Shushkewich: From Met to Mountaineer, Russell prepares for next step in baseball career
“One of the top-ranked high school Canadian arms has found a home for next year.
Right-hander Keegan Russell (Whitby, Ont.), one of the last remaining uncommitted players graduating next spring on the Canadian Baseball Network’s 2025 draft list, will be taking his talents to West Virginia University under head coach Steve Sabins.
A product of the Toronto Mets program, Russell had his fair share of offers and interest from programs across the United States but decided to commit to the Mountaineers last week. “
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Verge: Romanin starting first Canadian Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League franchise in St. Catharines
“He identified a gap in Canadian baseball.
Then, he turned it into an opportunity and ran with it.
With his new franchise coming to St. Catharines this summer, Mal Romanin, the former Blue Jays director of communications, is bringing something different to the Canadian baseball scene.
Coming to the city in June 2025, his team will be the first Canadian franchise to join the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL).”
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Winnipeg Goldeyes re-sign Strobel
The Winnipeg Goldeyes have re-signed left-hander Tasker Strobel.
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Gallagher: IBL Panthers sold to new group for “well into six figures’’
Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher reports that the Intercounty Baseball League’s Kitchener Panthers have been sold to a new ownership group for '“well into six figures.”
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Madsen to speak at Baseball Ontario's Best Ever clinic
USA 12U national team manager, Bryan Madsen, will speak at Baseball Ontario’s Best Ever Coaches Clinic in January.
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IBL unveils 2025 schedule
The Intercounty Baseball League has released its 2025 schedule.
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Butler to return for third season as IBL Leafs manager
Former big leaguer Rob Butler will return for a third season as manager of the Intercounty Baseball League’s Toronto Maple Leafs in 2025.
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WCBL adopts pace of play rules
New pace-of-play rule changes have been approved by the Western Canadian Baseball League for the 2025 season. The rules were enacted at the WCBL Board of Governors annual meetings, which were held in Saskatoon on Dec. 6 and 7.
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Dawgs' Hollick named WCBL Executive of the Year
Okotoks Dawgs general manager Tyler Hollick has been named Western Canadian Baseball League Executive of the Year.
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Dawgs re-sign Arriola, Machej, Williams
The Okotoks Dawgs have re-signed three more players.
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Hunt to speak at Baseball Ontario's Best Ever clinic
New York Yankees infield & outfield coordinator Ryan Hunt will speak at Baseball Ontario’s Best Ever Coaches Clinic in January.
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Toronto Maple Leafs sign Sato, IBL's first female player
The Intercounty Baseball League’s Toronto Maple Leafs have made history by signing Ayami Sato, the first female player in league history.
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ICYMI - Canadian Zuk reflects on legendary scouting career
Legendary Canadian scout Murray Zuk (Souris, Man.) turns 85 today. Happy Birthday to him! As a tribute, we decided to re-run this feature article about him that J.P. Antonacci wrote back in 2020.
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Strom to speak at Baseball Ontario's Best Ever clinic
Pittsburgh Pirates assistant pitching coach Brent Strom will speak at Baseball Ontario’s upcoming Best Ever clinic.
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Elliott: Mackwood CBN Dawgs scholarship winner
RHP Trey Mackwood (Calgary, Alta.) is the Canadian Baseball Network scholarship winner.
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Okotoks Dawgs re-sign Anderson, Forno, Rose
The Okotoks Dawgs have re-signed three more players for the 2025 season.
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Estey: Skidd where he belongs -- in NB Baseball Hall
“One of the most well-liked and respected coaches in provincial sandlot history has finally taken his rightful place in the New Brunswick Baseball Hall of Fame.
Former Saint John Alpines bench boss Mike Skidd was formally inducted into the hall at an event in Fredericton. Skidd was the coach of the Alpines from 1992 to 2003 and under his guidance they won five NB Senior League Championships (1993, 1994, 1996, 2000 and 2001). “
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McFarland: Regina Dusters’ upcoming trip to Cuba “bigger than baseball”
“It is shaping up to be an experience the Regina Dusters won’t soon forget.
Created in 2020 to help give kids the chance to play baseball for a while longer, the Dusters have traveled to Las Vegas and Arizona for winter tournaments in the past.
But nothing will compare to what they have planned when the board the plane for Cuba in February 2025.
It’s an idea they have been tossing around for a few months, and once they received confirmation and commitments from the team, they started pushing ahead with the logistics.”
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Gallagher: Bantam from Whitby shines at EOBA AGM
Danny Gallagher shares a list of the winners from the 2024 Eastern Ontario Baseball Association awards ceremony held on Sunday.
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Glew: Wilkinson, CBN’s top minor league pitcher, looks to add strength, velocity
Kevin Glew recently caught up with left-hander Matt Wilkinson (White Rock, B.C.), whose dominant performance in the Cleveland Guardians’ organization earned him the Canadian Baseball Network’s Wayne Norton Award, as the top Canadian Minor League Pitcher (affiliated ranks).
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