Bob Elliott writes that the Naylor brothers - Josh, Bo and Myles - own three of the top six MLB draft signing bonuses paid to Canucks.
Read More“Going 6-0 with a 1.08 ERA was more than enough to get Logan MacNeil the attention of voters for the West Coast League all-star team, as the Vancouver product who pitched at New Mexico JC in spring was named to the first team today.
Oddly, the HarbourCats led the WCL in just about every offensive category but no hitter was voted to the first team -- nine of the 10 first-team position players were from the South Division. For the HarbourCats, shortstop Hudson Shupe (Gonzaga), catcher/first baseman Tyler Davis (Fresno State) -- who was top five in home runs, hits and RBIs -- made the second team, as did lefty Davis Franklin (Puget Sound), who was 2-1 with four saves and a 1.44 ERA.”
Read MoreCincinnati Reds slugger Joey Votto (Etobicoke, Ont.) is closing in on more of Maple Ridge, B.C. native Larry Walker’s all-time major league records.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs defeated the Medicine Hat Mavericks 13-5 to win the franchise’s seventh title in front of 5,888 happy fans at Seaman Stadium in the third and the deciding game of the Western Canada League championship series.
Read MoreAll it took was Oakland A’s scout Matt Higginson convincing his bosses on the talents and pedigree of Myles Naylor.
And when Oakland selected Ontario Blue Jays 3B Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) 39th overall in the July draft, the signing by Higginson (Grimsby, Ont.) vaulted Oakland from 19th in overall TSCT (Team Spending on Canadian Teams) to a solid 10th.
Read MoreWelland Jackfish outfielder Hogan Brown (Virginia Beach, Va.) has been named the Intercounty Baseball League’s Batter of the Week, while Kitchener Panthers left-hander Yamichel Pérez (Sancti Spiritus, Cub.) has earned top pitcher honours.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs lost 12-9 to the Medicine Hat Mavericks in the second game of the Western Canadian Baseball League championship series on Wednesday. The best-of-three final is now deadlocked at one game apiece. The third-and-deciding game will be played at Seaman Stadium on Thursday.
Read MoreRHP Matt Brown (Carlisle, Ont.), INF Brandon Lawson (North York, Ont.), RHP Tate Carey (Riverside, Ont.) and CF Dante Nori (Toronto, Ont.) recently impressed at the Area Code Games in San Diego.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts takes a look at the top Canadian prospects playing in major league organizations.
Read MoreA double dose of excitement awaits this week as the 18U National Championship and the 13U Western Championship are poised to unfold from August 17 to August 20 in Fort McMurray, Alberta.
Read MoreTwo more Baseball Canada champions were crowned this past week with Ontario winning the gold medal at the 21U Women’s Championship and also capturing the gold at the Baseball Canada Cup.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs defeated the Medicine Hat Mavericks 8-0 in the first game of the best-of-three Western Canadian Baseball League championship series on Tuesday.
Read MoreFormer Okotoks Dawgs outfielder Tristan Peters (Winkler, Man.) of the double-A Montgomery Biscuits, and ex-Great Lake Canadians right-hander Eric Cerantola (Oakville, Ont.), of the class-A Quad Cities Bandits, have been named co-winners of the Canadian Baseball Network’s minor league Player of the Week.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network contributor George Farelli summarizes the transactions involving Canadians from the affiliated minor league and independent ranks from the past week.
Read MoreThe 10th Anniversary season fell one agonizing game short.
For the third time since 2017 the Victoria HarbourCats lost the final playoff game of the season at the home of the Corvallis Knights, Monday's result a 5-0 final in the WCL championship game.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott caught up with Jose Bautista, a superstar he covered for many years in Toronto, on Friday, prior to the former slugger being added to the Toronto Blue Jays Level of Excellence the following day.
Read MoreFormer Cambridge Terriers right-hander Peter Rywak shares his memories of the Terriers’ Intercounty Baseball League title that the team secured 40 years ago. Unfortunately, it would also be the team’s final season.
Read MoreIan Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, previews the Western Canadian Baseball League Championship series between the Okotoks Dawgs and Medicine Hat Mavericks which begins tonight at Seaman Stadium.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich takes a look at the five Canadians he believes are most likely next in line to make their MLB debuts.
Read MoreSeaman Stadium, home of the Okotoks Dawgs, has been recognized as the Best Ballpark in Summer Collegiate Baseball by Ballpark Digest.
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