On Tuesday, the Junior National Team (JNT) won the first of what will be four exhibition games against the Toronto Blue Jays Academy Scout Team in Ajax, Ont., 4-1 in 12 innings.
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Nine Ontario Terriers players are headed to the Canadian Futures Showcase that will take place in Ottawa from September 20 to September 24.
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Former UBC Thunderbirds RHP Adam Maier (North Vancouver, BC), a seventh-round pick of the Atlanta Braves, and ex-Langley Blaze RHP Jacob Zibin (Langley, BC), a 10th-round selection of the Cleveland Guardians, each received $1.2 million signing bonuses to top all Canadian 2022 MLB draft picks.
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Canadian Baseball Network contributor George Farelli summarizes the transactions involving Canadians in the affiliated minor league and independent professional ranks from the past week.
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Right-hander Will McAffer (North Vancouver, B.C.) picked up his first save as a member of the Winnipeg Goldeyes on Monday in the Goldeyes’ 7-5 win over the Kansas City Monarchs.
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Two more Baseball Canada champions were crowned on Sunday with the Parkland Twins (Alberta) winning the gold medal at the 13U National Western Championship while the Mississauga Tigers (Ontario) captured the title at the 18U Championship.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher believes that the Toronto Blue Jays should lock up young right-hander Alek Manoah on a long-term deal immediately.
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The Etobicoke Rangers ran the table as they captured the 2022 COBA Major League playoff title at Greg Cranker Field at the 9th Line Sports Complex in Mississauga.
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A trio of Canadian pitchers - Landen Bourassa (Lethbridge, Alta.), Travis Seabrooke (Peterborough, Ont.) and Will McAffer (North Vancouver, B.C.) - combined to allow just one run in eight innings to lead the Winnipeg Goldeyes to a 6-1 win over the Sioux City Explorers on Sunday.
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The Intercounty Baseball League’s regular season is going to extra innings. Welland and Guelph each finished the season with 31-11 records after winning Sunday afternoon, creating a two-way tie atop the standings. London could join them with a win Monday night in Toronto. The Majors and Maple Leafs were rained out Sunday.
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Right-hander Zac Westcott put together seven innings of one-run ball, as the Ottawa Titans took a rain-shortened 6-1 win over the Quebec Capitales on Sunday evening.
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Columnist Mark Whicker shares his opinion on the Atlanta Braves’ recent contract extension with 21-year-old outfielder Michael Harris and discusses how Alex Anthopoulos (Montreal, Que.) has assembled a Braves’ roster that is set up to be a contender for many years to come.
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Left-hander Evan Grills (Whitby, Ont.) started for the Ottawa Titans on Saturday and allowed five runs in five innings to the Quebec Capitales and was saddled with a loss.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Mike Soroka, James Paxton, Matt Stairs, Jason Dickson, Dustin Molleken, Larry Walker and Joey Votto.
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Expos legend Bill Lee is recovering after he had to be revived following a cardiac episode while throwing in the Savannah Bananas' bullpen Friday night.
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Joey Votto’s march toward 2,000 games played in the majors has been stalled by season-ending rotator-cuff surgery, but this is an occasion to pay tribute to one of the people who helped get him to where he is now — his Etobicoke Rangers coach Bob Smyth. Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher recently caught up with Smyth.
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Ian Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, summarizes what just might have been the greatest season in the history of the highly successful Okotoks Dawgs.
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Kicking off the weekend on the road north of the border, the Ottawa Titans were shut out 6-0 by the Quebec Capitales on Friday night.
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COBA has announced their award winners for the past week.
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The Blue Jays Academy has announced the final rosters for the Canadian Futures Showcase that will take place from September 20 to September 24 at RCGT Park in Ottawa.
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