Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Josh Naylor, Joey Votto, Edouard Julien, James Paxton, Matt Brash and Tony Gwynn.
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The Okotoks Dawgs defeated the Lethbridge Bulls 7-1 in their regular season finale on Saturday night.
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The Cleveland Guardians have placed first baseman Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) on the 10-day injured list with an oblique strain.
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The Okotoks Dawgs lost 6-1 to the Lethbridge Bulls on Friday night.
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“Pier-Olivier Boucher is a late bloomer.
That’s how Lance Rhodes, his former coach at Southern Illinois University, describes the Quebec-born outfielder who was selected in the 10th round of this year’s MLB draft by the Atlanta Braves.
And the description seems apt when you consider that Boucher didn’t start playing baseball until he was 12, didn’t make his first elite competitive team until he was 16 and didn’t have a single offer to play college ball after high school.
None of this, however, deterred Boucher from pursuing his dream of playing professional baseball.”
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COBA has announced their award winners for the past week.
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London Majors catcher Eduardo De Oleo has been named Intercounty Baseball League Batter of the Week after a five-homer week. Meanwhile, Guelph Royals right-hander Claudio Custodio (was named Pitcher of the Week, following a dominant six-inning performance against Hamilton on July 29.
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The Victoria HarbourCats defeated the Nanaimo NightOwls 4-1 Thursday night in West Coast League (WCL) action at Wilson's Group Stadium in Victoria and in the process, set a new WCL record for home wins with 25.
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The Okotoks Dawgs beat the Swift Current 57s 13-2 on Thursday.
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The Toronto Blue Jays have purchased the contract of right-hander Trevor Clifton from the independent Frontier League’s Ottawa Titans.
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The Toronto Blue Jays have added another Canadian into the organization, as right-hander Rowan Wick (North Vancouver, B.C.) has been signed to a minor league deal.
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The Okotoks Dawgs made it two wins in a row after defeating the Swift Current 57s 9-3 on Wednesday night.
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Fieldhouse Pirates alum Owen Caissie (Burlington, Ont.) batted .444 in five games with the Chicago Cubs’ double-A Tennessee Smokies this past week to earn Canadian Baseball Network minor league Player of the Week honours.
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The Ottawa Titans have re-signed outfielder Jake Sanford after he was released by the Sioux City Explorers of the independent American Association.
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The Okotoks Dawgs ended their three-game losing streak with a 10-7 win over the Lethbridge Bulls on Tuesday.
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Former Richmond Collegiate Institute Saint and Mississauga Tiger, Brady Cerkownyk (Etobicoke, Ont.) recently became a Detroit Tiger when signed with the club after being selected by them in the 15th round of the 2023 MLB draft. Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew recently spoke with Cerkowynk, who is in Lakeland, Fla., awaiting his first pro assignment.
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SS Brendan Lawson (North York, Ont.), of the Ontario Blue Jays, and RHP Tate Carey (Windsor, Ont.), of the Great Lake Canadians, are the two Canadians competing at the East Coast Pro Showcase in Alabama.
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Canadian Baseball Network contributor George Farelli summarizes the transactions involving Canadians from the affiliated minor league and independent ranks from the past week.
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Ontario Blue Jays INF Brendan Lawson (Toronto, Ont.) is the only Canadian that has been selected to participate in the Perfect Game All-American Classic.
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