The best in baseball are in Thunder Bay, Ont. this week to play for gold at the Women’s Baseball World Cup. Canada, ranked seventh in the world, will look to upset at the tournament, bringing an experienced roster in international competition to the field. Canadian Baseball Network writer Melissa Verge provides 10 things you need to know about the Canadian squad and the tournament in general before it begins on Sunday.
Read More“Sacrificing sleep to sling baseballs well into the night is a welcome renouncement for Canadian right hander Noah Bourgeois.
Instead of being cozy under the covers, at 3 a.m. Sunday, Bourgeois will be reporting for pitching duty.
His mission?
Get the win.
The right hander from Surrey, B.C. will be starting the game for the Haysville Aviators in the NBC World Series July 28 at three in the morning. The tournament will see 16 summer collegiate teams from around the U.S. competing for a national championship in Wichita, Kan.”
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Read More“The top baseball players in the world will be in Canada next week to take the field for a World Cup that almost didn’t happen.
For months, the outcome of the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup Finals - which gives the best players across the country a purpose, and young girls a tangible goal to strive for - was uncertain due to a lack of funding.
It was a generous $300,000 contribution from Baseball Canada, and many long hours from the staff, that ensured the event was still able to take place in Thunder Bay.”
Read MoreThe Boston Red Sox have acquired left-handed pitcher James Paxton (Ladner, B.C.) from the Los Angeles Dodgers, in exchange for minor league infielder Moises Bolivar.
Read MoreThe Oakland A’s have signed 20 of the 21 players they selected in this year’s MLB draft, including Canadians Josiah Romeo (Caledon, Ont.) and Ryan Magdic (Beamsville, Ont.).
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs defeated the Regina Red Sox 19-8 in the first meeting between the two clubs this season.
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Read MoreIn honour of the San Diego Padres' second no-hitter in franchise history -- Dylan Cease against the Washington Nationals on Thursday night — we dug up this story by Bob Elliott about former Blue Jays' draft pick, Joe Musgrove, who threw the first.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott remembers his late friend and recipient of the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2024 BBWAA Excellence Award Gerry Fraley, who was honoured posthumously this past weekend in Cooperstown.
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Read MoreCanadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee and longtime big league slugger Matt Stairs (Fredericton, N.B.) was back in Okotoks, Alta., this weekend as a celebrity guest at the Western Canadian Baseball League All-Star Game at Seaman Stadium. It was his third straight year of sharing his hitting wisdom at and before the event. Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew caught up with him for a one-on-one interview.
Read MoreThe Intercounty Baseball League’s London Majors have signed former Milwaukee Brewers pitching prospect Tyler Gillies (London, Ont.).
Read MoreThe Junior National Team is set to take the field once again for the Pan American U18 Tournament Selection Camp from July 24 to July 30.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs defeated the Weyburn Beavers 9-3 on Wednesday night.
Read MoreFormer Okotoks Dawgs left-hander Matt Wilkinson (Surrey, BC) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s minor league Player of the Week after his strong start with the Cleveland Guardians high-A Lake County Captains.
Read MoreFormer Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Troy Glaus and ex-Baltimore Orioles manager Dave Trembley will manage USA teams against the Canadian Junior National Team this week.
Read MoreThe Philadelphia Phillies have signed outfielder Dante Nori (Toronto, Ont.) who they selected 27th overall in the first round of the 2024 MLB Draft.
Read MoreFor the second time this season, Winnipeg Goldeyes ace Joey Matulovich has been named American Association Pitcher of the Week, the league announced Monday. He previously won the award June 10 and was also honoured as the Rawlings Pitcher of the Month for June.
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