“The year before Fernando Valenzuela was born, authorities in Los Angeles began clearing his stage.
It was ugly and arbitrary, with cops breaking into the houses of the 20 or so families that still lived in Chavez Ravine, throwing them out onto Sunset Boulevard. Those houses were sacrificed for Dodger Stadium, which was finished in 1962 and, today, is a place where nearly four million fans visit per year, despite the $50 parking and the $14 beers.”
Read MoreVictoria Eagles catcher Connor Simpson (Victoria, B.C.) crushed a 368-foot solo home run over the left field fence in the fifth inning to rally Team Black to a 4-1 victory over Team Royal on Wednesday in the Canadian Futures Showcase at Rogers Centre. Simpson became the first player in the tournament to hit a ball over the fence for a home run.
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Read MoreOntario Giants right-hander Logan Cummins (Mississauga, Ont.) threw three excellent innings to lead Team Grey to a 6-3 victory over Team New Blue at the Canadian Futures Showcase at Rogers Centre on Wednesday.
Read More“At 6-foot-8, AJ Rogers (Cole Harbour, N.S.) towers over almost everyone else at the 2025 Canadian Futures Showcase.
The young right-hander is imposing on the mound, but in recent years, he realized that he was a little too lanky and needed to add bulk to match his height.
That was the reason behind his decision to move out west to play with the Okotoks Dawgs. He’s already up to 185 pounds and is touching above 90 mph with his fastball. “
Read More“Scrolling through the rosters for the 2025 Canadian Futures Showcase, Connor Comeau’s name jumps off the page – he’s the only player of the 150 present without a Canadian hometown.
The Texas A&M commit from Pflugerville, Texas (near Austin), has lineage tracing to Montreal, Que., where his father’s side of the family lives.
“When I got invited to the Showcase, I thought it would be a really cool event to play in. My dad’s side of the family has never seen me play,” explained Comeau, “They were super excited and booked their flights the same day they found out. I’m proud to be a Comeau.”
Read MoreFieldhouse Pirates outfielder William Henderson (Mississauga, Ont.) hit a wild inside-the-park home run to help Team Royal cruise to a 9-1 victory over Team Navy at the Canadian Futures Showcase at Rogers Centre on Tuesday.
Read More“Like many Canadian kids who loved baseball, Mitchell Rauckman grew up as a fan of the Toronto Blue Jays.
Even though he is primarily a pitcher himself, the Saskatoon native always enjoyed watching slugger Josh Donaldson.
He’s been to Rogers Centre to watch his favourite team play, always hoping to one day play on the same turf.
Rauckman is one of three Saskatchewan products, along with Matthew Tran and Aiden Kilshaw, who will get the chance to do that in the Canadian Futures Showcase.”
Read MoreOntario Blue Jays switch-hitting slugger Mikey Batiste is garnering a lot of attention from scouts at the Canadian Futures Showcase. His father, Michael, played in the NBA and is a coach with the Toronto Raptors. Bob Elliott spoke with both father and son at the Rogers Centre on Tuesday.
Read MoreCohen Miller (Calgary, Alta.) had three hits and two RBIs and Ben Paul (Ottawa, Ont.) had an RBI double in the sixth inning to help Team New Blue defeat Team Red 6-1 in the opening game of the 11th annual Canadian Futures Showcase on Tuesday at Rogers Centre.
Read MoreAt 15, Okotoks Dawgs Academy RHP/OF Ethan Renaud (Okotoks, Alta.) is one of the youngest players at the Canadian Futures Showcase.
Read MoreCompeting in his second Canadian Futures Showcase, highly touted Toronto Mets infielder Elliot Lascelles (Toronto, Ont.) hopes to follow Mets’ grads Jonah Tong (Markham, Ont.) and Liam Hicks (Toronto, Ont.) to the big leagues.
Read MoreEach of the Home Run Derby winners at the Canadian Futures Showcase has been drafted by a major league team the following summer.
Read MoreGreat Lake Canadians and Sarnia Braves alum Noah Myers (Wyoming, Ont.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network minor league Player of the Week after he belted his first two home runs at the double-A level for the Tampa Bay Rays’ Montgomery Biscuits.
Read MoreBo Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) has been named the Cleveland Guardians’ Roberto Clemente Award nominee.
Read MoreOn Roberto Clemente Day, Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew takes a look back at Roberto Clemente’s first professional season with the Montreal Royals.
Read MoreChicago Cubs outfielder Owen Caissie (Burlington, Ont.) has entered into Major League Baseball’s concussion protocol after he hit his head on the Wrigley Field wall while making an outstanding catch on a fly ball in the third inning in the Cubs’ 5-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.
Read MoreThe Welland Jackfish have won the Intercounty Baseball League championship.
Read MoreThe rosters for the 2025 Canadian Futures Showcase have been announced.
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