Bob Elliott caught up with five more players at the Canadian Futures Showcase on Thursday to ask them about their baseball journeys and their goals.
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Maxime Blain (Repentigny, Que.) drove in two runs on a single in the fourth inning to push Team Navy past Team Royal, 6-3, during the Canadian Futures Showcase on Thursday afternoon at Rogers Centre.
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Okotoks Dawgs Academy infielder Tim Piasentin's game-tying RBI-single in the top of the seventh inning was the highlight of the day for Team New Blue, which tied Team Red 4-4 on Day 2 of the 2024 Canadian Futures Showcase at the Rogers Centre. Mississauga Tigers infielder Joey Khananisho (Kleinburg, Ont.) had two hits, a stolen base and two runs for Team Red and was named player of the game.
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Chilliwack Cougars outfielder Carter Bestebroer (Chilliwack, B.C.) got a hit in his first game with Team Navy at the Canadian Futures Showcase. But the uncommitted 16-year-old not only hopes to impress scouts and recruiters with his bat this week at Rogers Centre, but also with his upbeat attitude. Canadian Baseball Network writer Trevor Fitzpatrick spoke with Bestebroer at the Showcase.
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ABC left-hander Mathis McKenna (Rigaud, Que.) struck out four over three scoreless innings to lift Team Navy past Team Grey, 3-1, in the Canadian Futures Showcase at Rogers Centre on Thursday morning.
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Toronto Mets 3B/OF Christian Iriotakis (Toronto, Ont.) is enjoying competing in his first Canadian Futures Showcase at Rogers Centre. He has also impressed at the dish. In his second game of the event for Team Navy on Wednesday, he had a single and two walks. Canadian Baseball Network Tyson Shushkewich caught up with Iriotakis after the game.
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Catchers often don’t get the credit they deserve. Sure, pitchers have to execute very well to throw a combined one-hitter, but the catcher plays a large role in calling the shots. Kieran Cutler (Paradise, Nfld.) did exactly that as his Team Red dominated Team Navy 8-0 on Wednesday. Canadian Baseball Network writer Trevor Fitzpatrick spoke with Cutler after the game.
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Landon Kauffman (Vancouver) slugged a two-run double and pitched two scoreless innings for Team Black to bring the night game against Team Red to a 3-3 draw at the Canadian Futures Showcase at the Rogers Centre on Wednesday.
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Bob Elliott caught up with four more players at the Canadian Futures Showcase on Wednesday to ask them about their baseball journey and their goals.
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Sean Duncan, a 16-year-old from Port Coquitlam, B.C., was in control on his way to a no-hitter over three innings of work for Team New Blue before things went sideways in a 4-2 loss to Team Royal at the Canadian Futures Showcase at Rogers Centre on Wednesday.
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After finishing second with a 6.57-second, 60 time at last year’s Canadian Futures Showcase, Ontario Blue Jays infielder Philip Cheong (Richmond Hill, Ont.) made sure that didn’t happen again. The fleet-footed outfielder clocked in at 6.344 seconds this year. That was nearly three tenths of a second better than fellow Ontario Blue Jay Benji Kautto (Toronto, Ont.) who registered the second-fastest time.
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AHP Academy catcher Dominik Morgan (Sherwood Park, Alta.) hit the ball the hardest at the Canadian Futures Showcase at Rogers Centre on Tuesday.
The 6-foot-0, 205-pound slugger, who made his Junior National Team debut this year, belted a ball with an exit velocity of 107.5 mph. That topped a ball socked 104.9 mph by Okotoks Dawgs Academy infielder Tim Piasentin (Coquitlam, B.C.)
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Fieldhouse Pirates right-hander Aiden Taggart (Grimsby, Ont.) struck out five over three scoreless innings and Premier Sports Academy catcher Kieran Cutler (Paradise, Nfld.) scored three runs as Team Red beat Team Navy 8-0 at the Canadian Futures Showcase on Wednesday.
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Fieldhouse Pirates right-hander Aiden Taggart (Grimsby, Ont.) tossed three no-hit innings for Team Red in his start at the Canadian Futures Showcase on Wednesday. The University of Utah commit is looking to improve his draft stock heading into 2025. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich caught up with Taggart after his start.
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Ontario Blue Jays infielder Jordan Jacob (Maple, Ont.), the No. 1 prospect on the 2025 Canadian Baseball Network Draft List, is off to a hot start at the Canadian Futures Showcase. He had a triple, two walks and two stolen bases in his first game for Team Grey on Wednesday. Canadian Baseball Network writer Trevor Fitzpatrick caught up with him after the game.
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Fieldhouse Pirates infielder Robert Omidi (Mississauga, Ont.) had two hits for Team Royal in their first game of the Canadian Futures Showcase on Wednesday. Playing in his second Canadian Futures Showcase, he has seen his 2026 draft stock climb over the past year. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich caught up with Omidi on Wednesday.
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Ben Goodacre dialed up the fastest pitch in the 10-year history of the Toronto Blue Jays Futures Tournament, on Wednesday, while leading his Team Black to a 4-0 shutout over Team Royal.
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Ontario Blue Jays right-hander Ben Goodacre (Ancaster, Ont.) broke a Canadian Futures Showcase velocity record with one of his fastballs for Team Black on Wednesday. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich spoke to Goodacre after the game.
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Mississauga Tigers outfielder Nathan Belle (Caledon, Ont.) was a multi-sport athlete who swam competitively and played hockey before deciding to focus exclusively on baseball. His athleticism has been on display as a member of Team New Blue at the Canadian Futures Showcase. Canadian Baseball Network writer Trevor Fitzpatrick spoke with Belle on Tuesday.
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Jordan Jacob’s two-run triple headlined a three-run rally in the bottom of the sixth from Team Grey, as they went on to defeat Team New Blue 7-2 in the opening game of the 2024 Canadian Futures Showcase, at Rogers Centre, on Wednesday.
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