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6 days ago | canadianbaseballnetwork.com | Bob Elliott

“Wouldn’t it be something to have Tyler Bremner pitching on Bremner Blvd?” asked Jason on Friday from Poway, Calif. before his son struck out 10 in a 13-4 win over University of California, Riverside Highlanders in an ESPN telecast. The Toronto Blue Jays chose eighth in the July draft. While the Blue Jays mailing address might be 1 Blue Jays Way, Bremner Blvd. is where Gates 6-A, 7, 8, 9 and Gate 9-A are located -- behind home plate.

1 week ago | canadianbaseballnetwork.com | Mark Whicker

It might be a little early to wonder what you’ll be doing on June 9. In San Diego, that date is being circled, squared and embroidered on pillows. That will be the first meeting between the Padres and Dodgers, and it’s in Petco Park. For years this was only a unilateral rivalry, which is mathematically impossible anyway. Padres’ fans hated the Dodgers, and Dodgers’ fans loved the Padres, because they were a palate-cleanser that always landed on the schedule just in time to discontinue a slump.

1 week ago | canadianbaseballnetwork.com | Danny Gallagher

April 15, 2025By Danny GallagherCanadian Baseball NetworkFree-agent pitcher Zach Pop, released in early April by the Toronto Blue Jays, quietly signed a minor-league contract with the Seattle Mariners a few days ago. Pop (Brampton, Ont.) has reported to Seattle's minor-league complex in Peoria, Ariz., on a rehab (elbow) assignment.

1 week ago | canadianbaseballnetwork.com | Tyson Shushkewich

Even with the Guerrero (Montreal, Que.) mega-deal, there are still some questions that need to be answered when it comes to this roster, but the franchise at least has a direction for the future: build this team around the slugger. It’s a selling point for current players and free agents as well. Having a focal player to build around gives a type of swagger that allows an organization to bring out ‘their guy’ as a selling point.

1 week ago | canadianbaseballnetwork.com | Danny Gallagher

April 14, 2025By Danny GallagherCanadian Baseball NetworkWarren Cromartie is facing one of the greatest battles of his life. The former Expos player and a great promoter of baseball's possible return to Montreal is in a wheelchair and partially paralyzed in the legs following spinal-cord surgery done in 2023, a procedure he kept private for a long time until just recently.