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Doctor Dykxhoorn dominating and dancing in Taiwan

Canadian Baseball Network writer J.P. Antonacci recently spoke with 6-foot-9 Canadian right-hander Brock Dykxhoorn (Goderich, Ont.) who has been dominating hitters in the CPBL this season for the Uni-President Lions. Nicknamed “The Big Doctor” in Taiwan, Dykxhoorn has also won fans with his post-game dances which are a tradition in Taiwan after a player has been named the game’s MVP.

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Julien homers in three straight games to lead Kernels into playoffs

A late-season power surge by Edouard Julien (Quebec City, Que.) helped propel the Minnesota Twins’ High-A Cedar Rapid Kernels into the playoffs. The ABC and Junior National Team alum belted a home run on Sunday for the Kernels to help lead them to an 11-0 win over the Peoria Batters. It was the third consecutive game in which Julien had homered. Julien also had a double, a walk and two runs in the contest.

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Several Canadians featured on MLB top prospects lists

“MLB.com and Baseball America have both released updated Top 30 prospects lists for each of the 30 MLB clubs and have also unveiled new Top 100 prospect lists giving fans a preview of the next wave of MLB stars and who could be impacting their favourite team’s lineup in the not too distant future.

For Canadian baseball fans, these lists offer a glimpse into which players from north of the border are ones to keep an eye on as they chase their big league dreams.”

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