Taylor Wright (North Vancouver, B.C.) made like Shohei Ohtani for the Ottawa Titans on Sunday. He started on the mound and was the club’s designated hitter in their 4-1 win over the Florence Y’Alls at Ottawa Stadium.
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“The sign of a smooth transition is if not many people even know it happened.
That was the case when part ownership of the Terriers switched hands in April.
After taking over a share of the program from then part owner Mike McCarthy in the fall of 2015, Mike and Nicole Tevlin sold their stake to long-time The Baseball Zone employee Kevin Horton this spring.”
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The Okotoks Dawgs lost 4-2 to the Medicine Hat Mavericks on Sunday at Seaman Stadium.
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In honour of Fred McGriff’s induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame today, we thought we would re-run this column about the former Blue Jays slugger that Bob Elliott wrote back in December.
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In honour of Scott Rolen’s induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame today, we thought we would re-run this column about the sure-handed third baseman and ex-Jay that Bob Elliott wrote back in 2010.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Joey Votto, Edouard Julien, Josh Naylor, James Paxton, Rowan Wick and Michael Soroka.
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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.
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David 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.
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Noah 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.
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“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.”
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Taylor 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.
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Aidan 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.
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Former Victoria Mariners right-hander Noah Takacs (Victoria, B.C.) has signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Welland 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.
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The Okotoks Dawgs rebounded to defeat the Lethbridge Bulls 7-1 on Thursday night.
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Rob Ducey (Cambridge, Ont.) is headed to Cooperstown this weekend to celebrate the induction of two friends and ex-teammates.
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The 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.
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The 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.
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It’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
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Brampton Royals alum and Cleveland Guardians catching prospect Zac Fascia (Brampton, Ont.) has been named Canadian Baseball Network minor league Player of the Week.
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