The Thunder Bay Border Cats have been purchased by Grand Slam Sports & Entertainment Inc. The new ownership group consists of 20-plus local owners, who have invested to keep the Northwood League Border Cats in Thunder Bay.
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British Columbia’s Premier Baseball League (PBL) announced the 2018 All Conference Teams and Player Awards on Wednesday and the FV (formerly Abbotsford) Cardinals and their players took home a number of honours.
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The legendary Wray Upper, 87, passed away Dec. 8 in Cambridge, Ont. A celebration of life for Upper will take place in Cambridge on Dec. 21. The event will be held at the Coutts Funeral Home on St. Andrews Street from 1 to 4 p.m. in Cambridge.
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The GM’s Perspective has been named: Baseball Business Consultant of the Year 2019 by CV Magazine.
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The Okotoks Dawgs announced their 2009 Hall of Fame class on Friday.
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Baseball fans have seen plenty of talented pitchers toe the rubber on the mound at Seaman Stadium, home of the Okotoks Dawgs, since its opening in 2007, but without a doubt, Andrew Kittredge stood out. In 2017, the now 28-year old right-hander became the second Dawgs alumnus to play in the major leagues when he got the call from the Tampa Bay Rays in July of that season.
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Canadian Baseball Network contributor Dustin Saracini recently caught up with Okotoks Dawgs’ 2018 pitcher of the year Craig Smith, who reflected fondly on his senior season with the club.
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The Edmonton Prospects have announced Jordan Blundell as their new head coach and director of baseball operations, replacing former bench boss Ray Brown and director of baseball operations Orv Franchuk after the two resigned earlier this offseason.
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Multi-sport star Dave Theakston recently returned to Truro, N.S., for the first time in 10 years. He was a baseball and hockey star in the town 50 years ago. Truro News columnist Lyle Carter caught up with Theakston while he was back in town.
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Baseball America founder and Canadian Baseball Network contributor Allan Simpson was inducted into the Central Okanagan Sports Hall of Fame on Thursday.
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The Okotoks Dawgs have unveiled their 2019 Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) regular season schedule.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott summarizes the 2018 OBA Award winners.
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Canadian Baseball Network founder Bob Elliott was inducted into the Baseball Ontario Hall of Fame on Saturday night in a ceremony at the Brookstreet Hotel in Ottawa.
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Former Toronto Blue Jays draft pick Mattingly Romanin (Burlington, Ont.) is one of the first players to sign with the Welland Jackfish, the Intercounty Baseball League’s newest franchise. Canadian Baseball Network writer Michael DiStefano has the details.
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Jonathan Hodgson recently spoke with Okotoks Dawgs True Grit Award winner Richard Mascarenas about the shortstop’s outstanding 2018 season.
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Bill Paul recalls his unforgettable summer with the Victoria Carnarvon All Stars 50 years ago.
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Against long odds, he rose through the South Windsor minor baseball ranks to become a big league catcher. And now more than 18 years after squatting behind the plate in his final professional game, he has persevered through personal tragedy to become a highly respected analyst on Sportsnet’s Blue Jays Central. But through it all, Joe Siddall has never forgotten his baseball roots. And that’s what makes him a fitting selection for the Baseball Ontario Hall of Fame.
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The Okotoks Dawgs have announced the team award winners for the 2018 Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) season.
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Rocky Johnson is a great baseball name. And it turns out … he’s not a bad hitter either. After playing in the International tournament at the Palm Beaches, Canada 12U played an exhibition game. Canuck youngster Rocky Johnson hit a pair of grand slams in a 20-13 win over a Florida All-Star travel team at Phipps Park in West Palm Beach. For the weekend, Johnson went 10-for-12, with four home runs and 17 RBIs.
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Ontario Green won the sixth annual Tournament 12 staged at the Rogers Centre. So it would follow that Ontario Green would dominate the Tournament 12 All-Star team selected by the Blue Jays Baseball Academy.
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