Canadian Baseball Network contributor Danny Gallagher writes about “The Hill” — an inspirational movie now streaming on Netflix about former Montreal Expos prospect Rickey Hill.
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“If you look across Canada, you will see a wide array of teams from coast to coast — from travel ball teams such as the Ontario Blue Jays out to the prairies, where the Medicine Hat Mavericks suit up in the Western Canadian Baseball League.
For Cheltenham, Ont. product Kyle MacKinnon, these teams were just some of the organizations that were stepping stones for his newest opportunity. He was recently named the assistant hitting coach of the Columbia Fireflies, the single-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals.”
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Canadians Trevor Brigden (North York, Ont.) and Tristan Peters (Winkler, Man.) have been invited to the Tampa Bay Rays major league camp this spring.
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The Toronto Blue Jays have signed veteran slugger Justin Turner.
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The Winnipeg Goldeyes have signed infielder Edwin Arroyo.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs have re-signed five-time IBL champion right-hander Chris Nagorski (Mississauga, Ont.).
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Canadian Baseball Network columnist Mark Whicker believes veteran slugger Justin Turner will make the Toronto Blue Jays a better team on the field and in the clubhouse.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts summarizes the top performances by Canadians in the U.S. college ranks over the past week in his first 2024 “Big Man on Campus (BMOC)” column.
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Fieldhouse Pirates alum Simon Grinberg (Kitchener, Ont.) had eight hits in four games for the Keiser University Seahawks on the weekend to earn Canadian Baseball Network College Player of the Week honours.
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Final 2023 minor league/affiliated top 10 Canuck stats
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Former Toronto Blue Jays manager Jimy Wiliams has passed away at age 80.
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Who will be the first Canadian to make their major league debut in 2024?
Canadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts offers three strong candidates.
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“Ethan Mota-Dias can finally exhale after deciding the next step in his baseball career.
The Terriers outfielder has committed to National Junior College Athletic Association powerhouse Wabash Valley College in Mount Carmel, Ill.”
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Larry Walker, Tood Helton, Fergie Jenkins, Felipe Alou, Adrian Beltre and Mark Teahen.
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The Ottawa Titans have signed left-handed pitcher Kevin Escorcia.
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The Okotoks Dawgs have signed outfielder Tucker Zdunich (High River, Alta.).
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“I like to think that I was always going to be someone who really tries to push boundaries and tries to make things happen in whatever I want to do,” Women’s National Team great and Vancouver Canadians coach Ashley Stephenson (Mississauga, Ont.) recently told Canadian Baseball Network writer Melissa Verge. “I don’t want to be mediocre at things, I want to be exceptional at things. And sometimes to do that you’ve got to take scary steps.”
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“Eddie Long’s story is one that’s equal parts joy and jarring sadness, despair and dogged determination, hardship and happiness. And that’s just his childhood.
“Hey, I’m still here,” cackled the 80-year-old, laughing at having bucked the odds against him ever reaching octogenarian status.
Eddie Long’s name doesn’t leap to mind when the topic of great Kingston athletes is broached. Yet maybe it should. Not for sheer athletic ability — which he had — but for what he overcame as a wee lad. We’re talking about obstacles such as a restricting birth defect and the wrenching heartbreak of being an orphan. Factor in those grim truths, and it says here that Eddie’s among Kingston’s all-time best.”
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The Okotoks Dawgs have re-signed infielder Connor Crowson (Okotoks, Alta.).
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Former Ontario Blue Jays and Thunder Bay Border Cats coach Mike Steed (Lincoln, Ont.) will return as the pitching coach for the Atlanta Braves High-A Rome Emperors in 2024.
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