Wilson: Clapp still very much “Captain Canada”
“It was all about winning and Stubby Clapp didn’t want it any other way.
The versatile infielder and outfielder from Windsor, Ontario had played at the NCAA Division 1 level. He had rode the buses in the minor leagues. Clapp even made it to The Show in 2001, when he suited up for the St. Louis Cardinals for 23 games.
He also earned a reputation as a gutsy ball player during his performances for Canada internationally.”
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IBL's Kitchener Panthers sign Kozak, MacNeil
The Intercounty Baseball League’s Kitchener Panthers have signed left-hander Kade Kozak (West Kelowna, B.C.) and right-hander Andrew MacNeil (Georgetown, Ont.).
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Dodgers place Freeman on IL with ankle sprain
The Los Angeles Dodgers have placed former Canadian national team member Freddie Freeman on the injured list with a right ankle sprain.
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IBL's Toronto Maple Leafs re-sign Adam Marra
The Intercounty Baseball League’s Toronto Maple Leafs have re-signed Adam Marra (Toronto, Ont.).
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Canucks on the move in March, early April: Bradwell, Flewelling, Leitch, Machibroda, Taggart
Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew summarizes the transactions involving Canadians in the pro baseball ranks from the month of March and early April.
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Blue Jays release Pop
The Toronto Blue Jays have released right-hander Zach Pop (Brampton, Ont.).
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Baseball Canada's Junior National team extended spring roster, schedule -- Updated
Baseball Canada has announced its Junior National Team roster and schedule for its extended spring training trip.
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IBL's Brantford Red Sox re-sign Armitage
The Intercounty Baseball League’s Brantford Red Sox have re-signed right-hander Aidan Armitage (Waterloo, Ont.).
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UBC edged by NCAA's Seattle Redhawks
The UBC Thunderbirds were handed a stiff nonconference test in the form of a road game against NCAA Division I squad the Seattle Redhawks on Tuesday. In the first meeting between the two sides since 2023, the 'Birds more than held their own and came up just short in the end, falling 8-7.
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Betts: Terriers' alum Gomm, Green, Hammill star in U.S. college ranks
Canadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts highlights the top performances by Terriers in the U.S. college ranks for the week of March 17 to March 23.
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Saskatchewan Hall of Fame news
Here is the latest news from the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Verge: OCAA players scrambling to find new teams after three baseball programs scrapped
“The inbox of Durham College’s head baseball coach has been especially flooded over the past couple of months.
Players from three Ontario Colleges Athletic Association baseball programs — Centennial College, George Brown and Seneca — that were scrapped have reached out to Scott Cawker looking for a new place to finish out their collegiate career.
He’s had at least 10 players reach out, Cawker said, since the cuts were made a couple of months ago, due to financial constraints brought about by a cap on international students.”
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Wilson: 10 times MLB teams visited Alberta
Imagine some of the biggest stars of the game coming to Alberta to play exhibition games. Instead of Shohei Ohtani, Mike Trout, Paul Skenes and Vladimir Guerrero, Jr., it was Reggie Jackson, Joe Carter, Mark McGwire and Ken Griffey, Jr. who suited up at Alberta’s biggest fields. Take a trip down memory lane with Ian Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, as he shines the spotlight on 10 times big league clubs visited Alberta.
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BMOC Week X: Crowell, Dionne, Gabruck, Husband, Morrison, Rogers
Canadian 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.
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Canadian Baseball Network College Player of the Week: Matt Evans
Great Lake Canadians grad and Cloud County T-Birds outfielder Matt Evans (Tillsonburg, Ont.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network college Player of the Week.
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IBL's Toronto Maple Leafs re-sign Dan Marra
The Intercounty Baseball League’s Toronto Maple Leafs have re-signed infielder Dan Marra (Toronto, Ont.).
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Verge: Centennial, George Brown, Seneca scrap baseball programs
The Centennial, George Brown and Seneca baseball programs have all been scrapped due to budget cuts. They had competed in the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association Men’s Baseball League.
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BWDIK: Black, Dickson, Fowler, Hicks, Lopez, Quantrill, Toro
Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Liam Hicks, Otto Lopez, Tyler O’Neill, Michael Soroka, Jason Dickson and Dick Fowler.
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Kennedy: Jack Lynch a Kingston kingpin
Canadian Baseball Network columnist Patrick Kennedy recently caught up with unheralded Kingston multisport legend Jack Lynch.
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UBC sweeps Warner Pacific in doubleheader again
The two games had very different scripts on Saturday, but the UBC Thunderbirds managed to pull out two more wins on the road, taking down the Warner Pacific Knights for the series sweep.
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