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McFarland: Braves' Hartman rewarded for breakout season

“He was on the brink of being an afterthought during the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft.

Eric Hartman has made the Atlanta Braves look really good by taking a chance on him with their 20th round selection.

611th overall … when there were only 615 players who heard their names get called.

Just two years later, the St. Albert native and Dawgs Academy product has been named the Braves’ Minor League Baseball (MiLB) Player of the Year and the MILB Breakout Player of the Year.”

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McFarland: Fink bounces back at Futures Showcase, helps Team New Blue to championship

“Gabe Fink flew to Vancouver for the Blue Jays Academy Canadian Futures Showcase with one thing on his mind: retribution.

A year earlier, the highly touted Edmonton native struggled with his command in his one outing at the showcase.

Undeterred and buoyed by being among the first 50 players invited to this year’s event, he wanted to make amends and did so in a big way.”

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Betts: Lascelles looking to use high IQ to fuel lengthy pro career

“No matter how the 2026 Major League Baseball draft unfolded, Elliot Lascelles was going to be okay with the result.

If he was selected and ultimately signed, he’d be realizing his dream of becoming a professional baseball player. If the pick process didn’t work out the way he wanted, he’d head off to Yale University to obtain a prestigious education and play for the Bulldogs. “

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McFarland: Resilient Red Deer Riggers captured bronze at Men's National Championships

“The Red Deer Riggers’ run to a national medal wasn’t for the faint of heart.

As Alberta’s representative at the 2026 Baseball Canada Men’s National Championships, the Riggers came in believing they had the talent to get the job done.

What they couldn’t have foreseen was the journey it would take to get there, battling adversity in almost every game and having to wait – sometimes excruciatingly long – to take the lead and pull out the win.”

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