The Western Canadian Baseball League joins the Regina Red Sox community in mourning the loss of a talented young pitcher. Jesse Lubiniecki was involved in a single-vehicle rollover in Rosebud County, Montana while he was on his way home to Regina from California. The 22-year-old passed away on May 30.
Read MoreSlugger Nash Crowell (Yarmouth, N.S.) had three hits and five RBIs to lead the Okotoks Dawgs to a 15-6 win over the Brooks Bombers on Monday.
Read MoreMay was Mental Health Awareness Month and June is Men’s Mental Health Awareness month. Canadian Baseball Network writer Trevor Fitzpatrick bravely shares the story of his mental health struggles in this article.
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 More“It was easy to wonder what was going on upstairs sitting at a table for the annual Ottawa and District Sports Hall of Fame induction diner.
We mean away, way up in the clouds.”
Read MoreABC grad Deiten Lachance (Sherbrooke, Que.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s college Player of the Week after his standout performance for McLennan Community College at the NJCAA Div. 1 World Series tournament.
Read MoreOkotoks Dawgs alum Tristan Peters (Winkler, Man.) has been named Canadian Baseball Network minor league Player of the Week after he registered five extra-base hits and six RBIs for the Tampa Bay Rays’ triple-A Durham Bulls.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew summarizes the transactions involving Canadians in the pro baseball ranks from May 1 to May 31.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs turned up the heat at the plate on Sunday afternoon, exploding for 10 runs to take down the Lethbridge Bulls 10–7.
Read MoreJacob Robson (Windsor, Ont.) homered and Ben Onyshko (Winnipeg, Man.) tossed a scoreless inning in relief to help the Winnipeg Goldeyes to a 7-2 win over the Lake Country DockHounds on Saturday.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs lost their home opener 7-5 in 10 innings to the Energy City Cactus Rats on Saturday.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Denzel Clarke, Abraham Toro, Jared Young, Josh Naylor, Cade Smith, Roy Halladay and John Sullivan.
Read More“A capacity crowd turned out on a sunny Saturday at Cairns Field to watch the Saskatoon Berries win their home opener.
The Berries’ offence put up nine runs, including three in the third inning and three in the eighth, to secure a 9-3 victory over the Regina Red Sox.”
Read More“A lot has changed over the course of Carter Kopp’s career but Cairns Field has remained a consistent baseball backdrop.
Back in the days of the Saskatoon Yellowjackets, who fielded a team in the Western Major Baseball League from 2002 to 2014, Kopp (Saskatoon, Sask.) recalls chasing foul balls in hopes of exchanging them for a bag of candy at the concession stand.
More than a decade later, he’s the one young fans are looking up to.
And the honour isn’t lost on the Saint Xavier University right-hander. “
Read MoreCarlin Dick (Abbotsford, B.C.), who starred as an INF/OF with the Canisius Golden Griffins, has made a smooth transition to coaching in Alberta. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich recently spoke with him.
Read More“The Saskatoon Berries haven’t just brought a Western Canadian Baseball League team back to the city, they’ve helped transform the sport in the province of Saskatchewan.
Along with the Swift Current 57’s, Regina Red Sox and Weyburn Beavers, the league has become a must-follow for baseball fans.
But anytime a new team pops up, it begs the question, how did they get here?”
Read MoreSportsnet’s Hazel Mae will return as emcee of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame’s induction ceremony on June 7 in St. Marys, Ont.
Read MoreTaylor Wright (North Vancouver, B.C.) belted his first home run of the season in the Ottawa Titans’ 8-1 loss to the Tri-City ValleyCats on Friday.
Read MoreToronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Montreal, Que.) will be presented with the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s 2024 Tip O’Neill Award in a ceremony prior to the Toronto Blue Jays game against the Oakland A’s at Rogers Centre on Friday, May 30.
Read More“Denzel Clarke pointed off into the distance while sitting in the dugout prior to the Blue Jays and Athletics opener of a four-game series in Toronto on Thursday night.
“Now I remember,” he says when asked about his earliest memory at Rogers Centre.”
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