"If following in your brother’s college footsteps is supposed to bring about a lot of pressure, Académie de baseball du Canada infielder Esteban Dessureault (Trois Rivières, Que.) didn’t get the memo.
Dessureault, competing at his third Canadian Futures Showcase this week, is fresh off a commitment to Stetson University.
It’s a family name and an institution that are quickly becoming synonymous with one another."
Read MoreLangley Blaze left-hander Sean Duncan (Port Coquitlam, B.C.) impressed in his start for Team New Blue at Rogers Centre. It is the third Canadians Futures Showcase he has competed in. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich caught up with Duncan.
Read MoreGoing Yard Goats outfielder Trentin Kooy’s two-RBI performance led Team Black to a 6-5 victory over Team New Blue at Rogers Centre on Friday, as they finished undefeated in the 2024 Canadian Futures Showcase. Langley Blaze infielder Luke Laird (Langley, B.C.) starred for Team New Blue in loss, registering two hits, two stolen bases and two RBIs.
Read MoreFieldhouse Pirates catcher Evan York (Waterloo, Ont.) is an impressive switch-hitting catcher who competed for Team New Blue in the Canadian Futures Showcase. He has strong enough tools to be ranked No. 9 on the 2025 Canadian Baseball Network Draft List. He also owns one of the game's most underrated tools -- politeness. Canadian Baseball Network writer Trevor Fitzpatrick spoke with York on Friday.
Read MoreIn his second Canadian Futures Showcase, Ontario Blue Jays left-hander Logan Forgie (Ottawa, Ont.) got a start for Team Red on Thursday. That start has been part of a successful year for the young southpaw that has also seen him pitch for the Junior National Team and be named to the Canadian Premier squad that will be heading to Jupiter, Florida for the Perfect Game WWBA World Championship in October. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich spoke with Forgie on Thursday.
Read MoreSome things have changed while others remain the same for Terriers outfielder Ethan Mota-Dias at this year’s Canadian Futures Showcase. Having competed at the event in 2023, unfamiliarity has been replaced by a quiet confidence he carries into each game. Canadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts recently spoke with Mota-Dias.
Read MoreElliot Lascelles (Toronto) filled up the stat sheet in Team Black’s 9-7 victory over Team Grey at the Canadian Futures Showcase Thursday at Rogers Centre.
Read MoreBob Elliott caught up with five more players at the Canadian Futures Showcase on Thursday to ask them about their baseball journeys and their goals.
Read MoreMaxime Blain (Repentigny, Que.) drove in two runs on a single in the fourth inning to push Team Navy past Team Royal, 6-3, during the Canadian Futures Showcase on Thursday afternoon at Rogers Centre.
Read MoreOkotoks Dawgs Academy infielder Tim Piasentin's game-tying RBI-single in the top of the seventh inning was the highlight of the day for Team New Blue, which tied Team Red 4-4 on Day 2 of the 2024 Canadian Futures Showcase at the Rogers Centre. Mississauga Tigers infielder Joey Khananisho (Kleinburg, Ont.) had two hits, a stolen base and two runs for Team Red and was named player of the game.
Read MoreChilliwack Cougars outfielder Carter Bestebroer (Chilliwack, B.C.) got a hit in his first game with Team Navy at the Canadian Futures Showcase. But the uncommitted 16-year-old not only hopes to impress scouts and recruiters with his bat this week at Rogers Centre, but also with his upbeat attitude. Canadian Baseball Network writer Trevor Fitzpatrick spoke with Bestebroer at the Showcase.
Read MoreABC left-hander Mathis McKenna (Rigaud, Que.) struck out four over three scoreless innings to lift Team Navy past Team Grey, 3-1, in the Canadian Futures Showcase at Rogers Centre on Thursday morning.
Read MoreToronto Mets 3B/OF Christian Iriotakis (Toronto, Ont.) is enjoying competing in his first Canadian Futures Showcase at Rogers Centre. He has also impressed at the dish. In his second game of the event for Team Navy on Wednesday, he had a single and two walks. Canadian Baseball Network Tyson Shushkewich caught up with Iriotakis after the game.
Read MoreCatchers often don’t get the credit they deserve. Sure, pitchers have to execute very well to throw a combined one-hitter, but the catcher plays a large role in calling the shots. Kieran Cutler (Paradise, Nfld.) did exactly that as his Team Red dominated Team Navy 8-0 on Wednesday. Canadian Baseball Network writer Trevor Fitzpatrick spoke with Cutler after the game.
Read MoreLandon Kauffman (Vancouver) slugged a two-run double and pitched two scoreless innings for Team Black to bring the night game against Team Red to a 3-3 draw at the Canadian Futures Showcase at the Rogers Centre on Wednesday.
Read MoreBob Elliott caught up with four more players at the Canadian Futures Showcase on Wednesday to ask them about their baseball journey and their goals.
Read MoreSean Duncan, a 16-year-old from Port Coquitlam, B.C., was in control on his way to a no-hitter over three innings of work for Team New Blue before things went sideways in a 4-2 loss to Team Royal at the Canadian Futures Showcase at Rogers Centre on Wednesday.
Read MoreAfter finishing second with a 6.57-second, 60 time at last year’s Canadian Futures Showcase, Ontario Blue Jays infielder Philip Cheong (Richmond Hill, Ont.) made sure that didn’t happen again. The fleet-footed outfielder clocked in at 6.344 seconds this year. That was nearly three tenths of a second better than fellow Ontario Blue Jay Benji Kautto (Toronto, Ont.) who registered the second-fastest time.
Read MoreAHP Academy catcher Dominik Morgan (Sherwood Park, Alta.) hit the ball the hardest at the Canadian Futures Showcase at Rogers Centre on Tuesday.
The 6-foot-0, 205-pound slugger, who made his Junior National Team debut this year, belted a ball with an exit velocity of 107.5 mph. That topped a ball socked 104.9 mph by Okotoks Dawgs Academy infielder Tim Piasentin (Coquitlam, B.C.)
Read MoreFieldhouse Pirates right-hander Aiden Taggart (Grimsby, Ont.) struck out five over three scoreless innings and Premier Sports Academy catcher Kieran Cutler (Paradise, Nfld.) scored three runs as Team Red beat Team Navy 8-0 at the Canadian Futures Showcase on Wednesday.
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