Sylvan Lake Gulls outfielder Cooper Ciesielski has been named the 2024 Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) Most Valuable Player. Meanwhile, Okotoks Dawgs slugger Connor Crowson (Okotoks, Alta.) has been named WCBL Playoff MVP.
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Bob Elliott caught up with four more players at the Canadian Futures Showcase on Friday to ask them about their baseball journeys and their goals.
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Great Lake Canadians infielder Tyson Moran’s bases-clearing double erased a four-run deficit, as Team Grey defeated Team Red, 9-8, in the final game of the Canadian Futures Showcase at the Rogers Centre on Friday.
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The Blue Jays Academy has announced the Prospects Game rosters and the Home Run Derby participants for the final day of the Canadian Futures Showcase that will take place tomorrow at Rogers Centre.
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Team Navy’s pitching staff was too much to handle for Team Royal on Friday at the Canadian Features Showcase in the Rogers Centre.
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Team Ontario Astros RHP/INF Ty McGuirk (Collingwood, Ont.) had one of the loudest cheering sections at the Canadian Futures Showcase. Several members of his family were there to cheer him on as he pitched two innings in relief for Team Royal on Friday. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich caught up with McGuirk at the Rogers Centre.
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A former elite hockey player, Vauxhall Jets INF/OF Easton Kitura (Spruce Grove, Alta.) showed off his bat, speed and throwing arm in four games with Team Royal at the Canadian Futures Showcase. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich caught up Kitura at the Rogers Centre.
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Mississauga Tigers' Adyn Schell (Toronto, Ont.) hit and pitched for Team Black at this year's Canadian Futures Showcase. He has also committed to play for Missouri State under their Canadian head coach Joey Hawkins (Oshawa, Ont.). Canadian Baseball Network writer Trevor Fitzpatrick spoke with Schell at Rogers Centre.
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"If following in your brother’s college footsteps is supposed to bring about a lot of pressure, Académie de baseball du Canada infielder Esteban Dessureault (Trois Rivières, Que.) didn’t get the memo.
Dessureault, competing at his third Canadian Futures Showcase this week, is fresh off a commitment to Stetson University.
It’s a family name and an institution that are quickly becoming synonymous with one another."
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Langley Blaze left-hander Sean Duncan (Port Coquitlam, B.C.) impressed in his start for Team New Blue at Rogers Centre. It is the third Canadians Futures Showcase he has competed in. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich caught up with Duncan.
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Going Yard Goats outfielder Trentin Kooy’s two-RBI performance led Team Black to a 6-5 victory over Team New Blue at Rogers Centre on Friday, as they finished undefeated in the 2024 Canadian Futures Showcase. Langley Blaze infielder Luke Laird (Langley, B.C.) starred for Team New Blue in loss, registering two hits, two stolen bases and two RBIs.
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Fieldhouse Pirates catcher Evan York (Waterloo, Ont.) is an impressive switch-hitting catcher who competed for Team New Blue in the Canadian Futures Showcase. He has strong enough tools to be ranked No. 9 on the 2025 Canadian Baseball Network Draft List. He also owns one of the game's most underrated tools -- politeness. Canadian Baseball Network writer Trevor Fitzpatrick spoke with York on Friday.
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In his second Canadian Futures Showcase, Ontario Blue Jays left-hander Logan Forgie (Ottawa, Ont.) got a start for Team Red on Thursday. That start has been part of a successful year for the young southpaw that has also seen him pitch for the Junior National Team and be named to the Canadian Premier squad that will be heading to Jupiter, Florida for the Perfect Game WWBA World Championship in October. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich spoke with Forgie on Thursday.
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Some things have changed while others remain the same for Terriers outfielder Ethan Mota-Dias at this year’s Canadian Futures Showcase. Having competed at the event in 2023, unfamiliarity has been replaced by a quiet confidence he carries into each game. Canadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts recently spoke with Mota-Dias.
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Regina Red Sox left-hander Colton Anderson has been named the Western Canadian Baseball League's Most Outstanding Pitcher for 2024.
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London Majors slugger Kaiden Cardoso (Abbotsford, B.C.) has been named the Intercounty Baseball League Rookie of the Year.
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Elliot Lascelles (Toronto) filled up the stat sheet in Team Black’s 9-7 victory over Team Grey at the Canadian Futures Showcase Thursday at Rogers Centre.
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Bob Elliott caught up with five more players at the Canadian Futures Showcase on Thursday to ask them about their baseball journeys and their goals.
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Maxime Blain (Repentigny, Que.) drove in two runs on a single in the fourth inning to push Team Navy past Team Royal, 6-3, during the Canadian Futures Showcase on Thursday afternoon at Rogers Centre.
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Okotoks Dawgs Academy infielder Tim Piasentin's game-tying RBI-single in the top of the seventh inning was the highlight of the day for Team New Blue, which tied Team Red 4-4 on Day 2 of the 2024 Canadian Futures Showcase at the Rogers Centre. Mississauga Tigers infielder Joey Khananisho (Kleinburg, Ont.) had two hits, a stolen base and two runs for Team Red and was named player of the game.
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