The Seattle Mariners first and second-year pros edged Langley 3-0 in the annual Wayne Norton Memorial game at the Peoria Sports Complex in Arizona.
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Elliott's happy campers: Grabmann, Latimer, McGorman, Naylor, Pilon, White,
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Elliott: Maple Leaf players remember Jack
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There are 60 Canucks on the Great Plains Region’s top 25 collegiate teams. Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott has the rundown.
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Thirteen Canadians are on Perfect Game’s list of the top 500 JUCO players for the 2022 MLB draft. Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott has the details.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor in chief Bob Elliott shares his memories of late Toronto Maple Leafs owner Jack Dominico.
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If March is near, that means the Langley Blaze are marching toward a bus, then a plane, another bus and then a bunch of ball fields on a 12-day trip to Arizona to compete against collegians and minor league squads. The first of the Blaze’s 21-to-23 games will be against Seattle Mariners’ first and second-year pros on March 16.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott shares the story of how future New York Islanders greats and four-time Stanley Cup winners Clark Gillies and Bob Bourne were once signed by the Houston Astros.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott dug into the vault for this 2008 article about former North Delta Blue Jays coach Mike Kelly making the trek to Denver, Colo., to see two of his former players - Jeff Francis and Justin Morneau - face off in a major league game.
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Elliott: Van Horne steps down after 53 seasons with Expos & Marlins
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“When a club drafts the top Canuck a hike in our official six-figure signing bonuses unofficial standings can be expected.
The Milwaukee Brewers chose Toronto Mets alum Tyler Black (Stouffville, Ont.) with their second first-round pick. Black was the sixth, best college hitter selected and the 33rd player chosen overall in North America.
The slot amount for the 33rd spot was $2,202,200 US. Milwaukee general manager Matt Arnold gave the former Wright State Raider a $2.2-million bonus and the Brewers jumped in our standings from seventh overall to fourth of 31 clubs -- counting the Montreal Expos and the Washington Nationals -- to have given out $100,000 or more to a player.”
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Elliott: Kicking off our 15th annual Top 100 Canadians of 2021
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott recalls David Ortiz’s slow start to the 2010 season, which had many speculating that the slugger was in the twilight of his career. But Ortiz would prove his naysayers wrong. Over the next seven seasons, he would average 31 home runs and nearly 100 RBIs.
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Legendary Lewis-Clark State Warriors coach Ed Cheff, who helped hone the skills of many Canadians over the course of his career, has passed away.
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Atlanta Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos (Montreal, Que.) has been named the Most Influential Canadian in baseball by the Canadian Baseball Network.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott pays tribute to longtime Toronto Blue Jays coach and minor league manager Omar Malaze who recently passed away.
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Elliott, No. 2 on top 100. Larry Walker: Finally a second Canuck player in Cooperstown
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LHP Andre Wojtarowicz (Oakville, Ont.) has been invited to play in the MLB Draft League. He previously pitched for Ontario Terriers coach Dean Dicenzo (Mount Hope, Ont.) and also Matt Mills (Burlington, Ont.) and Fabio Del Rio (Ottawa, Ont.) with the Ontario Royals.
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No. 3 on our Top 100: Edward Rogers, chairman of the board of directors of Rogers Communications Inc. , is No. 3 on the Canadian Baseball Network’s 2021 Most Influential Canadians in baseball list.
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Well-known baseball writer Bob Nightengale’s daughter Nikki is a hockey star who recently played in a showcase tournament north of the border. Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott has the story.
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