Baseball Canada has unveiled its Junior National Team roster for their Dominican Professional Academy Camp that will take place from May 15 to May 23.
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The UBC Thunderbirds won the Cascade Collegiate Conference championship on Tuesday with an 11-7 win over Oregon Tech University.
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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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Canadian Baseball Network contributor George Farelli summarizes the transactions involving Canadians in the affiliated pro and independent ranks from the past week.
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The Hamilton Cardinals will retire Dean Dicenzo's No. 13 jersey on May 21. Dicenzo (Hamilton, Ont.) played 19 Intercounty Baseball League seasons and ranks second in all-time IBL hits with 594 and is in the top five for games played and stolen bases.
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After beginning the season with eight scoreless appearances with the class-A Salem Red Sox, left-hander Nathan Landry (Victoriaville, Que.) was promoted to the High-A Greenville Drive last Wednesday.
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Challenger Baseball star William Lansley can often be found smashing home runs over his backyard fence into his neighbours yard. Almost nothing can stop the 11-year-old from playing baseball, including the wind, the rain, and the walker he uses for cerebral palsy. Canadian Baseball Network writer Melissa Verge recently caught up with the young Challenger Baseball star to talk about his love for the game and potential future as a play-by-play announcer.
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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.
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After 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.
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First-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.
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Kingston 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.
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Former Langley Blaze OF Jude Hall (Chilliwack, B.C.) of the Yavapai Roughriders, has committed to play for the Southeastern Louisiana University Lions this fall.
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Canadian 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.
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The 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.
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UBC right-hander Sean Heppner (Port Roberts, Wash.) has been named Cascade Collegiate Conference Pitcher of the Year.
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The Toronto Blue Jays have placed right-hander Zach Pop (Brampton, Ont.) on the 15-day injured list with a hamstring strain.
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It 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.
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The Intercounty Baseball League’s Kitchener Panthers have signed veteran Cuban left-hander Yamichel Perez.
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“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.”
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Toronto 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.
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