Canadian Baseball Network writer J.P. Antonacci caught up with Rich Harden (Victoria, B.C.) prior to the former big league right-hander’s induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame on Saturday. Harden shared that the introduction of a change-up, also known as his “ghost pitch,” was the key to his dominant 2008 season.
Read MoreFormer Ontario Blue Jays right-hander Jordan Balazovic (Mississauga, Ont.) made his major league debut with the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.
Read MoreJohn Olerud’s father, also named John, was a minor league catcher for seven seasons, rising as high as triple-A before becoming a doctor. His coaching helped his son evolve into an American League batting champion, but so, too, did his mother Lynda’s cooking. Canadian Baseball Network writer J.P. Antonacci spoke with Olerud and his parents prior to the former Toronto Blue Jays first baseman’s induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame on Saturday.
Read More“Denis Boucher somehow managed to keep his emotions in check to pitch six strong innings against the Colorado Rockies in his first start with his hometown Montreal Expos in front of more than 40,000 boisterous fans at Olympic Stadium on September 6, 1993.
But almost 30 years later at his induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in St. Marys, Ont., with a large group of friends and family sitting close by, he found it more difficult to hold back the tears.
“I got allergies, bad allergies today,” Boucher joked as he choked up on stage on Saturday afternoon.”
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs trounced the Lethbridge Bulls 12-2 on Saturday.
Read MoreArgentina defeated Canada 8-3 in the second day of play at the WBSC Americas Pan Am Games Qualifier on Saturday.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s “But What Do I Know?” column this week is a special Father’s Day/Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame edition.
Read MoreCanadian baseball fans still love Jesse Barfield. That was resoundingly clear on Saturday afternoon in St. Marys, Ont., when he was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew was there.
Read MoreThe roadway through the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame’s site in St. Marys, Ont., was officially renamed Ferguson Jenkins Way on Saturday morning prior to the 2023 induction ceremony.
Read MoreIBL Director of Umpires Scott Costello (Barrie, Ont.) has been selected to umpire the WBSC Americas Pan Am Games Qualifier in Buenos Aires, Argentina that will take place from June 16-21.
Read MoreThe Intercounty Baseball League’s London Majors have re-signed outfielder Myles Miller (Windsor, Ont.) and DH/first baseman Josh Williams (Toronto, Ont.).
Read MoreNash Crowell (Yarmouth, N.S.) belted two home runs to lead the Okotoks Dawgs to an 18-4 win over the Medicine Hat Mavericks on Friday night.
Read MoreCanada defeated Panama 6-5 in an extra-innings thriller in the first game of the Pan Am Games Qualifier in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Friday.
Read MoreLeft-hander Connor O’Halloran (Mississauga, Ont.), of the University of Michigan, has earned a spot on the ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Midwest All-Region Team, the American Baseball Coaches Association.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew shines the spotlight on Jesse Barfield ahead of the legendary Toronto Blue Jays outfielder’s induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame on Saturday.
Read MoreThe Lethbridge Bulls beat the Okotoks Dawgs 1-0 on Thursday.
Read MoreThe Canadian Men’s National Team is in Argentina and will take on five nations from June 16-21 at the WBSC Americas Pan Am Qualifier Tournament looking to earn a spot in the Pan American Games later this year.
Read MoreElliott: Clubhouse confidential -- Don Welke’s scouting report on John Olerud from summer of 1989
Read MoreBrittany Hunter has been named Baseball New Brunswick’s new executive director.
Read MoreTaylor Wright (North Vancouver, B.C.) went a combined 4-for-7 to help the Ottawa Titans to a doubleheader sweep over the Washington Wild Things on Wednesday.
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