Spruce Grove White Sox alum Matt Coutney (Wetaskiwin, Alta.) and Ontario Blue Jays grad David McCabe (Courtice, Ont.) have been named co-winners of the Canadian Baseball Network’s minor league Player of the Week award.
Read MoreAfter their first loss of the season on Friday, the Okotoks Dawgs responded with a 13-3 win over the Sylvan Lake Gulls on Saturday.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Josh Naylor, Cal Quantrill, James Paxton, Nick Pivetta, Jordan Romano and Matt Brash.
Read MoreFormer Blue Jays coach John Sullivan has passed away at the age of 82. Bob Elliott remembers the much beloved coach.
Read MoreFormer White Rock Tritons Jordan Bach (Delta, BC) is transferring from the Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Golden Norse to the Southern Illinois Salukis.
Read MoreFreddie Freeman, who played for Canada at this year’s World Baseball Classic, has been named the National League’s Player of the Month for the month of May.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs lost 1-0 to the Sylvan Lake Gulls on Friday night. It was their first loss of the 2023 Western Canadian Baseball League season.
Read MoreThe Minnesota Twins have sent infielder Edouard Julien (Quebec, Que.) back down to the triple-A St. Paul Saints.
Read MoreLondon Majors catcher Eduardo De Oleo has been named Intercounty Baseball League Batter of the Week, while Welland Jackfish right-hander Deivy Mendez has taken home the week’s top pitching honour.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs defeated the Brooks Bombers 9-0 on Thursday night to earn their sixth straight win to begin the 2023 Western Canadian Baseball League season.
Read MoreOn Monday, Canadian right-hander Michael Soroka (Calgary, Alta.) made his first major league regular season start since August 3, 2020. It was an inspiring and triumphant return, despite the fact that he allowed four runs in six innings to the Oakland A's. Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, has more about Soroka’s long awaited major league return.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs registered their fifth straight win to open their Western Canadian Baseball League season, with a 5-4 extra-inning victory over the Fort McMurray Giants.
Read MoreDivision I conference tournaments are in the books and the 64 teams participating in the NCAA Tournament are set. On those teams are 29 Canadians. This year’s Canucks vying for the College World Series are spread across 21 teams, shares Canadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts.
Read More“In a historic photo displayed at the National Baseball Hall of Fame that features Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Shoeless Joe Jackson, Cy Young, Tris Speaker and Nap Lajoie, Canadian Jack Graney is the star.
“How can this be?” you ask.
Well, it’s because Graney, a St. Thomas, Ont., native and outfielder with the Cleveland Naps at the time, is the only player who’s in the photo twice.
Yes, if you look closely at the classic panoramic photo (above) that was snapped of the Naps and a team of all-stars from the other big league clubs at a benefit game for the family of Naps ace Addie Joss at League Park on July 24, 1911, you’ll see Graney twice. He is both third from the left and last on the right.
Joss had died suddenly at age 31 on April 14 of tubercular meningitis, leaving his wife and children behind with little financial security. So, the benefit game was organized to raise money for them.”
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Bob Elliott and many others remember (Mr. Rickey) Rick Hummel, 'The 'Commish', a legendary St. Louis baseball writer, who passed away on May 22 at the age of 77.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs beat the Sylvan Lake Gulls 3-2 on Tuesday to secure their fourth straight win to open the Western Canadian Baseball League season.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network contributor George Farelli summarizes the transactions involving Canadians in the affiliated minor league and independent pro ranks from the past week.
Read MoreCanadian infielder Abraham Toro (Longueuil, Que.) has been called up by the Milwaukee Brewers prior to the first game of their series against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.
Read MoreCanadian 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.
Read MoreOntario Blue Jays alum Harley Gollert (Toronto, Ont.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network College Player of the Week thanks to his strong start in the Summit League Baseball Championship tournament for Oral Roberts University.
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