Toronto Mets alum Aaron Manias (Uxbridge, Ont.) had a whopping 13 hits and 16 RBIs for Howard College in their season-ending four-game series against New Mexico Military Institute. For his efforts, he has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s College Player of the Week.
Read MoreAfter a rough 2022 campaign, Ontario Blue Jays alum Jordan Balazovic (Mississauga, Ont.) has enjoyed a strong start to the 2023 season with the Minnesota Twins’ triple-A St. Paul Saints. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich takes a look at the 24-year-old right-hander’s performance so far this season.
Read MoreFirst-year pitcher Ryan Heppner was flat out dominant Sunday afternoon, striking out 12 batters through eight innings as the UBC Thunderbirds doubled up the Lewis-Clark State Warriors 4-2 to advance to Tuesday’s championship game at the Cascade Conference Tournament.
Read MoreKingston Thunder alum Matt Brash (Kingston, Ont.) has become a key member of the Seattle Mariners’ bullpen and his “filthy slider” has people around the majors talking. Canadian Baseball Network writer Patrick Kennedy recently caught up with Brash, while he was in Toronto for the Mariners’ series against the Blue Jays.
Read MoreFormer Langley Blaze OF Jude Hall (Chilliwack, B.C.) of the Yavapai Roughriders, has committed to play for the Southeastern Louisiana University Lions this fall.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses James Paxton, Michael Soroka, Claude Raymond, Curtis Taylor, Larry Walker and Ryan Dempster.
Read MoreThe 2023 post-season has finally arrived as the UBC Thunderbirds make their way to Klamath Falls, Oregon for the Cascade Collegiate Conference championship which gets underway on Saturday, May 6.
Read MoreUBC right-hander Sean Heppner (Port Roberts, Wash.) has been named Cascade Collegiate Conference Pitcher of the Year.
Read MoreThe Toronto Blue Jays have placed right-hander Zach Pop (Brampton, Ont.) on the 15-day injured list with a hamstring strain.
Read MoreIt is safe to say that Michael Soroka has had a very rough few seasons, dating back to the shortened 2020 campaign. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich recently spoke to the Calgary native about his progress that the 25-year-old righty hopes will land him in the Atlanta Braves’ rotation at some point this season.
Read MoreThe Intercounty Baseball League’s Kitchener Panthers have signed veteran Cuban left-hander Yamichel Perez.
Read More“He is still Canada’s Teddy Ballgame.
It’s an unlikely moniker for Ted Bowsfield when you consider he grew up in Penticton, B.C., at a time when he was lucky to find a ball game, let alone dream of playing alongside the “other” Teddy Ballgame.
Yet somehow the Canadian southpaw overcame seemingly insurmountable odds – not to mention a hometown with no Little League program (in the 1940s and 1950s) and a high school with no baseball team – to pitch at Fenway Park with Ted Williams in his outfield.”
Read MoreToronto Mets alum Denzel Clarke (Pickering, Ont.) batted .500 and clubbed four home runs for the Oakland A’s double-A Midland RockHounds last week, while Trei Cruz (Toronto, Ont.) had eight hits and six RBIs for the Detroit Tigers’ double-A Erie Seawolves. They are co-winners of the Canadian Baseball Network Player of the Week honours.
Read MoreToronto Blue Jays third baseman Matt Chapman has been named the American League Player of the Month for April.
Read MoreThe Intercounty Baseball League’s Brantford Red Sox have signed infielder Jaret Lupon (Paris, Ont.).
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew offers some mid-week Canadian baseball news notes about Matt Brash, Denzel Clarke and Nolan Machibroda.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network contributor George Farelli summarizes the transactions involving Canadians in the affiliated professional and independent ranks from the past week.
Read MoreThe emotions were bittersweet for the UBC Thunderbirds who split their final doubleheader of the regular season with the Corban University Warriors Sunday afternoon at Tourmaline West Stadium, as were the results. On a day that saw the T-Birds honour their eight graduating seniors, it turned out to be their final day in the blue and gold at home after failing to secure the weekend sweep which would have clinched first place in the Cascade Collegiate Conference and the right to host next week’s conference championship tournament.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts summarizes the top performances by Canadians in the U.S. college ranks in the past week in his latest “Big Man on Campus (BMOC)” column.
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