McFarland: Baseball Alberta celebrates 2025 award winners
“It was a record-setting year for Baseball Alberta and the organization is expecting even bigger things in 2026.
The number of players registered this past year not only rose above pre-pandemic levels for the first time, but president Jon Oko says it has hit a milestone of 18,868 – the most ever.
The provincial body also saw the most teams take part ever (332), as well as increases in the number of coaches (547) and certified umpires (1,403) from the previous year.
It was cause for celebration as Baseball Alberta hosted its annual general meeting and awards in Edmonton on Nov. 22, where some of the best performances from around the province were recognized.”
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Elliott: Boras called seven-year deal for a Blue Jay after seeing Maple Leaf get seven
“The Toronto Blue Jays have signed free-agent RHP Dylan Cease to a seven-year, $210 million deal. Super agent Scott Boras called it — 11 years ago.” Bob Elliott shares an article he wrote after interviewing Boras in 2014.
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Clapp, Pogue return to Cardinals' coaching staff for 2026
Canadians Stubby Clapp (Windsor, Ont.) and Jamie Pogue (Guelph, Ont.) will return to the St. Louis Cardinals’ big league coaching staff in 2026.
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Paxton to be inducted on to Baseball Canada's Wall of Excellence
Junior National Team alum and longtime big league pitcher James Paxton (Ladner, B.C.) will be inducted on to Baseball Canada’s Wall of Excellence at the National Teams Awards Banquet on January 10.
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McFarland: A long, look back at the last Canadian Baseball League
Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, takes a look back at the short-lived first professional Canadian Baseball League.
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Winnipeg Goldeyes re-sign Bradwell
The Winnipeg Goldeyes have re-signed right-hander James Bradwell (North Vancouver, B.C.).
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Blue Jays to sign Cease to seven-year deal
The Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a seven-year, $210-million contract with right-hander Dylan Cease.
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R.I.P. Randy Strocki, former Baseball Alberta executive director
Former Baseball Alberta executive director Randy Strocki died on November 13 at the end of 72.
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WCL's Kelowna Falcons hire ex-Jay Towers as pitching coach
The West Coast League’s Kelowna Falcons have hired former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Josh Towers as their pitching coach.
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Ottawa Titans re-sign franchise cornerstone Wright
The Ottawa Titans have re-signed franchise cornerstone A.J. Wright.
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Gallagher: Intercounty Baseball League goes for name exchange: IBL becomes CBL
“Can a name change do anything for the league formerly known as the Intercounty Baseball League?
As first alluded to in a Bloomberg story from a few years ago, the truth was finally confirmed in a news release issued this morning that the Canadian Baseball League is the new moniker for an organization that operated under the old shingle for more than 106 years as the country's most recognizable league for late-aged teenagers and adults.”
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Ontario to host two 2026 national championships
The Ontario Baseball Association is pleased to announce that Tecumseh, Ont., and Woodstock, Ont., will host Baseball Canada National Championships in 2026.
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Elliott: Tigers burn bright visiting HOFer Vlad Guerrero's house in the Dominican
“What’s better than meeting Toronto Blue Jays 1B Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. for a private audience?
How about a 2-on-1 meeting with his Hall of Fame father, by the same name?”
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Intercounty Baseball League turns pro, becomes Canadian Baseball League
On Monday, the Intercounty Baseball League (IBL), which has been in operation since 1919, announced that it is now a fully professional league that will be known as the Canadian Baseball League.
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Elliott: Pro scouts can't visit indoor facilities until Jan. 15
“Under the major league’s new recovery program, scouts can’t observe high school players from Oct. 15, 2025 to Jan. 15, 2026 during indoor winter sessions. The same goes for evaluating college players in the USA, at the University of British Columbia and Douglas College from Nov. 15, 2025, to Jan. 15, 2026.”
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BWDIK: Crawford, Encarnacion, Hawkins, Howarth, Morneau, Shipanoff
Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Garrett Hawkins, Edwin Encarnacion, Justin Morneau, Jerry Howarth, Scott Crawford and Dave Shipanoff.
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McFarland: Saskatoon’s Schueller makes national team debut, aspires to play in WPBL
“She’s had a taste of representing Canada and Taylor Schueller now wants more.
The Saskatoon native was among four from her province – including Victoria Bateman, Makenna Dobrowolsky and Addie Ziebart – named to the Baseball Canada Women’s National Team development camp in Cary, North Carolina in mid-October.”
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Elliott: How deep in valley is Mathieu Vallée in Frontier record books? No. 1 base stealer
Bob Elliott catches up with 2025 Canadian Baseball Network Murray Zuk Award winner, as top Canadian offensive player in the unaffiliated ranks, Mathieu Vallée (Saint-Eustache, Que.) who set a Frontier League record when he stole 83 bases for the Trois-Rivières Aigles this season.
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Winnipeg Goldeyes sign Dobie
The Winnipeg Goldeyes have signed Canadian utility player Mason Dobie (Meaford, Ont.).
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Twenty Canadians selected in inaugural Women's Pro Baseball League draft
Twenty Canadians - including four in the first round - were selected in the inaugural Women’s Pro Baseball League (WPBL) draft that took place last night.
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