For every baseball player, the goal is to be the best at his position. Giordano Mezzomo is a rare case. Not only can he pitch with velocity, he can hit with power. At 17, the Coquitlam, B.C., native, who has been a standout with the Coquitlam Reds and Junior National Team, hopes to harness his two-position advantage as long as possible. Canadian Baseball Network contributor Lukas Weese recently caught up with Mezzomo in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Read MoreOwen Caissie (Burlington, Ont.) drilled a solo home run off the centre field batter’s eye in the sixth inning while Brando Leroux (Markham, Ont.) scored three runs and went 3-for-3 in facing the Toronto Blue Jays who fielded a lineup featuring players from the big league club. The score read 22-6 in favour of the Jays, but it didn’t matter as the young Junior National Team players soaked in the experience of being a professional baseball player for a day.
Read MoreBaseball has already taken 17-year-old Canadian Junior Team pitcher Jack Seward to two different continents. He hopes that’s just the beginning. The native of Port Moody, B.C., took part in a training camp in Australia last season, before representing Canada at the U18 World Cup in South Korea. This spring he is training camp with the Junior National Team honing his skills ahead of the 2020 MLB draft.
is the No. 6 ranked pitching prospect on the Canadian Baseball Network’s 2020 Draft List.
Read MoreWhen a batter steps up to the plate, one of the last things he wants to see is an aggressive pitcher with a variety of pitches. Great Lake Canadians and Canadian Junior National Team pitcher Calvin Ziegler (Heidelberg, Ont.) is one of those pitchers. He can control a large part of the game when his fastball is working. The 6-foot right-hander, who is the No. 7 ranked pitching prospect on the Canadian Baseball Network’s 2020 Draft List, recently spoke with Centennial College Journalism student Connor Reid about his progress and future plans.
Read MoreThe 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.
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