Young hits first homer as a Met after recent call-up
Okanagan Athletics alum Jared Young belted a two-run home run in the first inning to help the New York Mets to a 6-4 win over the Chicago White Sox at Citi Field on Tuesday.
It was the Prince George, B.C. native’s first home run with the Mets since his call-up on Saturday.
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Elliott, Kingston sporting royalty: Arniel, Cherry, Cook, Earl, Ferguson, Gilmour, Pester families
Who are the top sporting families from Kingston, Ont.?
Bob Elliott, a Kingston native himself, attempts to answer this question.
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Betts: Kwinter captures pair of conference awards
Terriers alum Russell Kwinter (Toronto, Ont.) was named both the University Athletic Association Rookie of the Year and Pitcher of the Year after his standout freshman season with the University of Chicago.
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Mark Whicker: Realignment would further fuel MLB rivalries
Canadian Baseball Network columnist Mark Whicker offers a realignment plan that would build on the recent success of Major League Baseball’s “Rivalry Weekend.”
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CBN Minor League Player of the Week — Owen Caissie
Fieldhouse Pirates and Junior National Team alum Owen Caissie (Burlington, Ont.) has been named Canadian Baseball Network minor league Player of the Week after he registered eight hits in five games for the Chicago Cubs’ triple-A Iowa Cubs.
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Sweeney: There in 1977, Buckingham imparts wisdom for Terra Novas, Summer Games hosts
“When the umpire room at St. Pat’s Ballpark is named after you, you’ve probably seen a game or two. Dave Buckingham — better known as “Buck” — is one of the most respected names in Newfoundland. Long before he became the province’s gold standard for umpiring, he was a ballplayer representing Newfoundland at the 1977 Canada Games.”
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Stephanie Van De Ven: Do you have a great Rawlings glove story to tell ... WIN!
Do you have a Rawlings glove that has been passed down from a generation or more, with a story to go along with it?
Share your story with Rawlings and you could win a prize.
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BMOC Week XVIII: Beck, Doucette, Green, Rumberg, Yip
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: Logan Knight
London Badgers alum Logan Knight (London, Ont.) threw a three-hit shutout for North Dakota State against the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles in his start in The Summit League championship. For his efforts, he has been named the Canadian Baseball Network college Player of the Week.
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Cameron, Wright help Titans to series win
The Ottawa Titans wrapped up their first homestand of the season with a well-rounded 5-2 win over the New York Boulders on Sunday, taking the rubber game of the series.
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Bourassa, Onyshko, Robson lead Goldeyes to win
The Winnipeg Goldeyes evened their weekend series with the Gary SouthShore RailCats Saturday evening, earning a 3-2 victory at Blue Cross Park.
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UBC bows out of NAIA World Series to conclude season
It may not have been the journey that they wanted at the Avista NAIA World Series, but the UBC Thunderbirds have plenty to be proud of in their 2025 season.
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BWDIK: Clarke, Hicks, Jenkins, Kinsella, Quantrill, Soroko, Toro
Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Cal Quantrill, Liam Hicks, Denzel Clarke, Abraham Toro, Michael Soroka, Fergie Jenkins and W.P. Kinsella.
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Mark Potter: Remembering Gary MacGregor, 100-goal a season man, 1971 OBA midget champ
Mark Potter remembers Kingston multisport star Gary MacGregor who once scored 100 goals in a season on the ice and also won an OBA midget championship as a standout third baseman.
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UBC falls to Georgia Gwinnett in NAIA World Series opener
After the first three games of the 2025 Avista NAIA World Series all went the way of the higher-seeded team, the No. 9 seed UBC Thunderbirds were unable to buck that trend as they were defeated by the No. 2 Georgia Gwinnett College Grizzlies on Friday.
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McFarland: Wouters named Region IX Player of the Year
Dazzling spectators at the plate and on the mound, Going Yard Academy grad Cory Wouters (Saskatoon, Sask.) has been named the Region IX Player of the Year and First-Team designated hitter. Joe McFarland, of Saskatchewan Dugout Stories, recently spoke with the young slugger.
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Kennedy: Why doesn’t Tommy John have a plaque in Cooperstown?
He recorded 288 major league wins and was the first to undergo a revolutionary surgery that bears his name, so why hasn’t Tommy John been elected to Cooperstown? It’s a good question. Canadian Baseball Network writer Patrick Kennedy recently spoke with the legendary left-hander who just turned 82.
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Grills saddled with loss in return to Ottawa Titans
Left-hander Evan Grills (Whitby, Ont.) was saddled with the loss in his first start with the Ottawa Titans since 2022.
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Athletics to call up Clarke
The Oakland A’s are set to call up Toronto Mets and Junior National Team grad Denzel Clarke (Pickering, Ont.).
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Pascal: Roy putting up numbers for WSU Cougars, likely bound for Cape
“A hometown listing of Sudbury Ont. will garner some attention on the back of the Gavin Roy baseball card.
These days, however, it’s the impressive numbers that are being posted by the local product that are causing watchers both north and south of the border to take notice.
Making his debut as an NCAA Division I junior with the Washington State Cougars, after spending two years with the Cloud County Community College Thunderbirds in Kansas, the 21-year-old slick-fielding middle infielder was expecting a stretch of acclimatization as he cleared another barrier.”
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