Legendary relief pitcher Elroy Face, who had been the oldest living former Montreal Expos player, has died at the age of 97. Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher remembers him.
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Baseball Ontario has hired former Junior National Team member Kyle Fillier as their new sport development officer.
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The Canadian Baseball League’s Guelph Royals have re-signed right-hander Jacob Kush (Guelph, Ont.).
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George Holm, the former Toronto Blue Jays’ director of ticket operations, died on Saturday at the age of 80.
He passed away at the Greater Niagara Hospital in Niagara Falls, Ont., after a seven-year battle with Parkinson’s disease.
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“Matt Spatafora has seen a lot in his decade and a half at Niagara University.
His first season with the program as an assistant coach in 2012 saw the Purple Eagles finish 19-29 and on the outside of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament.
Twelve years later, he helped lead the team to a 38-17 record and the 2024 MAAC championship.
When then head coach Rob McCoy departed to take the top job at William & Mary College that offseason, a position that became vacant after Mike McRae (Niagara Falls, Ont.) left for Rutgers, it was Spatafora the Niagara athletic department tabbed to take over.”
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“It’s almost time to set sail.
He might be the youngest player on Baseball Canada’s roster at the World Baseball Classic, but Matt Wilkinson is always willing to enter uncharted waters.
The 22-year-old has excelled at every level of baseball he’s played, from Little League in his hometown of Ladner, B.C. and high school at Dawgs Academy in Okotoks to the Western Canadian Baseball League and at Central Arizona College.”
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The Canadian Baseball League’s Kitchener Panthers have re-signed outfielder Jamie Cabral (Vaughan, Ont.).
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The Canadian Premier Baseball League (CPBL) has expanded its Canadian Premier Teams program to include a Sophomore age group team.
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“University of British Columbia left-hander Will Anderson isn’t bashful when discussing his expectations for the 2026 Thunderbirds.
“This is a World Series caliber team with talent everywhere and I think Lewiston is the standard now,” Anderson said.
“I strongly believe our pitching staff will be one of the best in the NAIA and that our lineup will produce at an elite level.”
It was just 10 months ago the T-Birds were right where they hope to be again. “
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Larry Nicholls (Portage la Prairie, Man.), a long-time umpire and prominent member of the Baseball Manitoba community, passed away on January 30 at the age of 81.
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Alberta arms will figure prominently on Team Canada’s pitching staff at the World Baseball Classic.
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Former ABC and Houston Cougars left-hander Antoine Jean (Montreal, Que.) has been selected to pitch for Canada at the World Baseball Classic.
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Stubby Clapp, or “Captain Canada” as he is known in baseball circles, has been elected to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich reflects on Clapp’s outstanding career as a player and coach.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Micah Ashman, Fergie Jenkins, Joey Votto, Buck Martinez, Dave McKay and Érik Bédard.
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The Canadian Baseball League’s Guelph Royals have re-signed right-hander Andrew Case (Saint John, N.B.).
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The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame held their second annual Canadian Women in Baseball digital panel event on Wednesday night.
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“Matt Davidson has hit 385 home runs in his first 17 pro seasons.
That’s a barrel full, a career for a lower case sultan of swat. So, you would think it might be difficult for the newest mystery member of Canada’s World Baseball Classic team to pick his favourite long ball?
“Most memorable?” repeated Davidson, the former Chicago White Sox bopper said from Peoria, Ariz. “Probably in 2018 ... opening day, I hit three in the same day, the third one was pretty special.”
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“She's not loud, but she doesn't have to be.
From a teenager in 2004 with Team Canada to a seasoned vet in 2018, Kate Psota’s strong presence on the field has always come from what she does, which is help Canada win.
That humble talent will be recognized on June 20 when Psota is inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. “
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“It seems everyone involved in Canadian baseball has a Jim Baba story.
Stubby Clapp’s favourite harkens back to the day the future Pan Am Games hero fell short in his first attempt to the make the men’s national team.
“I was the last one cut off the team, and Babs was the one who gave me the news,” Clapp recalled during a Feb. 5 press conference announcing him and Baba as 2026 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.
“I’ve always razzed him about it, but it was probably the absolute best news I could’ve got at that time,” Clapp continued.”
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“The last time Devon White was in Toronto for the World Series, he was loping gracefully across centre field, pulling fly balls out of the air with a seemingly effortless ease.
The Blue Jays fan favourite known as “Devo” didn’t make it to the outfield this past October, stopping at the pitcher’s mound to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 6 between his alma mater and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
“First and foremost, I was just hoping I didn’t bounce it,” White said with a smile during a press conference on Feb. 5 unveiling the Jamaican-born Gold Glover as a 2026 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee. “
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