Canadian Junior National team right-hander Eric Cerantola (Oakville, Ont.) battled his command in his two innings of work against the Toronto Blue Jays at Dunedin Stadium on Saturday, but he also showed the promise that has made him one of the country's top pitching prospects. Canadian Baseball Network writer J.P. Antonacci caught up with Cerantola after the young hurler's outing on Saturday.
Read MoreA power surge that saw the Philadelphia Phillies’ prospects squad hit four home runs was too much for the Junior National Team on Sunday afternoon as they fell, 8-4. Baseball Canada's Adam Morissette has the game details.
Read MorePitching for the country of his birth, against the team his father was drafted by and became a legend with and playing in the ballpark he still plays in on occasion as a high school pitcher, there were a lot of memories and symbolism in play for 17-year-old Braden Halladay as he tossed a scoreless eighth inning for the Canadian Junior National team against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday. Jay Blue, from Blue Jays from Away, was at the game and filed this report.
Read MoreAmanda Fewer shares her photos from the contest between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Canadian Junior National Team at Dunedin Stadium on Saturday.
Read MoreThere were plenty of notable big league bloodlines on the field at Dunedin Stadium on Saturday as the Junior National Team met the Toronto Blue Jays in an annual spring training contest. Baseball Canada's Adam Morissette has the details.
Read MoreAmanda Fewer shares her photos from the Canadian Junior National Team's 10-1 loss to a team of Detroit Tigers prospects at the Walter Fuller Complex in St. Petersburg, Fla., on Friday.
Read MoreA prospects squad from the Detroit Tigers organization defeated the Junior National Team 10-1 at the Walter Fuller Complex in St. Petersburg, Fla. on Friday. Baseball Canada's Adam Morissette has the details.
Read MoreToronto Mets and Canadian Junior National Team alum J.D. Osborne is listed on the Miami Marlins minor-league roster sheet handed out to the media as C/Util, meaning he can play other positions. But Osborne is focused on becoming a better catcher in his first camp with the Marlins and he's trying to learn something new about the position every day. Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher recently caught up with Osborne in Jupiter, Fla.
Read MoreTwo Okotoks Dawgs players - Cesar Valero and LaRon Smith - have been selected to the Canadian Junior National Team spring roster. Dustin Saracini has the details.
Read MoreBaseball Canada has announced the names of the 33 players that have been invited to the Junior National Team’s (U-18) annual Spring Training Camp taking place at the Walter Fuller Complex in St. Petersburg, Fla., from March 15-24.
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RHP Braden Hallladay, who was born in Toronto in 2000, would like to pitch with the Canadian Junior National Team when it visits St. Petersburg next month.
Read MoreKevin Glew's weekly "But What Do I Know?" column discusses Rusty Staub, Braden Halladay, Jackie Robinson, Nick Pivetta, Larry Walker and Adam Lind.
Read MoreCanada has moved up three spots from 10th to seventh in the latest World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Baseball World Rankings that were unveiled on Thursday.
Read MoreBaseball Canada has released its calendar of events for 2018.
Read MoreFor the ninth consecutive year, Women’s National Team manager André Lachance is bringing a talented group of young players to Cuba for a week of baseball and a cultural experience that is equally important as the on field component.
Read MoreFor the second year in a row, the Junior National Team’s annual Spring Training contest against the Toronto Blue Jays will be broadcast nationally. The March 17 game will be shown on Sportsnet ONE, Sportsnet NOW and can be heard across the Sportsnet Radio Network live from Dunedin Stadium.
Read MoreVeteran Canadian Women's National Team member Ashley Stephenson has been named a finalist for SABR's inaugural Dorothy Seymour Mills Lifetime Achievement Award. Baseball Canada's Adam Morissette has the details.
Read MoreFor the second consecutive year, three Junior National Team alumni have cracked Baseball America’s Top 100 MLB Prospects. Right-handed pitchers Mike Soroka (Atlanta Braves) and Cal Quantrill (San Diego Padres) made the list at numbers 27 and 52, respectively while outfielder Tyler O’Neill (St. Louis Cardinals) came in at number 86. Baseball Canada's Adam Morissette has the details.
Read MoreIt has to be the most amazing defensive play ever made by a Canadian pitcher in a professional game. And when you approach Vancouver native Scott Richmond to ask him about “that play,” he knows immediately what you’re referring to. The Canadian Baseball Network caught up with Richmond at the recent Baseball Canada National Teams Awards Banquet & Fundraiser to talk about "that play" and the veteran right-hander's professional career.
Read MoreOne of the greatest Canadian baseball players of all-time is calling it a career as New Westminster, B.C., native Justin Morneau announced his retirement at a news conference at Target Field in Minnesota on Wednesday.
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