The Toronto Blue Jays have officially signed right-hander Chris Bassitt to a three-year, $63-million contract.
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ABC alum and Minnesota Twins infield prospect Edouard Julien (Quebec City, Que.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s 2022 Randy Echlin Award winner, as top Canuck hitter in the affiliated minor league ranks.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Evan Christie explains how Matt Stairs’ short tenure in Japan in 1993 helped show the Canuck slugger the ropes in pro ball.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher takes a deeper look at former Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Scott Rolen’s case for the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
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“The climbing of the baseball ladder is rarely a linear path.
It’s a journey that often features up and downs, twists and turns and plenty of adversity along the way.
Just ask left-handed pitcher and Vauxhall Jets alum Wesley Moore (Surrey, B.C.).
It’s a path he’s learned to embrace over the past five years of his baseball career and has led him to signing his first professional contract with the Philadelphia Phillies this offseason.”
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“Youth across Canada will be provided the opportunity to learn from and be inspired by the journey of one of this nation’s most prolific athletes in the sport of baseball, Ferguson “Fergie” Jenkins. The project was jointly undertaken by two national sport heritage institutions, as the iconic baseball player celebrates his 80th birthday.”
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The Toronto Blue Jays have officially announced that they have signed outfielder Kevin Kiermaier to a one-year, $9-million contract.
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The Swift Current 57’s of the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) have named Tim Brown as the team’s new head coach.
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The Thunder Bay Border Cats have announced their 2023 schedule.
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Canadian baseball stars from the past, present and future will take centre stage on Saturday, January 14th, 2023 as the Baseball Canada Awards Banquet & Fundraiser will mark its return to the Toronto Marriott City Centre Hotel inside Rogers Centre.
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The Ottawa Titans have re-signed All-Star infielder AJ Wright.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Evan Christie writes that while Kevin Kiermaier represents an improvement in the Toronto Blue Jays outfield defensively, the team still needs to add another more offensively inclined outfielder.
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Canadian baseball legend Fergie Jenkins (Chatham, Ont.) turns 80 today. To celebrate, Kevin Glew has compiled a list of 10 amazing Fergie Jenkins stats.
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The Intercounty Baseball League’s Welland Jackfish will be upgrading their home stadium prior to the 2023 season.
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The Western Canadian Baseball League has announced its 2022 award winners and some of the Okotoks Dawgs’ top players took home some hardware.
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Greg Hamilton, Baseball Canada’s head coach and director of men’s national teams, has been named the winner of Baseball America’s Tony Gwynn Award for 2022 in recognition of his lifetime achievement and contributions to the game of baseball.
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Chicago White Sox executive Marco Paddy has been named International Scout of the Year.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Josh Naylor, Justin Morneau, Fergie Jenkins, Dalton Pompey, Don and Randy Mattingly and Willie Canate.
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Inspired by the World Cup, Bob Elliott takes a look at which Canadians have played for Canada the most in international baseball competitions.
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Chicago Cubs broadcaster Pat Hughes has been named the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2022 Ford C. Frick Award winner for broadcasting excellence. Legendary Montreal Expos play-by-play man Jacques Doucet and iconic Toronto Blue Jays broadcaster Jerry Howarth had been finalists for the honour.
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