The Vancouver Canadians once again failed to figure out the Eugene Emeralds (Giants) Saturday night as a second inning error scored the tying run and allowed the Emeralds to take a lead they wouldn’t relinquish in a 7-4 loss at Ron Tonkin Field.
Read MoreCanada’s hopes of playing in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics are done after suffering a heartbreaking, 6-5, loss to the Dominican Republic on the final day of competition at the WBSC Baseball Americas Olympic Qualifier.
Read MoreThere was no bat flip at Clover Park in St. Lucie, Fla., on Saturday afternoon, but the Dominican Republic didn’t need one from Jose Bautista in their come-from-behind 6-5 win over Canada in their final Super Round game of the Americas Olympic qualifier. With the loss, Canada concludes the Super Round with an 0-3 and will not be headed to the Olympics in Tokyo this summer.
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Read MoreThe Vancouver Canadians dropped game four of their series with the Eugene Emeralds (Giants) Friday night, as they fell 10-5 at Ron Tonkin Field.
Read MoreJay Blue, from Blue Jays from Away, summarizes how the Toronto Blue Jays’ minor league affiliates performed on Thursday.
Read More“This time there was not an Adam Loewen, a Jameson Taillon or a David Huff for Team Canada to lean on playing Team USA. The No. 2 ranked Americans were leading 3-1 in the bottom of the eighth, when they sent 10 men to the plate to score seven runs for a 10-1 win over 13th ranked Canada before 839 fans at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach.”
Read MoreCanada dropped a 10-1 decision to the United States at the WBSC Baseball Americas Qualifier to fall to 0-2 in the four-team Super Round standings. The loss ends the possibility of Canada winning the tournament and earning the fifth spot in the Tokyo Olympics. Canada now faces a must-win game against the Dominican Republic on Saturday (1 p.m. E.T.) to have any chance of finishing in the top three and earning one of two spots for the Americas in the WBSC Final Olympic Qualifier later this month in Mexico where the sixth and final spot for Tokyo 2020 will be decided.
Read MoreFormer Ontario Terriers Travis Seabrooke and Trevor Brigden are pitching for Canada at the Americas Olympic qualifier.
Read MoreCanada will take on the U.S. in the first game of the Super Round of the Americas Olympic qualifier tonight.
Read MoreThe Vancouver Canadians used a career performance from starter Luis Quinones to beat the Eugene Emeralds (Giants) 7-5 Thursday night, as the right-hander’s team-high 11 strikeouts were backed by contributions from up and down the lineup to end a two-game losing skid. Tanner Kirwer (Sherwood Park, Alta.) had a triple, a walk and an RBI for the Canadians.
Read MoreJay Blue, from Blue Jays from Away, summarizes how the Toronto Blue Jays’ minor league affiliates performed on Wednesday.
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Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network contributor George Farelli provides his weekly update on transactions involving Canadians in the affiliated minor league and independent ranks.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts highlights the top performances by Canadians in the U.S. college ranks from the past week in his latest “Big Man on Campus (BMOC)” column.
Read MoreThe Intercounty Baseball League has a number of familiar faces on the WBSC Team Canada Roster this week as Team Canada attempts to qualify for the Olympics. Four IBL Alumni are suiting up for Canada in Florida, including John Axford, Chris Leroux, Connor Panas, and JD Osborne.
Read MoreThe Vancouver Canadians never led and fought back to tie the game on three separate occasions, but their last rally came up just short as the C’s fell 6-5 in 10 innings to the Eugene Emeralds (Giants) on Wednesday night at Ron Tonkin Field. Tanner Kirwer (Sherwood Park, Alta.) went 2-for-5 with two runs and a double for the Canadians.
Read MoreJay Blue, from Blue Jays from Away, summarizes how the Toronto Blue Jays’ minor league affiliates performed on Tuesday.
Read MoreTwo veteran catchers spurred Venezuela to a 5-0 win over Canada in the final game of Group Play action at the Americas Olympic qualifier at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Wednesday.
Read MoreCanada was limited to one hit while Venezuela received two home runs to give the Canadians their first loss of the WBSC Baseball Americas Olympic Qualifier, 5-0 Wednesday afternoon.
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