This article was originally published on the Canadian Baseball Network on June 2, 2016. We thought we would resurrect it because today is Steve Grilli’s 71st birthday. He pitched 2 1/3 innings for the Blue Jays in 1979 and his son, Jason, would later pitch for the Blue Jays in 2016 and 2017.
Read MoreLarry Walker will have to wait another year to be formally inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York after the announcement on Wednesday that its Board of Directors had voted unanimously to cancel the 2020 induction ceremonies and postpone to 2021 over concerns associated with the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs provided an update on the 2020 Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) season on Thursday.
Read MoreA group of Toronto Blue Jays fans has started a fundraiser to assist Blue Jays Central host Jamie Campbell in his efforts to deliver personal protective equipment (PPE) into the hands of front-line health workers
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Read MoreWith today’s players losing games due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian Baseball Network contributor Neil Munro decided to examine how much impact losing time to military service had on the statistics of Canadian Baseball Hall of Famers Phil Marchildon and Dick Fowler, as well as Cooperstowners Bob Feller, Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio.
Read MoreThe Western Canadian Baseball League announced today that they are delaying the start of their season until at least late June.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs will be hosting a food drive in partnership with the Okotoks Food Bank and West Direct Express Ltd. on Saturday May 9 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Seaman Stadium parking lot, located at 256 Don Seaman Way.
Read MoreThanks in large part to the coaching he has received through the Ontario Terriers and Junior National Team, Elijha Hammill (Oakville, Ont.) is now preparing to join a strong U.S. collegiate program. He recently announced his commitment to the University of Utah.
Read MoreCanadian Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, B.C.) will have to wait until July 2021 to be officially inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. The Cooperstown shrine announced the cancellation of this year’s ceremony on Wednesday.
Read MoreOntario Blue Jays LHP Justin Bradt (Burlington, Ont.) has committed to Cleveland State Community College.
Read MoreAs part of Baseball Canada’s continuous efforts to provide coach education to their members, they will welcome Jean François Ménard as their featured guest on their next Monday “Hot Stove” session on May 4. An industry leader and expert in mental performance coaching, Menard has worked with numerous world-class athletes and Olympic medal winners including Mikaël Kingsbury, Tessa Virtue and Maxence Parrott along with Super Bowl champion Laurent Duvernay-Tardif and World Champion boxer Marie-Ève Dicaire.
Read MoreElliott: Judges Randy Echlin and Ted Minden and son play the name game
Read MoreA pair of Junior National Team outfielders have caught the attention of MLB Pipeline as Owen Caissie (Burlington, Ont.) and David Calabrese (Maple, Ont.) both appear on the list of the top 150 prospects for the 2020 MLB Draft.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network writer Elisabeth Rositsan caught up with some of Canada’s top baseball prospects and their coaches to see how they are coping during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreThe Toronto Blue Jays and Jays Care Foundation are stepping up to the plate to give back to the country that supports the team all season long by leading off a virtual fundraising food drive. “From Home Plate to Your Plate” was launched on April 22 with 100% of proceeds benefitting Food Banks Canada, which includes a network of food banks serving communities in every Canadian province and territory.
Read MoreThe Frontier League announced on April 1 that they are officially delaying the scheduled May 14 start of the 2020 Frontier League season, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read MoreIt has been a long journey for Caledon, Ont., native Chris Walsh, 34, to realize his professional baseball dream. He was getting ready for his second season as the athletic therapist for the Peoria Chiefs, the St Louis Cardinals’ affiliate in the class A Midwest League, when the season was put on hold by the coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreVirus takes Elliott: Virus takes Ernie Whitt's mother … rough two months for Whitt as he also lost his double play combo in SS Tony Fernandez and 2B Damo Garcia
Read MoreBaseball BC has cancelled its provincial championships for this year, but not its season.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs and Ontario Blue Jays are set to battle in a Super Series starting in June 2021.
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