Bob Elliott remembers Kingston, Ont., baseball legend Elwyn Watts who passed away on April 5 at the age of 77.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott speaks to Gary Rajsich and Buck Showalter about the Toronto Blue Jays’ latest free agent acquisition Kevin Gausman.
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The Canadian Junior Team resumes action south of the border in West Palm Beach, Fla., from April 13-23. Amateur scouts and college recruiters have not been able to evaluate Canada’s best high schoolers since March of 2020. However, there were plenty of scouts on hand when the Langley Blaze, with pick ups from across the land, visited pro camps to play first- and second-year pros, plus college teams in Phoenix, Ariz.
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A total of 10 Canadians are on the rosters of the top 25 ranked NCAA Division II teams.
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Nate Ochoa and Nate Kirkpatrick faced a first-rounder at Camelback ranch in Glendale, Ariz. And they both hit well. Ochoa (Burlington, Ont.) crushed a double and Kirkpatrick (Surrey, BC) of the Blaze hit a line drive single. Both were facing Dodgers’ first-round pick Maddux Bruns, who went 29th overall in the 2021 MLB draft.
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Three of Canada’s top elite teams led the way on the Perfect Game All-Region honours for 2022. The Langley Blaze, Okotoks Dawgs and Toronto Mets each had four players named to the Canada/Puerto Rico Region All-Senior First Team.
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The Mississauga Tigers had four players named to PG’s Canada/Puerto Rico Region All School Team Underclass First Team. That’s No. 1 of the 20 different teams who placed players on the First and Second Teams.
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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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