The Toronto Blue Jays will be Canada’s team this MLB post-season, but which of the other 15 teams competing in the expanded playoff format has the most Canadian content? Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew researched this question.
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Elliott: Walt Burrows’ Ontario team led by John Axford, Erik Bedard, and Joey Votto
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Made sure you follow the Canadian Baseball Network
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Veteran Canadian scout Walt Burrows recently shared his dream team of British Columbia Premier Baseball League (BCPBL) players and coaches with Canadian Baseball Network founder Bob Elliott.
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Langley Blaze alum Wes Darvill (Richmond, B.C.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s minor league Player of the Week.
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By Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s count, 13 Canadians have been selected to the MLB player pool rosters announced on Sunday.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott does some digging to determine who was the first Canadian native to be selected AND signed by a big league club in the MLB draft.
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Two years ago, Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott caught up with Ladner, B.C. native James Paxton’s family, friends and coaches after the 6-foot-4 lefty became the first Canadian to throw a no-hitter on Canadian soil.
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Today is Canadian umpire Stu Scheurwater’s 37th birthday, so we thought we would resurrect this story about the Regina, Sask., native from February 23, 2018.
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Today would’ve been Canadian big leaguer Mike Kilkenny’s 75th birthday. To remember him, we are sharing this article that was published on our site the day after his death in June 2018.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott writes about the impact that Bill Green had on so many players in British Columbia. Green passed away last week after a courageous battle with cancer.
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Today would be Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee and Toronto native Dick Fowler’s 99th birthday. To commemorate this, we thought we would resurrect this article about him that was previously published on our site on November 10, 2018.
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Oakland A’s scout Matt Higginson (Grimsby, Ont.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s 2019 Jim Ridley Award winner, as scout of the year.
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Dave Yoakum sings praises
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Elliott: Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, BC) walks the Hall of Fame's halls in Cooperstown, NY.
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Elliott: Votto takes the keg at the Keg in Oshawa treating Jerry O’Hearn (Oshawa, Ont.) and Brent Barker (Napanee, Ont.) to a meal.
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Most influential in 2019 _ Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, BC), the Okotoks Angels, Alex Anthopoulos (Montreal, Que.), Edward ROgers (Toronto, Ont.) and RHP Mike Soroka (Calgary, Alta.) top out list …and since we’re late we have added a few others.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott reported on Friday that the Philadelphia Phillies have promoted area scout Alex Agostino (St-Bruno, Que.) to the position of cross checker covering from Canada all the way south to North Carolina.
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The late Jim Ridley (Milton, Ont.) was part of the fourth annual Milton Sports Hall of Fame ceremonies. He played pro, then joined the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Stratford Kraven Knits before scouting for the Blue Jays and the Minnesota Twins.
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No one knows for sure what lies ahead for the members of our soon-to-be-announced 21st nnual Canadian Baseball Network All-Canadian College team? Whomever makes the All-Canadian team — the best playing the majority of their schedule south of the border in the spring of 2018 — they will be carrying on a Canadian tradition: success at the college level that translates into success at the pro level.
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