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Shushkewich: Reds’ Pote focused on things he can control in his pro career

Right-hander Owen Pote (Sherwood Park, Alta.) started his professional career this year when he was signed by the Cincinnati Reds. He is the son of former major league pitcher and Okotoks Dawgs interim manager Lou Pote. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich recently caught up with the younger Pote to talk about his first year in the pro ranks.

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McFarland: Logan came up "Aces" in the D-Backs' system in 2025

“A baseball player’s mind can ask a million different questions when they are summoned to the manager’s office.

Is this just a standard check-in? Am I performing well enough? Do I need to make some changes? Am I getting promoted? Am I getting let go?

When Gavin Logan was called in for a chat with Hillsboro Hops skipper Mark Reed in mid-June, he wasn’t entirely sure what to think.”

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McFarland: Hawkins caps outstanding comeback season with Padres’ top minor league pitcher honour

“When Garrett Hawkins toed the rubber at Parkview Field in Fort Wayne for the first time in 2025, it felt surreal.

Facing the Lansing Lugnuts on April 4, he induced a ground out from Sahid Valenzuela, struck out Rodney Green, Jr., and got another ground out from Tommy White.

It was almost as if the Biggar, Saskatchewan native had never left, even though he had last appeared in a TinCaps uniform almost 23 months earlier before undergoing Tommy John surgery.”

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