“Loyalty matters -- and loyal fans of the Victoria HarbourCats will be happy with the first signed players for the 2023 West Coast League season.
Versatile infielder Hudson Shupe, catcher Russell Young, local pitcher/infielder Ryder Green and stocky lefty Jake Finkelstein, the only new player of the bunch, will be part of Head Coach Todd Haney's attack when WCL baseball returns to Wilson's Group Stadium at RAP in June -- with the potential home opener on Friday, June 2.”
Read MoreTom McInnis, David Lee and some friends from elementary and high school decided to play a little pick-up baseball one Sunday morning in 1972. Fifty consecutive years later, with no organized league, no uniforms nor umpires, their games have become a little-known baseball institution in the west Toronto suburb of Etobicoke. Canadian Baseball Network writer Scott Langdon has the story.
Read MoreA memorial service was held for legendary Toronto coach, umpire, scorekeeper and third baseman Joe Sawchuk on Sunday. Bob Elliott shares some of the stories about Sawchuk that were told among friends at the service.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network writer Neve Van Pelt recently connected with highly respected Canadian baseball coach Mike Steed to talk about his baseball odyssey that has taken him from Burlington's Nelson Park to the Atlanta Braves organization.
Read MoreThe Intercounty Baseball League has announced the protected lists as submitted by each of its teams. Teams are allowed to protect up to 25 players on their 28-player rosters.
Read MoreThe curtain came down on the 25th annual Perfect Game Scouting Service World Wood Bat championship in Jupiter, Fla. The Tier 5 Star Roos Mafia beat the Canes National/NY Mets Scout Team 5-0 in the championship final of the 100-team tourney. Sixty Canadians competed in the tournament with eight different teams.
Read MoreCarleton Journalism student and competitive varsity swimmer Ella Milloy recently covered the Canadian Futures Showcase at Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Park in Ottawa. She discovered there are similarities between competitive swimming and baseball.
Read MoreThe Brook Bombers, the smallest market team in the Western Canadian Baseball League, are making significant strides on the field and at the gate. Ian Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, shares the story of the team’s improving fortunes.
Read MoreMakaio Cisneros (Whitby, Ont.), plus relievers Lachlan Harrison (Mississauga, Ont.) and Jack Pineau (Thunder Bay, Ont.) of Canadian Premier were at their stingiest best in a 1-1 tie against the Cincinnati Reds Scout Team. Canadian Premier finished round-robin play in the annual Perfect Game World Wood Bat championship at Juliter, Fla. with a 1-1-1 record.
Read MoreNo one knows for sure what lies ahead for the members of our soon-to-be-announced 22nd annual Canadian Baseball Network All-Canadian College team.
Whomever makes the All-Canadian college team — the best playing the majority of their schedule south of the border in 2021 — they will be carrying on a Canadian tradition: success at the college level that translated into success at the pro level.
Looking back, here are the former all-Canadians — 194 in all — who have reached the next level, or are on their way to proceeding further down the road than most before retiring … Here is a look at how far they went, plus where they pitched or played in 2021.
Read MoreThe newly formed Canadian Premier entry registered their first-ever win at the Perfect Game Scouting Service’s World Wood Bat tournament at Jupiter, Fla., taking down 5-Star Performance National by a score of 9-2.
Read MoreBob Elliott provides an update on how the Canadian players fared on Day II of the Perfect Game Scouting Service’s World Wood Bat tournament at Jupiter, Fla.
Read MoreThe Canadian Premier scored a 9-7 win over the Brewers Langley Blaze in an exhibition game prior to the kickoff of the annual Perfect Game World Wood Bat championship in Jupiter, Fla.
Read MoreGuelph Gryphons third baseman Sam Brown has been named OUA Athlete of the Week.
Read MoreThere are 58 Canadians at the Perfect Game WWBA World Championship in Jupiter, Fla. Bob Elliott has a rundown.
Read MoreThe Ontario Prospects and Toronto Mets are headed south to play some Fall Ball.
Read MoreJackson Soucie didn’t receive any recognition in July during the draft of high schoolers and collegians.
Yet, people are talking about him now.
LHP Soucie (Cambridge, Ont.) was ranked the ninth best junior college prospect on Perfect Game’s top 281 ranked JUCO recruits. That’s ninth out of the roughly 500 schools fielding teams next spring.
Read MoreC-3B Noah Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) hopes to follow in brother 1B Josh Naylor’s foot steps. Josh went 12th over-all three years ago. Most mock drafts have Noah going in the first round in the 2018 MLB Draft which begins on Monday night.
Read MoreThe Mississauga Majors recently won the OBA 16U championships at Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium in Hamilton.
Read MoreMarc-Antoine Bérubé has been named the new executive director of the Montreal-based Baseball Academy of Canada (ABC).
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