Perfect Game ranks 6 Canucks among top recruits in Pac-12, 14 ffreshmen in all

“Way back in the old days, the top states interested in recruiting Canadians were those that shared the same border with Canada.

Going west to east most players went to Washington, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, New York and Maine.

When the Perfect Game Scouting Service listed its top recruits by conference, the leader was the Pac-12 ... with seven.”

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Late-blooming Mahmood to play for Pakistan in WBC qualifier

“For all intents and purposes, Amar Mahmood is a late-bloomer in the game of baseball.

The Edmonton product loved the game, but admits he was out of shape in high school and “not very good” on the diamond.

He had been cut from various teams, and was simply playing the game for fun while training at St. Francis Xavier Academy in Grades 10 and 11 then 5 Tool Fieldhouse in Grade 12.

That’s when he met Absolute Human Performance (AHP) founder Taylor Burns, who convinced Mahmood to take a gap year and play with AHP’s first academy team.”

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Whicker: Could game be changing its Third Time Through approach?

“Modern baseball took a turn on Sept. 15.

Drey Jameson, the 34th player taken in the 2019 draft, was promoted to the Arizona Diamondbacks’ varsity. He started against San Diego. He made it through the first, second and third innings. Suddenly, he found himself in the seventh and he got through that, too.

That’s right. A major league debut by a starting pitcher lasted seven innings and, not only that, braved the horrors of the Third Time Through.”

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Major Leagues (MLB)Bob Elliott