Articles Archive for February 2012
By: Baseball Canada
OTTAWA-Thirty-seven Canadians will be in big-league camp as Spring Training opens this week across Florida and Arizona in preparation for the 2012 baseball season.
Twenty-six Canadians saw action in the big-leagues during 2011, marking …
London’s Nothers Signs & Recognitions to market unique award Canada-wide
St. Marys – Larry Walker has agreed to lend his image and signature to a second series of team trophies available Canada-wide through Nothers Signs and …
Baseball Spring Training begins in St. Marys March 2nd
10th consecutive year of free indoor clinics
St. Marys – More than a hundred baseball and softball players are expected to start their own spring training on Friday, …
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1953, Sparky Anderson advanced to the Triple-A Montreal Royals in 1956, where he hit .298 and rapped out 135 hits. After toiling with the Pacific Coast League’s Los Angeles …
MORE »Expos icon, Blue Jays ambassador of baseball officially gains citizenship at 84
St. Marys – After living 43 years in Canada while carrying a USA passport, Jim Fanning officially became a Canadian citizen at 1:30pm on …
St. Marys – Gary Carter took the tough hops and thanked God for the compliment. He was an inspiration to Canadians and fans beyond our border, on the field, off the field, and throughout his …
MORE »By Anthony DiComo / MLB.com
NEW YORK — Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter passed away Thursday after a lengthy battle with brain cancer. He was 57.
Best known for his role on the 1986 World Series champion Mets and …
“Le Grand Orange” was the original face of the Montreal Expos
St. Marys – The original face of the Montreal Expos, the current mastermind of the uprising Milwaukee Brewers, the legendary lefthander from Moncton, New Brunswick, …
Arthur Irwin played sandlot baseball in Toronto, before moving to Boston at age 15. Signed by the National League’s Worcester Ruby Legs, the young Canadian made his major league debut on May 1, 1880. The …
MORE »After leading Ingersoll and Guelph to Ontario championships, Oscar Judd played in seven different pro and semi-pro leagues prior to his major league debut in 1941. His minor league odyssey included stints in the Cubs …
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