Baseball Canada: Lascelles, Ellis, Reason standouts for JNT in loss to Yankees
From left to right: Elliott Lascelles (Toronto, Ont.), Sam Ellis (La Peche, Que.) and Ethan Reason (Stouffville, Ont.) were standouts for the Junior National Team in their 15-3 loss to the New York Yankees EXT in extended spring camp on Tuesday. Photo: Baseball Canada
April 21, 2026
By Nicklaus Korim
Baseball Canada
On day seven of their Extended Spring Training Camp, the Junior National Team (JNT) was defeated 15-3 by the New York Yankees EXT at the Yankees’ minor league complex in Tampa Bay.
The Yankees bats were hot in this contest, but the Juniors had seven hits of their own, with three players recording extra-base hits.
Once again INF Elliot Lascelles (Toronto, Ont.), INF Robert Omidi (Mississauga, Ont.) and OF Sam Ellis (La Peche, Que.) were offensive standouts, each recording an RBI. Lascelles went 2-for-3, Ellis 1-for-3 and Omidi 1-for-3 with a double in the first, scoring Lascelles to give the Juniors a 1-0 lead.
Other Juniors with notable offensive performances were INF Jalen Jacob (Maple, Ont.), INF Zach MacDonald (Lacombe, Alta.), and C Rhys Whiteford (Duncan, B.C.). Jacob went 1-for-3, while Macdonald and Whiteford recorded doubles.
On the mound, lefty Josh Mills (Leduc, Alta.) started for the Juniors and tossed three innings. He was followed by RHP Gabe Fink (Edmonton, Alta.), LHP Ethan Reason (Stouffville, Ont.) and RHP Will Zielinski (Victoria, B.C.).
A notable performance came from Reason who held the Yankees to one run and one hit in two innings.
On Wednesday, the JNT heads back to the Toronto Blue Jays Player Development Complex in Dunedin to face off against the Baltimore Orioles EXT for the second last day of camp.