Canadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts summarizes the top performances by Canadians in the U.S. college ranks from the past week in his latest “Big Man on Campus (BMOC)” column.
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Trent Lenihan (White Rock, B.C.), of the UBC Thunderbirds, has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s College Player of the Week.
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The Intercounty Baseball League’s Hamilton Cardinals have signed designated hitter Josh Williams (Toronto, Ont.).
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Joey Votto, Tyler Black, Owen Caissie and Jim Clancy.
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Elliott: In this corner, the challenger ... Joey Votto
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The Intercounty Baseball League’s Toronto Maple Leafs have re-signed right-hander Julian Tymochko (Etobicoke, Ont.).
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The Winnipeg Goldeyes have signed ex-big league right-hander Zac Reininger.
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The Intercounty Baseball League’s London Majors have signed right-hander Cohen Achen (Calgary, Alta.).
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The Ottawa Titans have signed catcher Carson Barker (Alliston, Ont.).
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Slugger Kole Cottam, whose family is from Burlington, Ont., is the winner of the Canadian Baseball Network’s 2023 Murray Zuk Award winner, as the top Canadian hitter in the foreign or independent pro ranks.
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Joe McFarland and Ian Wilson, the masterminds behind the excellent Alberta Dugout Stories website, have launched a similar site for Saskatchewan called Saskatchewan Dugout Stories.
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Toronto Mets alum Tyler Black (Stouffville, Ont.) was in Arizona at the Milwaukee Brewers facility when he found out he’d been named the Canadian Baseball Network Randy Echlin Award winner as the top Canadian hitter in the affiliated ranks.
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“When Russell Martin was growing up in Montreal, his father used to take him to a handful of Expos games at Olympic Stadium each year.
The price for a hot dog at the Big O was a little steep, so his dad, who made a living as a busker playing his saxophone in Montreal subway stations, often packed sandwiches.
“My dad was a great storyteller, and he would make up these stories like, ‘Here comes Russell Martin at the plate. There’s a shot deep to right field.’ He would make up stories about me hitting homers in the games,” recalled Martin. “He kind of helped me create this visual that I could get there someday.”
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Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions ace Brock Dykxhoorn (Goderich, Ont.) has won the Canadian Baseball Network’s 2023 Claude Pelletier Award, as the top Canuck pitcher in the independent or foreign pro ranks.
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Abbotsford Cardinals alum and Cleveland Guardians pitching prospect Cade Smith (Abbotsford, B.C.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s 2023 Wayne Norton Award winner, as top Canadian pitcher in the affiliated minor league ranks.
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On the international stage, no one has represented Canadian baseball more than Rod Heisler. The left-handed hurler from Moose Jaw, Sask., made a record 14 appearances in international competitions for Canada, dating back to his first Amateur World Series in 1978. For his efforts, Heisler was elected to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday.
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“Sitting in a golf cart fielding questions from numerous journalists via a conference call, newly elected Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Russell Martin was in good spirits as he reflected on his career.
He answered questions about all aspects of his playing career, from competing in youth baseball in Montreal to catching Greg Maddux in his early days with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The four-time major league All-Star even discussed his post-career coaching aspirations.
“I have loved my experiences with the coaching at the recent World Baseball Classic and with the Blue Jays, although I haven’t coached too much since my playing days,” reflected Martin from his cart. “I have three little girls at home that need their dad but once they get older, I definitely can see myself getting into coaching more.”
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For his more than seven decades in baseball in Toronto as a player, coach, executive and umpire, Howard Birnie has been elected to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. He described the honour as “beyond my dreams” in a conference call on Tuesday.
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“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.”
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Canadian 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.
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