30 Years Later: Chemistry was key to Canada’s 1991 world championship win
On August 4, 1991, at Westbran Stadium in Brandon, Manitoba, 18 scrappy teenagers did something that no Canadian baseball team had done to that point and that no Canadian baseball team has managed to repeat since, they won a world baseball championship. A 5-2 win over Chinese Taipei in the gold medal game of the World Youth Baseball Championships (now known as the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup) sent an overflowing crowd of 5,000 fans into mass jubilation when pitcher Jason Birmingham flipped a comebacker to first baseman Troy Croft for the final out.
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Baseball Canada announces WNT Showcase participants
For the first time in two years the Canadian Women’s National Team program will return to in-person activities with the Women’s National Team Showcase that is set for August 8 to 13 in Trois-Rivières, Québec.
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WBSC postpones U-18 Baseball World Cup to 2022
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), along with the Sarasota-Bradenton Local Organizing Committee and USA Baseball, have announced the postponement of the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup in Bradenton and Sarasota, Florida, to 2022 due to the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic both domestically and internationally.
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Tokyo 2020 ‘a dream come true’ for Grieve and Reiniger
Although Canada won’t be part of the six-team field that will be competing in the Tokyo 2020 baseball competition, a pair of Canadian representatives will be directly involved in the event when play begins on July 28 with host Japan facing the Dominican Republic. Shari Reiniger of Sherwood Park, Alberta will be attending games in her role as one of three Technical Commissioners while Toronto’s Trevor Grieve will be one of 12 umpires working games.
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17 Canadians selected in 2021 MLB draft
A total of 17 Canadians were selected in this year’s MLB draft which concluded today.
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Eight Canadians selected on day two of the MLB draft
Junior National Team alumnus Calvin Ziegler (Heidelberg, Ont.) leads a list of eight Canadians that were selected on day two of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft that saw rounds two through 10 take place.
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Tyler Black first Canadian selected in 2021 MLB Draft
Tyler Black (Stouffville, Ontario) took the honour of being the first Canadian selected in the 2021 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft when the Milwaukee Brewers selected the second baseman in the Competitive Balance Round A, 33rd overall out of Wright State University.
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Baseball Canada names Jason Dickson chief executive officer
Baseball Canada today announced that former Major League Baseball player and Olympian, Jason Dickson, will be the new chief executive officer (CEO). Dickson will assume the role held by outgoing executive director, Jim Baba, who is retiring by year’s end.
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Bo Naylor named to American League roster for Futures Game
Two-time Junior National Team Most Valuable Player Bo Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) has been named to the American League roster for the Futures Game that will take place at Coors Field in Colorado on Sunday, July 11.
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Canada No. 3 in WBSC Women’s Baseball World Rankings
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has released their latest women’s baseball world rankings with Canada holding a Top 3 ranking, coming in third behind No. 1 Japan and No. 2 Chinese Taipei.
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Romak to be presented with Tip O'Neill Award on Canada Day
London, Ont., native Jamie Romak will be presented with the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s 2020 Tip O’Neill Award prior to his game against the Samsung Lions at SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea on July 1.
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Canada jumps five spots in latest WBSC Men’s Baseball World Rankings
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has released their latest men’s baseball world rankings and Canada has jumped five spots to No. 8 after being at No. 13 since the previous rankings were released in March 2020.
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WBSC, Tokyo 2020 reveal Olympic Baseball groups and schedule
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), in collaboration with Tokyo 2020 organizers, today revealed the official groups and six-game opening round schedule of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic baseball tournament, following the latest update of the WBSC Baseball World Rankings and conclusion of the WBSC Baseball Final Qualifier in Puebla, Mexico.
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WBSC marks Olympic Day
Wednesday was Olympic Day and it marked precisely one month to go until the start of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, where baseball and softball will make their highly anticipated and spectacular Olympic comebacks.
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Canada awarded spot in 2021 WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup
COPABE, the governing body for the Americas region of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), has announced that they are awarding the four representative quotas available to compete at the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup in Bradenton and Sarasota, Florida to Canada, Cuba, Mexico and Panama.
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Three Canadians chasing College World Series title
The annual College World Series gets underway in Omaha, Nebraska on June 19th and three Canadian players, all graduates of Baseball Canada’s Junior National Team program, are in the hunt for college baseball’s ultimate prize.
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Dominican Republic rallies to beat Canada
Canada’s hopes of playing in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics are done after suffering a heartbreaking, 6-5, loss to the Dominican Republic on the final day of competition at the WBSC Baseball Americas Olympic Qualifier.
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Canada to miss Olympics after heartbreaking loss to Dominican Republic
There was no bat flip at Clover Park in St. Lucie, Fla., on Saturday afternoon, but the Dominican Republic didn’t need one from Jose Bautista in their come-from-behind 6-5 win over Canada in their final Super Round game of the Americas Olympic qualifier. With the loss, Canada concludes the Super Round with an 0-3 and will not be headed to the Olympics in Tokyo this summer.
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Canada suffers loss to U.S.
Canada dropped a 10-1 decision to the United States at the WBSC Baseball Americas Qualifier to fall to 0-2 in the four-team Super Round standings. The loss ends the possibility of Canada winning the tournament and earning the fifth spot in the Tokyo Olympics. Canada now faces a must-win game against the Dominican Republic on Saturday (1 p.m. E.T.) to have any chance of finishing in the top three and earning one of two spots for the Americas in the WBSC Final Olympic Qualifier later this month in Mexico where the sixth and final spot for Tokyo 2020 will be decided.
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Former Ontario Terriers Brigden, Seabrooke chasing Olympic dream
Former Ontario Terriers Travis Seabrooke and Trevor Brigden are pitching for Canada at the Americas Olympic qualifier.
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