Elliott: Teenage lessons of life for youngsters starting their seasons
“Now that sandlots are jammed from coast to coast, it is time to pass on some advice.
No, not from some old goat like me.
We asked some of the best high school players in the country a few questions at the Canadian Futures Showcase staged at Rogers Centre last fall:
What’s the most important life lesson you’ve learned playing ball?”
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ICYMI, Rod Black: May I have the Player of the Year envelope ... please
In honour of Tyler Black (Stouffville, Ont.) being called up by the Milwaukee Brewers, we went back into our archives to find this article that his father, Rod Black, wrote for our site when Tyler was named the 2021 Canadian Baseball Network College Player of the Year.
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Titans select Towers in Frontier League Draft
The Ottawa Titans have selected Charlie Towers (Toronto, Ont.) in the second round of the independent Frontier League draft.
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IBL's Hamilton Cardinals re-sign Ibarra
The Intercounty Baseball League’s Kitchener Panthers have re-signed catcher Yunior Ibarra.
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Verge: Smith guides the OBA and roughly 71,387 players, up 15,000 from 2022
“When the Toronto Blue Jays do well, the Ontario Baseball Association sees an increase in interest in its programming, said Mary-Ann Smith, executive director, Ontario Baseball Association.
From 2022 to 2023, the number of players registered jumped more than 15,000. Specifically, the OBA increased its registration from 55,837 players to 71,487 players.”
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Juniors lose finale of trip, Clague, Hanger, Hartman
The Junior National Team lost their final game of their extended spring training camp 8-3 to the Toronto Blue Jays minor leaguers in Dunedin.
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ICYMI Kennedy: Two-way man Clyde 'The Camel' Harris played almost forever
ICYMI Kennedy: Two-way man Clyde 'The Camel' Harris played almost forever
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Juniors lose to Orioles, Clavet, Flewelling, Kwinter, Polanco
Junior lose to Orioles, Clavet, Flewelling, Kwinter, Polanco
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Juniors beat Orioles, Baker, Schell, Taggart, Yeager
The Junior National Team secured its second win against pro competition at the extended spring training camp, besting the Baltimore Orioles farmhands 8-6.
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IBL's Toronto Maple Leafs re-sign Richardson
The Intercounty Baseball League’s Toronto Maple Leafs have re-signed left-hander Dustin Richardson.
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IBL's London Majors bring back Brownlee for 14th season
The London Majors have re-signed veteran slugger Cleveland Brownlee for a 14th season with the club.
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Juniors battle Rays to 2-2 tie, Labonte, Polanco, Ryan
The Junior National Team battled the Tampa Bay Rays extended spring squad to a 2-2 tie in its second road game of their Extended Spring Training Camp at Port Charlotte, Fla.
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IBL's Hamilton Cardinals sign switch-pitcher Akatsuka
The Intercounty Baseball League’s Hamilton Cardinals have signed switch-pitcher Mizuki Akatsuka.
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Juniors edged by Yankee farmhands, D’Amato, Flewelling
The Junior National team lost their first road game of the Extended Spring Training Camp 3-1 against the New York Yankees EXT squad on Tuesday.
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Juniors knock off Blue Jays behind Romeo, Duncan and Wallace
The Junior National Team secured its first win against pro competition at their extended Spring Training Camp, topping the Blue Jays extended spring squad 6-1.
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IBL's Welland Jackfish sign Cote
The Intercounty Baseball League’s Welland Jackfish have signed catcher Cole Cote (Welland, Ont.).
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Canuck Red sweeps DH, Flewelling, Goodacre, Hartman, Kwinter, Ricketts, Rogers
Team Red completed a sweep with a 6-2 win over Team Grey in an intrasquad Junior National Team doubleheader in Dunedin, Fla., on Saturday.
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Multi-tooled Carthy re-signs with IBL's Kitchener Panthers
The Intercounty Baseball League’s Kitchener Panthers have re-signed Jorden Carthy (Elmira, Ont.).
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Elliott: Ohio HS stud Jake Hanley has maple leaf on glove due to Nova Scotia roots
“At the moment, Jake Hanley is a two-way man.
His fastball has been clocked at 95 mph for his William Mason High School Comets in Mason, Ohio, north of Cincinnati. And the 6-foot-5, 232-pounder shows power at the plate.
Besides being a two-way man on the field, thanks to his father Todd Haney, of Dartmouth, N.S., he’s a man of two countries too.”
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Elliott: Mac Galvin CBN Dawgs' scholarship winner
OF Mac Galvin (Calgary, Alta.) is the most recent winner of the Canadian Baseball Network Okotoks Dawgs’ scholarship award.
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