Canadians Archer Brookman (Pointe-Claire, Que.) and Matt Lloyd (Okotoks, Alta.) were selected in the Minor League Phase of the Rule 5 draft on Wednesday.
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“Pitch long and prosper.
That might be the advice that Spock would offer young right-hander Jonah Tong.
You can picture the beloved Star Trek character following up these words with his Vulcan salute – his famous hand gesture in which his fingers (parted between the middle and ring fingers) are split into a V.
And Spock would likely be flattered that this gesture has inspired Tong’s best pitch – his “Vulcan changeup.”
It’s a pitch that helped Tong (Markham, Ont.) top all minor leaguers in strikeouts (179), ERA (1.43) and opponents’ batting average against (.148) in 2025.
It also earned him his first big league call-up from the New York Mets in late August, as well as the Canadian Baseball Network’s 2025 Wayne Norton Award, as the top Canuck minor league pitcher in the affiliated ranks. “
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The Ottawa Titans have re-signed utility player Taylor Wright (North Vancouver, B.C.).
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The Winnipeg Goldeyes have re-signed 2025 team MVP Ramón Bramasco.
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"After a dominant season with the Lancaster Stormers, Noah Skirrow (Stoney Creek, Ont.) was named the Canadian Baseball Network’s 2025 Claude Pelletier Award winner.
The award is presented each year to the top Canadian pitcher in the independent or foreign professional ranks."
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“It might be a while before “Dancin’ Dane” Tofteland is a nickname that sticks.
But don’t be surprised to see the Albertan from just outside Grande Prairie bust a move or two when he suits up in the brand new Banana Ball circuit next summer.
Selected in the seventh round of the league’s inaugural draft by the Loco Beach Coconuts, Tofteland is coming off a successful collegiate career at Indiana State University and a three-year run in the Pioneer League.”
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The Ottawa Titans have signed infielder Austin Gurney (Campbell River, B.C.). They have also traded right-hander Zach Cameron (Hamilton, Ont.) to the Windy City Thunderbolts for future considerations.
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Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, takes a look back at the short-lived first professional Canadian Baseball League.
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The Winnipeg Goldeyes have re-signed right-hander James Bradwell (North Vancouver, B.C.).
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Bob Elliott catches up with 2025 Canadian Baseball Network Murray Zuk Award winner, as top Canadian offensive player in the unaffiliated ranks, Mathieu Vallée (Saint-Eustache, Que.) who set a Frontier League record when he stole 83 bases for the Trois-Rivières Aigles this season.
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The Winnipeg Goldeyes have signed Canadian utility player Mason Dobie (Meaford, Ont.).
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“Legendary Kingston sportscaster Max Jackson is best remembered for his signature sign off, “If you can’t play a sport, be one.”
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The Ottawa Titans announced the signing of two pitchers on Tuesday. They have also traded catcher Victor Cerny (Winnipeg, Man.) to the Windy City ThunderBolts.
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The Canadian Baseball Network named the winners of its 2025 awards for top Canadian minor league hitter and pitcher in both the affiliated and unaffiliated ranks on Tuesday.
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David Calabrese no longer stands alone.
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim selected the former Ontario Blue Jays OF Calabrese (Maple, Ont.) in the third round of the 2020 draft and gave him a signing bonus of $744,200.
For as long as we have been tracking six-figure signing bonuses given to Canadians, Calabrese was the only Canuck the Angels had deemed worthy of a $100,000 or more bonus.
So, the Angels sat 27th of 30 teams in giving out cold, hard cash -- or giant-sized checks -- to Canucks. That all changed in July. The Angels drafted RHP Tyler Bremner second overall in North America from the Santa Barbara Gauchos and gave him a $7,689,525 bonus.
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Longtime minor league manager and Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Bill Slack (Petrolia, Ont.) passed away on Sunday at the age of 92.
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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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The Winnipeg Goldeyes will be well-represented on the national team that will attempt to qualify for the 2027 Pan Am Games this month.
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“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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Outfielder Jake Sanford (Cole Harbour, N.S.) has re-signed with the Ottawa Titans for the 2026 season.
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