Left-hander Erik Sabrowski (Edmonton, Alta.) had two wins in relief for the double-A Akron Rubber Ducks this week to earn Canadian Baseball Network minor league Player of the Week honours.
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The Okotoks Dawgs defeated the Fort McMurray Giants 4-2 on Tuesday night to win their first-round playoff series. They will now face the Sylvan Like Gulls in the second round.
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Canada defeated Mexico 9-1 in the first game of the Women’s Baseball World Cup in Thunder Bay, Ont.
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Ontario Blue Jays INF Brendan Lawson (North York, Ont.), Great Lake Canadians right-hander Tate Carey (Windsor, Ont.) and CF Daniel Nori (Toronto, Ont.) all impressed at the East Coast Pro showcase.
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Canadian Baseball Network contributor George Farelli summarizes the transactions involving Canadians in the affiliated minor league and independent ranks from the past week.
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The Okotoks Dawgs beat the Fort McMurray Giants 8-0 in the first game of their Western Canadian Baseball League playoff series on Monday night at Seaman Stadium.
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Jose Bautista’s name will be added to the Toronto Blue Jays’ Level of Excellence in a pre-game ceremony on Saturday.
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Ian Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, provides a rundown of the Western Canadian Baseball League’s regular season stats leaders.
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The Ontario Blue Jays have had five big leaguers in 2023, which Bob Elliott believes might be the most from a Canadian elite program at one time.
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Ian Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, shares his Western Canadian Baseball League postseason preview.
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Sixteen-year-old Sydney Barry (Fort McMurray, Alta.) started and turned in a fantastic 108-pitch performance as Alberta edged the hosts from Nova Scotia 5-4 to claim a bronze medal at the Women’s Nationals in Nova Scotia.
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“Go after the opposition. Win. Repeat.
That’s the mindset they need to have going into Game 1 of the World Cup Tuesday at Thunder Bay, according to Women’s National Team right-hander Alli Schroder.
Canada is in a talented pool of teams, first playing Mexico and then taking the field against Hong Kong-China, USA, Korea and Australia.”
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Victoria HarbourCats Player of the Year Tyler Davis had a clutch two-out RBI in the top of the eighth, and Jack Johnson had an RBI double in the top of the ninth, to give the HarbourCats all they runs they needed, in an eventual 3-0 win over the Edmonton Riverhawks Sunday afternoon in the final game of the West Coast League regular season at Re-Max Field in Edmonton.
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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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