Aumont to start opener for Champions on Friday

Phillippe Aumont (Gatineau, Que.) will start the opener for the independent Can-Am League’s Ottawa Champions on Friday.

Minor leaguesCBN StaffMay 13, 2019

Jay Blue, from Blue Jays from Away, summarizes how the Toronto Blue Jays’ minor league affiliates performed on Saturday.

Minor leaguesJay BlueMay 13, 2019

Jay Blue: Alford, Brodt, Espinal, Spanberger, Williams

Jay Blue, from Blue Jays from Away, summarizes how the Toronto Blue Jays’ minor league affiliates performed on Friday.

Minor leaguesJay BlueMay 12, 2019

Jay Blue: Lopez, Morimando, Murphy, Romano

Jay Blue, from Blue Jays from Away, summarizes how the Toronto Blue Jays’ minor league affiliates performed on Thursday.

Minor leaguesJay BlueMay 11, 2019

Goldeyes' Darvill adds muscle and experience

Steve Schuster writes that Wes Darvill (Richmond, B.C.) is passing the early-season eye test in his return to the Winnipeg Goldeyes this spring.The Canadian third baseman has always been lauded for his athleticism, but Darvill’s workout regimen this past winter has caught the attention of both his manager and teammates.

Minor leaguesCBN StaffMay 10, 2019

Ottawa Champions help support flood victims

The independent Can-Am League’s Ottawa Champions are doing their part to help support those affected by the devastating spring flooding in their region in recent weeks.

Minor leaguesCBN StaffMay 10, 2019

Jay Blue: Biggio, Groshans, Kirwer, Sopko, Spraker

Jay Blue, from Blue Jays from Away, summarizes how the Toronto Blue Jays’ minor league affiliates performed on Wednesday.

Minor leaguesJay BlueMay 10, 2019

Pinto escapes Venezuelan civil unrest to join Champions

Among the players in the independent Can-Am League Ottawa Champions training camp this spring is Eduard Pinto, a Venezuelan outfielder who spent last season with the Toronto Blue Jays organization. Pinto arrived in Ottawa early Friday morning after a number of flight delays getting out of Venezuela. He experienced the civil unrest taking place in Venezuela first hand on his way to Ottawa.

Minor leaguesCBN StaffMay 9, 2019

Blue: Alford, Lopez, Murray, Pearson

Jay Blue, from Blue Jays from Away, summarizes how the Toronto Blue Jays’ minor league affiliates performed on Tuesday.

Minor leaguesJay BlueMay 9, 2019

Canadian Baseball Network POW, Week V: Jordan Balazovic

Former Ontario Blue Jays RHP Jordan Balazovic (Mississauga, Ont.) struck out 10 in seven scoreless innings for the Minnesota Twins class-A Advanced Fort Myers Miracle on Sunday. His performance earned him Canadian Baseball Network Player of the Week honours.

Minor leaguesGeorge FarelliMay 8, 2019

Canuck moves Week V: Balazovic, Deglan, Kirwer, O'Neill

Canadian Baseball Network contributor George Farelli summarizes the minor and major league transactions involving Canadians from the past week.

Minor leaguesGeorge FarelliMay 8, 2019

Reginatto excited to be in Ottawa Champions camp

Leonardo Reginatto, who represented Brazil at the 2013 World Baseball Classic and who is coming off an arm injury that curtailed his 2018 season, was thrilled to be an active participant Monday, the first day of the independent Can-Am League’s Ottawa Champions training camp.

Minor leaguesCBN StaffMay 8, 2019

Jay Blue: Dillon, Johnson, Noda, Obeso

Jay Blue, from Blue Jays from Away, summarizes how the Toronto Blue Jays’ minor league affiliates performed on Monday.

Minor leaguesJay BlueMay 8, 2019

Jay Blue: Biggio, Lundquist, Podkul, Saucedo

Jay Blue, from Blue Jays from Away, summarizes how the Toronto Blue Jays’ minor league affiliates performed on Sunday.

Minor leaguesJay BlueMay 7, 2019

Ottawa Champions open 2019 spring training

Rookie manager Sébastien Boucher (Gatineau, Que.) welcomed 24 players on a summer-like day to Ottawa’s Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton (RCGT) Park as the Ottawa Champions opened their 2019 training camp on Monday.

Minor leaguesCBN StaffMay 6, 2019