“It was all about winning and Stubby Clapp didn’t want it any other way.
The versatile infielder and outfielder from Windsor, Ontario had played at the NCAA Division 1 level. He had rode the buses in the minor leagues. Clapp even made it to The Show in 2001, when he suited up for the St. Louis Cardinals for 23 games.
He also earned a reputation as a gutsy ball player during his performances for Canada internationally.”
Read MoreBaseball Canada has announced its Junior National Team roster and schedule for its extended spring training trip.
Read MoreBaseball Canada highlights the Canadians on Opening Day rosters.
Read MoreBaseball Canada is partnering with Jeff Krushell to offer his Creating Coachable Players program.
Read MoreHappy International Women’s Day!
We wanted to rerun this story by Zach Worden about the trailblazing and inspirational Ashley Stephenson, who last June became the first Women’s National Team player inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.
Read MoreBaseball Canada is proud to introduce the Women in Baseball - Administration and Leadership Workshop Series, a new initiative designed to empower women pursuing administrative and leadership roles in the sport.
Read MoreIn celebration of International Women’s Day, we wanted to rerun this story by our supremely talented writer Melissa Verge about the supremely talented Amanda Asay. This was written after Asay was elected posthumously to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in February.
Read More“Growing up in Prince George, B.C., future Women’s National Team mainstay Amanda Asay was a big fan of “A League of Their Own,” the 1992 movie directed by Penny Marshall that chronicled the early days of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
Decades later, Asay – who died tragically after a skiing accident in 2022 at age 33 – will be posthumously inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame alongside Canadian AAGPBL star Arleene Noga, who consulted on and appeared in the beloved film that introduced new generations to the pioneering women’s baseball league.“
Read More“It was the Greg Hamilton those of us in the Canadian baseball community have come to know and respect so deeply.
Fresh off being named a 2025 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, Hamilton, who in his leadership role with Baseball Canada has overseen the most successful era in national teams history, participated in the Hall’s media call on Wednesday afternoon.
Hamilton prefers to remain out of the spotlight, but he handled the questions thrown at him with grace. And in typical Greg Hamilton fashion, he redirected much of the talk towards his players. “
Read MoreBaseball Canada’s Greg Hamilton will be formally inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in St. Marys, Ontario on Saturday, June 7 as he was announced today as one of six inductees that make up the class of 2025.
Read MoreThe Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s class of 2025 will consist of six new inductees.
Read MoreChinese Taipei, Nicaragua, South Africa and Spain will compete in a World Baseball Classic Qualifier scheduled for February 21 to February 25 at the Taipei Dome in Taipei, Taiwan. The top two teams will advance to the 2026 World Baseball Classic.
Read MoreBaseball Canada is accepting bids for the following 2026 Baseball Canada National Championships until February 28th: 16U Girls; 19U Women’s and Women’s.
Read More“Sena Catterall is no stranger to the bright lights and pressures that come with playing competitive sports at a high level.
A two-sport athlete, Catterall (Pierrefonds, Que.) thrives in the big moments, and it’s one of the reasons that Baseball Canada deemed her the Women’s National Team MVP for 2024. “
Read MoreBaseball Canada has announced the participants and mentors for the second year of their Women in Coaching Program.
Read More“Left-hander Sean Duncan is no stranger to the bright lights.
The 16-year-old from Port Coquitlam, B.C. has been playing all over the country this past year and even took his talents down to the Dominican Republic with the Junior National Team in October.
However, on Saturday at the Toronto Marriott City Centre Hotel, Duncan was under the bright lights once again but on a different stage. The Langley Blaze product received the prestigious Russell Martin Award (Junior National Team MVP) at the Baseball Canada Awards Banquet and Fundraiser, with the former Jays catcher in attendance to hand out the hardware.”
Read More“Stubby Clapp didn’t do a back flip on stage at the Baseball Canada National Teams Awards Banquet & Fundraiser on Saturday night.
But you get the feeling that if the 51-year-old baseball legend could still do one, he would have.
That’s the kind of joy and pride Clapp felt being at being inducted onto Baseball Canada’s Canada Wall of Excellence.”
Read MoreWomen’s National Team shortstop Mia Valcke (St. Marys, Ont.) received the Ashley Stephenson Award at Baseball Canada’s National Teams Awards Banquet & Fundraiser on Saturday night. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich spoke to her before the ceremony.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew devotes his weekly “But What Do I Know?” column to the award winners at the Baseball Canada Awards Banquet & Fundraiser that was held on Saturday night.
Read MoreAutographed items from Hall of Famers Larry Walker, David Ortiz and Jim Thome along with World Baseball Classic stars Freddie Freeman, Josh and Bo Naylor and Cade Smith are just some of the items up for bids as part of Baseball Canada’s annual auction ahead of the annual Baseball Canada Awards Banquet and Fundraiser that will take place on Saturday in Toronto.
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