The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has announced that the Baseball Americas Olympic Qualifier scheduled for March 22 to 26 in Surprise and Tempe, Arizona has been postponed due to player, personnel and spectator health and safety measures to counter the spread of the coronavirus. The Canadian Senior National Team was set to participate in this tournament to attempt to qualify for the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Read MoreIt’s hard not to notice Theo Millas the moment he walks onto the mound. The 18-year-old, Burnaby, B.C., native is 6-foot-4 and 200 pounds and whether it’s a practice for the Canadian Junior National Team or playing against top prospects at the annual spring’s Jupiter Perfect Game Showcase, it’s evident that Millas has an affinity for pitching in big games.
Read MoreA Philadelphia Phillies prospects squad managed by the legendary Ernie Whitt made the trek from their spring home in Clearwater to face the Junior National Team and came away with a 6-3 win.
Read MoreSimon Lusignan (Varennes, Que.), Vic Domingo (Vancouver, BC) and Caleb Clark (Orillia, Ont.) had solid outings on the mound for the Junior National Team but it was the Fort Lauderdale Stars who came away with a 4-0 win as spring training action continued at Baseball City.
Read MoreDavid Calabrese (Maple, Ont.) drilled a solo home run in the seventh inning while Joshua Jones’ (Blainville, Que.) RBI double in the bottom of the ninth scored the tying run as the Junior National Team played to a 3-3 tie with the Fort Lauderdale Stars.
Read MoreJunior National Team grad Dasan Brown (Oakville, Ont.) went 2-for-5 and had an RBI triple to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 7-4 win over Junior National Team in St. Petersburg, Fla., on Sunday afternoon. Ontario Terriers LHP Connor O’Halloran (Mississauga, Ont.) allowed just one run in three innings for the Junior National Team in the loss.
Read MoreSeveral of the Junior National Team’s spring training games will be broadcast on RadioStPete.com this spring.
Read MoreThe World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) announced on Monday that they are postponing the Final Olympic Baseball Qualifier to June 17-21 due to player, personnel and spectator health and safety measures against the spread of the coronavirus.
Read MoreBaseball Canada has announced two staff changes to the federation’s head office in Ottawa.
Read MoreCanada will be among the nations competing in the 2021 World Baseball Classic. Baseball Canada’s Adam Morissette has the details.
Read MoreWomen’s National Team Director André Lachance, as part of a team of five coaches, will be taking 32 athletes to Cuba on Sunday for an action-packed, seven-day baseball and cultural experience that will give participants a new appreciation for baseball and Cuban culture.
Read MoreBaseball Canada congratulated members of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2020 induction class on Tuesday.
Read MoreCanada’s men’s national baseball team will face Colombia on March 22 in Tempe, Arizona to open Group B play at the Americas Baseball Qualification Event for Tokyo 2020, as the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) announced the groups, schedule and locations for the eight-team tournament on Thursday.
Read MoreBaseball Canada has announced the names of the 32 players that have been invited to its Junior National Team spring training camp that will take place in St. Petersburg, Fla., from March 6 to March 14.
Read MoreBaseball Canada announced on Thursday that Jim Baba, Trevor Grieve and Shari Reiniger have been selected as officials by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) for the baseball competition at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Read MoreLisa Turbitt (Burlington, Ont.) is set to make history in March when she will become the first female umpire to work a World Baseball Classic event.
Read MoreBaseball Canada congratulated Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, B.C.), who is currently a coach for the organization’s senior national team, on his election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown on Tuesday.
Read MoreThe World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) released their updated baseball rankings on Thursday. The Canadian national women’s team program is ranked second in the world, while the men’s is ranked 12th.
Read MoreRawlings Canada and Baseball Canada have extended their partnership and Rawlings will continue as the official baseball of Baseball Canada.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network writer Elisabeth Rositsan caught up with veteran right-hander Scott Richmond (Vancouver, B.C.) at the press conference prior to the Baseball Canada National Teams Awards Banquet on Saturday. After narrowly missing pitching for Canada at the 2008 Olympics, Richmond is hoping to help the national team qualify for the Olympics this summer in Tokyo.
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