“Negative experiences with his coaches drove a teenage Marco Bianchi out of baseball, and he regretted it for years. When he later became a coach with Toronto Playgrounds Baseball, Bianchi was determined that every one of his players would feel valued and respected. “I wanted to coach so I can ensure that people never stop loving the game and want to play it for years to come,” said Bianchi, Baseball Ontario’s 2019 Rep 14U and above Coach of the Year.”
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew looks at how Canadian position players fared in big league camps this spring.
Read MoreElliott: The McRae Men 1.0 … Canisius players combined for 50 spots on the Canadian Baseball Network all-Canadian teams.
Read MoreAs fans make their way around the concourse of Seaman Stadium for Opening Day this year, there will evidently be a different feeling in the air. The last time they stepped inside the gates, the Okotoks Dawgs faithful witnessed their hometown team storm the mound in celebration. They witnessed the team cap a historical 40-win regular season with a WCBL championship. In 2020, the team will be seeking a second consecutive championship in their newly renovated ballpark.
Read MoreToday is former American League all-star and current Baseball Canada president Jason Dickson’s 47th birthday. To commemorate this, we thought we would resurrect this article that was originally published on January 15th of this year.
Read MoreToday would be Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee and Toronto native Dick Fowler’s 99th birthday. To commemorate this, we thought we would resurrect this article about him that was previously published on our site on November 10, 2018.
Read MoreKevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Tyler Hall, Mike Soroka, Claude Raymond, Jimmy Wynn, Kevin Nicholson, Dave Stieb and Juan Bell.
Read MoreElliott: Ottawa-born LF Jordan Nwogu of the University of Michigan one to watch for this June’s draft.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew remembers former big league Joe Krakauskas on what would be the left-hander’s 105th birthday.
Read MoreIt was two years ago today that Montreal-born Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a walk-off home run for the Toronto Blue Jays with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to give the Blue Jays a 1-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in an exhibition game at Montreal's Olympic Stadium.
Read MoreBill Green, a strong supporter of baseball in B.C. who had a tremendous impact on the sport in his home province, passed away on Thursday after a courageous battle with cancer.
Read MoreThe Toronto Blue Jays completed a series of roster transactions on Thursday, optioning infielder Santiago Espinal, right-hander Jacob Waguespack and southpaw Thomas Pannone to triple-A Buffalo.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew takes a look at how Canadian pitchers fared in big league camps this spring.
Read MoreThe Intercounty Baseball League’s Welland Jackfish have signed RHP Jared Mortensen (Abbotsford, B.C.) and catcher Chris Shaw (Winnipeg, Man.) for the 2020 season.
Read MoreAs part of Baseball Canada’s continuous efforts to provide coach education to their members, they are pleased to announce their second “Monday’s Hot Stove” session - an interactive gathering of coaches in a relaxed online environment with a subject matter expert. On Monday, March 30, at 8 p.m. E.T., Baseball Canada will welcome Cincinnati Reds pitching coach Derek Johnson as their guest.
Read MoreThe Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC), backed by their Athletes’ Commissions, National Sports Organizations and the Government of Canada, have made the difficult decision to not send Canadian teams - including the senior national baseball team - to the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the summer of 2020.
Read MoreFor the third time in consecutive years, former Expos beat writer Danny Gallagher has spun out a book. Gallagher's just released baseball tome is called Always Remembered: new revelations and old tales about those fabulous Expos. It contains 51 chapters and about 30 sidebars and charts of Expos memories from 1969-2004.
Read MoreOakland A’s scout Matt Higginson (Grimsby, Ont.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s 2019 Jim Ridley Award winner, as scout of the year.
Read MoreIn an effort to provide continuous coach education to its members, Baseball Canada is pleased to launch “Monday’s Hot Stove”, an interactive gathering of coaches in a relaxed online environment with subject matter experts. The first session will be tonight and will feature Jeff Krushell. His topic will be: Strategies for Staying Sharp During the Shutdown: Deliberate Practice on your Own.
Read MoreThe Intercounty Baseball League’s Hamilton Cardinals have signed former San Francisco Giants pitcher Waldis Joaquan for the 2020 season.
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