Did you know that the first night baseball game in Canada was played in Vancouver in 1931?
Or that Jackie Robinson was rumoured to be the first manager of the Pacific Coast League’s Vancouver Mounties in 1956?
These are just two of the engrossing and little-told stories shared in an outstanding new book called, “Play Ball! The Amazing Stories and Captivating Characters Who Have Made Baseball a Winning Ticket in Vancouver for Over 100 Years.”
Read MoreABC and Junior National Team alum Cedric De Grandpre (Saint-Simon-de-Bagot, Que.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s minor league Player of the Week after he allowed just one hit in five scoreless innings in his start for the Atlanta Braves’ High-A Rome Emperors.
Read MoreToronto Mets alum Jonah Tong (Markham, Ont.) has been promoted to the triple-A Syracuse Mets.
Read MoreRight-hander James Bradwell (North Vancouver, B.C.) threw 10 no-hit innings for the Winnipeg Goldeyes against the Sioux Falls Canaries on Thursday, but had to settle for a no-decision. The Goldeyes eventually lost 3-1.
Read MoreRight-hander Landen Bourassa (Lethbridge, Alta.) tossed three scoreless innings in his return to the Winnipeg Goldeyes’ rotation to help them to a 4-0 win over the Sioux Falls Canaries.
Read More“Sometimes when Ray Chadwick watches his son pitch he sees himself out there on the mound.
“I just shake my head when I watch him pitch,” said Ray, who toed the rubber for the California Angels in 1986. “It’s eerie how similar it is.”
Like his dad, Tyrelle Chadwick is a tall right-hander whose fastball can reach the high 90s.
And like his dad, he has had to work to control that pitch.
But thanks to his breakthrough junior season at Illinois State University this spring, Tyrelle, like his dad, will pitch professionally. The 6-foot-4, 225-pound right-hander was selected in the 18th round of the 2025 MLB draft by the Colorado Rockies.”
Read MoreTaylor Wright (North Vancouver, B.C.) had two hits and two RBIs, while Brandon Marklund (North Vancouver, B.C.) struck out two in a scoreless inning in relief, but it wasn’t enough to lead the Ottawa Titans past the Trois-Rivieres Aigles on Tuesday.
Read MoreOkotoks Dawgs alum and Memphis Cardinals slugger Matt Lloyd (Okotoks, Alta.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s minor league Player of the Week.
Read MoreJacob Robson (Windsor, Ont.) had two hits and two RBIs and Matthew Warkentin (Windsor, Ont.) had two hits and scored three runs to help the Winnipeg Goldeyes to a 13-4 win over the Sioux Falls Canaries on Monday.
Read MoreWindsor Selects and Junior National Team alum Jacob Robson (Windsor, Ont.) belted a home run and knocked in two runs to help the Winnipeg Goldeyes to a 3-0 win over the Milwaukee Milkmen on Sunday.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew summarizes the transactions involving Canadians in the pro baseball ranks from July 1 to July 31.
Read MoreBob Elliott: Was a successful draft for Canucks — thanks to high picks, college players and free-agent signs
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.
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