Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew provides updates on Canadian right-handers Nick Pivetta (Victoria, B.C.) and Mike Soroka (Calgary, Alta.) and shares some Dalton Pompey (Mississauga, Ont.) trivia.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Bo Naylor, James Paxton, Rob Zastryzny, Edouard Julien, Joey Votto and Reggie Smith.
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Canadian Baseball Network contributor George Farelli summarizes the transactions involving Canadians in the professional ranks for the month of March.
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Baseball Canada shares its list of Canadians on 2023 Opening Day rosters.
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Canadian Baseball Network contributor Tyson Shushkewich writes that Zach Pop (Brampton, Ont.) will join fellow Ontario Blue Jays alum closer Jordan Romano (Markham, Ont.) in the Toronto Blue Jays’ bullpen on Opening Day. Meanwhile, Otto Lopez (Montreal, Que.) has been sent to triple-A Buffalo.
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Los Angeles Angels outfield prospect and Maple, Ont., native David Calabrese’s competitive spirit combined with his skills, workout routine, and his mom’s cooking have helped him climb the minor league ranks. The Ontario Blue Jays and Junior National Team alum hopes to continue his ascent up the Angels’ organization in 2023. Canadian Baseball Network writer Melissa Verge recently caught up with Calabrese to talk about his career so far.
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ABC alum and Toronto Blue Jays catching prospect Nicolas Deschamps (Quebec, Que.) hopes to follow in the footsteps of his favourite player Russell Martin (Montreal, Que.) and one day catch in the big leagues. Centennial Sports Journalism student Spencer Closs recently caught up with Deschamps in Dunedin, Fla.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew summarizes the transactions involving Canadian big leaguers that have taken place over the past 24 hours.
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Thanks largely to the efforts of Baseball Canada CEO Jason Dickson, the Canadian National Team will have a chance to qualify for the 2023 Pan Am Games after all, writes Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott.
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TNXL an alternative for Canuck players eyeing draft
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Vauxhall Academy alum Damiano Palmegiani (Surrey, BC) has brought the lessons he learned from his Team Canada teammates at the World Baseball Classic back to Toronto Blue Jays camp. Centennial Journalism student Ryleigh Mulvihill recently spoke with the young slugger in Dunedin, Fla.
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Ahead of tonight’s World Baseball Classic final featuring the United States against Japan, Bob Elliott shares some final thoughts and stories from this year’s very successful tournament.
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The Oakland A’s reassigned outfielder Denzel Clarke (Pickering, Ont.) to their minor league camp on Sunday.
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Bob Elliott writes that in the end it came down to two things that were lacking for Canada at the World Baseball Classic: not enough major leaguers and not enough pitches for strikes.
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The Winnipeg Goldeyes have signed right-handed pitcher and Winnipeg native Marc-André Habeck.
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After Canada’s 5-0 win over Colombia at the World Baseball Classic on Tuesday, Bob Elliott writes that there are two new Canadian names that belong on the country’s Mount Rushmore of the international stage.
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At 19, left-hander Mitch Bratt (Newmarket, Ont.) became the youngest player ever to pitch for Canada at the World Baseball Classic on Monday night. He started against a powerful U.S. squad that featured big league MVPs Mookie Betts, Mike Trout and Paul Goldschmidt as their first three hitters. Things didn’t go well for Bratt in Canada’s 12-1 loss, but after the game, the young lefty was offered words of encouragement by many, including Trout. Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott shares his game story from Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz.
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“The reason for expanding the World Baseball Classic from 16 to 20 teams was to popularize the game around the world. Added to the fifth WBC were Czech Republic, Nicaragua, Panama and Great Britain.
Team Canada went to 1-0 at this edition Sunday afternoon with a 18-8 win over Great Britain in front of 11,555 fans at Chase Field. The game was called in the bottom of the seventh due to the WBC run-elimination rule (mercy rule) as the teams set a record for runs scored. Still it took three hours and 38 minutes.”
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott shares how former Toronto Blue Jays slugger Rowdy Tellez helped resilient Canadian right-hander John Axford (Port Dover, Ont.) through one of his worst baseball moments.
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“Superhero” Phillippe Aumont (Gatineau, Que.) pitched a scoreless inning for Canada in their 5-3 loss to the Seattle Mariners in a World Baseball Classic exhibition game on Thursday. Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott caught up with Aumont, who broke a bone in his back in January, but still managed to be ready for the tournament.
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