The best in baseball are in Thunder Bay, Ont. this week to play for gold at the Women’s Baseball World Cup. Canada, ranked seventh in the world, will look to upset at the tournament, bringing an experienced roster in international competition to the field. Canadian Baseball Network writer Melissa Verge provides 10 things you need to know about the Canadian squad and the tournament in general before it begins on Sunday.
Read More“The top baseball players in the world will be in Canada next week to take the field for a World Cup that almost didn’t happen.
For months, the outcome of the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup Finals - which gives the best players across the country a purpose, and young girls a tangible goal to strive for - was uncertain due to a lack of funding.
It was a generous $300,000 contribution from Baseball Canada, and many long hours from the staff, that ensured the event was still able to take place in Thunder Bay.”
Read MoreThe Junior National Team is set to take the field once again for the Pan American U18 Tournament Selection Camp from July 24 to July 30.
Read MoreFormer Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Troy Glaus and ex-Baltimore Orioles manager Dave Trembley will manage USA teams against the Canadian Junior National Team this week.
Read MoreBaseball Canada announced a new executive on Sunday at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Ottawa.
Read MoreBaseball Canada has announced their 2024 National Women’s Team roster.
Read MoreThe 2024 MLB Draft concluded today with rounds 11 through 20 where 11 Canadians heard their names called, bringing the three-day total of Canadians selected to 16.
Read MoreCurrent Junior National Team catcher Nathan Flewelling didn’t wait long to hear his name on day two of the Major League Baseball Draft as the Tampa Bay Rays used their third-round selection (94th overall) on the Red Deer, Alta., native.
Read MoreThe Philadelphia Phillies made Toronto-born Dante Nori their first-round selection, 27th overall on day one of the Major League Baseball Draft making the Northville, Michigan high schooler the first Canadian player taken in the annual draft.
Read MoreBaseball Canada provides a preview of the 2024 MLB Draft which begins on Sunday.
Read MoreMia Valcke (St. Marys, Ont.) collected three hits in four at bats, as Team Red defeated Team Black 10-4 in the final game of the Women’s National Team Selection Camp on Sunday at Ottawa Stadium.
Read MoreTeam Black got their first win of the Women’s National Team Selection Camp with a 3-2 victory over Team Red in a closely contested pitching duel between the two sides.
Read MoreTeam Red made it two in a row with a 9-6 win over Team Black in the second intersquad game of the Women’s National Team Selection Camp in Ottawa on Friday.
Read MoreThe first of four intersquad games at the Women’s National Team Selection Camp featured a back-and-forth affair, with Team Red ultimately coming up on top of Team Black, 10-4.
Read MoreThe Women’s National Team Selection Camp started on Wednesday in Ottawa.
Read MoreThe North Shore Twins will retire the number of legendary coach John Haar on Wednesday.
Read MoreBaseball Canada has announced the names of the 27 athletes that have been invited to the Junior National Team’s (U-18) Selection Camp set to take place at USA Baseball’s National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina from July 24 to July 30. Following camp, 20 athletes will be selected to represent Canada at the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Americas U-18 Baseball World Cup Qualifier in Panama City, Panama from August 2 to August 11.
Read More“Rod Heisler saw his photo hanging inside the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and did a double-take.
“What’s that guy doing there?” Heisler remembers thinking.
It was induction day in St. Marys, and despite wearing the maple leaf in international competition more times than any other Canadian ballplayer, Heisler still could not believe he was about join former Blue Jays Russell Martin, Jimmy Key, and the rest of the class of 2024.
“It’s overwhelming for me to be inducted along with these folks, at the same time as Buck is being honoured. It’s a thrill,” Heisler said, referring to Jack Graney Award winner Buck Martinez.”
Read More“When Julianna Scott heard that Baseball Canada had named its Women’s National Team Selection Camp roster, her first thought was to find the post on Instagram and look for her friends and teammates.
She didn’t expect to see her name near the bottom of the first column on the official announcement post.
The Spruce Grove, Alta., product couldn’t believe her eyes.”
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott writes about 2024 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Rod Heisler and his tremendous “Fruit of the Loom” pick-off move.
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