Gallagher: Spinal-cord operation a setback for Cromartie
“Warren Cromartie is facing one of the greatest battles of his life.
The former Expos player and a great promoter of baseball's possible return to Montreal is in a wheelchair and partially paralyzed in the legs following spinal-cord surgery done in 2023, a procedure he kept private for a long time until just recently.”
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BMOC Week XII: Alberto, Favretto, Gurney, Lachance, Makarus, McHarg, Vulcano, Wickett
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: Tate Carey
Great Lake Canadians alum Tate Carey (Windsor, Ont.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s college Player of the Week after he tossed a no-hitter in his first college start for the University of Michigan.
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UBC earns Senior Day sweep over Bushnell
On a day with plenty to celebrate, the UBC Thunderbirds made it a series sweep over the Bushnell Beacons, notching two more victories with massive ramifications on the battle for playoff positioning.
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IBL's Guelph Royals re-sign Patterson
The Intercounty Baseball League’s Guelph Royals have re-signed outfielder Ashton Patterson (Kitchener, Ont.).
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McGill leads UBC to doubleheader sweep over Bushnell
The UBC Thunderbirds earned a critically important Saturday doubleheader sweep over the Bushnell University Beacons Saturday afternoon at Tourmaline West Stadium, kicking off a four-game weekend series.
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Meidroth becomes eighth former HarbourCat to play in big leagues
The Victoria HarbourCats are proud to announce that the Chicago White Sox have recalled infielder Chase Meidroth. He is the eighth former HarbourCat to play in the majors.
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BWDIK: Brash, Hicks, Pasquantino, Pivetta, Romano, Smith
Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Matt Brash, Nick Pivetta, Jordan Romano, Liam Hicks, Cade Smith, Pete Rose and Vinnie Pasquantino.
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McFarland: Grant sets Bellevue University home run record in dramatic fashion
“It almost didn’t feel real to Logan Grant.
Up to bat in the bottom of the seventh inning against Dickinson State University on April 6, the Bellevue University utilityman got a hold of a Patrick Dietz offering.
He thought he had driven it to the gap to potentially tie the game 5-5.
However, the ball kept on sailing and, when it landed over the fence, Grant’s 14th home run of the season set the Bruins’ career mark at 45.
“There was a rush of emotions that hit me,” he told Alberta Dugout Stories: The Podcast.”
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IBL's Toronto Maple Leafs sign Berenbaum
The Intercounty Baseball League’s Toronto Maple Leafs have signed right-hander Josh Berenbaum (Richmond, B.C.).
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Junior National Team to participate in MLB Draft League Series
The Junior National Team will play six exhibition games against MLB Draft League teams from June 10-15, 2025.
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Victoria HarbourCats sign Biello, Finn, Sami
The Victoria HarbourCats have signed six players, including Canadians Jack Finn (Victoria, B.C.), Dominic Biello (Victoria, B.C.) and Jalen Sami (Burnaby, B.C.).
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Winnipeg Goldeyes land Warkentin
The Winnipeg Goldeyes have acquired and signed first baseman Matthew Warkentin (Windsor, Ont.).
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Verge: Shaye McTavish carrying on a family (pitching) tradition
“The stakes were high for a young Shaye McTavish growing up in the McTavish family household.
Give it his all outside in an intense game of backyard baseball or inside at a Christmas family card game — or risk losing to his siblings in his hometown of Lethbridge Alta,
That’s where Shaye McTavish, who ranks second among Canadians in strikeouts in the NAIA this season, got his first taste of competition, and his first desire for victory.”
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R.I.P. Octavio Dotel, former Blue Jays pitcher
Former Toronto Blue Jays reliever Octavio Dotel died on Tuesday after the roof of a popular night club he was in in the Dominican Republic collapsed during a concert. Dotel was pulled from the rubble but reportedly died while being transported to the hospital. He was 51.
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IBL's Brantford Red Sox sign Bateman
The Intercounty Baseball League’s Brantford Red Sox signed C-INF Lucas Bateman (Waterloo, Ont.).
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Blue Jays make Guerrero Jr.'s 14-year, $500-million deal official
The Toronto Blue Jays officially announced their 14-year, $500-million contract extension with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. on Wednesday.
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Travers returns to IBL's Guelph Royals
Sean Travers will return to the Intercounty Baseball League’s Guelph Royals as director of player personnel and as a consultant to the manager.
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Radosevic: Coach Joey Hawkins -- Missouri State's secret weapon
RADOSEVIC: Coach Joey Hawkins is Missouri State's secret weapon
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Betts: Terriers' grads Chee-Aloy, Gomm, Green, Pinkney star in U.S. college ranks
Canadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts summarizes the top performances by Terriers grads in the U.S. college ranks from the past week.
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