“The world of college athletics is changing.
Some of which is for the better and some of it, depending on who you ask, might be for the worse.
In college baseball, the transfer portal has become a hot button topic over the past several years.
Those in favour often see it as a chance to create opportunities for players. Those opposed sometimes feel like it’s an easy out when things aren’t going a players way. “
Read MoreFormer All-American Girls Professional Baseball League infielder and Saskatchewan softball legend Arleene Noga (Ogema, Sask.) has been elected to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. Joe McFarland, of Saskatchewan Dugout Stories, writes about the durable infielder’s trailblazing baseball odyssey.
Read MoreJim Horton, Mr. Everything for the Martingove White Sox and a lifetime member, passed away on February 6 at the age of 76.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts provides a rundown of how you can watch some NCAA Division I baseball this weekend.
Read More“An all-girls baseball division coming to Manitoba this summer will provide young athletes in the province a new opportunity.
In the past three years, the number of girls playing baseball in the province has grown each year, with 500 more girls picking up baseball in 2024 than 2022. There were approximately 1,300 girls registered in the province then, and that's up to 1800, said Baseball Manitoba program director James Zamko.
They want to continue to see that number grow, which is one of the goals behind the new 12U Division.”
Read More“Growing up in Prince George, B.C., future Women’s National Team mainstay Amanda Asay was a big fan of “A League of Their Own,” the 1992 movie directed by Penny Marshall that chronicled the early days of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
Decades later, Asay – who died tragically after a skiing accident in 2022 at age 33 – will be posthumously inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame alongside Canadian AAGPBL star Arleene Noga, who consulted on and appeared in the beloved film that introduced new generations to the pioneering women’s baseball league.“
Read MoreThe Ottawa Titans have re-signed catcher Victor Cerny (Winnipeg, Man.).
Read MoreTerriers and Junior National Team alum Cal Quantrill (Port Hope, Ont.) has signed with the Miami Marlins.
Read MoreFormer Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista has been elected to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.
Read MoreLongtime big league left-hander Érik Bédard (Navan, Ont.) has been elected to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.
Read MoreGerry Snyder (Montreal, Que.), one of the most important figures in the process of bringing Major League Baseball to Canada, will be inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame this June.
Read More“It was the Greg Hamilton those of us in the Canadian baseball community have come to know and respect so deeply.
Fresh off being named a 2025 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, Hamilton, who in his leadership role with Baseball Canada has overseen the most successful era in national teams history, participated in the Hall’s media call on Wednesday afternoon.
Hamilton prefers to remain out of the spotlight, but he handled the questions thrown at him with grace. And in typical Greg Hamilton fashion, he redirected much of the talk towards his players. “
Read MoreBaseball Canada’s Greg Hamilton will be formally inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in St. Marys, Ontario on Saturday, June 7 as he was announced today as one of six inductees that make up the class of 2025.
Read MoreThe Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s class of 2025 will consist of six new inductees.
Read More“Kyrie Irving was right.
You can fall off the edge of the world. Usually it requires a contract with the Los Angeles Angels.
They signed Kenley Jansen this week to a $10 million, one-year contract. Jansen is 37 years old and has a pretty good shot at the Hall of Fame, or at least he did before he signed with the Bermuda Triangle of baseball. He has a career WHIP of 0.963 and has led his league twice in saves. Remember him fondly.”
Read MoreRight-hander Brandon Marklund (Port Coquitlam, B.C.) has re-signed with the Intercounty Baseball League’s Welland Jackfish.
Read More“John Axford was money on the mound.
And it was a summer in Saskatchewan that made him a millionaire, in more ways than one.”
Read MorePrairie Academy Dawg INF Morgan Halliday (Edmonton, Alta.) is the latest Canadian to commit to the Arkansas at Monticello Boll Weevils.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts summarizes the top performances by Canadians in the U.S. college ranks from the past week in his latest “Big Man on Campus (BMOC)” column.
Read MoreABC alum Alfonso Villalobos (Kirkland, Que.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network College Player of the Week after he had 12 hits in four games for Southeastern University.
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