The Junior National Team split a doubleheader in Dominican Professional Camp Academy action on Tuesday, winning the first game 6-4 over the Marlins, while losing the second 3-2 to the Pirates.
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Spruce Grove White Sox and St. Francis Academy grad Matt Coutney (Wetaskiwin, Alta.) went 9-for-20 (.450 batting average) for the Los Angeles Angels’ class-A Inland Empire 66ers to earn Canadian Baseball Network Minor League Player of the Week honours.
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Canadian Baseball Network contributor George Farelli summarizes the transactions involving Canadians in the affiliated professional and independent ranks from the past week.
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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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Prior to the 2023 season, right-hander Indigo Diaz (North Vancouver, B.C.) was dealt to the New York Yankees by the Atlanta Braves. He is now honing his arsenal with the Yankees’ double-A Somerset Patriots. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich provides an update on how Diaz’s has performed this season.
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The Junior National Team tied the Philadelphia Phillies DSL squad 1-1 in their first game of Dominican Professional Camp Academy action on Monday.
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McGill kills Antelope Valley's hopes with walk-off HR in NAIA opening round
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Saint Xavier University right-handed pitcher Nico Saldias (Ajax, Ont.), an Ontario Blue Jays alum, has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s College Player of the Week after he tossed eight strong innings and earned the win in the championship game of the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament.
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Canadian Josh Naylor belted go-ahead home runs in the eighth inning in three consecutive games for the Cleveland Guardians over the weekend. With that, the Mississauga, Ont., native became the first player in the expansion era (1961 to present) to hit go-ahead homers in the eighth inning or later in three consecutive games, according to ESPN Stats.
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The Junior National Team’s Dominican Professional Academy Camp will begin today and run until May 23.
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For the fourth straight season, the UBC Thunderbirds find themselves at the NAIA Baseball National Championship opening round as the blue and gold have made their way to Santa Barbara, Calif. where they enter as the No. 4 seed in the five-team regional bracket hosted by Westmont College.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew has a special Mother’s Day “But What Do I Know?” column this week in which he salutes his mom. He also discusses James Paxton, Michael Soroka, Roy Halladay, Matt Stairs, Joey Votto and Matt Stairs.
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Ian Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, provides a preview of the Western Canadian Baseball League’s East Division heading into the 2023 season.
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The Welland Jackfish have signed right-hander Julian Tymochko (Toronto, Ont.).
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Homer Bush, Jr., son of the former Toronto Blue Jays second baseman by the same name, was projected to be the second Canuck selected in the July draft. One problem … Papa Bush tells us Homer, Jr. was born in Grapevine Tex.
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The Intercounty Baseball League’s Guelph Royals have re-signed outfielder J.D. Williams (Toronto, Ont.).
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Matt Ward (Mississauga, Ont.) has been named the Terriers College Player of the Week after his strong performance with the Niagara Purple Eagles last week.
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Tryouts for the Canadian Futures Showcase will take place in B.C. on May 16 and May 17.
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Ex-Toronto Blue Jays scout and current Chicago White Sox vice-president of International Operations, Marco Paddy, has been named the winner of the 2023 Roland Hemond Award presented by the SABR Scouts Research Committee.
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Toronto Mets alum Tyler Black (Stouffville, Ont.) has been named the Milwaukee Brewers’ Minor League Player of the Month.
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