What do the Blue Jays expect to receive from this July’s first-round pick Brandon Barriera down the road? Well, if we just go off the monies paid to pitchers in previous drafts, Barriera was given $3.4 million US as the 23rd player selected in North America. The Jays forked that over so the Plantation, Fla. high schooler would ignore the Vanderbilt Commodores advances. It’s the second highest signing bonus the Blue Jays have ever given to a pitcher behind Alek Manoah.
Read MoreFormer Abbotsford Cardinal and Hawaii Rainbow RHP Cade Smith (Abbotsford, BC) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s minor league Player of the Week.
Read MoreFormer Oakland A’s slugger Khris Davis is attempting to make it back to the big leagues with the Atlantic League’s Wild Health Genomes. Devon Teeple, of the The GM’s Perspective, has the details.
Read MoreJust like his dad, former big leaguer Ray Chadwick, Okotoks Dawgs Academy right-hander Tyrelle Chadwick (Kamloops, B.C.) is opening some eyes on the mound. Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, recently spoke with the younger Chadwick.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network contributor George Farelli summarizes the transactions involving Canadians in the affiliated and independent professional ranks from the past week.
Read MoreAfter finishing 19 games back of the Guelph Royals in the regular season, the Hamilton Cardinals will have the chance to eliminate the Royals from their IBL quarter-final with a win on Tuesday.
Read MoreOttawa Titans slugger and Cole Harbour Cardinals alum Jake Sanford (Cole Harbour, N.S.) has been named the Frontier League Player of the Week.
Read MoreBob Elliott recently caught up with pitchers Zak Szabo (Whitby, Ont.) and Matteo Pare (LaSalle, Ont.) at the JNT’s Selection camp for the WBSC U-18 World Cup, which will take place in Sarasota, Fla. from September 9 to September 18.
Read MoreThe Intercounty Baseball League’s Toronto Maple Leafs scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth to storm back for a 7-6 win over the Barrie Baycats and sweep the best-of-five quarter-final Sunday afternoon at Christie Pits.
Read MoreThe Intercounty Baseball League’s top seed is off to the semifinal. The London Majors completed a sweep of the last-place Brantford Red Sox with a 23-4 win Sunday night at Labatt Park.
Read MoreThe Ottawa Titans completed a three-game sweep of the Empire State Greys on Sunday afternoon, taking the finale 10-4.
Read MoreKonner Piotto (Abbotsford, B.C.) and Nick Trogrlic-Iverson (Oakville, Ont.) have been named co-winners of the Canadian Baseball Network’s minor league Player of the Week award.
Read MoreMontreal Expos fan George Funnell Jr., who was an inspiration to many, passed away on Thursday at the age 68. Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher remembers Funnell Jr. in this article.
Read More“The Oxford dictionary defines “dream,” in part, as “a cherished aspiration, an ambition.”
Either way, Ethan Hunt (Kingston, Ont.) is living his dream.
This is a tale of a talented, likeable lad who has always wanted to play professional baseball. That dream has finally come true. The 24-year-old Hunt made his pro debut on August 16 with les Aigles de Trois Rivières of the independent Frontier League. He played a flawless second base and took his first-ever cuts at the plate as a paid batter. In his first at-bat – this after an 800-km, eight-hour drive from Welland to Trois Rivieres with a pitstop in this area to pick up the player’s father, Jim - the rookie legged out a double.”
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses James Paxton, Mike Soroka, Cal Quantrill, Nick Pivetta, Claude Raymond, Goody Rosen and Bob Humphreys.
Read MoreFormer Toronto Blue Jays ace Dave Stieb returned to Toronto on Saturday for the reunion of the 1992 World Series-winning Blue Jays team and he was asked about his case for the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.
Read MoreOntario Terriers left-hander Luca Alagheband has committed to Harvard.
Read MoreCole Harbour Cardinals alum Jake Sanford (Cole Harbour, N.S.) belted two home runs to lead the Ottawa Titans to a 6-3 win over the Empire State Greys on Friday night at Ottawa Stadium.
Read MoreClayton Loranger put together an All-Star season with his hometown West Coast League Edmonton Riverhawks. Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, recently caught up with the young leadoff hitter to reflect on the campaign.
Read MoreManitoba baseball legend and 2008 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Gladwyn Scott passed away on Thursday at the age of 90.
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