Orr convinces Brewers brass of O’Rae’s upside
Orr convinces Brewers brass of O’Rae’s upside

“Dylan O’Rae shot up the draft board faster than he goes first to third on a single through the right side.

And anyone who has seen the young infielder play, knows just how fast that is.

Thanks to the keen eye of scout and Canadian baseball legend Pete Orr (Newmarket, Ont.), the Milwaukee Brewers scooped up the Great Lake Canadian with their third round pick, 102nd overall in the 2022 draft. This made him the first Canadian selected.”

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Canadians in the Majors, Major Leagues (MLB), Baseball CanadaMatt Betts
Goodwin's walk-off Canada Day hit gives Bulls a Hollywood ending
Goodwin's walk-off Canada Day hit gives Bulls a Hollywood ending

“There’s heroes and there’s legends.

Heroes get remembered but legends never die.

Or at least that’s what a dream-conjured Babe Ruth told us in the classic baseball movie The Sandlot.

Where Brad Goodwin fits on that hero/legend scale is hard to know, but he delivered one of the most magical moments of the 2022 Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) season and it won’t be forgotten anytime soon.

So stirring was the sequence of events it reminded many in attendance – and others who saw the pictures and viral videos after – of something straight out of Hollywood.”

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SandlotsIan Wilson