The Junior National Team defeated Guatemala 13-3 in their opening game of the U18 Pan Am Championship tournament in Panama City, Panama on Friday.
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“The ceremonial first pitch caught the outside corner of home plate...well, eventually. OK, so it was a two-hop heave, it was still a sight better than some of the ridiculous first-pitch tosses seen on TV these days, and it served nicely to officially open the 2024 Canadian Little League Championship at Kingston's Cricket Field.
“Oh my,” 86-year-old guest-of-honour hurler Ruth Pester quipped with a smile that gradually widened from beneath a pair of fashionable sunglasses. “I really should've warmed up first.”
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The Okotoks Dawgs defeated the Brooks Bombers 13-5 at Elks Field in Brooks on Friday night.
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Day one of the CPBL Prospect Games on Friday had the top 2027 graduates take to Royal Field in Dorchester to show off their skills. While rain did threaten earlier in the day, the clouds parted and the sun peeked out just in time for batting practice – almost as if mother nature knew it was time for baseball. Canadian Baseball Network writer Trevor Fitzpatrick talked with some of the top prospects as they took their batting practice.
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Sena Catterall (Montreal, Que.) has starred offensively and defensively for the Women’s National Team at the Baseball World Cup in Thunder Bay, Ont., and is a big reason the team will play for bronze on Saturday morning. Canadian Baseball Network writer Melissa Verge spoke with Catterall prior to the bronze medal match.
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Thirteen countries, including Canada, will compete in the 2024 U-18 Pan American Championship, a qualifier for the 2025 Baseball World Cup starting on August 2.
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Former Toronto Mets and Junior National Team left-hander Mitch Bratt (Newmarket, Ont.) has been named CBN minor league Player of the Week after his outstanding week with the Texas Rangers’ High-A Hickory Crawdads.
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The Toronto Blue Jays have signed right-hander Trey Yesavage, their 2024 first-round draft pick.
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The Okotoks Dawgs shut out the Fort McMurray Giants 6-0 at Seaman Stadium on Thursday night.
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A high pressure ball game for Canada with a bronze medal on the line is deja vu for Mia Valcke.
“Six years ago, Canada’s starting outfielder was a key part of them leaving the Women’s World Cup with bronze. Valcke (St Marys, Ont.) hit .500 with an RBI to help Canada to a win over Team USA in extras.
Fast forward to Saturday, and Valcke will be back on the diamond for Canada in a bronze medal game against Mexico, this time on home soil at Port Arthur Stadium in Thunder Bay. First pitch is 11 a.m. E.T.”
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher recently caught up with long-time OBA executive Jim Lutton (Oshawa, Ont.) a former Baseball Ontario president, junior coach and Hall of Famer, to discuss Lutton’s long career in baseball.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher reports that Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek, the Toronto Blue Jays’ 20th round pick in this year’s draft, is heading back to the University of Southern California after the Toronto Blue Jays wouldn’t agree to his request for a $500,000 (U.S.) signing bonus.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew summarizes the transactions involving Canadians in the pro baseball ranks from the past three weeks.
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The 22U Nationals will begin in Nova Scotia today.
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The Okotoks Dawgs defeated the Fort McMurray Giants 16-7 at Seaman Stadium on Wednesday night.
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It was as dramatic, and as perfect for Canadian ball fans as it gets at Port Arthur Stadium in Thunder Bay Wednesday evening.
A grand slam smashed off the bat of Canadian catcher Lucie Anctil clinched a spot in the bronze medal game for the Canucks at the Women’s World Cup. The ball was crushed down the right field line, giving the Canadians a 10-0 walk-off mercy rule victory in the fifth against Venezuela.
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Former Michigan Wolverine Jordan Nwogu (Ottawa, Ont.) has been named CBN minor league Player of the Week after his outstanding week with the High-A South Bend Cubs.
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Baseball Canada has announced the names of the 20 athletes who will represent Canada at the WBSC Americas U-18 Pan American Championship from August 2-11 in Panama City, Panama.
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The Okotoks Dawgs defeated the Lethbridge Bulls 9-7 in front of 4,852 fans at Seaman Stadium on Tuesday night.
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Canada lost 13-4 to Team USA on Tuesday night in its third game of the Women’s World Cup at Thunder Bay.
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