Superlatives MVP: Josh Donaldson No surprise here. Donaldson has been the team’s MVP since he first stepped on the Rogers Center’s tire-rubber turf at the beginning of last season. He was the American League MVP in 2015 and has not missed a single beat this season. Josh has been the second-most valuable batter in the MLB based on Fangraphs’ Wins Above
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This is my second professional interview and article written for the Professional Hockey Players’ Association. Like Ben Harpur, Tom McCollum is a former Guelph Storm because… well to be honest when I submitted a list of potential interview candidates I just fired off former junior players that I was familiar with. Coincidentally Ben and Tom know each other despite never
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I am very excited to announce that the Professional Hockey Players’ Association (US National Labor Relations Board collective bargaining representative for all professional hockey players within the AHL and ECHL) has given me the opportunity to interview players from the AHL and ECHL for the purposes of writing featured articles for their website. To say that this new opportunity excites me
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Born: 11/11/1976 (39 years old) Royal Oak, Michigan, United States Drafted: 1st round (4th overall) in 1997 by San Fransisco Giants High School: Baker HS (Baldwinsville, NY) College: Seton Hall University Pirates (South Orange, NJ) Teams: Florida Marlins (2000-2001), Chicago White Sox (2004), Detroit Tigers (2005-2008), Colorado Rockies (2008-2009), Texas Rangers (2009), Pittsburgh Pirates (2011-2014), Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2014), Atlanta Braves
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Schedule Game 1: Tuesday May 17; 8:30 @ Cleveland on Sportsnet Game 2: Thursday May 19; 8:30 @ Cleveland on TSN Game 3: Saturday May 21; 8:30 @ Toronto on Sportsnet Game 4: Monday May 23; 8:30 @ Toronto on TSN Game 5: Wednesday May 25; 8:30 @ Cleveland on TBD Game 6: Friday May 27; 8:30 @Toronto on TBD
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Background Born: 8/28/1989 (26) Van Nuys, California, US Drafted: 1st round (12th overall) in 2007 by Florida Marlins Teams: Florida Marlins (2011), Houston Astros (2012-14) Positions: Third Base (349 games), DH (5 games) Height: 6’2″ Weight: 220 lbs Bat: Right Throw: Right Full Baseball Reference Bio Full Fangraphs Profile The Call-Up April 26, 2016, the Toronto Blue Jays call up third baseman
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Background Born: 2/6/1991 (25 years old) Decatur, Alabama, United States Drafted: 9th round (265th overall) in 2013 by Toronto Blue Jays Teams: Toronto Blue Jays (2016) Positions: Pitcher Height: 6’1″ Weight: 195 lbs Bat: Left Throw: Left The Call-Up April 22, 2016, Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Chris Colabello begins his 80 game suspension for testing positive for dehydrochlormethyltestosterone. The Jays subsequently called up relief
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Background Born: 6/30/1985 (30 years old) Omaha, Nebraska, United States Drafted: 20th round (620th overall) in 2008 by New York Yankees Teams: Oakland A’s (2015) Positions: Pitcher Height: 6’1″ Weight: 185 lbs Bat: Both Throw: Both Full Baseball Reference Bio Full FanGraphs Profile The Call-Up Wednesday, April 13th, the Jays designate relief pitcher Arnold Leon for assignment and call up Pat Venditte from AAA Buffalo.
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Background Born: 1/24/1986 (30 years old) San Juan de los Morros, Guarico, Venezuela Drafted: Signed as an amateur free agent in 2002 by the Colorado Rockies Teams: Colorado Rockies (2007-2011, 2014), Boston Red Sox (2011-2013), Kansas City Royals (2015) Positions: Pitcher Height: 6’1″ Weight: 210 lbs Bat: Left Throw: Left Baseball Reference Bio Fangraphs Page The Signing April 2, the Toronto Blue Jays sign
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Born: 5/11/1988 (28 years old) Caledonia ON, Canada Drafted: 3rd round (74th overall) in 2008 by Los Angeles Kings Teams: Los Angeles Kings (2013-14), Arizona Coyotes (2014-15) Position: Defense Height: 6’4″ Weight: 206 lbs Shoots: Left HockeyDB Profile The Call-Up Thursday, March 31 the Maple Leafs call up Andrew Campbell, Tobias Lindberg, Kasperi Kapanen and TJ Brennan and sent down Connor Brown, Zach Hyman,
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