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Saint John, NB, Canada / Country 94 Mar 9, 2021 5:47 AM Left-handed pitcher Rheal Cormier passed away Monday from cancer. He spent 16 years in major league baseball. (photo from Baseball New Brunswick) Canadian pitcher Rheal Cormier passed away on Monday at the age of 53 following a battle with cancer. The left-handed pitcher was born in Saint-André-LeBlanc near Cap-Pele and spent 16 years in the majors with St. Louis, Montreal, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, and two stints with the Boston Red Sox. His Phillies teammate, Jim Thome, described the time they played together as “unforgettable.�...

One of baseball's most reliable middle relievers never got his due.

In 2003, Cormier's best season in Philadelphia, he went 8-0 with a 1.70 ERA. His 84 appearances the following year is a standing Phillies record for left-handers. A member of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, Cormier played twice in the Olympics in 1988 and 2008. He also earned U.S. citizenship in 2004 while he was a member of the Phillies. In January 2020, Cormier was diagnosed with a tumor in his lungs. He later died of pancreatic cancer. Cormier is survived by his wife Lucienne, son Justin and daughter Morgan. Funeral arrangements are still pending. Former teammates and friends remem...

"That incident, we've moved on from it," Nichols said. "We don't even speak about it." Nichols, who was brought on as an assistant during the 2017-18 season, has stepped in as the Lions' interim coach. The 1995 Roosevelt graduate shares a close relationship with Moore, and even though his "brother" can't be on the sidelines with him, Nichols has vowed to do everything he can to steer the team in the right direction. So far, so good. More than 12,000 Hoosiers have died from COVID-19 since March 2020. There are real names, faces and human stories behind that staggering number. This Sunday, The ...

Nick Francona posted a long statement criticizing his father, Cleveland and Major League Baseball