Infielder Austin Gomm (Mississauga, Ont.) has been named Terriers’ College Player of the Week, after another outstanding week with Parkland College.
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Steve Hildebrand, president of the new Saskatoon Western Canadian Baseball League franchise, recently participated in a Q&A about his team which will begin play in 2024.
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Baseball Canada shares its list of Canadians on 2023 Opening Day rosters.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew takes a look back at George Bell’s three home run performance for the Toronto Blue Jays on Opening Day in 1988.
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Davis Schneider, a Toronto Blue Jays’ 28th round pick in 2017, has persevered through his share of adversity on and off the field, but the 24-year-old infield prospect put himself on the big league club’s radar with a breakout 2022 campaign that saw him reach triple-A. He hopes to build on that momentum in 2023. Centennial Sports Journalism student Zeno Fu recently caught up with him in Dunedin, Fla.
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Hagen Danner, a catcher/outfielder turned pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays’ organization, has been impressed enough to be added to the club’s 40-man roster. The young right-hander, who will start the season in triple-A, expects to make his big league debut soon. Centennial Sports Journalism student Jamie Attard recently caught up with him in Dunedin, Fla.
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Canadian Baseball Network contributor Tyson Shushkewich writes that Zach Pop (Brampton, Ont.) will join fellow Ontario Blue Jays alum closer Jordan Romano (Markham, Ont.) in the Toronto Blue Jays’ bullpen on Opening Day. Meanwhile, Otto Lopez (Montreal, Que.) has been sent to triple-A Buffalo.
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The Western Canadian Baseball League has added a Saskatoon franchise that will begin play in 2024.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts summarizes the top performances from Canadians in the U.S. college ranks from the past week in his latest “Big Man on Campus (BMOC)” column.
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Toronto Blue Jays pitching prospect CJ Van Eyk has returned to the mound after 17 months rehab after Tommy John surgery. The 2020 second-round pick will likely begin the season with the High-A Vancouver Canadians. Centennial Sports Journalism student Yannis Economopoulos recently caught up with the right-hander in Dunedin, Fla.
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Los Angeles Angels outfield prospect and Maple, Ont., native David Calabrese’s competitive spirit combined with his skills, workout routine, and his mom’s cooking have helped him climb the minor league ranks. The Ontario Blue Jays and Junior National Team alum hopes to continue his ascent up the Angels’ organization in 2023. Canadian Baseball Network writer Melissa Verge recently caught up with Calabrese to talk about his career so far.
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In the memoir, Gibby: Tales of a Baseball Lifer, John Gibbons argues in a few places that he is not the analytics-hater that he has sometimes been portrayed to be. Having worked with Gibby on the book, co-author Greg Oliver came to a similar conclusion. Oliver shares some of his experiences in writing the book with Gibbons.
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Okotoks Dawgs Academy alum Tucker Zdunich (High River, Alta.) had a monster week for the Reinhardt University Eagles, belting five home runs. For his efforts, he has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s College Player of the Week.
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ABC alum and Toronto Blue Jays catching prospect Nicolas Deschamps (Quebec, Que.) hopes to follow in the footsteps of his favourite player Russell Martin (Montreal, Que.) and one day catch in the big leagues. Centennial Sports Journalism student Spencer Closs recently caught up with Deschamps in Dunedin, Fla.
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For the first-time in the history of the Canadian Baseball Network’s Canadians in College list, there are more than 1,000 Canadians playing in U.S. colleges. So who was No. 1,000? It is CF Layton Cuvilier (Hantsport, N.S.) who plays for the Sussex Community College Skylanders.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew summarizes the transactions involving Canadian big leaguers that have taken place over the past 24 hours.
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Late-blooming right-hander Chad Dallas has learned a lot from his dad and his brother who both played in the U.S. collegiate ranks. The Toronto Blue Jays pitching prospect hopes to draw from some of that wisdom as he attempts to climb up the club’s minor league ranks. Centennial Sports Journalism student Grace Klodt recently caught up with Dallas in Dunedin, Fla.
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Inspired by his family and his faith, Toronto Blue Jays infield prospect Ryan McCarty is attempting to climb the club’s minor league ranks.. Centennial Sports Journalism student Andrew Stuetz recently caught up with him in Dunedin, Fla.
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Thanks largely to the efforts of Baseball Canada CEO Jason Dickson, the Canadian National Team will have a chance to qualify for the 2023 Pan Am Games after all, writes Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott.
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Muenster Red Sox and Team Saskatchewan alum Logan Hofmann (Muenster, Sask.) made his big league debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates in a Grapefruit League game against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.
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