Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Fergie Jenkins, Ralph Dickenson, Nick Pivetta, Derek Aucoin, John Axford and Glenallen Hill.
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Perfect Game takes an up close look at several Junior National Team members, including Fieldhouse Pirates’ OF Owen Caissie (Burlington Ont.), Ontario Blue Jays’ OF David Calabrese (Maple Ont.), Ontario Terriers’ INF Elijha Hammill (Oakville Ont.), Toronto Mets’ INF Brando Leroux (Markham Ont.), Okotoks Dawgs’ RHP Simon Lusignan (Varennes Que.), Langley Blaze’s RHP Theo Millas (Burnaby BC), and Coquitlam Reds’ RHP Jack Seward (Port Moody BC).
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Canadians playing baseball at U.S. colleges who feared that the COVID-19 outbreak had prematurely ended their collegiate careers have new reason to hope. Last week the NCAA announced that all spring athletes would be granted an extra year of eligibility in light of their seasons being lost to the pandemic.
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Ontario Terriers catcher Tyson Gomm (Mississauga, Ont.) has earned a scholarship to San Jacinto College in Texas.
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The Toronto Blue Jays optioned pitchers Sean Reid-Foley and Anthony Kay to triple-A on Friday.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer J.P. Antonacci recently caught up with former outfielder Mike House (Victoria, B.C.) who in 1985 became the first Canadian to be selected by a Canadian big league team in the MLB draft.
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After reviewing the relevant positions from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, and the Government of Canada, Baseball Canada has decided to postpone all its upcoming in person events until April 27, 2020
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The Intercounty Baseball League’s Welland Jackfish have signed Dominican catcher Luis Bernardo Lopez for the 2020 season.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew reviews Brian “Chip” Martin’s excellent new book, The Man Who Made Babe Ruth: Brother Matthias of St. Mary’s School.
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A look back at the Windsor Chiefs’ 1980s championship winning teams.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts summarizes the top Canadian collegiate performances from last week before the season was cancelled in his latest “Big Man on Campus (BMOC)” column.
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Beloved Etobicoke Rangers and York Diamonds coach Dave Quennell has passed away. Please take the time to read this tribute to him.
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The Canadian College Baseball Conference (CCBC) has announced the cancellations of its 2020 spring season and the Canadian College World Series due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Lou Proietti (Hamilton, Ont.), who runs the baseball program at Saint Peter’s University in Jersey City, N.Y. was one of many coaches who had to break the news to their players that the NCAA had cancelled all college sports seasons due to the global coronavirus outbreak.
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The Intercounty Baseball League’s Welland Jackfish have signed OF Aaron Dunsmore (Winnipeg, Man.) for the 2020 season.
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Vauxhall Academy Jets INF Max Grant (Fredericton, N.B.) credits his brother, Jack, for much of his athletic success. Grant, a three-time participant in Tournament 12, suited up for the Junior National Team this spring in St. Petersburg, Fla., where Centennial Sports Journalism student Abdul Ibrahim had the opportunity to speak with him.
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Great Lake Canadians LHP Caleb Clark (Orillia, Ont.) has already pitched at Tournament 12 and worked out with former Blue Jay Orlando Hudson. This spring the young southpaw was working on his command and honing his pitching arsenal with the Junior National Team. Centennial Sports Journalism student Hayley McGoldrick recently spoke with Clark in St. Petersburg, Fla.
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ABC OF/LHP Alexis Gravel (Repentigny, Que.) further established himself as a solid two-way player with the Junior National Team this spring. Centennial Sports Journalism student Michael Mazzei recently caught up with Gravel in St. Petersburg, Fla., to discuss the young Quebec native’s baseball aspirations.
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The Toronto Blue Jays have added INF Joe Panik to their 40-man roster. To make room for him, they have placed pitching prospect Yennsy Diaz on the 60-day disabled list with a right lat strain.
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