ABC shortstop Emilien Pitre’s baseball goals for the immediate future are clear – to improve and to be a starter on the Junior National Team. The 17-year-old Repentigny, Que., native recently spoke with Centennial Sports Journalism student Keegan Lavigne in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Read MoreRHP Loreto Siniscalchi’s dominant performance over a heavily favoured Japanese squad at the 2016 Little League World Series helped pave his path to the Junior National Team. The 6-foot-3 right-hander, who has also honed his skills with the Langley Blaze, recently spoke with Centennial Sports Journalism student Bowen Assman in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Read MoreVauxhall Academy Jets pitcher Maddux Mateychuk (Dominion City, Man.), who was the sole representative from Manitoba on the Junior National Team this spring, credits his family for much of his success. The 6-foot-3 right-hander, who is named after Hall of Fame pitcher Greg Maddux, recently spoke with Centennial College Sports Journalism student Brady Reid in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Read MoreBaseball Ontario adjusts, makes suggested measures for COVID-19
Read MoreThe Jays had played 55,762 innings in their 39-year history, including post season, when they began the 55,763rd Wednesday, Oct. 14 -- the seventh inning of the fifth and deciding game of the American League Division Series against the Texas Rangers. It was a six-out inning like no other.
Read MoreFor every baseball player, the goal is to be the best at his position. Giordano Mezzomo is a rare case. Not only can he pitch with velocity, he can hit with power. At 17, the Coquitlam, B.C., native, who has been a standout with the Coquitlam Reds and Junior National Team, hopes to harness his two-position advantage as long as possible. Canadian Baseball Network contributor Lukas Weese recently caught up with Mezzomo in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Read MoreThe London Majors have signed former big league prospect Jose Vinicio for the 2020 season.
Read MoreOwen Caissie (Burlington, Ont.) drilled a solo home run off the centre field batter’s eye in the sixth inning while Brando Leroux (Markham, Ont.) scored three runs and went 3-for-3 in facing the Toronto Blue Jays who fielded a lineup featuring players from the big league club. The score read 22-6 in favour of the Jays, but it didn’t matter as the young Junior National Team players soaked in the experience of being a professional baseball player for a day.
Read MoreThe Ontario Blue Jays have announced a change in their recruitment process this season. Joe Ellison, director of baseball operations and Corey Eckstein, director of player personnel, will be recruiting players not solely from across Canada but also from all over the world.
Read MoreBaseball has already taken 17-year-old Canadian Junior Team pitcher Jack Seward to two different continents. He hopes that’s just the beginning. The native of Port Moody, B.C., took part in a training camp in Australia last season, before representing Canada at the U18 World Cup in South Korea. This spring he is training camp with the Junior National Team honing his skills ahead of the 2020 MLB draft.
is the No. 6 ranked pitching prospect on the Canadian Baseball Network’s 2020 Draft List.
Read MoreWhen a batter steps up to the plate, one of the last things he wants to see is an aggressive pitcher with a variety of pitches. Great Lake Canadians and Canadian Junior National Team pitcher Calvin Ziegler (Heidelberg, Ont.) is one of those pitchers. He can control a large part of the game when his fastball is working. The 6-foot right-hander, who is the No. 7 ranked pitching prospect on the Canadian Baseball Network’s 2020 Draft List, recently spoke with Centennial College Journalism student Connor Reid about his progress and future plans.
Read MoreLeft-hander Marcus Reyes was in his San Diego apartment, cooking bacon and getting ready to ace a Guitar Hero solo in June 2017 when he learned that the Toronto Blue Jays had selected him in the 38th round of the MLB draft. He was surprised and had thought his baseball career was over. Now, with three seasons in the Blue Jays’ organization under his belt, the happy-go-lucky 25-year-old has his sights set on pitching in the big leagues.
Read MoreThe World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has announced that the Baseball Americas Olympic Qualifier scheduled for March 22 to 26 in Surprise and Tempe, Arizona has been postponed due to player, personnel and spectator health and safety measures to counter the spread of the coronavirus. The Canadian Senior National Team was set to participate in this tournament to attempt to qualify for the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher caught up with New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman in West Palm Beach, Fla., today prior to the announcement by Major League Baseball that all remaining spring training games have been cancelled due to the threat of the coronavirus. Among other things, Cashman talked to Gallagher about his favourite Montreal Expos player.
Read MoreIt’s hard not to notice Theo Millas the moment he walks onto the mound. The 18-year-old, Burnaby, B.C., native is 6-foot-4 and 200 pounds and whether it’s a practice for the Canadian Junior National Team or playing against top prospects at the annual spring’s Jupiter Perfect Game Showcase, it’s evident that Millas has an affinity for pitching in big games.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs will welcome back Justin King, a native of Okotoks and product of the Dawgs Baseball Academy, to their team this summer. King is currently in his senior year with the newly ranked University of Alabama.
Read MoreOriginally from Freeport, Bahamas, Chavez Young was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 39th round of the 2016 MLB draft. The speedy 22-year-old outfielder, who has stolen 68 bases over the past two seasons, is now entering his fifth season in the organization. He has moved up a level in the club’s minor league ranks each season.
Read MoreToronto Blue Jays pitching prospect Josh Hiatt, who posted a 3.64 ERA in 25 appearances for the class-A Lansing Lugnuts in 2019, is working on his changeup this spring and aims to be more consistent in 2020.
Read MoreToronto Blue Jays pitching prospect Sean Wymer is hoping to build off a healthy 2019 season that saw him throw 137 2/3 innings for the class-A Lansing Lugnuts and move up to the class-A Advanced Dunedin Blue Jays this season.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts summarizes the top Canadian performances in the collegiate ranks from the past week in his latest “Big Man on Campus (BMOC)” column.
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