Five Toronto Mets and four Team Ontario Astros earned all-tournament honours at the Perfect Game WWBA 16U National championship in Marietta, Ga.
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“The ink is barely dry on contracts signed by 2024 draft selections.
The hunt to find the best draft-eligible high schoolers began first at the East Coast Pro Showcase in Hoover, Ala. and then 240 of the best high school players in North America were invited to the Area Code Games at Blair Field in Long Beach, Calif.
Over the years Canuck hitters, all three Naylor brothers – Josh, Bo and Myles (Mississauga, Ont.), 1B Scott Thorman (Cambridge, Ont.) and Gareth Morgan (North York, Ont.) have put on some memorable displays of power.
It wasn't so much of a power display when scouts gathered, but rather a complete game on display by Philip Cheong of the Ontario Blue Jays.”
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Ontario Yankees alum RHP Jackson Kornylo (Oshawa, Ont.) was dominant at the East Coast Showcase in Hoover, Ala.
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Elliott: Draft Blog Day III
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Mississauga Majors' Marisa Shah struck out a loudmouth twice in Cooperstown this week after that opposing player told her she should be playing softball.
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Elliott: Joey Votto continues the long road back
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott unveils the most influential Canadians in baseball in 2023. The list contains most influential Canadians, those we lost last year and our honorable mentions.
Did you make it?
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In honour of the San Diego Padres' second no-hitter in franchise history -- Dylan Cease against the Washington Nationals on Thursday night — we dug up this story by Bob Elliott about former Blue Jays' draft pick, Joe Musgrove, who threw the first.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott remembers his late friend and recipient of the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2024 BBWAA Excellence Award Gerry Fraley, who was honoured posthumously this past weekend in Cooperstown.
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Some quirky backyard hitting drills designed by his father, Micah, are a key reason Toronto-born Dante Nori was selected in the first round by the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday night. Bob Elliott has the story.
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Bob Elliott’s blog from Day 1 of the 2024 MLB draft.
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“More than once we have been asked either in person or via email:
“Why is a player from Northville, Mich. listed No. 1 on the Canadian Baseball Network draft list?”
Well, Dante Nori was born at Mount Sinai Hospital on University Avenue in downtown Toronto. He lived here for two years. And Dante often hung out at the Air Canada Centre before, during and after Toronto Raptors games.”
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Infielder Brendan Lawson (Toronto, Ont.) is the No. 2 ranked prospect on the 2024 Canadian Baseball Network Draft List, heading into the draft that will begin on Sunday. We thought we would rerun an article that we published about him back in September.
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Happy Canada Day!
We celebrate the day with Bob Elliott’s 24th annual All-Canadian Canada Day lineup.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott remembers Orlando Cepeda, the Hall of Fame slugger, who passed away on Friday at the age of 86.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Bob Elliott shares some news, notes and memories from his recent baseball trip to Alberta.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott pays tribute to Adrien (Tic) Langlois, who was the best Kingston Collegiate Blue high school football coach he never played for. Langlois passed away on June 17 at the age of 86.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott’s remembers Willie Mays.
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The Mississauga North Tigers are headed back to the Connie Mack World Series in Farmington, New Mexico.