The Windsor Selects 14U won the Xavier University Freedom Classic in Cincinnati, Ohio. Windsor defeated Mid America Prospects of Kentucky 5-0 in the championship game as CJ Brocoy (Lasalle, Ont.) pitched a complete game.
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Nine Okotoks Dawgs players have been selected to participate in the Western Canadian Baseball League All-Star Game which will take place on July 15 at Seaman Stadium.
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Canadian Baseball Network contributor George Farelli summarizes the transactions involving Canadians in the affiliated minor league and independent professional ranks from the past week.
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Junior National Team alum James Paxton (Ladner, B.C.) has been named American League Pitcher of the Month for June after going 3-0 with a 1.74 ERA in five starts for the Boston Red Sox.
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The Okotoks Dawgs beat the Medicine Hat Mavericks 7-3 on Monday night for their 13th consecutive win.
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Bob Elliott reflects on this year’s Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony that took place in St. Marys, Ont., on June 17.
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Right-hander Jonah Tong made his pro debut this past Friday, making the start for the Florida Complex League Mets in Rookie ball facing the FCL Astros at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach.
The game did not start on time as there was lightning in the area, with the game eventually called in the third inning due to the weather. It will be completed at a later date.
A product of the Toronto Mets program, Tong (Markham, Ont.) faced four batters through 2/3 of an inning, allowing two hits and one earned run while striking out two batters generating six swings and misses on the day.
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Toronto Blue Jays players Bo Bichette, Kevin Gausman, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and Whit Merrified have been named American League All-Star reserves.
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The National Women’s Team is preparing to compete in the World Cup in Thunder Bay, Ont., in August. Melissa Verge recently caught up with two of the team’s key pitchers - Alli Schroder (Fruitvale, BC) and Mena Florio (Woodbridge, Ont.) - to talk about their careers and their preparation for the tournament.
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“Sean Heppner struck out 12 batters in five innings of work and Brett Harvey and Logan MacNiel threw four innings of combined no-hit baseball, as the Victoria HarbourCats defeated the Bellingham Bells 8-2 Sunday afternoon in West Coast League action at Wilson's Group Stadium in Victoria.”
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A young Fergie Jenkins (Chatham, Ont.) once contemplated a career in architecture, or as a hockey player, until a local teacher and scout named Gene Dziadura steered him towards baseball. Canadian Baseball Network writer Melissa Verge recently caught up with Jenkins to talk about his Hall of Fame career on the diamond.
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Veteran left-hander Graham Brunner (Sherwood Park, Alta.) tossed five scoreless innings in the Okotoks Dawgs’ 10-0 win over the Brooks Bombers at Seaman Stadium on Canada Day. It was the Dawgs’ 12th straight win.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Michael Soroka, James Paxton, Cal Quantrill, Joey Votto, Rene Tosoni and Brock Dykxhoorn.
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On Canada Day, Bob Elliott unveils the Canadian Baseball Network’s 23rd annual All-Canadian team.
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Canadian Baseball Network columnist Mark Whicker weighs on Miami Marlins second baseman Luis Arraez’s chances of hitting .400.
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Happy Canada Day to you!
Let’s celebrate with a hodge podge of Canada Day baseball facts that Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew has gathered over the years.
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The Okotoks Dawgs defeated the Swift Current 57s 12-3 on Friday night for their 11th straight win.
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“The name T.J. Bennett (Lethbridge, Alta.) is one likely unfamiliar to Canadian baseball fans.
While the 30-year-old was born in Lethbridge, his hometown is usually listed as Mesa, Arizona -- a side-effect of having a well-travelled father.
Jim Bennett, T.J.’s father, played minor league baseball for 13 seasons in the Seattle Mariners system, before being offered a job as a pitching coach with the Lethbridge Mounties who played in the Pioneer League.
“Baseball has always been in my blood,” recalled Bennett.
During this time, T.J. Bennett was born, hence the listing of his birthplace. It wasn’t long before the family travelled to Mesa, causing the confusion between his birthplace and hometown.”
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Seventeen veteran scouts have filed a lawsuit alleging they were let go in a “pretext systemic discrimination based on age,” according to Bill Shaikin and Mike DiGiovanna in their recent Los Angeles Times story. Filed in U.S. District Court in Denver, the suit names big-league baseball commissioner Rob Manfred, the league office and all 30 clubs as defendants. Bob Elliott spoke with three of the scouts participating in the lawsuit.
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“It’s always a special occasion when a Canadian suits up for the Toronto Blue Jays, both for the fan and the player, an idea that is not lost on closer Jordan Romano.
Raised in Markham, Ont., and a product of the Junior National Team and the Ontario Blue Jays, Romano recently spoke to the Canadian Baseball Network about representing Canada on the big league stage.
“Being Canadian and growing up and watching players like John Axford and Ryan Dempster all the time, to be in mentioned in the same categories as those guys as a big leaguer now is something really special to me,” said Romano.”
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