Ottawa, Ont., native Rachel Steinberg will be covering the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals series in London, England this weekend for PA Media (Press Association).
Read More
“It would have been easy for Demetri Shakotko to follow in his father’s footsteps.
Darren Shakotko had a successful sports career that included a Western Hockey League (WHL) championship with the Lethbridge Hurricanes in 1996-1997. His puck pursuits continued at the University of New Brunswick, followed by a few seasons in the East Coast Hockey League and Central Hockey League.
While Demetri did excel on the ice growing up in Fredericton, his real passion was on the baseball field.
So when it came time to make a decision about what to pursue, the young man didn’t hesitate and faced no pressure from his father.”
Read More
The Okotoks Dawgs beat the Weyburn Beavers 10-7 on Thursday for their fourth straight win.
Read More
Tyler Duncan (Sooke, B.C.) of the Hamilton Cardinals has been named Intercounty Baseball League Batter of the Week, while Barrie Baycats left-hander Frank Garcés has been named top pitcher.
Read More
After dropping their opening game of the Niagara Tournament, the 15U Terriers reeled off three straight victories to bring home the championship.
Read More
Canada will open play at the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Women’s Baseball World Cup Group A against Mexico on August 8 at Baseball Central in Thunder Bay, Ont., before taking on Hong Kong-China, USA, Korea, and Australia in the event that is set to take place from August 8-13.
Read More
The Okotoks Dawgs defeated the Medicine Hat Mavericks 7-6 at Seaman Stadium on Wednesday night.
Read More
Canadian Amateur Baseball Central (CABC) has released their list of top 10 teams in Canada. The list is meant to have some fun and grow the sport at the Men’s AAA level.
Read More
Despite beating Honduras 10-0 and moving to 3-1 in the tournament on Tuesday, Canada will not advance to the Pan Am Games Qualifier final on Wednesday due to the event’s tiebreaker rule.
Read More
“It was an all Mississauga Tigers final in the Connie Mack qualifier tournament at Meadowvale Park.
And guess what?
The Mississauga Tigers 18U, coached by Greg Byron, scored an 8-6 win over the Mississauga Tigers 22U. By winning the six-team tournament, Byron’s team is off to the Connie Mack championship in Farmington, N.M.”
Read More
COBA has announced its award winners for Week 5 of their season.
Read More
Bob Elliott shares his memories of covering newly inducted Canadian Baseball Hall of Famer John Olerud, including one embarrassing story in which he called Olerud’s father very early in the morning.
Read More
George Farelli summarizes the transactions involving Canadians in the affiliated professional and independent ranks from the past week.
Read More
“Brianna Brumbaugh was already disappointed to have missed seeing her favourite ballplayer inducted into the Victoria Sports Hall of Fame in 2018.
So when a Google alert informed her that Rich Harden would be in St. Marys, Ont., on June 17 as part of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame’s class of 2023, Bumbraugh and her wife, Myriem Seabron, packed their dark green Oakland Athletics Harden tees and planned a road trip from their Baltimore home to Ontario.”
Read More
Canadian Baseball Network writer J.P. Antonacci caught up with Joe Wiwchar prior to the legendary Manitoba baseball coach and executive’s induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame on Saturday. Wiwchar has devoted seven decades to baseball, in various roles, in his home province.
Read More
Canada beat Peru 11-1 in their third game at the Pan Am Games Qualifier in the Buenos Aires, Argentina on Monday. They improved their record to 2-1 in the tournament.
Read More
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 More
Former Ontario Blue Jays right-hander Jordan Balazovic (Mississauga, Ont.) made his major league debut with the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.
Read More
John 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 More