Copa America Pan Am Games qualifier to be rescheduled

The Copa América, 2027 Pan Am Games qualifier, will be rescheduled.

Following the guidelines and full compliance with the directives of the WBSC Americas Baseball in its guide for proposals to organize international events, the Copa América de Béisbol will be rescheduled to a later date.

This is due to the breach of contract by the private promoter who was to hold the tournament from November 13 to 22, 2025, in Panama.

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Shushkewich: Reds’ Pote focused on things he can control in his pro career

Right-hander Owen Pote (Sherwood Park, Alta.) started his professional career this year when he was signed by the Cincinnati Reds. He is the son of former major league pitcher and Okotoks Dawgs interim manager Lou Pote. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich recently caught up with the younger Pote to talk about his first year in the pro ranks.

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Kennedy: Veteran Bob Moses calls him as he sees them -- all year round

“It’s a warm, sun-dappled October afternoon at Megaffin Park, a few minutes before the first pitch in an exhibition ball game featuring U15 teams from Kingston and Montreal.

In the parking lot, umpire Bob Moses rummages through the clutter in the trunk of his 2012 Hyundai.

He’s searching for a hat to complete the ensemble he’ll don for the next couple of hours. Moses is working the bases today with colleague Pat Jordan behind the plate.

The late-autumn game wraps up another season at Nels Megaffin’s aging ballpark — and Year 32 for the mustachioed Moses as a member of the local umpiring lodge. Yet, he’ll have little time to reflect and relax. Not long after the final out is registered, he’ll switch his counter, mask and umpire shirt for a whistle, helmet and black-and-white striped jersey. “

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Shushkewich: O'Neill opts to stay with Orioles

Tyler O’Neill isn’t going anywhere. The right-handed hitting slugger, who hails from Maple Ridge, B.C., has opted to stay with the Baltimore Orioles for the next two years. The three-year contract O’Neill signed with the Orioles last winter included a clause that allowed him to opt out of the remaining two years following the 2025 campaign, leaving over $33 million on the table if he decided to test the free agent market. Instead, he will remain in Baltimore, where he will earn $16.5 million in each of the next two seasons.

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