Two former Ontario Terriers players - Elliott Curtis (Waterloo, Ont.) and Travis Seabrooke (Peterborough, Ont.) - have signed professional contracts. Matt Betts has the details.
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Ontario Terriers’ alum Elliott Curtis (Waterloo, Ont.) has signed with the Frontier League’s Ottawa Titans.
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Canadian Baseball Network contributor George Farelli summarizes the January 2022 transactions involving Canadians from the professional and foreign ranks.
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“When a club drafts the top Canuck a hike in our official six-figure signing bonuses unofficial standings can be expected.
The Milwaukee Brewers chose Toronto Mets alum Tyler Black (Stouffville, Ont.) with their second first-round pick. Black was the sixth, best college hitter selected and the 33rd player chosen overall in North America.
The slot amount for the 33rd spot was $2,202,200 US. Milwaukee general manager Matt Arnold gave the former Wright State Raider a $2.2-million bonus and the Brewers jumped in our standings from seventh overall to fourth of 31 clubs -- counting the Montreal Expos and the Washington Nationals -- to have given out $100,000 or more to a player.”
Read MoreHighly respected Ontario Blue Jays coach Mike Steed has been hired by the Atlanta Braves.
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Canadian Baseball Network contributor George Farelli and editor-in-chief Bob Elliott recently discovered two more Canucks that have been added to the website’s various lists in Kevin MacLeod (Sydney, N.S.), who was selected by the Oakland A’s in 1987 and son, Christian, a left-hander who was drafted in the fifth found by the Minnesota Twins in 2021.
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Mike Steed (Beamsville, Ont.) has landed a coaching position in the Atlanta Braves’ organization.
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Canadian right-handers Matt Brash (Kingston, Ont.) and Jordan Balazovic (Mississauga, Ont.) have cracked Baseball America’s list of the Top 100 MLB Prospects.
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Legendary Lewis-Clark State Warriors coach Ed Cheff, who helped hone the skills of many Canadians over the course of his career, has passed away.
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The Kansas City Royals have promoted Scott Thorman (Cambridge, Ont.) to manage the triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers.
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The province of Quebec is well-represented on the Canadian Baseball Network’s 2021 list of the 100 Most Influential Canadians in baseball. Jacques Lanciault has the details.
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Canadian right-hander Brock Dykxhoorn has re-signed with the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the 2022 season.
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Outfielder Marc-Antoine Lebreux ( Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Que.) and right-handed pitcher Jake Sims (Guelph, Ont.) have signed with the Quebec Capitales of the independent Frontier League.
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays and all the best in Canadian baseball for 2022!
From the Canadian Baseball Network
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Canucks on the move: Bradwell, Kirwer, Leblanc, Pelletier, Sabrowski. Zastryzny
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North Shore Twins alum Louis Boyd (North Vancouver, B.C.) has been named the Seattle Mariners’ minor league field coordinator.
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Canadian Baseball Network lead writer Matt Betts profiles the 17 Canadians who made the MLB Pipeline top 30 prospects lists for their respective major league teams.
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The Frontier League’s Trois-Rivières Eagles have signed outfielder Louis-Philippe Pelletier (Montreal, Que.) for the 2022 season.
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Quebec City native David Glaude, the winner of the Canadian Baseball Network’s 2021 Murray Zuk Award, as top offensive player in the foreign or independent ranks, has signed with the Frontier League’s Quebec Capitales for the 2022 season.
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Prospects Baseball Academy alum Erik Sabrowski (Edmonton, Alta.) just underwent his second Tommy John surgery. He will rehab in a new organization after the Cleveland Guardians selected him from the San Diego Padres in the Rule 5 draft. Joe McFarland, from Alberta Dugout Stories, recently caught up with Sabrowski to discuss his operation and his future with the Guardians.
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