Elliott: Quick Naylor, Junior National Team’s top hitter, arrives with M's
“In 2012 we saw for the first time the young player we had heard so much about.
On a night off, I was helping coach Andy Lawrence with his Mississauga Bengals bantams.
One night we played the Mississauga Tigers at Rivergrove Park and up stepped Josh Naylor. He homered first time up. He hit a ground-rule double second time up.
When he came up the third time with first base open, I asked Lawrence what he wanted to do.
“We’ll pitch to him, he can’t hit every ball over the fence,” Lawrence said.”
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Elliott, Jupiter Day II: Asher, Rideout-Carter, Rogers, Tassopoulos
Bob Elliott summarizes how the Canadians performed during the second day of the 27th annual Perfect Game World Wood Bat tournament in Jupiter, Fla.
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Elliott, Jupiter opening day: Blair, Duncan, Jacob, Powell off to fine starts
Bob Elliott summarizes how the Canadians performed during the first day of the 27th annual Perfect Game World Wood Bat tournament in Jupiter, Fla.
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Elliott: 26th All-Canadian college Third Team led by White, Froehlich, Marino, Doucette
The Canadian Baseball Network has unveiled its 26th All-Canadian college Third Team.
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Elliott: Brault, Henderson, Omidi help Canadian Premier to big W
Xavier-Raphaël Brault (Repentigny, Que.), William Henderson (Mississauga, Ont.) and Robert Omidi (Mississauga, Ont.) helped Canadian Premier to a 5-4 win over the Royals Scout Team in an exhibition game prior to the Perfect Game World Wood Bat championships tournament at Jupiter, Fla.
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Elliott: Duncan, Canada Premier -- 56 Canucks in all -- at Jupiter for PG's WWBA
Elliott: Duncan, Canada Premier -- 54 Canucks in all -- at Jupiter for PG's WWBA
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Elliott: MVP Judge awaits his moment, his time
New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is on the verge of winning his third American League MVP award, but he’s still looking for his first World Series ring. And it’s looking less likely that he’ll get it this year after the Yankees lost 13-7 to the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 2 of the ALDS at Rogers Centre on Sunday.
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Elliott: Varland drywalls Yankee rally with 100 mph pop
“How competitive is Toronto Blue Jays reliever Louis Varland?
Competitive enough to sit down at his laptop and write a letter.
And another.
And another.
Varland’s older brother, Gus Varland, was pitching for the Concordia-St. Paul Golden Bears. Did he plan on following in his brother’s footsteps as a legacy?
Far from it.”
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Elliott: Guelph’s Hutar holds 'em, strands bases loaded in bottom of 9th
Elliott: Hutar holds 'em as Guelph strands bases loaded in bottom of 9th
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Elliott: R. I. P. Dick (The Legend) Groch
Legendary scout Dick Groch, best known for scouting Derek Jeter for the New York Yankees, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 84.
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Elliott: Happy Futures for Duncan, Ellis, Lascelles, Siguenza, Tregaskis, Perry, Henderson
Each year, Bob Elliott asks some pro scouts and coaches to evaluate the best players at the Canadian Futures Showcase. Here’s what they had to say this year.
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Elliott: Canadian Premier, Brewers/Langley Blaze Jupiter bound
Two Canadian teams - the Canadian Premier and the Brewers/Langley Blaze - will be competing in the upcoming 27th annual Perfect Game World Wood Bat tournament in Jupiter, Fla.
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Elliott, Futures Showcase thumbnails II: Brault, Dorland, Paul, Perry
Each year at the Canadian Futures Showcase, we try to highlight a few players by asking them a series of questions. Here are the second four players that Bob Elliott connected with.
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Elliott, Futures Showcase thumbnails: Duncan, Landreville, Ohanian, Rogers
Each year at the Canadian Futures Showcase, we try to highlight a few players by asking them a series of questions. Here are the first four players that Bob Elliott connected with.
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Elliott: The best will compete on the Road to Okotoks and in the Morneau Cup
“The high school scene saw a seismic shift when the Toronto Blue Jays created Tournament 12 in 2014.
Later, it was renamed the Canadian Futures Showcase and it rolled into action earlier this month as the Blue Jays again showed they are solid corporate citizens.
Whether the player is from Comox, B.C., North York, Ont., or Dartmouth, N.S., the registration is the same for all players attending the event.
And now comes Baseball Canada’s Road to Okotoks, a true team national championship for 2026 for 19U players. It will be king of the hill, the best of all the events.”
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Elliott: Remembering Jim Baba
Bob Elliott: Remembering Baseball Canada executive, coach, GM, international administrator Jim Baba (Moose Jaw, Sask.)
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Elliott: Mikey Batiste has hoop genes, diamond dreams
Ontario Blue Jays switch-hitting slugger Mikey Batiste is garnering a lot of attention from scouts at the Canadian Futures Showcase. His father, Michael, played in the NBA and is a coach with the Toronto Raptors. Bob Elliott spoke with both father and son at the Rogers Centre on Tuesday.
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Elliott: Dahl the man in the crowd, behind Blue Jays cameras for 34 years
As the camera zoomed in on the crowd, during the Pittsburgh Pirates-Blue Jays game on Tuesday, Sportsnet’s Dan Shulman spoke about former Blue Jays cameraman Chris Dahl, who gave you pictures of the Blue Jays for 34 seasons. A Pittsburgh resident, Dahl wore a Blue Jays jersey and a Pirates cap to last night’s game. All the Dahl talk made Bob Elliott think of this piece he wrote back in 2016.
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Elliott: When Bach comes up, outfielders move back, back, back
Former North Delta Blue Jays and White Rock Tritons OF Jordan Bach (Ladner, BC) is headed to the Kansas Jayhawks.
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Elliott: Duncan impresses in debut at Area Code Games
“Sean Duncan is the top Canadian heading into the 2026 draft of high schoolers and collegians.
Duncan has been on the radar for three seasons, but now it is his time ... we’re inside 11 months of his draft. Rated 26th overall by the highly-respected Baseball America, Duncan made his debut in front of scouts who are looking in “the now.”
LHP Duncan (Port Coquitlam, BC) was one of three Canadians evaluated at the Area Code Games in Long Beach, Calif. Duncan is listed 105th by Perfect Game Scouting Service, after earlier having him as high as 35.”
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