Shushkewich: Gregg living his dream in the Blue Jays' organization
"Unpacking in his new digs on the Florida coast, infielder Owen Gregg was taking in the moment.
The 17-year-old has had a whirlwind few weeks, travelling across the country and down to Central America before winding up in Dunedin – but this time it was different.
Gregg wasn’t here for pleasure or to play in front of scouts, a task he had done numerous times over the past year. He was here on business, as the Oakville, Ont., product was now a Toronto Blue Jays baseball player, a move that became official back in mid-July after signing a minor league contract following the MLB draft."
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R.I.P. Brad Antchak, former Delta Blue Jay
Former Delta Blue Jays and Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns infielder Brad Antchak passed away on Saturday at the age of 28 after a long illness.
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Seabrooke throws six-plus scoreless innings in Goldeyes' loss
Left-hander Travis Seabrooke (Peterborough, Ont.) threw 6 1/3 scoreless innings for the Winnipeg Goldeyes in their 1-0 loss to the Sioux City Explorers on Saturday.
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Shushkewich: CBN POW - Matt Duffy
Former Great Lake Canadians and Fieldhouse Pirates RHP Matt Duffy (Burlington, Ont.) has earned Canadian Baseball Network minor league Player of the Week honours after his strong performance with the Boston Red Sox class-A Salem Red Sox.
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Trogrlic-Iverson helps Goldeyes move into tie for first
Right-hander Nick Trogrlic-Iverson (Oakville, Ont.) pitched 2 1/3 innings in relief for the Winnipeg Goldeyes on Sunday to help them to a 14-12 win over the Lake Country DockHounds. The win moves the Goldeyes into a tie for first place in the American Association’s West Division standings.
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Bourassa earns seventh win of season for Goldeyes
Right-hander Landen Bourassa (Lethbridge, Alta.) started and picked up his seventh win of the season for the Winnipeg Goldeyes in their 10-6 win over the Lake Country DockHounds on Friday.
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Shushkewich: CBN POW -- Wilkinson wins again
Former Okotoks Dawgs left-hander and current Cleveland Guardians’ Lake County Captains left-hander Matt Wilkinson has been named the Canadian Baseball Network Minor League Player of the Week.
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Shushkewich: CBN POW -- Rangers LHP Mitch Bratt
Former Toronto Mets and Junior National Team left-hander Mitch Bratt (Newmarket, Ont.) has been named CBN minor league Player of the Week after his outstanding week with the Texas Rangers’ High-A Hickory Crawdads.
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Canucks on the move in July: Fascia, Hicks, Julien, King, McCabe, Schofield-Sam
Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew summarizes the transactions involving Canadians in the pro baseball ranks from the past three weeks.
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Shushkewich: CBN POW -- Cubs OF Jordan Nwogu
Former Michigan Wolverine Jordan Nwogu (Ottawa, Ont.) has been named CBN minor league Player of the Week after his outstanding week with the High-A South Bend Cubs.
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Hicks traded to Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers sent catcher Carson Kelly to the Texas Rangers on Sunday in exchange for RHP Tyler Owens and former Toronto Mets catcher Liam Hicks (Toronto, Ont.).
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Elliott: First a bat, then a ball sideline Votto as he continues long road back
Elliott: Joey Votto continues the long road back
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Elliott, most influential 140 Canadians: Anthopoulos, Thomson, Naylor, plus Honorable Mention
Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott unveils the most influential Canadians in baseball in 2023. The list contains most influential Canadians, those we lost last year and our honorable mentions.
Did you make it?
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Shushkewich: CBN Minor League POW - Matt Wilkinson
Former Okotoks Dawgs left-hander Matt Wilkinson (Surrey, BC) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s minor league Player of the Week after his strong start with the Cleveland Guardians high-A Lake County Captains.
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Phillies sign Nori
The Philadelphia Phillies have signed outfielder Dante Nori (Toronto, Ont.) who they selected 27th overall in the first round of the 2024 MLB Draft.
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Young headed to KBO's Doosan Bears
The St. Louis Cardinals have sold the contract of 1B/OF Jared Young (Prince George, B.C.) to the Doosan Bears of the Korea Baseball Organization, according to a post on the Cardinals Player Development X account.
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Shushkewich: CBN Minor League POW - Denzel Clarke, again
Toronto Mets alum Denzel Clarke (Pickering, Ont.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s minor league Player of the Week after his strong performance with the Oakland A’s double-A Midland RockHounds.
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Elliott: Dante Nori climbed the ladder in more ways than one
Some quirky backyard hitting drills designed by his father, Micah, are a key reason Toronto-born Dante Nori was selected in the first round by the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday night. Bob Elliott has the story.
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Seabrooke named American Association All-Star
Winnipeg Goldeyes left-hander Travis Seabrooke (Peterborough, Ont.) has been named to the American Association West Division All-Star Team.
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Shushkewich, CBN Minor League POW - Jonah Tong
Former Toronto Mets right-hander Jonah Tong (Markham, Ont.) has been named Canadian Baseball Network minor league Player of the Week after his dominant 11-strikeout performance for the New York Mets’ high-A Brooklyn Cyclones.
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