Cincinnati Reds superstar Joey Votto (Etobicoke, Ont.) will miss playing for Canada at the World Baseball Classic this year, but he is focused on his recovery from shoulder surgery. The 39-year-old slugger told Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott that he believes he can be a productive hitter again in 2023.
Read MoreBob Elliott writes that there are 15 Canucks on Perfect Games’s JUCO 500 list.
Read MoreElliott: No. 1 on the Top 100 Phillies' Rob Thomson
Read MoreElliott: No. 2 on the Top 100 Braves' boss Alex Anthopoulos
Read MoreElliott: Lou Pote saved my life
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott shares his memories of Scott Rolen the Hall of Fame ballplayer and Scott Rolen the Hall of Fame person.
Read MoreNext to the Junior National Team, the trip of the year for Canadian high schoolers is when Doug Mathieson gathers his players from across the country and ventures into Arizona. Mathieson doubles as a Milwaukee Brewers scout and coach of Langley Blaze, along with Jamie Bodaly. This spring on the schedule are no less than 27 games, 90 innings against first and second-year pro teams and 153 innings against college teams with a roster of 57 players, including six Americans.
Read MoreThe Toronto Blue Jays have signed OF Enmanuel Bonilla as an international free agent, giving him a $4.1 million US signing bonus, pending him passing a physical.
Read MoreElliott: Glew celebrates Baseball Canada award by writing and Tweeting
Read MoreSan Diego Padres scout Chris Kemlo (Oshawa, Ont.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s 2022 Jim Ridley Award winner, as Canadian scout of the year.
Read MoreBob Elliott looks at the six-figure signing bonuses that Canadian draft picks have received over the years.
Read MoreInspired by the World Cup, Bob Elliott takes a look at which Canadians have played for Canada the most in international baseball competitions.
Read MoreBob Elliott shares memories of longtime Canadian Press and Montreal Expos beat writer Richard Milo, who was named the winner of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame’s Jack Graney Award on Thursday.
Read MoreTilleman's all-Alberta team: Henderson, Johnson, Radmnanovich, Rietsma, Zimmerman,
Read MoreWe recently asked newly inducted OBA Hall of Famer and legendary coach Marc Picard to pick a team of the best players he has coached. He came through with not just one team, but two.
Read MoreBob Elliott writes about how CFL legend Neil Lumsden starred as the guest speaker at the Ontario Baseball Association Hall of Fame banquet on the weekend in Guelph. He also provides a rundown of the Hall of Fame inductees and annual award winners.
Read MoreBob Elliott shares a list of the Honourable Mentions for the 2022 Canadian Baseball Network All-Canadian teams.
Read MoreBob Elliott provides a rundown of the winners at the Sports Media Canada Achievement awards held on Thursday at the Fairmont Royal York hotel in Toronto.
Read MoreINF Ben Swennumson (Calgary, Alta.) is the winner of the 2022 Canadian Baseball Network Okotoks Dawgs scholarship. The infielder is in his first year attending the University of Jamestown in Jamestown, N.D.
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