The curtain came down on the 25th annual Perfect Game Scouting Service World Wood Bat championship in Jupiter, Fla. The Tier 5 Star Roos Mafia beat the Canes National/NY Mets Scout Team 5-0 in the championship final of the 100-team tourney. Sixty Canadians competed in the tournament with eight different teams.
Read MoreMakaio Cisneros (Whitby, Ont.), plus relievers Lachlan Harrison (Mississauga, Ont.) and Jack Pineau (Thunder Bay, Ont.) of Canadian Premier were at their stingiest best in a 1-1 tie against the Cincinnati Reds Scout Team. Canadian Premier finished round-robin play in the annual Perfect Game World Wood Bat championship at Juliter, Fla. with a 1-1-1 record.
Read MoreNo one knows for sure what lies ahead for the members of our soon-to-be-announced 22nd annual Canadian Baseball Network All-Canadian College team.
Whomever makes the All-Canadian college team — the best playing the majority of their schedule south of the border in 2021 — they will be carrying on a Canadian tradition: success at the college level that translated into success at the pro level.
Looking back, here are the former all-Canadians — 194 in all — who have reached the next level, or are on their way to proceeding further down the road than most before retiring … Here is a look at how far they went, plus where they pitched or played in 2021.
Read MoreThe newly formed Canadian Premier entry registered their first-ever win at the Perfect Game Scouting Service’s World Wood Bat tournament at Jupiter, Fla., taking down 5-Star Performance National by a score of 9-2.
Read MoreBob Elliott provides an update on how the Canadian players fared on Day II of the Perfect Game Scouting Service’s World Wood Bat tournament at Jupiter, Fla.
Read MoreThe Canadian Premier scored a 9-7 win over the Brewers Langley Blaze in an exhibition game prior to the kickoff of the annual Perfect Game World Wood Bat championship in Jupiter, Fla.
Read MoreThere are 58 Canadians at the Perfect Game WWBA World Championship in Jupiter, Fla. Bob Elliott has a rundown.
Read MoreBob Elliott talks to several of the coaches at the Canadian Futures Showcase to find out what players at the event stood out to them.
Read MoreBob Elliott’s column from Day 4 of the Canadian Futures Showcase shines the spotlight on players from five different provinces and talks about Ontario Terrriers catcher Jason Green (Georgetown, Ont.) who hit the first home run of the event on Friday.
Read MoreBob Elliott’s column from Day 3 of the Canadian Futures Showcase shines the spotlight on players from four different provinces and shares the story of Great Lake Canadians catcher Rees Kozar who is attending the event despite a shoulder injury.
Read MoreBob Elliott’s column from Day 2 of the Canadian Futures Showcase shines the spotlight on players from four different provinces and shares the story of how Ontario Terriers standout Jason Green Jr. became a catcher.
Read MoreBob Elliott’s column from Day 1 of the Canadian Futures Showcase shines the spotlight on players from four different provinces. He also catches up with ex-big leaguers Matt Stairs, Denis Boucher and Adam Stern to talk about their memories of playing in Ottawa during their minor league careers.
Read MoreWith the Blue Jays Academy officials switching the location for the Canadian Futures Showcase to Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton (RCGT) Stadium, the Canadian Baseball Network thought it would be fun to list the Top 10 moments at the 30-year-old Ottawa Stadium, which in addition to JetForm Park has also been known as Lynx Stadium and RCGT Park.
Read MoreWith the Canadian Futures Showcase set to begin in Ottawa on Tuesday, Bob Elliott takes a look back at the history of professional baseball in the nation’s capital. This is the first part of a two-part series.
Read MoreBob Elliott shares his memories of Queen Elizabeth.
Read MoreMyles Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) proved recently that it doesn’t matter what the area code is, the Naylors still own the Area Codes Games.
Read MoreMike Arundel shares the eulogy he delivered for Ottawa sports legend Hugh Riopelle, who passed away on August 30 at the age of 94.
Read MoreWhat do the Blue Jays expect to receive from this July’s first-round pick Brandon Barriera down the road? Well, if we just go off the monies paid to pitchers in previous drafts, Barriera was given $3.4 million US as the 23rd player selected in North America. The Jays forked that over so the Plantation, Fla. high schooler would ignore the Vanderbilt Commodores advances. It’s the second highest signing bonus the Blue Jays have ever given to a pitcher behind Alek Manoah.
Read MoreBob Elliott recently caught up with pitchers Zak Szabo (Whitby, Ont.) and Matteo Pare (LaSalle, Ont.) at the JNT’s Selection camp for the WBSC U-18 World Cup, which will take place in Sarasota, Fla. from September 9 to September 18.
Read MoreFormer UBC Thunderbirds RHP Adam Maier (North Vancouver, BC), a seventh-round pick of the Atlanta Braves, and ex-Langley Blaze RHP Jacob Zibin (Langley, BC), a 10th-round selection of the Cleveland Guardians, each received $1.2 million signing bonuses to top all Canadian 2022 MLB draft picks.
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