This is the fifth and final story in a five-part series by Canadian Baseball Network contributor Scott Langdon called A Sport of Their Own that discusses girls’ and women’s baseball in Canada. This article shines the spotlight on some movers and shakers in Canadian women’s baseball.
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This is the fourth story in a five-part series by Canadian Baseball Network contributor Scott Langdon called A Sport of Their Own that discusses girls’ and women’s baseball in Canada. This article shines the spotlight on Canada’s women’s baseball coaches and umpires.
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This is the third story in a five-part series by Canadian Baseball Network contributor Scott Langdon called A Sport of Their Own that discusses girls’ and women’s baseball in Canada. This article shines the spotlight on Canada’s successful women’s national team.
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This is the second in a five-part series called A Sport of Their Own. This article is entitled Talkin’ baseball: From sexism to career success.
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The 1992 movie A League of Their Own told the story of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League which existed from 1943 to 1954. More than 60 Canadian women played in the league. The first Baseball Canada-sanctioned national championship for girls’ baseball (16U) was played in 1998. Girls’/women’s baseball has continued to evolve and grow in Canada in the two decades since. The Canadian Baseball Network is pleased to feature A Sport of Their Own, a five-part series about girls’/women’s baseball
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ICYMI: Tim Raines and Tim Raines, Jr. owned two of the three outfield spots for the Baltimore Orioles on this day in 2001.
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In this, the fifth and final article in a five-part series called “In the Heat," Scott Langdon writes that the growing influence of sport science in professional baseball and the possibility that machine learning could decrease the number of injuries have their roots in Australia, a country where baseball is not a top 10 viewing or participation sport.
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In this, the fourth article in a five-part series called “In the Heat," Scott Langdon writes about the magical "sixth tool" that scouts are looking for in a player, which is mental performance.
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In the third part of the Canadian Baseball Network’s exclusive five-part “In the Heat” series, Scott Langdon talks to players about the challenges of playing through the oppressive Florida heat in the summer.
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Now in his 35th season of professional baseball including five years as a pitcher in the big leagues, Halifax, N.S., native Vince Horsman is a respected pitching coach with the Toronto Blue Jays’ double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats. Canadian Baseball Network writer Scott Langdon recently spoke with the Horsman about the ex-big league lefty’s lengthy professional career and current position.
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The Case for New Hampshire's Canucks: RHP Jordan Romano (Markham, Ont.), RP Andrew Case (Saint John, NB), OF Connor Panas (Toronto, Ont.) and 3B Vladimir Guerrero (Montreal, Que.), plus pitching coach Vince Horsman (Halifax, NS).
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Scott Langdon recently spoke with Ellen Veronica Harrigan, who used to work for the Toronto Blue Jays, was general manager of the class-A St. Catharines Stompers and is now director of baseball administration for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Harrigan shared some suggestions on how to land a job in professional baseball.
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John Stewart grew up in Brighton, Ont. with a passion for baseball learned from his father. His love of the sport is the driving force behind his career in pro ball. The 34-year-old is now manager, stadium and clubhouse operations for the Toronto Blue Jays’ Vancouver Canadians affiliate in the class-A Northwest League. It is the latest stop on a career path in baseball that began in Greeneville, Tenn. in 2013. Canadian Baseball Network writer Scott Langdon shares Stewart’s story.
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Eight-year-old Jessica Lack told her father she would own the New York Yankees some day. Today the Calgary native has an important role with the Yankees and the Steinbrenner family in the minor leagues. Canadian Baseball Network writer Scott Langdon shares her story.
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She didn't discover the game until after 9/11, but now Claudette Scrafford (Hawkesbury, Ont.) has an important role at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.
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The temperature outside hovered stubbornly below freezing. Snow filtered down throughout the day. But inside Oakville’s Appleby College the sounds of spring were unmistakable during a recent February weekend. “Ball,” “Strike,” “You’re out” rang out as 72 amateur umpires from parts of Canada and the Caribbean were put through their paces at the first Canadian Baseball Umpire Camp. Canadian Baseball Network writer Scott Langdon has the details.
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Trainer Voon Chong (Vancouver, BC) and strength coach Jason Dowse (Cannington, Ont.) keep the triple-A Bisons on the field.
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Re-habbing RHP Aaron Sanchez will start Sunday at Coca-Cola Field as the Bisons host the Syracuse Chiefs, and if all goes well ... Sanchez will be at the Rogers Centre the first week of July when the Houston Astros come to the Rogers Centre.
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