Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew shares some of Willie Mays’ Canadian connections, including how he loved to hit at Montreal’s Jarry Park.
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The Toronto Blue Jays have claimed RHP Jose Cuas off waivers from the Chicago Cubs. Cuas has been optioned to triple-A Buffalo.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Bob Elliott shares some news, notes and memories from his recent baseball trip to Alberta.
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Cleveland Guardians slugger Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) has been named American League Player of the Week.
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The Oakland A’s have placed infielder Abraham Toro (Longueuil, Que.) on the injured list with a strained right hamstring.
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Right-hander Landen Bourassa (Lethbridge, Alta.) had another strong start for the Winnipeg Goldeyes on Sunday, allowing just two runs in six innings to lead his club to a 5-2 win over the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks. The victory snapped a Goldeyes’ five-game losing streak.
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Toronto Blue Jays’ top prospect Orelvis Martinez has been suspended for 80 games for violating Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
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The Okotoks Dawgs beat the Fort McMurray Giants 8-7 on Sunday at Legacy Dodge Field to complete a four-game sweep of the series.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s latest “But What Do I Know?” column discusses James Paxton, Tyler O’Neill, Josh Naylor, Cade Smith, Rob Thomson and Willie Mays.
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“Rod Heisler saw his photo hanging inside the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and did a double-take.
“What’s that guy doing there?” Heisler remembers thinking.
It was induction day in St. Marys, and despite wearing the maple leaf in international competition more times than any other Canadian ballplayer, Heisler still could not believe he was about join former Blue Jays Russell Martin, Jimmy Key, and the rest of the class of 2024.
“It’s overwhelming for me to be inducted along with these folks, at the same time as Buck is being honoured. It’s a thrill,” Heisler said, referring to Jack Graney Award winner Buck Martinez.”
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The Okotoks Dawgs beat the Fort McMurray Giants 9-1 on Saturday at Legacy Dodge Field. It was the Dawgs’ third straight win over the Giants.
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A Jays Care “Field of Dreams” grant is being used to help with the rebuild of Big Foot Diamond in Holdfast, Sask. Joe McFarland, of Saskatchewan Dugout Stories, has the story.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott pays tribute to Adrien (Tic) Langlois, who was the best Kingston Collegiate Blue high school football coach he never played for. Langlois passed away on June 17 at the age of 86.
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The Windsor Selects, Barrie Baycats and Caledon won their respective age groups of the three divisions of the annual Kevin Siddall invitational tournament in Windsor, Ont.
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“When Julianna Scott heard that Baseball Canada had named its Women’s National Team Selection Camp roster, her first thought was to find the post on Instagram and look for her friends and teammates.
She didn’t expect to see her name near the bottom of the first column on the official announcement post.
The Spruce Grove, Alta., product couldn’t believe her eyes.”
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The Intercounty Baseball League has announced its Players of the Week for the week of June 10 to 17.
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The Okotoks Dawgs shut out the Fort McMurray Giants 9-0 at Legacy Dodge Field.
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For Matt Simpson, a George Gibson card is as treasured as a Honus Wagner card.
That’s what happens when you focus your collection on Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.
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The Intercounty Baseball League’s Kitchener Panthers have traded Andy Leader (Kitchener, Ont.) to the Guelph Royals for pitchers Danny Garcia and Jorge de la Cruz Paez.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts summarizes the top performances by Terriers players from the past week.
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