 4th year on ballot
*Also, he was only 5-foot-9, 170 pounds.

Team USA's gold medalists Hilary Knight, Megan Keller, Jack and Quinn Hughes joined Connor Storrie during his SNL monologue.

#SNL #TeamUSA

But What Do I Know? . . . Tyler O'Neill, Tyler Black, Matt Brash, Vladimir Guerrero - Cooperstowners in Canada My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes column discusses Tyler O'Neill, Tyler Black, Matt Brash and Vladimir Guerrero.

My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes column discusses:

-Tyler O'Neill
-Tyler Black
-Matt Brash
-Brock Dykxhoorn
-Chris Barnwell🎂
-Wayne Granger
-Blake Hawksworth🎂
-Vladimir Guerrero
-Joey Votto

You can read it here:

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Happy 53rd Birthday to Eric Lindros!