Elliott: Seven Canucks on Draft League rosters led by Lawson, Romeo, Boudreau

Seven Canadians were on the rosters as season kicked off in the six-team MLB Draft League.

Bob Elliott, SandlotsBob ElliottJune 6, 2024

Elliott: Soccer owner Bautista connects in BP, with new uniform and cap

“Way back in 1999-2000, Jose Bautista was a two-way man for coach Jeff Johnson’s Chipola College Indians.

Bautista filled the gaps with line drives, showed light-tower power to left and if needed would be used as a closer in the Florida state JUCO championships ... hitting 96 MPH.

And now all these home runs later, all these teams later (eight ... but he is really only associated with one) and all these years later, he is still a two-way man.”

Bob Elliott, Major Leagues (MLB)Bob ElliottJune 5, 2024

Elliott: Nicki Nightengale, of Diamond Nightengales, hoists Walter Cup

One member of the PWHL’s Minnesota squad that captured the league’s first championship was Nicki Nightengale, the daughter of legendary USA Today ball scribe Bob Nightengale.

Bob ElliottBob ElliottMay 31, 2024

Elliott: Cameron sets Niagara career saves record

Fieldhouse Pirates alum Zach Cameron (Hamilton, Ont.), a fifth-year senior at Niagara University, recently broke the school’s career saves record. Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott caught up with him in Buffalo.

Bob Elliott, Canadians in CollegeBob ElliottMay 21, 2024

Elliott: Day Oner George Farelli hands over reins to Canadians in Minors

Canadians in the Minors, Bob ElliottBob ElliottMay 16, 2024

Elliott, CPBL Showcase Day IV: Bigras, Gravelle, Hughes, Scott

Bob Elliott, SandlotsBob ElliottMay 13, 2024

Elliott, CPBL Showcase Day II: Jacob, Kwinter, Lessard, Sikkema

Bob Elliott, SandlotsBob ElliottMay 11, 2024

Elliott, CPBL Showcase Day I: Glenn, Mathews, Sanders, Yankowich

Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott shines the spotlight on four of the players participating in the CPBL Showcase in Dorchester, Ont., this weekend.

Bob Elliott, SandlotsBob ElliottMay 10, 2024

Elliott: Ohio HS stud Jake Hanley has maple leaf on glove due to Nova Scotia roots

“At the moment, Jake Hanley is a two-way man.

His fastball has been clocked at 95 mph for his William Mason High School Comets in Mason, Ohio, north of Cincinnati. And the 6-foot-5, 232-pounder shows power at the plate.

Besides being a two-way man on the field, thanks to his father Todd Haney, of Dartmouth, N.S., he’s a man of two countries too.”

Bob Elliott, SandlotsBob ElliottApril 20, 2024

Elliott: Mac Galvin CBN Dawgs' scholarship winner

OF Mac Galvin (Calgary, Alta.) is the most recent winner of the Canadian Baseball Network Okotoks Dawgs’ scholarship award.

Bob Elliott, SandlotsBob ElliottApril 20, 2024

R.I.P. Former Blue Jays scout Ben McLure -- updated

Former Toronto Blue Jays scout Ben McLure has passed away at the age of 84.

Bob Elliott, Major Leagues (MLB), Minor leaguesBob ElliottApril 8, 2024

Elliott, Showing well indoors: Baker, Bonilla, Chambers, Moore, Smith, Yusypchuk and more

Who are some of the top draft prospects from the academies across Canada?

Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott shares what he has heard.

Bob Elliott, SandlotsBob ElliottMarch 24, 2024

Elliott: Bloor pitches through sun and sprinklers to earn a Twins contract

Elliott: Bloor pitches through sun and sprinkler delay to a Twins contract

Canadians in the Minors, Bob ElliottBob ElliottMarch 23, 2024

Elliott: Lawson, Nori PG Pre-season All-Americans, 57 make Canada region first team

“Last August when scouts began evaluating Canadians for the 2024 draft, two names were atop the list:

Brendan Lawson and Dante Nori.

And they still are.

Both Lawson (Toronto, Ont.), a former Ontario Blue Jay, and Nori (Toronto, Ont.) earned spots on the annual Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason All-American teams.”

Bob Elliott, SandlotsBob ElliottMarch 19, 2024