Bob Elliott’s blog from Day 1 of the 2024 MLB draft.
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Former Okotoks Dawgs outfielder Micah McDowell (Kentville, N.S.) is the No. 9 prospect on the 2024 Canadian Baseball Network Draft List heading into the MLB draft which begins today at 7 p.m. E.T. We wanted to rerun this excellent article written by Ian Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, about McDowell that was published in January.
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With the 2024 MLB draft set to begin Sunday, Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew offers some fun facts and firsts about Canadians in previous drafts.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses the MLB draft, Nick Pivetta, Michael Soroka, Josh Naylor, Cade Smith and Tim Raines.
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“Yet there is one baseball rule that gets broken every day and by virtually every player, coach and manager. Disobedience is rampant, and not only are the rule-breakers never punished, they're never caught. They defy and disobey the rule with a sort of unwritten impunity. The illegal practice is far too widespread. Rigid enforcement and suspensions would wipe out the rosters of every team. We speak of Major League Baseball Rule 4.06, the most fractured, least-honoured, oft-overlooked law in the MLB rule book.
Rule 4.06 states: “Players in uniform shall not address or mingle with spectators, nor sit in the stands before, during, or after a game. No manager, coach or player shall address any spectator before or during a game. Players of opposing teams shall not fraternize at any time while in uniform.
Haha! Rule 4.06 gets battered and broken before and after each game, whether it's signing an autograph or tossing a ball into the stands. Opposing players, usually a baserunner and an infielder, break the rule each time they talk on the field, even if they're just comparing the amount of zeros in their new contract extensions.”
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The Okotoks Dawgs lost 2-1 to the Brooks Bombers at the Teddy Bear Toss game at Seaman Stadium on Saturday night.
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“Being the parent of an athlete, you come to expect that you will occasionally have a few visitors to the house.
So when Tyler Vanneste asked his parents, Joey and Patty, if he could have his Medicine Hat Mavericks’ teammates stop by his hometown of Warman, Saskatchewan during a July roadtrip, they rolled out the red carpet.
With a full spread of pulled pork, fruits and veggies, and some Nestea iced tea waiting for them, the team bus pulled in on June 13 for a pre-game meal and plenty of memories.
Believe it or not, the visitors didn’t eat the family out of house and home.
“There were lots of leftovers,” Vanneste told Alberta Dugout Stories. “They cooked up a LOT of pork.”
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“More than once we have been asked either in person or via email:
“Why is a player from Northville, Mich. listed No. 1 on the Canadian Baseball Network draft list?”
Well, Dante Nori was born at Mount Sinai Hospital on University Avenue in downtown Toronto. He lived here for two years. And Dante often hung out at the Air Canada Centre before, during and after Toronto Raptors games.”
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“When Nathan Flewelling squared up a Riley Burton pitch on a sunny Sunday afternoon at Gulls Field in Sylvan Lake, everyone in the crowd knew the baseball wasn’t coming back.
The three-run seventh inning home run to deep right field tied the game against the Lethbridge Bulls, which the Gulls would later go onto win 7-6.
It was a big moment for the team, and for the Innisfail native who hit his first Western Canadian Baseball League home run with family in the stands.”
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Kentucky Wildcats second baseman Émilien Pitre (Repentigny, Que.) could become the latest Canadian to play for the Wildcats to be drafted.
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Infielder Brendan Lawson (Toronto, Ont.) is the No. 2 ranked prospect on the 2024 Canadian Baseball Network Draft List, heading into the draft that will begin on Sunday. We thought we would rerun an article that we published about him back in September.
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The Intercounty Baseball League has announced its rosters for their All-Star Game Showdown that will take place at Welland Stadium on July 20.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts summarizes the top performances by Terriers players from the first week of July.
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Baseball Canada provides a preview of the 2024 MLB Draft which begins on Sunday.
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The Okotoks Dawgs were edged 2-1 by the Sylvan Lake Gulls at Seaman Stadium on Friday night.
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Eight Okotoks Dawgs players have been selected to participate in the Western Canadian Baseball League All-Star Game that will take place at Seaman Stadium on July 20.
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Five Canadians have been selected to the 2024 West Coast League All-Star Game.
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The Milwaukee Brewers, who are known for selecting Canadians in the MLB draft, will make four selections on the first day of the 2024 First-Year Player Draft, which begins on Sunday.
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The Okotoks Dawgs lost 14-12 to the Sylvan Lake Gulls in a 10-inning slugfest in front of 4,125 fans at Seaman Stadium on Thursday.
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“The MLB Draft can be nerve-wracking for any eligible player who dreams of taking their talents to the professional level and another step closer to the big league stage.
For pitcher L.P. Langevin (Quebec, Que.), that dream has a sky-high chance of coming to fruition early next week with the draft set to begin this Sunday evening. After a stellar campaign with the University of Louisiana at Layeffette Ragin’ Cajuns. the right-hander has put himself in a position to get drafted and move on into the world of professional baseball.”
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