Canadian Osborne learning every day in first camp with Marlins
Canadian Osborne learning every day in first camp with Marlins

Toronto Mets and Canadian Junior National Team alum J.D. Osborne is listed on the Miami Marlins minor-league roster sheet handed out to the media as C/Util, meaning he can play other positions. But Osborne is focused on becoming a better catcher in his first camp with the Marlins and he's trying to learn something new about the position every day. Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher recently caught up with Osborne in Jupiter, Fla.

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Canadians in the Minors, Minor leagues, Baseball CanadaDanny Gallagher
Canadian lefty Dawson learning to just be himself
Canadian lefty Dawson learning to just be himself

Canadian Shane Dawson understands culture shock and how it works in professional baseball. The left-handed pitcher hails from Fort McMurray, northern Alberta, and it was a challenge for him to adapt to a new environment and new languages after he was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays. Many of the players he suited up alongside in the Blue Jays' system spoke Spanish, while others were from the same city or same college and Dawson used to feel left out. But the young lefty learned the key was to loosen up, and just be himself and these days he's fitting in well. Toronto Observer reporter Swapnil Thakare shares Dawson's story.

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Canadians in the MinorsCBN Staff
Florida native returns to sun, comfort with Dunedin Jays
Florida native returns to sun, comfort with Dunedin Jays

One Toronto Blue Jays prospect who thrives in the warm weather is pitcher Kirby Snead. The 6-foot lefty grew up in Alachua, Fla., a short 25-minute drive from the University of Florida campus where he pitched for the Gators. Over the past two seasons, Snead has had to get used to colder weather when pitching for the low-A Lansing Lugnuts. Fortunately for him, his success earned him a promotion to the class-A Dunedin Blue Jays in 2017 where he was close to home and able to toe the rubber in warmer weather. Centennial College Journalism student Cam Newell shares Snead's story.

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Minor leaguesCBN Staff
Jays’ prospect Hagen Danner is far from your typical utility infielder
Jays’ prospect Hagen Danner is far from your typical utility infielder

All utility infielders play multiple positions, however, Toronto Blue Jays’ prospect Hagen Danner took that concept to a new level growing up in the game. Playing as both a pitcher and a catcher is unusual in baseball, yet it was nothing new for Toronto’s 2017 second-round pick. He will focus exclusively on being a catcher in the Blue Jays' system. Centennial College Journalism student Luke Garrison recently spoke with Danner at the Bobby Mattick Training Center in Dunedin, Fla.

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Minor leaguesCBN Staff