Latin America continues to be a baseball talent hotbed as well as a source of investment for the Toronto Blue Jays.
Vice-president Andrew Tinnish along with Sandy Rosario, director of Latin American operations, his assistant directors Harry Einbinder and Francisco Plasencia, plus cross checker Lorenzo Perez, added four signing bonuses of $200,000 or more led by Venezuelan C Juan Caricote, who was given a $1.95 million signing bonus.
Read MoreThe Winnipeg Goldeyes have re-signed left-handed reliever Tasker Strobel.
Read MoreThe Canadian Baseball League’s London Majors have re-signed left-hander Victor Payano.
Read MoreMichael Saunders has moved back to Victoria, B.C. and he recently announced that he’ll host four baseball camps there this summer as part of his new business called “Saundo Athletics.”
Read MoreThe Canadian Baseball League’s Kitchener Panthers have signed veteran 1B/DH Josh Williams (Toronto, Ont.).
Read MoreThe results of the 2026 Baseball Writers’ Association of America’s National Baseball Hall of Fame election will be exclusively announced on MLB Network on Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 6 p.m. E.T.
Read MoreThe Ottawa Titans have re-signed infielder Aaron Casillas.
Read MoreThere is a new name atop the list of Canadians on our all-time list of MLB draft signing bonuses.
In fact, five Canadians who signed last July now rank among the top 30 since we started tracking six-figure bonuses for Canucks.
Read MoreThe Winnipeg Goldeyes have re-signed right-hander Luke Boyd.
Read MoreLeft-hander Travis Keys (London, Ont.) has re-signed with the Canadian Baseball League’s London Majors.
Read More“Those GoFundMe pages really work.
The destitute Pittsburgh Pirates kept reaching underneath sofa cushions until they found $29 million to give Ryan O’Hearn, over two years. O’Hearn is 32, has 84 home runs and is a lifetime .252 hitter. Then they traded for Brandon Lowe, who was a reliable infielder at Tampa Bay and will cost them $11.5 million in the last year of his deal. Lowe had 31 home runs last year and has a lifetime OPS of .807. Hey, it’s not Clemente and Stargell, but it’s an investment. It is hoped that owner Bob Nutting still has S&H Green Stamps left. “
Read More“It seemed fitting for James Paxton to be inducted onto Baseball Canada’s Wall of Excellence at an awards banquet held at the Rogers Centre on Saturday night.
After all, it was in that building 2,804 days earlier that he made history when he tossed a no-hitter for the Seattle Mariners against the Toronto Blue Jays to become the only Canadian to throw a major league no-hitter in a Canadian ballpark.
It also seemed fitting that it was at the Rogers Centre that the Ladner, B.C., native confirmed that he’s coming out of retirement to pitch for Canada at the World Baseball Classic in March.”
Read More“It was memorabilia mayhem.
Calgary-born Todd McFarlane was right in the middle of the collectible chaos and emerged with one of the most sought-after pieces of sporting history.
This is a story of a slugger, his incredible feat, and baseball fanaticism run amok. Only those with the fattest wallets were invited to this party, and the ensuing media attention grabbed more headlines than a celebrity scandal.
More simply, this is just a tale about a baseball. And yet, it is so much more than that.”
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs have re-signed three more players for the 2026 season.
Read MoreThe Canadian Baseball League’s Barrie Baycats have re-signed infielder Hayden Jaco (Coquitlam, B.C.).
Read MoreJoe Ellison (Toronto, Ont.) will be returning to the Ontario Blue Jays as the organization’s program advisor.
Read MoreThe Winnipeg Goldeyes have re-signed utility player Keshawn Lynch.
Read MoreRyan Sweeney pays tribute to legendary Newfoundland baseball coach Rob Myrden who died on January 8 at the age of 67.
Read MoreAfter a long and successful college coaching career, Mike McRae (Niagara Fall, Ont.) has landed a professional coaching job with the Toronto Blue Jays organization.
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