“Jim Leyland was like your first favorite car.
It started like a dream every morning. But all the miles were hard.
He managed 11 years in the minor leagues. His first stop was Bristol, in the Appalachian League. He was “stylin,’’’ as he recalled, with a new pair of white shoes that he unfortunately placed on the top of the hot water heater in the clubhouse.
Pretty soon they were bubbles.
“And I paid 40 bucks for those suckers, too,” Leyland said. He was 26.”
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs defeated the Sylvan Lake Gulls 3-0 on Wednesday night.
Read MoreThe Mississauga North Tigers AA had one win in 14 COBA 12U AAA COBA league games, but that didn’t stop the Tigers from going undefeated to win the 12U AA Mississauga North tournament.
Read MoreThe Intercounty Baseball League’s Toronto Maple Leafs have signed former Minnesota Twins’ prized pitching prospect Landon Leach (Pickering, Ont.).
Read MoreWinnipeg Goldeyes left-hander Travis Seabrooke (Peterborough, Ont.) has been named to the American Association West Division All-Star Team.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs lost 8-1 to the Brooks Bombers at Elks Stadium on Tuesday night.
Read MoreA list of the top Canucks selected in the annual MLB draft since 1985.
Read More“A perfect day for baseball, a sellout crowd at Doubleday Field, 14 Hall of Famers and two dozen legendary players combined to produce an instant classic in Cooperstown.”
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs will host the 2024 Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) All-Star Game at Seaman Stadium on July 20.
Read MoreFormer Toronto Mets right-hander Jonah Tong (Markham, Ont.) has been named Canadian Baseball Network minor league Player of the Week after his dominant 11-strikeout performance for the New York Mets’ high-A Brooklyn Cyclones.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew summarizes the transactions involving Canadians in the pro baseball ranks from the past week.
Read MoreMia Valcke (St. Marys, Ont.) collected three hits in four at bats, as Team Red defeated Team Black 10-4 in the final game of the Women’s National Team Selection Camp on Sunday at Ottawa Stadium.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs edged the Lethbridge Bulls 9-8 on Sunday to boost their season record to 26-6.
Read MoreCleveland Guardians slugger Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) has been selected to the American League squad for the MLB All-Star Game that will take place on July 16 at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas.
Read MoreKingsmill-Norton, Somaia help Great Britain to two wins at 12U European qualifier
Read MoreTeam Black got their first win of the Women’s National Team Selection Camp with a 3-2 victory over Team Red in a closely contested pitching duel between the two sides.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs split their doubleheader with the Edmonton Prospects on Saturday.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Josh Naylor, Nick Pivetta, Michael Soroka, Cal Quantrill and Adam Stern.
Read More“Nash Crowell may have had the craziest week any college baseball player could ever imagine.
The Reinhardt University slugger found himself in the unpredictable position of going viral after getting hit in the face by a 100 mile-per-hour fastball in a March 30th game.
Just one hospital visit and six days later, he was back on the field hitting a walk-off grand slam with his parents in the stands.
It was a whirlwind filled with a wide range of emotions, and while the scars are gone, the memories are still very vivid in Crowell’s mind.”
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts highlights the standout performers on Terriers teams from the past week.
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