It’s been said LHP Nathan Currah has some zip on his fastball.
He was clocked at 84 mph at the Perfect Game WWBA Northeast Qualifier.
The former Mississauga Tigers and Terriers LHP Currah (Georgetown, Ont.) will soon have a Zip on his uniform, too. He has committed to the University of Akron Zips.
Read MoreEric Spearin, the owner of the Hamilton Cardinals has been named the Intercounty Baseball League’s Executive of the Year. In his first full season as managing partner of the Cardinals, the club set team records for attendance, merchandise sales, and TV viewership.
Read MoreThe Ottawa Titans have re-signed utility player Jackie Urbaez.
Read MoreBaseball historian and Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Bill Humber was officially invested into the Order of Canada in a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Ont., on Thursday.
Read MoreAmanda Asay (Prince George, B.C.), Justin Morneau (New Westminster, B.C.) and Wayne Norton (Port Moody, B.C.), who all have ties to Baseball Canada, will be inducted into the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame in 2024.
Read MoreThe Ottawa Titans have signed infielder Erasmo Caballero.
Read MoreBert Roberge is counting his blessings. A decision by the Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine to cut off lanes for candlepin bowlers may have saved the life of the former Expos pitcher, one of the city's most familiar sons, during a shooting rampage Oct. 25. Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher has the story.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Dave McKay, Fergie Jenkins, Justin Morneau, Matthew Perry, Terry Puhl and Jesse Barfield.
Read MoreFormer catcher Blaise Laveay (Kelowna, BC) won gold with Canada’s National Youth Team in 1991. Thirty two years later, his goal is to umpire in the same World Championship tournament. Bob Elliott shares Laveay’s story.
Read MoreThe Ottawa Titans have signed utility player and former Tampa Bay Rays draft pick Jake Guenther.
Read MoreMontreal Expos legendary broadcaster Jacquet Doucet and Toronto Blue Jays longtime play-by-play commentator Dan Shulman have been named finalists for the 2024 Ford C. Frick Award. Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew takes a look at their respective resumes.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew examines the Canadian connections on the Arizona Diamondbacks and Texas Rangers who will face off in the World Series beginning on Friday.
Read MoreThe Edmonton Prospects will be back in the Western Canadian Baseball League next summer, but they will at least begin the season playing in Sherwood Park rather than in their brand new park in Spruce Grove. Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, has the details.
Read MoreThe Western Canadian Baseball League All-Star Game will return to Seaman Stadium in Okotoks, Alta., for a third consecutive year in 2024. Ian Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, has more details.
Read MoreThe B.C. Sports Hall of Fame’s class of 2024 has a decidedly baseball flavor.
Former big league slugger Justin Morneau (New Westminster, B.C.), late Women’s National Team star Amanda Asay (Prince George, B.C.), legendary big league scout Wayne Norton (Port Moody, B.C.) and the 1998 Langley Little League All-Stars were among the 2024 inductees announced on Wednesday.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs will host the Western Canadian Baseball League All-Star Game at Seaman Stadium again in 2024.
Read MoreCanadians Jacques Doucet (Montreal, Que.) and Dan Shulman (Thornhill, Ont.) are among the 10 finalists for the 2024 National Baseball Hall of Fame Ford C. Frick Award.
Read MoreSan Diego Padres pitching prospect Garrett Hawkins (Biggar, Sask.) underwent Tommy John surgery in August, but he is hoping to return to game action before the end of the 2024 season. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich recently caught up with the Vauxhall Academy grad to talk about his recovery and his plans for the future.
Read More“It was a simple picture.
Three lifelong baseball men.
We were going to slap a cutline (the words which appear underneath each picture to identify who is in the picture ... from left to right) on it and post it on the Canadian Baseball Network website.
But we looked at again.
And again.
These three iconic British Columbia boys should not be dispatched with a simple cutline.”
Read MoreFormer Toronto Blue Jays reliever Mike Timlin still has the last out ball from the 1992 World Series that his Blue Jays won 31 years ago today. It is one of the most sought-after items in Canadian baseball history and would likely fetch five or maybe six digits at auction.
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