Tag: Doug Melvin

New baseball field to be named after Doug Melvin

New baseball field to be named after Doug Melvin

Dave Gough- November 21, 2024

Chatham's Doug Melvin A new baseball field that is planned to be constructed in Chatham, will be named after longtime Major League Baseball executive Doug ... Read More

Chatham-Kent Sports Year In Review: August 2015

Chatham-Kent Sports Year In Review: August 2015

Ian Kennedy- December 29, 2015

Jordan Durston, far right, celebrates with his Six Nations teammates after winning the Minto Cup - Photo by Ward Laforme Jr.Doug Melvin made a career ... Read More

Doug Melvin Steps Down As Brewers GM

Doug Melvin Steps Down As Brewers GM

Ian Kennedy- August 13, 2015

Doug Melvin will step down as general manager of the Milwaukee Brewers - Photo from Brewers.MLB.com Chatham's Doug Melvin will be stepping away from the ... Read More

Melvin To Be Recognized On Chatham Signs

Melvin To Be Recognized On Chatham Signs

Ian Kennedy- March 10, 2015

Doug Melvin will be honoured on signs entering his hometown of Chatham, Ontario - Photo from Brewers.MLB.comAt Monday's Chatham-Kent Municipal Council meeting, council passed a ... Read More

Melvin Discusses Growth of Baseball in Canada

Melvin Discusses Growth of Baseball in Canada

Ian Kennedy- July 12, 2013

With the local Chatham Diamonds, Maple City Brewers, and Minor Baseball in Wallaceburg, Dresden, and other corners of Chatham-Kent well underway, it seems that baseball ... Read More

Melvin’s Brewers Rebounding After Slow Start

Melvin’s Brewers Rebounding After Slow Start

Ian Kennedy- April 30, 2013

Chatham's Doug Melvin is optimistic his Milwaukee Brewers baseball club will have a strong MLB season following a slow start. The team's general manager since ... Read More

Melvin To Enter Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame

Ian Kennedy- June 22, 2012

Chatham's Doug Melvin will enter the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Saturday in St. Marys along side Rusty Staub, Rheal Cormier, and the 2011 Canadian ... Read More

Milwaukee Brewers Extend Doug Melvin’s Contract

Milwaukee Brewers Extend Doug Melvin’s Contract

Ian Kennedy- May 16, 2012

Last week, the Milwaukee Brewers gave a vote of confidence to Chatham's Doug Melvin, by extending the General Managers contract. The new deal for Melvin, ... Read More

Chatham’s Doug Melvin elected to Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame

Chatham’s Doug Melvin elected to Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame

CKSN Staff- February 7, 2012

Chatham native and current General Manager of the Milwaukee Brewers, Doug Melvin has been elected into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. Melvin will be ... Read More

Bye, Bye Baseball for Chatham-Kent

Ian Kennedy- October 17, 2011

Unless you're a St. Louis Cardinals, or a Texas Rangers fan, which most of Chatham-Kent is not, baseball season has come and gone. Sunday, the ... Read More

Doug Melvin and Brewers Advance to NLCS for First Time in Decades

Doug Melvin and Brewers Advance to NLCS for First Time in Decades

Ian Kennedy- October 8, 2011

For Chatham's Doug Melvin, it's one step closer to a World Series title, for his Milwaukee Brewers, it's a step into the unknown as the ... Read More

Milwaukee Brewers Preparing for Playoff Push Under Doug Melvin’s Guidance

Milwaukee Brewers Preparing for Playoff Push Under Doug Melvin’s Guidance

Ian Kennedy- September 9, 2011

It's not often someone from Chatham-Kent finds themself in the middle of a race for a World Series title. With the Milwaukee Brewers sitting 8.5 ... Read More