This week the Chicago White Sox said goodbye to scout Billy Scherrer, part of their scouting department for the past 22 years. He began scouting for the Florida Marlins after his playing career, then worked for his old Cincinnati Reds team from 1998 to 2002. Scherrer, who grew up in the Buffalo suburb of Tonawanda, N.Y. and later moved to Arizona, was the first winner of the Canadian Baseball Network Scout of the Year award.
Read More"Saskatchewan is quickly asserting itself as a powerhouse on the girls and women’s national baseball stage.
Headlined by a silver medal in the 21U Women’s Championships in Summerside, Prince Edward Island this summer, all four of the province’s programs played for national medals for the first time ever.
With the 14U, 16U and Women’s Open teams claiming fourth place in each of their tournaments, it marked the best summer ever for the program."
Read MoreThe Thunder Bay Border Cats have hired Joe Ellison (Toronto, Ont.) to be their new manager.
Read MoreLeft-hander Erik Sabrowski (St. Albert, Alta.) made his major league debut with the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday. Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, has the details.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network writer Melissa Verge caught up with two promising young East Coast catchers who are headed to the Canadian Futures Showcase at Rogers Centre that will begin on September 17.
Read More"Claire Hingley’s trophy case is filling up fast.
A gold medalist with Baseball Alberta’s 14U Girls team at the Western Canadian Baseball Championships in Winnipeg in 2022, the Edmonton product added to her haul by winning bronze medals with the 16U squad at the 2023 national event in Summerside, Prince Edward Island.
Heading into 2024, Hingley was hoping to use those experiences to become part of the leadership group going into the 16U tournament in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
She delivered in a big way, as Alberta went 2-2 in the round-robin before big wins over Manitoba and Ontario to get into the gold medal game against Quebec."
Read MoreThe Ottawa Titans rolled into the one-game East Division Wild Card on the road - taking down the Tri-City ValleyCats 5-2 on Tuesday, advancing to their second-ever Frontier League Division Series.
Read MoreToronto Mets alum Liam Hicks (Toronto, Ont.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network's minor league Player of the Week after he had eight hits in five games for the Detroit Tigers' double-A Erie Seawolves.
Read MoreToronto Blue Jays right-hander Bowden Francis has been named American League Pitcher of the Month for August.
Read MoreThe Barrie Baycats punched their ticket to the Intercounty Baseball League Finals on Monday with a win over the London Majors. Meanwhile, the Welland Jackfish and Guelph Royals are headed to a fifth-and-deciding game in their semi-finals matchup.
Read MoreWith his two-run home run on Monday, Cleveland Guardians slugger Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) became the 14th Canadian to register 100 RBIs in a major league season.
Read MoreThe Toronto Blue Jays have claimed right-hander Dillon Tate off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.
Read MoreThe Guelph Royals and Barrie Baycats are both one win away from advancing to the next round of the Intercounty Baseball League playoffs.
Read MoreThe late Dave Wallace is the first winner of CBN's Honoured Coach Award, which will be named the Dave Wallace Award in his honour.
Read MoreRight-hander Nick Trogrlic-Iverson (Oakville, Ont.) retired all four batters he faced for the Winnipeg Goldeyes in their division-clinching 11-9 win over the Lincoln Saltdogs on Saturday.
Read MoreOttawa Titans broadcaster Davide Disipio has been chosen by his peers as the recipient of the Robert Ford Award as the 2024 Frontier League Broadcaster of the Year, the league announced Saturday.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew's weekly "But What Do I Know?" column discusses Nick Pivetta, Bo Naylor, Josh Naylor, Erik Sabrowski, Fergie Jenkins and Andy Stewart.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew summarizes the transactions involving Canadians in the pro baseball ranks from the month of August.
Read More"If the Regina Red Sox had it their way, they would have been playing in a new baseball stadium yesterday.
Their current abode, Currie Field, is more than 60 years old and in need of major upgrades and repairs – ranging from only having one dressing room, a backstop that is held together with zip-ties and washroom facilities which operate off a septic tank system that can’t keep up with park usage."
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs Academy has added former players Graham Brunner and Soren Graversen to their staff.
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