“Thirty-four years ago today, there wasn’t a seat to be found at the Goal Post Pub in Cap-Pelé, N.B.
Local supporters had packed the bar to watch the pride of their hometown, Rhéal Cormier, make his major league debut for the St. Louis Cardinals against the New York Mets at Busch Stadium on the big screen.
And the 24-year-old left-hander didn’t disappoint. “
Read More“The Western Canadian Baseball League will crown a new champion.
For the first time since 2021, when the Lethbridge Bulls hoisted the Harry Hallis Memorial Trophy, a team other than the Okotoks Dawgs will claim the WCBL championship.
The Sylvan Lake Gulls will represent the West Division after limiting the title reign of the Dawgs to a three-peat, while the Regina Red Sox battled their way through the East Division after toppling the league’s winningest team, the Saskatoon Berries.”
Read MoreEleven teams will meet in Fort McMurray, Alberta for the 2025 18U National Championships, which will run from August 14-17 at Legacy Dodge Field at Shell Place and Ross Hennigar Park.
Read MoreOutfielder Owen Caissie will be called up by the Chicago Cubs today to make his major league debut against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.
Read More“Sean Duncan is the top Canadian heading into the 2026 draft of high schoolers and collegians.
Duncan has been on the radar for three seasons, but now it is his time ... we’re inside 11 months of his draft. Rated 26th overall by the highly-respected Baseball America, Duncan made his debut in front of scouts who are looking in “the now.”
LHP Duncan (Port Coquitlam, BC) was one of three Canadians evaluated at the Area Code Games in Long Beach, Calif. Duncan is listed 105th by Perfect Game Scouting Service, after earlier having him as high as 35.”
Read More“It took 10 years, but the Toronto Blue Jays finally went back to the East Carolina Pirates pitching pipeline.
Now 11 years on from initially tapping into it, they’re on the cusp of seeing the fruits of their labour blossom into key contributors to a postseason run.”
Read More“What’s wrong with the Yankees?
That’s not the right question.
The answers are obvious, and the issue isn’t new. The underlying assumption is faulty, too. Just because they spend doesn’t mean they’ll win, a lesson we should have learned by now.”
Read MoreRight-hander Landen Bourassa (Lethbridge, Alta.) started and tossed four scoreless innings and left-hander Ben Onyshko (Winnipeg, Man.) contributed a scoreless inning in relief for the Winnipeg Goldeyes in their 2-0 win over the Cleburne Railroaders on Tuesday evening at Blue Cross Park.
Read MoreBacked by eight clean innings from Kaleb Hill, the Ottawa Titans got a big pinch-hit RBI single in the last of the eighth from Kaiden Cardoso (Abbotsford, B.C.) in a 1-0 win over the Florence Y'alls on Tuesday night.
Read MoreDid you know that the first night baseball game in Canada was played in Vancouver in 1931?
Or that Jackie Robinson was rumoured to be the first manager of the Pacific Coast League’s Vancouver Mounties in 1956?
These are just two of the engrossing and little-told stories shared in an outstanding new book called, “Play Ball! The Amazing Stories and Captivating Characters Who Have Made Baseball a Winning Ticket in Vancouver for Over 100 Years.”
Read MoreOver the weekend, British Columbia captured gold at the Women’s National Championship in Quebec City, while the Windsor Selects, representing Ontario, did the same at the 22U National Championship in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs were eliminated from the WCBL playoffs on Monday after an 8-4 loss to the Sylvan Lake Gulls.
Read More“The ink was barely dry on the contracts of the draft class of 2025 when it was time to evaluate players for the 2026 draft.
Between 150 and 160 of the best high school players in the eastern United States and Canada were invited to Hoover, Alabama for four days for the 25th annual East Coast Pro Showcase.”
Read MoreABC and Junior National Team alum Cedric De Grandpre (Saint-Simon-de-Bagot, Que.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s minor league Player of the Week after he allowed just one hit in five scoreless innings in his start for the Atlanta Braves’ High-A Rome Emperors.
Read MoreToronto Mets alum Jonah Tong (Markham, Ont.) has been promoted to the triple-A Syracuse Mets.
Read More“Competing for a national softball title was a formative experience for young outfielder Rainey Waters.
Now known as Rainey Pucci and head coach of the U15 Oakville Angels, the softball lifer is excited to return to the tournament after 37 years, this time with 13 young players eager to make their own memories on the national stage.
The Angels are one of four Ontario teams taking part in the 21-team U15 Women’s Canadian Fast Pitch Championship tournament, which runs from Aug. 13 to 17 in the Manitoba towns of Winkler and Morden.”
Read More“It was an epic series final that had more storylines than an entire postseason crammed into one game.
For one special night at NexGen Patch at Cairns Field, Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) fans were treated to a playoff classic, filled with lead changes, gasps, close calls and hero moments.”
Read MoreBaseball Canada offers a preview of the baseball competition at the Canada Summer Games which started on Sunday in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Read MoreThe Sylvan Lake Gulls downed the Okotoks Dawgs 7-3 in the first game of the WCBL West Division finals on Sunday.
Read More“The University of Evansville has produced dozens of pro ball players, with Kyle Freeland, Andy Benes, former Toronto Blue Jays coach Sal Fasano and former Expos infielder Jamey Carroll being notable alumni.
This solid track record is one of the many reasons Toronto Mets right-hander Nick Halcovitch committed to the Purple Aces last month, deciding to take his talents to Indiana -- the home of Blue Jays coach Don Mattingly -- for the fall of 2026.”
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