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Elliott: Logan Allen, Canada's WBC mystery man

If the name Logan Allen is not known in households from New Westminster or Etobicoke, it is with good reason. He will make his debut wearing red and white at this year’s World Baseball Classic. You see the left-hander’s father Norman, grew up in Lachine, Que. playing hockey before moving to University of Florida, home of the Gators.

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Glew: Tong's "Vulcan" changeup helped him earn CBN's Norton Award

“Pitch long and prosper.

That might be the advice that Spock would offer young right-hander Jonah Tong.

You can picture the beloved Star Trek character following up these words with his Vulcan salute – his famous hand gesture in which his fingers (parted between the middle and ring fingers) are split into a V.

And Spock would likely be flattered that this gesture has inspired Tong’s best pitch – his “Vulcan changeup.”

It’s a pitch that helped Tong (Markham, Ont.) top all minor leaguers in strikeouts (179), ERA (1.43) and opponents’ batting average against (.148) in 2025.

It also earned him his first big league call-up from the New York Mets in late August, as well as the Canadian Baseball Network’s 2025 Wayne Norton Award, as the top Canuck minor league pitcher in the affiliated ranks. “

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McFarland: Canadian Tofteland getting ready for Banana Ball

“It might be a while before “Dancin’ Dane” Tofteland is a nickname that sticks.

But don’t be surprised to see the Albertan from just outside Grande Prairie bust a move or two when he suits up in the brand new Banana Ball circuit next summer.

Selected in the seventh round of the league’s inaugural draft by the Loco Beach Coconuts, Tofteland is coming off a successful collegiate career at Indiana State University and a three-year run in the Pioneer League.”

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