The Toronto Blue Jays have hired former Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell to be the team’s vice-president of baseball operations and assistant general manager. CBC | Sports News
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Welsh football team attacked with baseball bats after match with goalkeeper badly injured
Several players were hospitalised in the attack, with one suffering a broken knee, after a match between Avenue Hotspur FC and Llanrumney Athletic Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Why Canadians should cheer for Cleveland in the baseball playoffs
CBC Sports’ daily newsletter makes the case for the Guardians as the honorary Canadian team for the MLB post-season. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Last member of historic Japanese-Canadian baseball team dies
Kaye Kaminishi was a part of the legendary Vancouver Asahi team that played in the city from 1914 to 1941 before being disbanded due to the internment of Japanese Canadians during the Second World War. CBC | Sports News
Read More »What to know for the Major League Baseball playoffs
CBC Sports’ daily newsletter previews the MLB post-season, where a marquee World Series matchup could be coming (just don’t bet on it). CBC | Sports News
Read More »Pete Rose, MLB hit leader who was caught betting on baseball games, dead at 83
Pete Rose, baseball’s career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied, has died. He was 83. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian baseball star Joey Votto announces retirement after 17 MLB seasons
Canadian baseball star Joey Votto is retiring. The 40-year-old first baseman announced his retirement in an Instagram post Wednesday evening. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Willie Mays, baseball great and electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid,’ has died at 93
Willie Mays, the electrifying “Say Hey Kid” whose singular combination of talent, drive and exuberance made him one of baseball’s greatest and most beloved players, has died. He was 93. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Major League Baseball is coming to America’s oldest ballpark — here’s why it matters
This week, in Birmingham, Ala., baseball fans will gather for a game like no other: The San Fransciso Giants and St. Louis Cardinals will play at Rickwood Field, the oldest professional baseball park in the United States. CBC | World News
Read More »Antiques Roadshow guest’s dad kept five-figure signed baseball in ‘sock drawer’ for years
An Antiques Roadshow guest was unsure of how to react when he was told his dad’s baseball was worth a small fortune. Daily Express :: TV and Radio Feed
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