Who are the top sporting families from Kingston, Ont.?
Bob Elliott, a Kingston native himself, attempts to answer this question.
Read MoreWho are the top sporting families from Kingston, Ont.?
Bob Elliott, a Kingston native himself, attempts to answer this question.
Read MoreMark Potter remembers Kingston multisport star Gary MacGregor who once scored 100 goals in a season on the ice and also won an OBA midget championship as a standout third baseman.
Read More“A hometown listing of Sudbury Ont. will garner some attention on the back of the Gavin Roy baseball card.
These days, however, it’s the impressive numbers that are being posted by the local product that are causing watchers both north and south of the border to take notice.
Making his debut as an NCAA Division I junior with the Washington State Cougars, after spending two years with the Cloud County Community College Thunderbirds in Kansas, the 21-year-old slick-fielding middle infielder was expecting a stretch of acclimatization as he cleared another barrier.”
Read MoreGillespie fans 13 to hit 131 Ks on season for modern Canuck D1 record
Read MorePlease welcome to the world, Weston Isaac. Weston is the son of Kelly and Ryan Isaac, their first born. Ryan is the managing partner of the Canadian Baseball Network.
Congratulations to Kelly and Ryan!
Read MoreThe National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and Dick Howser committee has decided on its semifinalists for the 2025 Dick Howser Trophy — awarded annually to the collegiate player of the year. UC Santa Barbara Gauchos RHP Tyler Bremner, whose parents are from Mississauga, Ont. and Queensville, Ont., and Arkansas Razorbacks OF Charles Davalan ((St-Bruno-De-Montarville, Que.) are the two Canucks to make the 64-player list.
Read MoreBob Elliott pays tribute to Leaside Maple Leafs legend Buck Reed who has passed away at the age of 78.
Read MoreWith six strikeouts in his most recent start for the Charlotte 49ers, right-hander Blake Gillespie (Arva, Ont.) now has the eighth-most strikeouts by a Canadian pitcher in a D-1 season.
Read MoreWinnipeg Jets coach Scott Arniel, who hails from Kingston, Ont., has been taught well how to perform under pressure.
Read MoreMatt Stocco (Guelph, Ont.) has been named head coach of the Guelph Gryphons program.
Read MoreOntario Nationals grad Blake Gillespie (Arva, Ont.) has fanned 112 hitters for the Charlotte 49ers this spring, which makes him just one of 11 Canuck hurlers to exceed 100 strikeouts in an NCAA Div. I season.
Read MoreRight-hander Tyler Bremner, whose parents are from Mississauga and Queensville, Ont., set a new UC Santa Barbara record on Friday night when he recorded his 275th career strikeout.
Read MoreSeven years ago, Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott caught up with Ladner, B.C. native James Paxton’s family, friends and coaches after the 6-foot-4 lefty became the first Canadian to throw a no-hitter on Canadian soil.
Read MoreOntario Nationals grad Blake Gillespie (Arva, Ont.) has fanned 105 hitters for the Charlotte 49ers this spring, which makes him just one of 11 Canuck hurlers to exceed 100 strikeouts in an NCAA Div. I season.
Read MoreElliott: Perfect Game hosts 12 teams from four provinces in national tournament
Read More“What are the odds of finding the top-rated draft-eligible Canuck less than 15 weeks before the annual selection of high schoolers and collegians?
Over the years, we have found a few, yet we never have we found anything like this:
Santa Barbara Gauchos RHP Tyler Bremner.
Tyler was born in San Diego. His parents are Jason Bremner, of Mississauga, and Jennifer, of Queensville, Ont., north of Newmarket. They now call southern California home.
Tyler has a Canadian passport.
And he’s really good ... no, we mean really, really good.”
Read MoreBob Elliott shares his list of the top 50 six-figure signing bonuses that Canadian players have received from major league teams.
Read MoreThere’s a new player atop the Canadian Baseball Network’s 2025 Draft List. His name is Slater de Brun. The speedy outfielder lives in Bend, Ore., but thanks to his mom has a Canadian passport and would be eligible to play for Canada in the World Baseball Classic.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network columnist Patrick Kennedy recently caught up with unheralded Kingston multisport legend Jack Lynch.
Read MoreMajor leaguers Michael Saunders (Victoria, BC) and Tyler O’Neill (Maple Ridge, BC) were drafted by legendary Canadian and Seattle Mariners scout Wayne Norton (Langley, BC). Saunders was there last week when Doug Mathieson’s Langley Blaze travelled to Arizona to play Seattle Mariners’ first and second-year pros in the annual Wayne Norton memorial game.
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