The Toronto Maple Leafs could be sold anytime soon. The Intercounty Baseball League franchise that began operations in 1969 has drawn a significant number of queries to buy the team from the estate of the late team owner Jack Dominico. Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher has the story.
Read MoreThe Barrie Baycats beat the Welland Jackfish 4-3 in Welland, Ont., on Saturday in the first game of the Dominico Cup finals.
Read MoreThe Welland Jackfish and Barrie Baycats have announced the schedule for their Dominico Cup final matchup.
Read MoreLabor Day weekend means Baseball Ontario championships.
There were no less than 55 championships scheduled from 8U to senior ... from triple-A to class-D.
The Stratford Nationals won the 9U B, 12U B and 15U A, while the Port Lambton Pirates took the 15U C, 18 C and senior C crowns.
The Sarnia Brigade won 10UA and 14U AA, while the Woodstock Wranglers won 10U B and 12U AA.
Read MoreIt will be the Welland Jackfish and Barrie Baycats in the Intercounty Baseball League final. Two days after the Baycats punched their ticket to the championship, the top-seeded Jackfish joined them after beating Toronto 7-5 Thursday night in Game 5 of the other semifinal.
Read MoreThe Toronto Maple Leafs pushed their Intercounty Baseball League semifinal series to a fifth and deciding game with a 9-3 win over the Welland Jackfish on Wednesday night at Christie Pits.
Read MoreThe Barrie Baycats finished a three-game sweep of the Kitchener Panthers on Tuesday at Jack Couch Park, beating the Kitchener Panthers 8-4, to advance to the Intercounty League final.
Read MoreThe Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) saw attendance figures climb to new levels this summer, according to recently released listings from Ballpark Digest.
Read MoreFormer Chicago Cubs pitching prospect Josh Burgmann (Nanaimo, B.C.) has been promoted to the position of head scout and director of player personnel with the Nanaimo Clippers hockey team.
Read MoreThe Welland Jackfish evened their Intercounty Baseball League semifinal series with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday. Meanwhile, the Barrie Baycats took a 2-0 series lead over the Kitchener Panthers.
Read MoreBob Elliott was in Woodstock, Ont., in the last weekend of August to watch his grandson, Xavier, play for New Brunswick at the 13U national championships. Quebec 2 may have won the tournament, but Xavier sure made his grandpa proud.
Read MoreHe learned well in Delta, BC ... both how to pitch and how to respect an opponent.
Now, Jeff Francis lives in London and is coaching the North London 8U team.
Francis’ team walked off the St. Catharines Cobras in Baseball Ontario playdown action in Kitchener on Saturday.
Read MoreThe Intercounty Baseball League has announced the schedule for its two semi-finals match-ups.
Read MoreThe teams have been unveiled for the Canadian Futures Showcase, which will take at Rogers Centre from September 19 to September 23.
Read MoreToronto-born Dante Nori, a speedy outfielder, is the son of former Toronto Raptors assistant coach Micah Nori. Bob Elliott writes that the younger Nori has a chance to be the first Canadian taken in the 2024 MLB draft.
Read More“A two-way star with the Okotoks Dawgs and Edmonton Prospects has made his Major League Baseball debut in stellar fashion.
Kody Funderburk – the most valuable player (MVP) of the 2017 Western Major Baseball League (WMBL) season – was called up by the Minnesota Twins on Monday and made an immediate impact in a matchup against the Cleveland Guardians.”
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs Academy will play host to the NCAA Division 1 Oregon State baseball team for a fall training camp slated to begin on September 14.
Read MoreAttendance in the Western Canadian Baseball League reached record-breaking levels this summer.
Read MoreFormer Okotoks Dawg Kody Funderburk has been called up by the Minnesota Twins.
Read MoreEdmonton Riverhawks right-hander Halen Knoll (Edmonton, Alta.) has been named the West Coast League Pitcher of the Year. It was an honour that caught the young righty by surprise. Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, recently spoke with Knoll.
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