Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott shares how former Toronto Blue Jays slugger Rowdy Tellez helped resilient Canadian right-hander John Axford (Port Dover, Ont.) through one of his worst baseball moments.
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“Superhero” Phillippe Aumont (Gatineau, Que.) pitched a scoreless inning for Canada in their 5-3 loss to the Seattle Mariners in a World Baseball Classic exhibition game on Thursday. Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott caught up with Aumont, who broke a bone in his back in January, but still managed to be ready for the tournament.
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Toronto Mets alum Mitch Bratt (Newmarket, Ont.) and Okanagan Athletics grad Jared Young (Prince George, B.C.) were standouts for Canada in their 11-7 exhibition game loss to the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday in preparation for the World Baseball Classic.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott talks to Canadian manager Ernie Whitt about the skipper’s decision to start ace Cal Quantrill (Port Hope, Ont.) in the first game of the World Baseball Classic against Great Britain.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott pays tribute to the late Tim McCarver, whom he recalls riding down Main Street in Cooperstown with in 2012.
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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.
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Bob Elliott writes that there are 15 Canucks on Perfect Games’s JUCO 500 list.
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Elliott: No. 1 on the Top 100 Phillies' Rob Thomson
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Elliott: No. 2 on the Top 100 Braves' boss Alex Anthopoulos
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Elliott: Lou Pote saved my life
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Canadian 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.
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Next 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.
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The 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.
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Elliott: Glew celebrates Baseball Canada award by writing and Tweeting
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San 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.
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Bob Elliott looks at the six-figure signing bonuses that Canadian draft picks have received over the years.
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Inspired by the World Cup, Bob Elliott takes a look at which Canadians have played for Canada the most in international baseball competitions.
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Bob 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.
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Tilleman's all-Alberta team: Henderson, Johnson, Radmnanovich, Rietsma, Zimmerman,
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We 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.
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