The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame announced on Monday that former Montreal Expos Cy Young Award winner Pedro Martinez will be attending this year’s induction ceremony on June 18. Martinez had been elected to the Canadian ball hall in 2018, but was not able to attend at that time. Unfortunately, the Hall also announced that legendary Expos broadcaster Jacques Doucet will not be able to attend due to the health reasons.
Read MoreCincinnati Reds slugger Joey Votto (Etobicoke, Ont.) recorded his 800th major league extra-base hit on Monday to become just the second Canadian to reach that milestone. Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, B.C.) was the first.
Read MoreOntario Nationals alum David Mendham (Dorchester, Ont.) had a home run, a double and three RBIs for the Oklahoma State Cowboys in their thrilling 14-10 win over Arkansas on Sunday. The win forces a seventh game in the NCAA Stillwater Regional.
Read MoreJake Sanford (Cole Harbour, N.S.) and Brendon Dadson (Bowmanville, Ont.) sparked the Ottawa Titans’ offence in their 9-2 win over Sussex County Miners on Sunday.
Read MoreThe Toronto Blue Jays traded left-hander Ryan Borucki to the Seattle Mariners on Saturday in exchange for infield prospect Tyler Keenan.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs travelled down to Brooks to start their two-game WCBL road series and defeated the Bombers in game 1 by a score of 6-0.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Rob Thomson, Nick Pivetta, Joey Votto, Tyler O’Neill, Zach Popp and Abraham Toro.
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Read MoreThe Phillies waited until the ninth inning to get their offence going including a two-run homer and scored three times in the frame to hand the Junior National Team a 3-2 loss.
Read MoreLF Jared Sucro (Cairn), a Kamloops native, hit an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth to give the Kamloops NorthPaws an 8-7 win over the Edmonton Riverhawks in the first-ever game for both West Coast League teams on Wednesday.
Read MoreFor the first time since 2019 the best 17U players from 10 provinces will gather for a national championship tournament. Typically known as the Canada Cup, this year the tournament will be part of the Canada Summer Games being held in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Read MoreThe Philadelphia Phillies have fired manager Joe Girardi and have named Canadian Rob Thomson as their interim dugout boss for the remainder of the 2022 season.
Read MoreWhite Rock Tritons right-hander Chase Marshall (Surrey, BC) fired five scoreless innings, but the New York Yankees prospects scored to go ahead run in the top of the ninth to come away with a narrow, 2-1 win.
Read MoreFrom Coral Gables, Florida to Corvallis, Oregon, a total of 32 Canadian players and one coach are wearing the uniforms of 16 teams that will take part in 10 different NCAA regionals across the United States. Canadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts has the details.
Read MoreCOBA has announced its weekly award winners.
Read MoreThe Burlington Brants had a busy week in COBA Major play. They had three games and when the dust settled, they came away with a pair of wins and COBA Major League Team of the Week honours for Week III of the season.
Read MoreJust 19 minutes west of Calgary, a brand-new facility is home to the Webber Academy Wildcats, with evolving plans to establish a lasting presence in the local community for years to come. The Wildcats are backed by the $22-million investment in both fields and indoor training facilities and a coaching staff that includes former pros Chris Reitsma and Cole Armstrong. The new program was founded in 2021 by Dr. Neil Webber, who “recognized Calgary’s need for youth diamonds,” and put a plan into place to start the development.
Read MoreChipola head coach, Jeff Johnson, was inducted into the NJCAA Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame during the JUCO World Series banquet.
Read MoreThe New York Yankees FCL club took a 2-0 lead into the bottom of the fifth before the skies opened up cancelling the remainder of the game as they handed the Junior National Team a rain shortened defeat.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts summarizes the top performance by Canadians in the U.S. college ranks from the past week in his latest “Big Man on Campus (BMOC)” column.
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