The Montreal Expos, the subject of a newly released Netflix documentary called “Who Killed the Montreal Expos?”, had longstanding connections to Alberta.
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“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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“The baseball season just keeps getting longer for Aiden Kilshaw – not that he minds at all.
Originally from Swift Current and now living in Saskatoon, he has seen opportunity after opportunity come his way over the last few months.
The young prospect has been determined to make the most of every one of them.
Little did he know, Kilshaw was setting himself up for one of the biggest announcements of the season: the Baseball Canada Junior National Team Fall Instructional League roster.”
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“The smile on her face and tears in her eyes were more than enough to tell what was going through Sydney Barry’s mind.
The Fort McMurray native also couldn’t help but laugh in retelling the story of how she found out she was on the Women’s Pro Baseball League (WPBL) draft-eligible list.”
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“There was a time when Addie Ziebart (Saskatoon, Sask.) found herself wondering if she should quit baseball.
Now, she finds herself on the cusp of potentially being drafted into the new Women’s Pro Baseball League (WPBL) in November, finding herself on the emerging league’s top draft-eligible players list.”
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Joe McFarland, of Saskatchewan Dugout Stories, shares some of the many tributes to former Baseball Canada executive director Jim Baba who passed away on September 12.
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Vauxhall Academy outfielder Rogan Rivard (Bonnyville, Alta.) is hoping to take his game to the next level with Team Red at the Canadian Futures Showcase, and potentially catch the eye of college scouts as he eyes high school graduation in 2027.
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“Like many Canadian kids who loved baseball, Mitchell Rauckman grew up as a fan of the Toronto Blue Jays.
Even though he is primarily a pitcher himself, the Saskatoon native always enjoyed watching slugger Josh Donaldson.
He’s been to Rogers Centre to watch his favourite team play, always hoping to one day play on the same turf.
Rauckman is one of three Saskatchewan products, along with Matthew Tran and Aiden Kilshaw, who will get the chance to do that in the Canadian Futures Showcase.”
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“It’s admittedly going to sting for a while.
However, Team Alberta has nothing to hang their heads for after returning home with a silver medal in the first-ever women’s baseball event at the Canada Summer Games in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.”
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They have been pioneers and trailblazers for baseball in communities across the province.
The Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum celebrated its 40th induction ceremony with the Class of 2025 in mid-August.
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“They are onto the scent of being the top high school program in North America.
After capturing an incredible record of 60 wins, five losses and one tie during the season, the Dawgs Academy 18U Black team in Okotoks has risen to new heights in the eyes of Perfect Game.
The U.S.-based organization has touted the Dawgs as the number two high school program on the continent in its annual end-of-season rankings.”
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“Ethan Pittman’s final inning in a Fort McMurray Oil Giants uniform will be one he’ll remember for the rest of his life.
Holding onto a 5-3 lead in the bottom of the seventh inning at the Baseball Canada 18U Nationals in his hometown, the graduating senior had to face the top of the Manitoba batting order.
He struck out Josh Randle and got Jackson Thiessen to fly out to centre field.
Up against infielder Tyler Mollons, Pittman got a first-pitch strike and two foul balls before twirling his second punch-out of the inning to help the Oil Giants capture the bronze medal.
The hometown crowd at Legacy Dodge Field in Fort McMurray erupted in celebration.”
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“Some were calling it “the pool of death.”
Pool ‘A’ for men’s baseball at the Canada Summer Games in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador featured a few juggernauts including B.C., Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec.
Then there was Saskatchewan.
Despite winning gold in 2017 and bronze in 2022, the province is still thought of, by some, as an underdog of sorts.”
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The Saskatoon Cubs have won the Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League championship.
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“The caption on Evan Wilde’s Instagram post thanking Niagara University after his final season said it all.
“Started as a pitcher, finished as … not a pitcher.”
In what felt like the blink of an eye, the 6-foot-7, 225-pound hurler-turned-infielder was on his way back home reflecting on a memorable end to his collegiate career.”
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You weren’t going to wipe the smile off Brody Forno’s face after the Western Canadian Baseball League’s All-Star Game.
It also wasn’t going to wipe clean his jersey after a head-first slide into home to score the West Division’s final run in a 10-3 loss to the East Division at a rain-drenched Seaman Stadium in Okotoks.
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Baseball Saskatchewan recently unveiled their 16U Girls roster for the Canada Summer Games.
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“It’s been a long time coming.
For the first time ever, female baseball has been added to the Canada Summer Games, with the debut coming August 18-24 in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Every provincial baseball body has been working towards this summer since the initial announcement back in 2022, and the rosters are starting to take shape.
Baseball Alberta announced its 16-athlete roster on June 20, which will be coached by Chris James, Mark Randall and Tara Sliwkanich.”
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“It was a homecoming Max Benton didn’t think he would ever make.
The Lethbridge Bulls starting pitcher toed the rubber at Doug Lehman Field in Oyen for the Western Canadian Baseball League’s Rural Roots Classic, where he had done it many times before as a member of the Badlands Baseball Academy.
Sitting down Sylvan Lake’s Noah Konings, Simon Baker and Bryce Turner in order to start the game, it was as if he had never left.
Benton cruised the rest of the way, allowing five runs on five hits and a walk while striking out five in six innings to pick up the win in a 19-11 victory in front of 550 fans.”
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“Time sure flies when you’re having fun.
Elemer Jerkovits has found a home behind the plate and all around the diamond as an umpire in Saskatchewan for 50 years.
As he suited up to be a field umpire in the Regina Red Sox home opener against the Swift Current 57’s on May 29, the Regina native was overcome with the feeling of gratitude.”
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