“Way back in 1999-2000, Jose Bautista was a two-way man for coach Jeff Johnson’s Chipola College Indians.
Bautista filled the gaps with line drives, showed light-tower power to left and if needed would be used as a closer in the Florida state JUCO championships ... hitting 96 MPH.
And now all these home runs later, all these teams later (eight ... but he is really only associated with one) and all these years later, he is still a two-way man.”
Read More“The friends he surrounded himself with growing up didn’t play baseball, but Ryan Asis drew all the inspiration he needed from the Toronto Blue Jays.
Standing in front of the TV as an eight-year-old, he’d come set like the pitchers, and swing for the fences inside his childhood home.
“I fell in love with it that way,” said Asis (Mississauga, Ont.).
Back then, he was an eight-year-old with a baseball dream, fueled by the golden years of the Blue Jays winning the World Series in 1992 and 1993. If the Jays hadn’t been good, he probably would have retired as a kid in the 90’s, he said, but they were on fire, and became Asis’s motivation.
Thanks to that incredibly talented roster, including manager Cito Gaston, he now has a dream of helping grow the game for other members of his Filipino community. He’ll be taking 40 players with the Philippines Baseball Group to the Blue Jays game against the Baltimore Orioles Wednesday at Rogers Centre as the director of the Canadian chapter.”
Read MoreThe Ottawa Titans have signed slugger Malik Williams (Toronto, Ont.).
Read MoreMissouri State has officially named Joey Hawkins (Whitby, Ont.) as the school's third head baseball coach. The former MSU shortstop and current associate head coach takes the reins from Keith Guttin, who retired after the 2024 campaign following a 42-year career in charge of the Bears.
Read MoreTwo prospects from Premier Sports Academy’s inaugural program put up impressive numbers in college baseball this past season and made their mark on the MonDak Conference.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs remained as hot as the lead horses on the warmest day during Stampede Week Tuesday night with a convincing 9-1 victory over the Edmonton Prospects.
Read More“Canada’s lone MLB squad has experienced notable shifts in their managerial leadership in recent years, leading to contrasting opinions and decisions from the front office. The tenures of Charlie Montoyo and John Schneider provide an interesting case study into the management’s criteria for success and the consistency of their decision-making process.”
Read MoreThe Intercounty Baseball League’s Guelph Royals have signed left-hander Evan Grills (Whitby, Ont.).
Read MoreEdouard Julien (Quebec, Que.) has been sent down to the triple-A St. Paul Saints by the Minnesota Twins.
Read MoreCanadian 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.
Read MoreOkotoks Dawgs alum Tucker Zdunich (High River, Alta.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s College Player of the Week after an outstanding weekend at the plate in the NAIA World Series for Reinhardt University.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs defeated the Sylvan Lake Gulls 10-7 on Sunday for their sixth straight win to open the season.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Abraham Toro, Cal Quantrill, Nick Pivetta, Cade Smith and Josh Naylor.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs beat the Brooks Bombers 11-6 on Saturday night at Seaman Stadium for their fifth consecutive win to open the season.
Read MoreThe Toronto Blue Jays have placed closer Jordan Romano on the 15-day injured list due to right elbow inflammation.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs won their fourth straight game to open the Western Canadian Baseball League season on Friday, defeating the Bronx Bombers 10-2.
Read MoreThe Victoria HarbourCats opened the season with a 2-1 loss to the Kamloops Northpaws on Friday.
Read MoreSS Trei Cruz (Toronto, Ont.), the son of former Blue Jays OF Jose Cruz, Jr. is the Canadian Baseball Network minor league Player of the Week.
Read MoreABC alum Emilien Pitre (Repentigny Que.) had two hits to help the Kentucky Wildcats edge Western Michigan 10-8 in the NCAA Tournament on Friday.
Read MoreWilson homers in Grand Canyon win over No. 13 Arizona
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