Bob Elliott recalls a night in early October 1992 when the champagne arrived early and temporarily jinxed the Toronto Blue Jays.
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Bob Elliott shares his personal memories of the great Brooks Robinson, who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 86. He also caught up Buck Martinez, Omar Minaya and David Cone at the Rogers Centre on Wednesday and shares their memories of the Hall of Fame third baseman.
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Bob Elliott shares his Q and A will four more participants in the Canadian Futures Showcase at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
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Bob Elliott discovered at the Canadian Futures Showcase that top-ranked Ontario Blue Jays infielder Brendan Lawson (Leaside, Ont.) can pick it, both at short and with dad's Fender Stratocaster.
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Bob Elliott caught up with four more players at the Canadian Futures Showcase at the Rogers Centre and asked them a series of questions.
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Bob Elliott catches up with four more players at this year’s Canadian Futures Showcase to ask them a series of questions. He also provides a rundown of the scouts and recruiters in attendance.
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Bob Elliott asked four more players at the Canadian Futures Showcase a series of questions and also shares a rundown of the scouts and college recruiters in attendance.
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Bob Elliott caught up with several players and asked them a series of questions on the first day of the Canadian Futures Showcase at Rogers Centre on Tuesday.
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Scout John Castleberry of Orleans, Mass., who scouted and signed Joey Votto (Etobicoke, Ont.) for the Cincinnati Reds in 2002, has been named the Canadian Baseball Network 30th annual Scout of the Year.
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“A former major league outfielder, a World Series manager, a man who has represented Canada proudly around the world and two icons of the Ontario sandlots make up the Baseball Ontario’s Hall of Fame class of 2023.
Frank Colman (London), who spent six years in the majors with the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Yankees; Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson (Corunna); Baseball Canada, director of national teams Greg Hamilton (Peterborough), the late Troy May (Oshawa) and the late Len Andrews (Campbellville) complete the class.”
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Hardworking baseball coach David Quattrociocchi has just published his fourth book, “The Spirit of Canadian Baseball.” It’s a children’s book based on a poem.
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Labor Day weekend means Baseball Ontario championships.
There were no less than 55 championships scheduled from 8U to senior ... from triple-A to class-D.
The Stratford Nationals won the 9U B, 12U B and 15U A, while the Port Lambton Pirates took the 15U C, 18 C and senior C crowns.
The Sarnia Brigade won 10UA and 14U AA, while the Woodstock Wranglers won 10U B and 12U AA.
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Bob Elliott was in Woodstock, Ont., in the last weekend of August to watch his grandson, Xavier, play for New Brunswick at the 13U national championships. Quebec 2 may have won the tournament, but Xavier sure made his grandpa proud.
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Toronto-born Dante Nori, a speedy outfielder, is the son of former Toronto Raptors assistant coach Micah Nori. Bob Elliott writes that the younger Nori has a chance to be the first Canadian taken in the 2024 MLB draft.
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Bob Elliott writes that the Naylor brothers - Josh, Bo and Myles - own three of the top six MLB draft signing bonuses paid to Canucks.
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All it took was Oakland A’s scout Matt Higginson convincing his bosses on the talents and pedigree of Myles Naylor.
And when Oakland selected Ontario Blue Jays 3B Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) 39th overall in the July draft, the signing by Higginson (Grimsby, Ont.) vaulted Oakland from 19th in overall TSCT (Team Spending on Canadian Teams) to a solid 10th.
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RHP Matt Brown (Carlisle, Ont.), INF Brandon Lawson (North York, Ont.), RHP Tate Carey (Riverside, Ont.) and CF Dante Nori (Toronto, Ont.) recently impressed at the Area Code Games in San Diego.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott caught up with Jose Bautista, a superstar he covered for many years in Toronto, on Friday, prior to the former slugger being added to the Toronto Blue Jays Level of Excellence the following day.
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Ralph Kennedy, a key pitcher for the 1976 OBA championship-winning Kendal Eagles, has passed away at the age of 77.
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Canada’s first Olympic team supported Canada’s top manager in Philadelphia at Citizens Bank Park this past weekend when members of the 1984 Olympic team joined former teammate Rob Thomson for a reunion.
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