After a short training camp in West Palm Beach, Fla., the Canadian Senior National Team is set to embark on a journey to São Paulo, Brazil for the Pan Am Games Qualification Tournament that will take place from January 29 to February 3. The seven-nation event will see the top four squads secure a berth in the Pan American Games baseball competition that will be held in Lima, Peru in July.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott asked 36 players, coaches and executives at the Baseball Canada National Teams Awards Banquet on Saturday who was the best player in attendance. Thirty of the 36 (83.3%) answered Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, B.C.)
Read MoreReceiving the Stubby Clapp Award at the Baseball Canada National Teams Awards Banquet on Saturday was extra special for North Vancouver, B.C., native Rowan Wick. The 26-year-old right-hander appeared in 14 games for the triple-A Memphis Redbirds, managed by Clapp (Windsor, Ont.), in 2017, to help the club to a Pacific Coast League championship.
Read MoreCanadian left-hander Andrew Albers (North Battleford, Sask.) says the struggles he endured when he pitched in the Korean Baseball Organization in 2014 helped him become an all-star for the Orix Buffaloes of the Nippon Professional Baseball circuit in 2018.
Read MoreKevin Glew’s “But What Do I Know?” column focuses on the Baseball Canada National Teams Awards Banquet and Fundraiser that was held on Saturday evening in Toronto.
Read MoreBaseball Canada will host some of its most distinguished alumni, corporate partners and friends at the Northern Lights Ballroom inside the Toronto Marriott City Centre Hotel on Saturday for the annual Baseball Canada National Teams Awards Banquet and Fundraiser.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, Baseball Canada unveiled its roster for the Pan Am Qualifier that will take place in Sao Paulo, Brazil starting on January 29.
Read MoreThe top hit getter for the Canadian Baseball Network in 2018 was the city of Toronto — like in 2017, followed by Mississauga.
Read MoreOntario Blue Jays graduate Eric Wood (Pickering, Ont.) has signed with the Chinatrust Brothers of the Chinese Professional Baseball League.
Read MoreFormer major leaguers, triple-A players and even retired players will suit up for Canada way south of the border down Sao Paulo way next month. The goal will be a third straight Pan Am Games gold medal after Canada won in Mexico in 2011 and Ajax in 2015. Canadian Junior National Team gave us baseball in December winning the 18U Pan Am qualifier and now the Team Canada seniors head to Sao Paulo, Brazil for the Pan Am Game Qualifier Jan. 29-Feb. 3.
Read MoreBaseball Canada announced on Monday that Aaron Myette (New Westminster, BC) has been named manager of the Women’s National Team program taking over from André Lachance who stepped down after leading Canada to a bronze medal at the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup in August.
Read MoreFormer Canadian Junior National Team member Tanner Spencer (Craik, Sask.) has been named the new head coach of the Moose Jaw Millers.
Read MoreAdd Super Bowl champion Luke Willson to the list of distinguished guests who will attend the Baseball Canada National Team Awards Banquet and Fundraiser on January 12, 2019 at the Toronto Marriott City Centre Hotel.
Read MoreThe World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) announced on Wednesday the competing nations that will participate in the international federation’s flagship event, WBSC Premier12, from November 2 to 17, 2019 with Canada (No. 10) among the 12 countries listed.
Read MoreA mainstay on the Women’s National Team since 2006, Nicole Luchanski is retiring from the sport she has poured her heart-and-soul into since she was a young girl in her hometown of Edmonton.
Read MoreCanadian baseball stars from the past, present and future will take centre stage on Saturday, January 12 as the 17th annual Baseball Canada National Teams Awards Banquet & Fundraiser will take place at the Toronto Marriott City Centre Hotel inside Rogers Centre.
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Cardinals Carson Kelly was a Canadian peewee champ at the Baseball Canada nationals in 2007 in Quebec City.
Read MoreThe World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) announced on Wednesday the latest women’s baseball world rankings with Canada holding down the No. 2 position following a third place finish at the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup in August.
Read MoreLaRon Smith (Spruce Grove, Alta.) belted a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth to break a 3-3 tie and give Canada an eventual 5-3 win over Nicaragua to capture the bronze medal at the COPABE U18 Pan Am Championships.
Read MoreThe Canadian Junior National Team can now focus on winning a bronze medal at the COPABE U18 Pan Am Championships after dropping their final game of the Super Round to the Dominican Republic by a score of 8-2 on Saturday.
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