Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew summarizes the transactions involving Canadians in the pro baseball ranks from July 1 to July 31.
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Read MoreZach Cameron (Hamilton, Ont.), Victor Cerny (Winnipeg, Man.) and Jake Sanford (Cole Harbour, N.S.) were all key contributors to the Ottawa Titans’ 9-3 win over the Trois-Rivieres Aigles on Friday.
Read MoreLeft-hander Evan Grills (Whitby, Ont.) tossed seven scoreless innings in the Ottawa Titans’ 13-0 win over the Quebec Capitales on Thursday.
Read MoreToronto Mets and Junior National Team alum Mitch Bratt (Newmarket, Ont.) was one of the prospects the Arizona Diamondbacks acquired from the Texas Rangers in exchange for right-hander Merrill Kelly on Thursday.
Read MoreJake Sanford (Cole Harbour, N.S.) went 2-for-4 with three RBIs to lead the Ottawa Titans to a 7-3 win over the Quebec Capitales on Wednesday.
Read MoreVictor Cerny (Winnipeg, Man.) had three hits for the Ottawa Titans in their 9-2 loss to the Quebec Capitales on Tuesday.
Read MoreMemphis Redbirds right-hander and UBC alum Curtis Taylor (Port Coquitlam, B.C.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s minor league Player of the Week after his dominant start against the triple-A Gwinnett Braves on Thursday.
Read MoreJake Sanford (Cole Harbour, N.S.) and Taylor Wright (North Vancouver, B.C.) each had multi-hit games to lead the Ottawa Titans to an 11-6 win over the Evansville Otters at Ottawa Stadium on Sunday.
Read MoreCatcher Victor Cerny (Winnipeg, Man.) drove in three runs for the Ottawa Titans to help them to a 7-4 win over the Evansville Otters at Ottawa Stadium on Saturday.
Read MoreUniversity of British Columbia grad James Bradwell (North Vancouver, B.C.) started and allowed just one run in seven innings for the Winnipeg Goldeyes against the Chicago Dogs on Saturday in a game they would eventually lose 2-1 in 10 innings.
Read MoreKaiden Cardoso (Abbotsford, B.C.) belted a home run and had his first three-hit game in the pro ranks, but it wasn’t enough to propel the Ottawa Titans past the Evansville Otters on Friday.
Read More“The MLB draft wasn’t even on a 13-year-old Blake Gillespie’s radar.
Why would it be?
Baseball wasn’t part of his repertoire.
The young teen was busy dribbling a soccer ball around cones at the field, not coming set on the mound about to throw a zinger to the catcher.
But it was, unbeknownst to Gillespie, part of his future. The now 21-year-old, who didn’t pick up baseball until he was 14, was drafted in the ninth round by the New York Yankees on July 14. “
Read MoreThe Ottawa Titans have re-signed utility player Taylor Wright (North Vancouver, B.C.) after releasing him earlier this season.
Read MoreToronto Mets alum and Binghamton Rumble Ponies right-hander Jonah Tong (Markham, Ont.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s minor league Player of the Week after another dominant start on Friday.
Read MoreOutfielder Jacob Robson (Windsor, Ont.) had two hits, two runs and an RBI to help the Winnipeg Goldeyes snap their nine-game losing streak with a 9-3 win over the Lincoln Saltdogs on Sunday.
Read MoreThe Sioux Falls Canaries erased a three-run deficit and defeated the Winnipeg Goldeyes by a score of 4-3 Thursday evening at Sioux Falls Stadium. Matthew Warkentin (Windsor, Ont.) had two RBIs for the Goldeyes in the contest.
Read MoreBabe Ruth Calgary River Cats alum Cohen Achen (Calgary, Alta.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s minor league Player of the Week after he pitched five no-hit innings in a dominant relief appearance for the High-A Aberdeen IronBirds on Friday.
Read MoreJake Sanford (Cole Harbour, N.S.) had two hits and an RBI to help the Ottawa Titans to a 4-1 win over the league-leading Quebec Capitales on Friday night.
Read MoreLeft-hander Evan Grills (Whitby, Ont.) was roughed up for seven runs in the Ottawa Titans’ 9-5 loss to the Tri-City ValleyCats on Thursday.
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