The Western Canadian Baseball League’s Brooks Bombers have hired Ruddy Estrella as their new head coach.
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The Intercounty Baseball League’s Kitchener Panthers have re-signed outfielder Jett Jarvis (Wyoming, Ont.).
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The Intercounty Baseball League’s Brantford Red Sox have resigned outfielder Jesse Fishbaum (Toronto, Ont.).
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Longtime Detroit Tigers pitcher and Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee John Hiller (Toronto, Ont.), who turns 80 today, should have a movie made about his life, writes Canadian Baseball Network contributor Danny Gallagher.
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Paul Villeneuve had an innovative idea to provide indoor winter training for his Ottawa Patriots youth players. His plan would also save the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 627 in Greely, Ont. from permanently closing during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic. But it soon turned out that it was Villeneuve (Ottawa, Ont.) who needed to be saved. Canadian Baseball Network contributor Scott Langdon shares Villeneuve’s story.
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In one of the highlights of the schedule for the UBC Thunderbirds, the blue and gold took to the field at historic Nat Bailey Stadium to face the High-A Vancouver Canadians Wednesday night for a seven-inning exhibition matchup.
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The Toronto Blue Jays officially unveiled the completed first phase of Rogers Centre renovations in a ceremony on Thursday.
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The Intercounty Baseball League’s Hamilton Cardinals have re-signed former Toronto Blue Jays left-hander Jose Fernandez.
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Justin Carinci will soon be on the move again. The former Toronto Mets INF Carinci (Ajax, Ont.) has committed to the Eastern Kentucky Colonels, which will be his third school in four years.
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The Toronto Blue Jays have claimed OF Jordan Luplow off waivers from the Atlanta Braves. He has been optioned to triple-A Buffalo.
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The Okotoks Dawgs have signed UBC infielder/outfielder Trent Lenihan (White Rock, B.C.).
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Terriers alum Connor O’Halloran (Mississauga, Ont.) had another strong start for the University of Michigan last week. Toeing the rubber against the University of Illinois, he picked up his fifth win when he threw six innings and allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits and struck out eight.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew provides updates on Canadian right-handers Nick Pivetta (Victoria, B.C.) and Mike Soroka (Calgary, Alta.) and shares some Dalton Pompey (Mississauga, Ont.) trivia.
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“The Olivet College Comets visited the Muskingum University Fighting Muskies in an NCAA Division III battle that had Olivet looking for their first win of the season March 17, after beginning the year 0-12.
Muskingum features two Canadian players, RHP Sheadon Sullivan (Elora, Ont.) and RHP Liam Carey (Georgetown, Ont.), with this being Sullivan’s first year at the New Concord, Ohio program while this is Carey’s junior campaign.”
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Left-handed pitching prospect Ryan Chasse had just finished his senior season with the Campbell University Fighting Camels when he was selected in the 17th round of the MLB draft by the Toronto Blue Jays last July. He is now entering his first professional season in the Blue Jays’ organization. Centennial Sports Journalism student Sam Oziel recently caught up with him in Dunedin, Fla.
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The Intercounty Baseball League’s London Majors have re-signed veteran slugger Cleveland Brownlee.
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The Vancouver Canadians have announced that they have entered into an agreement with new ownership partner Diamond Baseball Holdings (DBH). DBH is an organization that owns and operates select Minor League clubs affiliated with Major League Baseball (MLB).
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts summarizes the top performances by Canadians in the U.S. college ranks from the past week in his latest “Big Man on Campus (BMOC)” column.
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Vauxhall Academy alum Tyler Boudreau (Sylvan Lake, Alta.) threw a no-hitter for Midland College this past week. For his efforts, he has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s College Player of the Week.
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Outfielder Matt Evans (Tillsonburg, Ont.) led a quintet of Great Lake Canadians named to the Rawlings/Perfect Game Preseason Canada/Puerto Rico Region all high school senior first team. The Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason All-Region selections comprise players from nine regions around North America. Canada and Puerto Rico are in the same group and Great Lake -- run by Adam Stern, Chris Robinson and Jamie Romak -- had five first team selections.
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