Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott recalls some of the highlights of Derek Jeter’s postseason career. Jeter will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on September 8, alongside Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, B.C.), Ted Simmons and the late Marvin Miller.
Read MoreBaseball Canada is pleased to announce the names of 30 athletes selected to represent Canada in a seven-game Friendship Series against the United States’ 18U National Team in Sarasota, St. Petersburg and Bradenton, Florida from September 3-9.
Read MoreCanada Red rode the arms of Carson Hindmarsh (Saskatoon, Sask.), Nick Frers (North Vancouver, BC) and Jack Pineau (Thunder Bay, Ont.) and mustered enough offence to come up with a 3-2 win over Canada Grey in the final intrasquad contest of training camp.
Read MoreJay Blue, from Blue Jays from Away, summarizes how the Toronto Blue Jays’ minor league affiliates performed on Monday.
Read MoreFive runs in the third inning and outs when they needed them most helped the Vancouver Canadians to a 9-8 win over the Everett AquaSox (Mariners) Tuesday night at Funko Field.
Read MoreA lot of high schoolers spent the spring south of the border on diamonds from Arizona to Florida to Georgia Few had better springs than Ontario Terriers Hugh Pinkney (Etobicoke, Ont.). A Rutgers University commit, he played with the Diamond Jacks Super 17s based in Flemington, NJ. He led the Diamond Jacks with a 1.315 OPS as he hit .500 in 17 games.
Read MoreThe UBC Thunder captured their first ever BC Junior Premier Baseball League championship on Sunday afternoon, defeating the host Whalley Chiefs 10-1 at Whalley Athletic Park in Surrey.
Read MoreJack Fairs, who was the last living member of the Intercounty Baseball League’s London Majors 1948 championship team, passed away on Monday at the age of 98.
Read MoreAfter losing the opener of their four-game set with the Ontario Nationals, the Terriers 16U won three straight to win their final Canadian Premier Baseball League regular season series of the year.
Read MoreFieldhouse Pirates right-hander Owen Millar (Burlington, Ont.) was unhittable over five innings for Canada Red at the Junior National Team camp in Ajax, Ont, on Monday. Miller started and did not allow a hit or a run and struck out five batters. Canada Red and Canada Grey eventually settled for a 1-1 tie.
Read MoreJay Blue, from Blue Jays from Away, summarizes how the Toronto Blue Jays’ minor league affiliates performed on Sunday.
Read MoreHall of Fame manager Tony La Russa pays tribute to Larry Walker, whom he managed with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2004 and 2005. Walker will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on September 8.
Read MoreJacob Zibin (Langley, BC), Cameron Chee-Aloy (Toronto, Ont.) and Louka Daoust (Repentigny, Que.) all homered while Turner Spoljaric (Lisle, Ont.) tossed 4 1/3 strong innings on the mound to lead Canada Red to a 9-4 victory over Canada Grey.
Read MoreJay Blue, from Blue Jays from Away, summarizes how the Toronto Blue Jays’ minor league affiliates performed on Saturday.
Read MoreA six-run second inning was more than enough for the Vancouver Canadians in an 8-4 win over the Hillsboro Hops Sunday afternoon in the series finale at Ron Tonkin Field.
Read MoreLegendary Coquitlam Reds coach and Los Angeles Angels area scout Don Archer pays tribute to Larry Walker, who will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on September 8.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Andrew Albers, Cal Quantrill, Rowan Wick, Jordan Romano, Tom Cheek and Dave Stieb.
Read MoreJay Blue, from Blue Jays from Away, summarizes how the Toronto Blue Jays’ minor league affiliates performed on Friday.
Read MoreThe Vancouver Canadians fell to the Hillsboro Hops 9-6 on Saturday night at Ron Tonkin Field.
Read More“There has been competition the first 10 days of workouts and intra-squad games at the Junior National Team camp in Ajax, Ont., but nothing like the sixth inning of Saturday. Lefty Reece Usselman was pitching in the sixth inning. RF Jacob Zibin pulled an inside pitch over the left field fence at Pan Am Field for a home run. Zibin touched first, looked in at the mound and pulled at the words CANADA across his chest. There is competition for jobs that will lead to decision-day on Wednesday and then there is competition that will last all season ... and maybe next. You see Usselman (Langley, BC) pitches for the Langley Blaze. And Zibin (Langley, BC) is his Blaze teammate in the British Columbia Premier League.
It was one piece of the puzzle in a game that ended in a 5-5 tie.”
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