The Canadian Baseball Network has announced the members of its 2022 All-Canadian Third Team.
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The Hamilton Cardinals have named George Halim their new general manager and Dean Castelli as their field manager for the 2023 season.
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The Junior National Team fell just short of a comeback on Friday, losing 10-9 to Puerto Rico in extra innings to drop their first game of the WBSC Americas U-18 Baseball World Cup Qualifier.
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“Loyalty matters -- and loyal fans of the Victoria HarbourCats will be happy with the first signed players for the 2023 West Coast League season.
Versatile infielder Hudson Shupe, catcher Russell Young, local pitcher/infielder Ryder Green and stocky lefty Jake Finkelstein, the only new player of the bunch, will be part of Head Coach Todd Haney's attack when WCL baseball returns to Wilson's Group Stadium at RAP in June -- with the potential home opener on Friday, June 2.”
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With the Philadelphia Phillies two wins from a World Series title, Kevin Glew takes a look at Mike Schmidt, the greatest Phillie of them all, and the legendary third baseman’s best performances against the Montreal Expos.
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Jays Care Foundation, the charitable arm of the Toronto Blue Jays, is committed to stepping up for Canadians in times of need. As Hurricane Fiona relief efforts continue, Jays Care has donated $250,000 to the Canadian Red Cross’s Hurricane Fiona in Canada Appeal to support community recovery in Atlantic Canada and Eastern Quebec. The donation was matched dollar-for-dollar by the Government of Canada, bringing the total donation amount to $500,000.
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The Winnipeg Goldeyes released their 2023 schedule on Tuesday.
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Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Montreal, Que.) has won his first Gold Glove Award.
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Baseball Canada has announced the names of the 20 athletes who will represent Canada at the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Americas U-18 Baseball World Cup Qualifier in La Paz and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico from November 4 to November 13.
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Tom McInnis, David Lee and some friends from elementary and high school decided to play a little pick-up baseball one Sunday morning in 1972. Fifty consecutive years later, with no organized league, no uniforms nor umpires, their games have become a little-known baseball institution in the west Toronto suburb of Etobicoke. Canadian Baseball Network writer Scott Langdon has the story.
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Larry Downes, who was a teammate of Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson (Corunna, Ont.) on Canada’s first Olympic baseball team in 1984, shares his memories of Thomson.
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The Junior National Team was defeated 7-0 by the Milwaukee Brewers DIL squad in a rain-shortened, six-and-a-half inning game during their WBSC Americas U18 Baseball World Cup Qualifier Selection Camp on Monday.
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The Ottawa Titans have re-signed left-handed pitcher Matt Valin and acquired outfielder Jake Gitter for the upcoming 2023 Frontier League campaign. They have also released Dane Tofteland (Grande Prairie, Alta.).
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A memorial service was held for legendary Toronto coach, umpire, scorekeeper and third baseman Joe Sawchuk on Sunday. Bob Elliott shares some of the stories about Sawchuk that were told among friends at the service.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Terry Puhl, Rob Thomson, Scott Thorman, Stubby Clapp, Lefty Wilkie and Ron Fairly.
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Toronto Blue Jays legendary broadcaster Buck Martinez and former Montreal Expos ace Steve Rogers are two of the finalists for the MLBPA’s Curt Flood Award, which is presented annually to “a former player, living or deceased, who in the image of Flood demonstrated a selfless, longtime devotion to the Players Association and advancement of players’ rights.”
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The minor league seasons are over. The numbers have been added up. So, who fits into the top 10s in each category among Canadians in the minors and independent ball?
Canadian Baseball Network contributor George Farelli has the answers.
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Rob Thomson (Corunna, Ont.) will become the first Canadian to manage a team in the World Series in 135 years when he leads his Philadelphia Phillies against the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the Fall Classic on Friday. The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame has more on Thomson and also highlights the top World Series performances by Canadians over the years.
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The Junior National Team defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates DIL 6-2 on Thursday to make it three victories in a row during their WBSC Americas U18 Baseball World Cup Qualifier Selection Camp.
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Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson (Corunna, Ont.) will attempt to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to their first World Series title since 2008. That’s enough to make the Phillies Canada’s team when they take on the Houston Astros in the first game of the World Series on Friday, writes Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew.
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