“It’s a big reason why Greg Hamilton is so beloved in the Canadian baseball community.
He always thinks of others first.
On Saturday, the day he was being inducted in the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in St. Marys, Ont., the longtime Junior National Team head coach and director of men’s national teams was thinking of two of his ex-bosses and closest friends, Jim Baba and Ray Carter. Both couldn’t attend Saturday’s ceremony because they are battling cancer. “
Read More“What Gerry Snyder meant to the city of Montreal cannot be overstated.
The beloved politician was a driving factor in bringing Major League Baseball to Canada, but also the 1976 Olympics, the first Montreal F1 Grand Prix in 1978, and he helped the Toronto Blue Jays find their training facility home in Dunedin Florida.
For his seemingly endless effort and passion for his community, he was named one of the first Queen’s Silver Jubilee Award recipients in 1978, and now, he’s received a posthumous induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. “
Read More“To say Érik Bédard is a private person would be an understatement.
How private you ask?
Well, so private that he declined to attend his Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday in St. Marys, Ont. “
Read More“As Alexandre Giguère’s fly ball nestled into the right fielder Roen Douglas’s glove, the third base dugout emptied as if someone had set off the fire alarm.
No fire here inside Royal Field.
And no hits either.
Lefty Michael Ham, 17, had pitched a complete-game, seven-inning, no hitter for the Great Lake Canadians against the Academy Baseball Canada on Day III of the Perfect Game 18U Canadian National Championship Tour. “
Read MoreOn Saturday, Baseball Canada will proudly celebrate the induction of two remarkable contributors to the sport - Greg Hamilton and Amanda Asay - into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in St. Marys, Ont.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs dropped a tough one at home on Friday night, falling 12-7 to the Sylvan Lake Gulls.
Read More“The Windsor Selects and Team Ontario entered the day undefeated and untied.
They ended the day still owning undefeated records ... as Windsor’s Nate Winney provided the game-tying, two-out, two-run drive to right field in the bottom of the seventh inning.
It wasn’t a game winner, but Winney kept Windsor atop Pool A as Day II drew to a close at the 18U Perfect Game Canadian National Championship Tour on Thursday afternoon.”
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs’ pitching staff delivered a dominant performance on Thursday, shutting out the Sylvan Lake Gulls in a 6-0 victory on the road.
Read MoreWinnipeg Goldeyes right-hander Landen Bourassa (Lethbridge, Alta.) turned in another outstanding effort Thursday night, tossing his second complete game of the season in a narrow 2-1 loss to the Kane County Cougars at Blue Cross Park.
Read More“It all comes down to a simple game of catch for Ray Brown.
After more than six decades in baseball, few can match his experience or his instincts at the ballpark.
You never have to question where the Baseball Alberta Life Member is coming from or what his coaching philosophies might be, as he has always believed that hard work and the basics will create success on the field.”
Read More“Will Hynes was everything as advertised and more as the 18U Perfect Game Canadian National Championship Tour began Wednesday afternoon.
The top-rated high school pitcher in Canada pitched six scoreless as his Ontario Blue Jays beat the Mississauga Tigers 7-0.”
Read MoreGreat Lake Canadians alum Matt Warkentin (Windsor, Ont.) went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs to help lead the Winnipeg Goldeyes to a 7-2 win over the Kane County Cougars on Wednesday.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs defeated the Sylvan Gulls 8-5 in Western Canadian Baseball League action on Wednesday.
Read MoreSix new members will be inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in a ceremony in St. Marys, Ont., on Saturday.
Read MoreThe Intercounty Baseball League (IBL) has announced its Players of the Month for May.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs were shut out 6-0 by the Lethbridge Bulls on Tuesday.
Read MoreLongtime Canadian Baseball Network contributor George Farelli has identified 26 Canadians that are playing in foreign leagues in 2025.
Read MoreThe Intercounty Baseball League’s London Majors have signed Okotoks Dawgs alum Tucker Zdunich (High River, Alta.) who started the season with the Frontier League’s Ottawa Titans.
Read MoreThe first Perfect Game International Canadian National Championship tournament begins Wednesday at Royal Field in Dorchester.
Read MoreBaseball Canada has unveiled its Junior National Team roster for the 2025 MLB Draft Series that will take place from June 10 to June 16.
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