Phillippe Aumont (Gatineau, Que.) was simply dominant firing eight scoreless innings on the mound with nine strikeouts to lead Canada’s Men’s Baseball Team to a 3-0 win over Cuba in the first game of the WBSC Premier12.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Lucas Casaletto takes an in-depth look at the Toronto Blue Jays’ potential pitching staff in 2020 and offers a list of five free agent pitchers that could help the club.
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Jay Blue, from Blue Jays from Away, looks at the Toronto Blue Jays’ organizational depth at the catching position.
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The National Baseball Hall of Fame announced on Monday that nine former big league players and one executive will comprise the 10-name Modern Baseball Era ballot to be reviewed and voted upon Dec. 8 at the Baseball Winter Meetings in San Diego.
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Day after day, morning and night, Ashlynn Jolicoeur plays baseball. Before hitting the books, the nine-year-old starts her day by heading to her backyard to hit off a tee or practice her swing, attaching a cloth tail to the bat to increase air resistance and build muscle. And hitting is not even her favourite part of playing, she loves playing defense, that much is evident in the video of her determinedly diving for balls at a practice at the Oshawa Sportsplex that was shared on ESPN SportsCenter and has now been viewed more than 18 million times. Canadian Baseball Network writer J.P. Antonacci recently caught up with Ashlynn to talk about her passion for the sport and her future goals.
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The City of Trail, B.C., announced on Monday that a ball field in the town will be named after hometown hero and 2019 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Jason Bay.
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The Toronto Blue Jays and Milwaukee Brewers have come together on a deal that sends RHP Chase Anderson to the Blue Jays in exchange for minor league 1B/RF Chad Spanberger. The Blue Jays also announced a series of roster moves on Monday.
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Jay Blue, from Blue Jays from Away, shares what prospects he believes the Toronto Blue Jays should protect in the upcoming Rule-5 draft.
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Longtime Yomiuri Giants catcher Shinnosuke Abe made a surprise appearance at Aldergrove, B.C., Scott Mathieson’s retirement announcement in October. Abe, one of best catchers in Japanese ball, hit 406 home runs and was the captain of the Giants and cleanup hitter for most of his career. He was also a long-time batterymate of Mathieson’s.
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The Nationals celebrated their World Series victory with a parade in Washington Nov. 2 and after a day off, they're headed to the White House to be feted on Nov. 4. And before they all scatter to their homes, how about manager Dave Martinez and third-base coach Bob Henley coming to Montreal to a public reception with the Commissioner's Trophy? This is Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher’s suggestion. Martinez and Henley both played for the Montreal Expos before they moved to Washington.
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Jay Blue, from Blue Jays from Away, takes a look at what roster shuffling the Toronto Blue Jays might do prior to the Rule-5 draft.
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Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Jacques Doucet, Jeff Francis, Stubby Clapp, Larry Walker, Paul Quantrill and Bill Atkinson.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott shares the story of how former baseball catcher turned future Hockey Hall of Famer Jarome Iginla made fan Jonas Wright’s day.
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Jay Blue, from Blue Jays from Away, runs down the top “sleeper” position player prospects in the Toronto Blue Jays’ organization.
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The Montreal-based Academie Baseball Canada enjoyed a lot of success on the Perfect Game America circuit last summer and that success carried over to U.S. tournaments this year.
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The Canadian Men’s Baseball Team dropped the second game of the ENEOS SAMURAI JAPAN SERIES to Japan by a score of 3-0 to split the two-game exhibition series as both nations continue preparations for the upcoming World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Premier12.
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Longtime of the Montreal Expos, Jacques Doucet, has been named a finalist for the 2020 Ford C. Frick Award.
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Ron Fairly, who is the only major leaguer to be selected to the All-Star Game as a member of both the Montreal Expos and Toronto Blue Jays, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 81.
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Canadian Baseball Network contributor Neil Munro discusses the rookie seasons of Mike Soroka (Calgary, Alta.) and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Montreal, Que.) and also shares a list of the best MLB rookie seasons ever by Canucks.
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Jay Blue, from Blue Jays from Away, runs down who the thinks might be the best Toronto Blue Jays’ “sleeper” prospect in their relief pitching ranks.
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