Get to know your Express: El Canadian, Jim Adduci
They really should list the residency of minor league players on the roster. It would have saved Jim Adduci a lot grief. It also wouldn’t have given him a sweet nickname. Of course, the Canadian-born...
View ArticleJim Thome Joins White Sox as Special Assistant
CHICAGO - Future Hall-of-Famer Jim Thome has joined the Chicago White Sox as a special assistant to Rick Hahn, the club's senior vice president/general manager. Thome's responsibilities will include...
View ArticleRaines, Bell headline Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame class
ST. MARYS, Ont. -- Tim Raines and George Bell were both superstar outfielders who enjoyed their peak years in Canadian markets. Their Canadian connection will live on for years to come. Raines and...
View ArticleOld-Timers Find Room in Young Man's All-Star Game
NEW YORK — Bartolo Colon can laugh now, recalling his first All-Star experience. Keep up with the latest news on The Times's baseball blog. Go to the Bats Blog Major League Baseball Live Scoreboard...
View ArticleAll eyes on Ryan Kellogg
That Ryan Kellogg can draw a crowd. The Whitby lefty drew cross checkers from the Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs and Oakland A’s to Etobicoke’s Connorvale Park on Tuesday morning. Kellogg is the best...
View ArticleTeahen embracing chance to play in home country
TORONTO -- Mark Teahen, standing on the Rogers Centre turf after batting practice, tugged on his black uniform top and chuckled. "Every time you see me I'm wearing a different color," he said. Seems...
View ArticleRoyals didn't feel earthquake
TORONTO -- Most of the Royals' team and staff was at Rogers Centre preparing for an early batting practice session when the earthquake hit the East Coast early Tuesday afternoon. "I had no clue there...
View ArticleFranceour learns valuable lesson
TORONTO -- Right fielder Jeff Francoeur was waiting for the Royals when they arrived in Toronto on Monday night. Francoeur left Kansas City early to visit a State Department office in Chicago so he...
View ArticleFrom Mites to NHL, Nicknames a Hockey Tradition
CHICAGO — The best names in the NHL are the ones that never make the roster. If it happens on ice and it involves hitting and scoring, The Times's Slap Shot blog is on it. Go to the Slap Shot Blog...
View ArticleFrom HK to Vancouver and back: the migrants who came home from home
Follow @SCMP_News Gilbert Li is as Canadian as maple syrup, poutine and his beloved Vancouver Canucks. The 36-year-old IT specialist for a major bank even worked from home to watch the Canucks recent...
View ArticleA hometown double play
Late in the summer of 1903, the best baseball team in the National League and the best team in the American League decided to play each other in what they called a "world championship." So on an early...
View ArticleBenefits to becoming a Canadian citizen
Dear Miss Powell, I look forward to reading your articles online each week. I am a Jamaican by birth and have been living in Canada since 1985. I pay my taxes and I am a good citizen. I have always...
View ArticleMiami alums Jay, Alonso remember coach Fraser
Ron Fraser won national championships as the head coach at the University of Miami in 1982 and '85. (AP) MIAMI -- The passing of Hall of Famers Stan Musial and Earl Weaver saddened baseball fans...
View ArticleHenderson, Axford close out win for Canada
John Axford pitched a scoreless ninth inning to preserve Canada's 7-4 win against the Brewers on Tuesday. (Scott Paulus/Brewers) PHOENIX -- Brewers reliever Jim Henderson reported to Maryvale Baseball...
View ArticleAdduci making an impression this spring
play video TEX@SEA: Adduci's triple breaks up Beavan's no-no Facebook Twitter Email MESA, Ariz. -- Outfielder Engel Beltre and infielders Brandon Allen and Brandon Snyder were sent to the Minor...
View ArticleB.C. ballplayers lead MLB's Canadian contingent
Some familiar Canadian names will be looking to make an impact in Major League Baseball, with the opening Thursday of the 2011 season. A total of 16 players from north of the border are on opening-day...
View ArticleMLB notes: Votto added to Canadian roster for World Baseball Classic
Former National League MVP Joey Votto was added to Canada's roster for the World Baseball Classic before Wednesday's deadline. But it's unclear how much the Cincinnati Reds first baseman will play in...
View ArticlePepsi MAX and Fans Build Field of Dreams™ Team of Major League Baseball...
One Lucky Fan Will Win the Opportunity to Bring this Real-Life Fantasy Team to their Hometown...
View ArticleNo ‘Figgy' just one reason you gotta love these Mariners
Twelve reasons to feel good about the 2013 Seattle Mariners: 1. No matter what happens tonight against the Athletics at Oakland, the season’s first at-bat will auger better things for the Mariners...
View ArticleSmokies' Jim Adduci knows there's no shortcuts to major leagues
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View ArticleGet to know your Express: Evan Meek
Evan Meek grew up amidst the grunge scene and Ken Griffey, Jr. era of Seattle in the 1990s. He can reel off the names of those Mariner teams that competing in the 1990s, and, no, he never grew a Randy...
View ArticleAdduci a fan favorite at All-Star game
SEVIERVILLE — The Southern League North All-Stars went 3 1/3 innings without doing much at the plate Tuesday night, but that all changed when Tennessee Smokies outfielder Jim Adduci entered the...
View ArticleSpeaking the language of baseball With the WBC approaching, the sport's...
REGENSBURG, Germany -- After batting .340 with 13 home runs at Triple-A New Orleans this season, third baseman Mike Cervenak had hoped to spend this September with the Miami Marlins. Instead, this...
View ArticleWhitt sets Canada's rotation for pool play
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Team Canada's Ernie Whitt concedes that he must manage more than games in the World Baseball Classic. He must manage pitch count, too. The opening round has a strict pitch count of...
View ArticlePirates prospect Taillon gets start against US
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Jameson Taillon was born and raised in the United States. He's played for U.S. junior national teams and was drafted No. 2 overall by Pittsburgh out of Woodland Hills High (Texas)...
View ArticleTaillon is Canada's pitching weapon at WBC
PHOENIX -- The burden of expectation should probably weigh more heavily on a young pitcher being groomed for stardom. Jameson Taillon is the highest-drafted Canadian in major-league history after...
View ArticleCanadians fill 2011 major league lineups
There could be an all-Canadian matchup on opening day Thursday should the Milwaukee Brewers be in a save situation at Cincinnati. John Axford, who wrested away the Brewers' closer job from the...
View ArticleWalking Out of a Cornfield and Into Free Agency
Think of it as Fantasy Free Agency. Keep up with the latest news on The Times's baseball blog. Go to the Bats Blog Major League Baseball Live Scoreboard Standings | Wild Card Stats | Injuries Yankees...
View ArticleMorneau knows Canada has a lot riding on Classic
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The Canadian national team took pictures Monday morning and held a workout in the afternoon. With an evening free and most players displaced for the impending World Baseball...
View ArticleMelvin earns spot in Canadian Hall of Fame
MILWAUKEE -- Brewers general manager and pride of Chatham, Ontario, Doug Melvin will be inducted this summer into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, a body that already includes his baseball heroes....
View ArticleThree Mariners take international detour
PEORIA, Ariz. For three Mariners, spring training is about to take an international detour. Outfielder Michael Saunders, infielder Alex Liddi and reliever Oliver Perez vacated Mariners' camp Sunday to...
View ArticleIs Canadian-Born Ted Cruz Eligible to Run for President?
Not even six months into his first term, and Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is weighing whether to run for president in 2016. Cruz, whose ambitions National Review reported today, wasted no time...
View ArticleFrom Germany, Playing a Sport He Once Gave No Thought
Several years later, Donald Lutz recalls the scene with a mix of amusement and embarrassment. He was a camper at Major League Baseball’s International European Academy in Italy, and the other...
View ArticleReds' Votto Agrees to 12-Year Contract
CINCINNATI (AP) — Joey Votto got the big payday by staying in a small market, agreeing to a 12-year deal with the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday that is the longest guaranteed contract in major league...
View ArticleEx-Blue Jay Loewen grateful for another chance
His story is simple. He was drafted fourth overall in 2002 for his left-handed pitching prowess. He’s made two major league debuts, including last year’s all-important September call-up experience...
View ArticleRangers’ first baseman Jim Adduci earns recognition for hits, running
Non-roster invite Jim Adduci continued his hot streak singling up the middle and getting a...
View ArticleCanadian major leaguers trying to leave mark
Michael Saunders returned to spring training with the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday, looking to continue learning the game of baseball and working towards becoming a major league superstar. The...
View ArticleGet to know your Express: Grab a McGuiness
Chris McGuiness is a bright guy, and it’s proven. McGuiness, the starting first baseman of the Round Rock Express who entered Thursday night batting .289 in his last 89 at-bats, was an Academic...
View ArticleTime running out to vote for 'Field of Dreams'
If voting ended now in the Pepsi Max Field of Dreams Team contest, you and 10 friends would have a chance to play an actual game in your hometown next spring against the following team: Starting...
View ArticleLance Berkman has helped the rise of Texas Rangers’ non-roster invitee Jim...
For Jim Adduci the opportunity to learn from one of the most experience hitters in the game, Lance Berkman, was too much to pass up. “I’ve been watching him swing,” Adduci said. “He’s controlled at...
View ArticleLance Berkman has helped the rise of Texas Rangers’ non-roster invitee...
For Jim Adduci the opportunity to learn from one of the most experience hitters in the game, Lance Berkman, was too much to pass up. “I’ve been watching him swing,” Adduci said. “He’s controlled at...
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