You could call him Canada’s Moonlight Graham and Caledonia’s only big leaguer, but it’s Jim Lawrence’s contributions to baseball in his hometown that make him a local legend. Canadian Baseball Network writer J.P. Antonacci recently caught up with the ex-big leaguer who now has a ballpark named after him.
Read MoreThe Toronto Blue Jays have announced the position players they will send to the Arizona Fall League. Leading the group is former first-round pick Logan Warmoth and he'll be joined by shortstop/third-baseman Kevin Smith and third baseman Cullen Large.
Read MorePBF Redbirds and Junior National Team alum Mike Soroka (Calgary, Alta.) made his second professional start at the Rogers Centre on Tuesday. The young right-hander says he’s comfortable pitching on home soil. Canadian Baseball Network writer J.P. Antonacci caught up with the 2019 all-star who’s in the midst of an exceptional season with the Atlanta Braves.
Read MoreThe Victoria HarbourCats are once again the West Coast League (WCL) leaders in attendance, with a total of 62,400 people attending their 27 home WCL games this season, for an average of 2,311 per game.
Read MoreJay Blue, from Blue Jays from Away, summarizes how the Toronto Blue Jays’ minor league affiliates performed on Tuesday.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network contributor George Farelli summarizes the transactions involving Canadians in the professional ranks from the past week.
Read MoreJay Blue, from Blue Jays from Away, summarizes how the Toronto Blue Jays’ minor league affiliates performed on Monday.
Read MorePBF Redbirds and Junior National Team alum Mike Soroka (Calgary, Alta.) allowed just two runs in six innings against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on Tuesday, but his Atlanta Braves could only muster one run and the young Canuck was saddled with a tough-luck loss.
Read MoreWith a 6-1 loss to the Rockland Boulders on Tuesday, the Ottawa Champions were mathematically eliminated from Can-Am League playoff contention.
Read MoreThe Chatham Ironmen rode a string of great games and some unbelievable energy from the home crowd as they captured the 2019 BIGS Seeds Men’s Canadian championship. Chatham ran the table in the 10-team event as they went 4-0 in league play and 2-0 in the playoff round to capture the National crown.
Read MoreJay Blue, from Blue Jays from Away, summarizes how the Toronto Blue Jays’ minor league affiliates performed on Sunday.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott reports that Scott Thorman (Cambridge, Ont.) will manage the Arizona Fall League’s Surprise Saguaros, while Canadians Cole Armstrong (Surrey, BC), Jimmy Henderson (Calgary, Alta.) and Carson Vitale (Victoria, BC) will also serve as coaches in the Arizona Fall loop.
Read MoreNorth Shore Twins alum Brandon Marklund (North Vancouver, BC) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s minor league Player of the Week.
Read MoreThe Etobicoke Rangers had a good week in the COBA Major League as they were able to win two of their three scheduled match-ups during the week. The wins locked up the Anson Buck Trophy emblematic of the COBA Major League regular season championship. This is the fourth year in a row the Rangers have won the Anson and the sixth time in the last seven years.
Read MoreBaseball Canada has announced the 20-player roster that will represent Canada at the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-18 Baseball World Cup in Gijang, South Korea from August 30 to September 8, 2019.
Read MoreOntario’s squads came away with two gold medals on Sunday night. Their 15U boys took the Ray Carter Cup finals in dramatic fashion. The first Ontario team also took the 13U National Championship in Repentigny. Meanwhile, British Columbia’s 16U girls secured gold in Bedford with a big shutout win and in Miramichi, the hosting Chatham Ironmen capped off a storybook tournament with a close win for gold.
Read MoreThe Kitchener Panthers will attempt to dethrone the five-time defending champion Barrie Baycats in the Intercounty Baseball League final that’s set to begin in Barrie on Tuesday.
Read MoreJay Blue, from Blue Jays from Away, summarizes how the Toronto Blue Jays’ minor league affiliates performed on Saturday.
Read MoreCanada dropped its exhibition series finale 11-6 to Australia at the Junior National Team Selection Camp on Sunday.
Read MoreThe Canadian Women’s National Team is headed to the 2020 Women’s Baseball World Cup and with another medal on its resume, after notching its fifth win of the COPABE Women’s World qualifier against host Mexico on Sunday – an 11-1 five-inning, mercy-rule-shortened victory – to secure a bronze-medal finish after qualifying earlier in the event.
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