Receiving the Stubby Clapp Award at the Baseball Canada National Teams Awards Banquet on Saturday was extra special for North Vancouver, B.C., native Rowan Wick. The 26-year-old right-hander appeared in 14 games for the triple-A Memphis Redbirds, managed by Clapp (Windsor, Ont.), in 2017, to help the club to a Pacific Coast League championship.
Read MoreThe Humber Hawks are enjoying their triple crown season from last fall. The Hawks won the regular season league title, conference championship and national championship under coach Matt Ferreira. Humber will stage its Prospects Camp this Saturday, Jan. 19th at Pro Teach Baseball, located at 25 Whitlam Ave, Etobicoke, Ont.
Read MoreMel Stottlemyre, 77, passed away on Monday. He was the father of former Blue Jays RHP Todd Stottlemyre and Mel Stottlemyre, Jr., pitching coach of the Marlins. Mel pitched 11 years for the Yankees, and coached in the Bronx for 10 seasons, winning five World Series. He also coached with the Mets and the Mariners, 23 seasons in all. The Yankees dedicated a plaque in Monument Park in Stottlemyre’s honor on Old-Timers’ Day 2015. Here is a story that Bob Elliott wrote in 1998 about the relationship between the senior Stottlemyre and his son, Todd.
Read MoreCanadian left-hander Andrew Albers (North Battleford, Sask.) says the struggles he endured when he pitched in the Korean Baseball Organization in 2014 helped him become an all-star for the Orix Buffaloes of the Nippon Professional Baseball circuit in 2018.
Read MoreKevin Glew’s “But What Do I Know?” column focuses on the Baseball Canada National Teams Awards Banquet and Fundraiser that was held on Saturday evening in Toronto.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher shares who he thinks is worthy of induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame this year. The Canadian ball hall will announce its 2019 class on February 5.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network writer Cole Shelton suggests three relief pitchers that the Toronto Blue Jays should sign to bolster their bullpen in 2019.
Read MoreThe Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with eight players prior to Friday’s arbitration deadline.
Read MoreCincinnati scout Reds Bill Byckowski (Georgetown, Ont.) is the 2018 Canadian Baseball Network Scout of the year and the winner of the Jim Ridley award.
Read MoreThe Blue Jays were busy on Friday. They traded Montreal native Russell Martin to the Los Angeles Dodgers and came to terms with five of their nine arbitration eligible players. Canadian Baseball Network contributor Andrew Hendriks has the details.
Read MoreThe Toronto Blue Jays dealt Montreal native Russell Martin and cash considerations to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a pair of prospects on Friday.
Read MoreBaseball Canada will host some of its most distinguished alumni, corporate partners and friends at the Northern Lights Ballroom inside the Toronto Marriott City Centre Hotel on Saturday for the annual Baseball Canada National Teams Awards Banquet and Fundraiser.
Read MoreSpruce Grove, Alta, native and former Parkland Minor Ball Association player Jesse Poniewozik signed with the Edmonton Prospects of the Western Major Baseball League on Christmas Day.
Read MoreThe Toronto Blue Jays announced their minor league appointments on Thursday.
Read MoreCanadian Junior National Team member Ben Abram (Georgetown, Ont.) is set to begin his collegiate career with the Oklahoma Sooners. Canadian Baseball Network contributor Danielle Obal recently caught up with Abram to talk about his baseball odyssey so far.
Read MoreOkotoks Dawgs managing director John Ircandia is No. 15 on the 2018 CBN Most Influential Canadians in baseball list. Canadian Baseball Network contributor Jonathan Hodgson talks to Ircandia about his accomplishments and about his role in building the powerhouse Dawgs franchise.
Read MoreCalgary native Jordan Procyshen will strap on the catcher’s gear again this spring with new colours, as he announced on his personal twitter page on Wednesday that he has signed a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, Baseball Canada unveiled its roster for the Pan Am Qualifier that will take place in Sao Paulo, Brazil starting on January 29.
Read MorePutting together some details on the amazing 2018 season Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Montreal, Que.) had in the Toronto Blue Jays system, including the awards won plus other recognition and honours received since the end of his season, we discovered just what a great year it was for Canadians in the Minors. Canadian Baseball Network contributor George Farelli has a summary of the awards that Canadians won in 2018.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Bob Elliott has unveiled his 2018 list of the most influential people in Canadian baseball. So who is No. 1 this year?
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