Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott writes about how an Edmonton “angel” named Carl Shields helped Prairie Baseball Academy prospect Wily Diaz land a contract with the Minnesota Twins.

Ontario Terriers LHP Jordan Woods (Oakville, Ont.) has built his own mound so he can keep his pitching skills sharp during the COVID-19 pandemic.

There may -- or may not -- be a summer schedule for Canada’s elite teams. Yet, one thing we know, one thing a virus can’t take away are the players named to the Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason All-Region First Team selections. Canada is grouped with Puerto Rico, which also has players eligible for the draft. Joey Ellison’s Ontario Blue Jays as well as Doug Mathieson and Jamie Bodaly’s Langley Blaze had the most Canadians with five players each to the First Team.