Bob Elliott’s column from Day 1 of the Canadian Futures Showcase shines the spotlight on players from four different provinces. He also catches up with ex-big leaguers Matt Stairs, Denis Boucher and Adam Stern to talk about their memories of playing in Ottawa during their minor league careers.
Read MoreAt 14, Langley Blaze left-hander Sean Duncan (Port Coquitlam, BC) is the youngest player at this year’s Canadian Futures Showcase. Carleton University Journalism student Mark Colley caught up with Duncan to talk about the youngster’s hopes for the showcase and plans for the future.
Read MoreFormer Los Angeles Dodgers and Montreal Expos infielder Maury Wills passed away on Monday at the age of 89.
Read MoreOntario Blue Jays infielder Philip Cheong (Richmond Hill, Ont.) credits his martial arts training and the stretches he does with his mother, who is a yoga instructor, for helping him stay injury-free and be ready for this week’s Canadian Futures Showcase. Carleton University Journalism student Devon Tredinnick shares Cheong’s story.
Read MoreWinnipeg Goldeyes’ broadcaster Steve Schuster has been chosen by his peers as American Association Broadcaster of the Year.
Read MoreWhen Miami Marlins first baseman Charles Leblanc (Laval, Que.) homered off Chicago Cubs reliever Rowan Wick (North Vancouver, B.C.) in the eighth inning of the Marlins’ 10-3 win last night, it represented the 45th time that a Canadian has homered off another Canadian in the big leagues.
Read MoreMarc Picard and Harv Bailie, two coaches who are not strangers to winning gold medals and national championships, Baseball Ontario’s first employee Gwen Turner and outstanding umpire Don Gilbert make up this year’s Baseball Ontario Hall of Fame class.
Read MoreWith the Blue Jays Academy officials switching the location for the Canadian Futures Showcase to Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton (RCGT) Stadium, the Canadian Baseball Network thought it would be fun to list the Top 10 moments at the 30-year-old Ottawa Stadium, which in addition to JetForm Park has also been known as Lynx Stadium and RCGT Park.
Read MoreThe Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the London Majors 2-1 on Sunday at Christie Pitts to even the Intercounty Baseball League Finals at two games apiece.
Read MorePrior to his successful big league career as a catcher, Joe Ferguson honed his skills, largely as a pitcher, in Canada with the Kindersley Klippers in 1966. Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher writes about Ferguson’s tenure north of the border on the former catcher’s 76th birthday.
Read MoreWith the Canadian Futures Showcase set to begin in Ottawa on Tuesday, Bob Elliott takes a look back at the history of professional baseball in the nation’s capital. This is the first part of a two-part series.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Jared Young, Cal Quantrill, Mike Soroka, Matt Brash, Bill Atkinson and Tim Raines.
Read MoreIt was 49 years ago that Wayne Morgan signed future major league all-star Terry Puhl (Melville, Sask.) for the Houston Astros. Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher has the story.
Read MoreThe Junior National Team had a hot start to their final game of the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup, playing a near perfect game over three and a half innings. However, it was all Panama after that as they managed to score runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings to secure a 5-2 victory over the Canadians.
Read MoreJakob Newton’s three-run blast in the second inning was the difference in London’s 6-3 win over Toronto in Game 3 of the Intercounty Baseball League's Dominico Cup final Friday night at Labatt Park.
Read MoreThe Junior National Team came up just short against Italy in the second game of the Placement Round at the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup, losing 3-2.
Read MoreBob Elliott shares his memories of Queen Elizabeth.
Read MoreFive Canadians have been named to Arizona Fall League rosters.
Read MoreColumnist Mark Whicker writes about the Los Angeles Dodgers’ recent dominance, which would make anything less than winning a World Series this season a disappointment.
Read MoreFranklin Hernandez got Taylor Wright to ground out with the bases loaded to end Game 2 of the Dominico Cup final and give Toronto a 9-6 win over London Thursday under the lights at Christie Pits. The win evens the series 1-1.
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