The Regina Red Sox, of the Western Canadian Baseball League, have formed a junior academy.
Read MoreHighly respected Ontario Blue Jays coach Mike Steed has been hired by the Atlanta Braves.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network contributor George Farelli and editor-in-chief Bob Elliott recently discovered two more Canucks that have been added to the website’s various lists in Kevin MacLeod (Sydney, N.S.), who was selected by the Oakland A’s in 1987 and son, Christian, a left-hander who was drafted in the fifth found by the Minnesota Twins in 2021.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Terry Puhl, Justin Morneau, Scott Rolen, Fergie Jenkins, Shane Dawson, Dustin Molleken and Sandy Amoros.
Read MoreElliott: Kicking off our 15th annual Top 100 Canadians of 2021
Read MoreABC alum Cedric De Grandpré (Saint-Simon, Que.) started and pitched four strong innings for Chipola College on Friday. Canadian Baseball Network writer Jacques Lanciault has the details.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott recalls David Ortiz’s slow start to the 2010 season, which had many speculating that the slugger was in the twilight of his career. But Ortiz would prove his naysayers wrong. Over the next seven seasons, he would average 31 home runs and nearly 100 RBIs.
Read MoreMike Steed (Beamsville, Ont.) has landed a coaching position in the Atlanta Braves’ organization.
Read MoreAlejo Lopez honed his skills with the Western Canadian Baseball League’s Okotoks Dawgs before making his major league debut with the Cincinnati Reds in 2021. Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, recently caught up with Lopez and shares the young infielder’s story.
Read MoreFive local players have been added to the roster of the West Coast League’s Nanaimo NightOwls.
Read MoreThe Toronto Blue Jays have announced the promotions of Mike Murov to Assistant General Manager and Joe Sclafani to Director, Player Development.
Read MoreCanadian Terry Puhl (Melville, Sask.) has been elected to the Houston Astros Hall of Fame.
Read MoreSpeedy infielder Keith Kandel has re-signed with the Intercounty Baseball League’s London Majors.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts summarizes the top performances by Canadians in the U.S. college ranks from the past week in his first “Big Man on Campus (BMOC)” column of 2022.
Read MoreThe Winnipeg Goldeyes have signed former major league right-hander Josh Lucas.
Read MoreBaseball Québec has announced the launch of the Académie du Baseball Canada (ABC) girl’s baseball program based in Trois-Riviéres with the first cohort of athletes set to be welcomed next fall.
Read MoreFormer Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz has been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Read MoreReal-estate specialist William Jegher, who was a key behind-the-scenes contributor to the Montreal Baseball Group's push for the split-agreement with Tampa Bay, recently expressed his disappointment over Major League Baseball’s decision not to support the initiative. Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher has the details.
Read MoreLeft-hander Travis Seabrooke (Peterborough, Ont.) has re-signed with the Winnipeg Goldeyes.
Read MoreThe Frontier League of Professional Baseball has announced the introduction of a sudden-death tiebreaker to determine the winner of extra-inning games.
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