Javier De Alejandro wanted to provide more than just a solid performance for his team.
The Lethbridge Bulls starter went into the July 19 matchup with the Brooks Bombers wanting to do something special for his dad, Juan, who was celebrating his birthday.
He did something special, indeed. He threw a no-hitter.
Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, has the story.
Read MoreDavid Mendham (Dorchester, Ont.) hit his first professional home run for the Ottawa Titans on Saturday to help them to a 6-5 win over the Florence Y’Alls at Ottawa Stadium.
Read MoreNoah Geekie (Strathclair, Man.) threw five scoreless innings and Nash Crowell (Yarmouth, N.S.) hit a two-run double to lead the Okotoks Dawgs to a 3-0 win over the Brooks Bombers at Seaman Stadium on Saturday night.
Read More“In 1981, his first professional season in the New York Yankees’ organization, a 17-year-old Fred McGriff batted .148 and failed to homer in 29 games for their Rookie Ball Gulf Coast League (GCL) affiliate.
His manager in that campaign was Carlos Tosca, who wasn’t particularly worried about his teenage first baseman’s numbers.”
Read MoreTaylor Wright (North Vancouver, B.C.) had three hits - including a home run - and three RBIs to help the Ottawa Titans to a 9-2 win over the Florence Y’Alls at Ottawa Stadium on Friday.
Read MoreAidan Rose (Calgary, Alta.) delivered a walk-off single for the Okotoks Dawgs in the 10th inning on Friday to give them a 4-3 win over the Brooks Bombers.
Read MoreFormer Victoria Mariners right-hander Noah Takacs (Victoria, B.C.) has signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Read MoreWelland Jackfish right-hander Alberto Guerrero (Pacora, Panama) has been named Intercounty Baseball League Pitcher of the Week, while Kitchener Panthers infielder Raul González (Ciego de Avila, Cuba) took home top batter honours.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs rebounded to defeat the Lethbridge Bulls 7-1 on Thursday night.
Read MoreRob Ducey (Cambridge, Ont.) is headed to Cooperstown this weekend to celebrate the induction of two friends and ex-teammates.
Read MoreThe Thunder Bay Border Cats are back, and in a big way for the first time since the pandemic.
Four Border Cats players were named to the Northwoods League annual all-star game, including two homegrown products.
Read MoreThe St. Thomas Tomcats edged the Guelph Silvercreeks 3-2 to win gold in the Baseball Ontario U22 eliminations at the Field of Dreams in Dorchester, Ont.
Read MoreIt’s safe to say that Kevin Aitcheson saw Fred McGriff belting moonshot home runs long before almost all of us did. The Stratford, Ont., native and former Toronto Blue Jays outfield prospect played with McGriff in Double-A in Knoxville in 1984, nearly three years before the 2023 National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee clubbed the first of his 493 major league homers
Read MoreBrampton Royals alum and Cleveland Guardians catching prospect Zac Fascia (Brampton, Ont.) has been named Canadian Baseball Network minor league Player of the Week.
Read MoreBob Elliott remembers Ontario Blue Jays founder Gary Wilson.
Read MoreFormer Montreal Expos outfielder Dan Norman has been appointed manager of the new Chatham-Kent Barnstormers entry in Ontario's Intercounty Baseball League.
Read More“Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Chris Bassitt and his wife, Jessica, are proud to announce the Bassitts Pitch In program in support of Jays Care Foundation.
The Bassitt family has pledged to donate $10,000 (USD) each game the Blue Jays win when Chris pitches this season, retroactive to Opening Day. To date, the Bassitts have already generously committed $120,000.”
Read MoreJunior National Team alum Nick Pivetta (Victoria, B.C.) set a Canadian major league record and a Boston Red Sox franchise record when he struck out 13 batters in relief on Monday.
Read More“Whenever something goes wrong in Dodgerland, the fan base lays it at the once-nimble feet of Dave Roberts, the manager.
This is not unusual in baseball or any other professional sport, of course. What is unusual is that Roberts catches so much flak in a place where things so seldom go wrong.”
Read MoreCOBA has announced their award winners from the past week.
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