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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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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