“Her impact on Canada every time she took the field was so profound, one Ashley Stephenson gracing the lineup card wasn’t enough.
A roster full of Stephenson’s — that’s what you hoped for, said former longtime Women’s National Team Manager Andre Lachance. Her competitiveness, reliability, and passion x9. (Or 20.)
“She was the type of player that you wish you had 20 of them on your team,” said Lachance, who managed the Women’s National team for 15 years.”
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts highlights the top performances by Canadians in the U.S. college ranks from the past week in his latest “Big Man on Campus (BMOC)” column.
Read MoreThe Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s class of 2024 will consist of six new inductees.
Read MoreFrancesco Barbieri (Brampton, Ont.) had six hits in three games for the Ave Maria University Gyrenes to earn Canadian Baseball Network College Player of the Week honours.
Read MoreVauxhall Academy and Junior National Team alum Damiano Palmegiani is one of 19 internal non-roster players the Toronto Blue Jays have invited to their major league spring training camp.
Read MoreAfter an outstanding season with the Wabash Valley Warriors in 2023 that earned him CBN All-Canadian College First Team honours, ABC alum L.P. Langevin (Quebec, Que.) has joined the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns and is ready to do battle with NCAA Div. 1 hitters. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich recently spoke with the young right-hander.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs have re-signed infielder Ricky Sanchez.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses James Paxton, Adam Hall, Trevor Brigden, Dave McKay and Woodie Fryman.
Read MoreDevon Teeple, of The GM’s Perspective, writes that Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Toronto Blue Jays haggling over a couple of million dollars in an arbitration hearing further illustrates the “stark economic divide” between professional sports and the average family.
Read MoreThe Ottawa Titans have signed veteran infielder Laz Rivera.
Read MoreThe Winnipeg Goldeyes have signed catcher Rob Emery.
Read MoreThe Welland Jackfish will host the 2023 Frontier League champions Quebec Capitales for a preseason game at Welland Stadium on May 6.
Read MoreThe Intercounty Baseball League’s Hamilton Cardinals have re-signed veteran right-hander Brett Lawson (Burlington, Ont.).
Read MoreGreat Lake Canadians and Junior National Team alum and former Baltimore Orioles prospect Adam Hall (London, Ont.) has signed with the Winnipeg Goldeyes.
Read MoreThe Canadian Baseball Network named the winners of its 2023 awards for top Canadian minor league hitter and pitcher and top foreign/independent ball hitter and pitcher on Friday.
Read MoreElliott: Geoff Scott saved my life
Read MoreBob Elliott shares his memories of former Toronto Blue Jays manager Jimy Williams who passed away on January 26 at the age of 80.
Read MoreThe Toronto Blue Jays have announced their 2024 minor league coaching staffs.
Read MoreThe St. Louis Cardinals have hired Anuk Karunaratne (Vancouver, B.C.) as the club’s new senior vice president for business operations.
Read More“It won’t be long before Landen Bourassa has the key to the city in Winnipeg.
The Lethbridge, Alta., native has become a staple of the starting rotation for the independent American Association’s Winnipeg Goldeyes over the past three years, while taking pride in becoming an involved member of the sports community.
In that time, he has posted a 20-11 record with a 4.17 ERA in 43 games for the Goldeyes, and is set to improve those numbers as he has a new contract with the team for 2024.”
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