Elliott: From Bay to Marklund, 180 all-Canadians move on in 20 years

No one knows for sure what lies ahead for the members of our soon-to-be-announced 21st nnual Canadian Baseball Network All-Canadian College team? Whomever makes the All-Canadian team — the best playing the majority of their schedule south of the border in the spring of 2018 — they will be carrying on a Canadian tradition: success at the college level that translates into success at the pro level.

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Gallagher: If not 2020 for Walker then perhaps in 2022 for Cooperstown induction

Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher writes that if slugger Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, B.C.) is not elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame this year, in his 10th and final year on the baseball writers’ ballot, the former Montreal Expos and Colorado Rockies star could receive consideration again by the Hall’s Today’s Game Era committee in 2022.

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Meet Ashlynn Jolicoeur: SportsCenter sensation and future Blue Jay?

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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