Ontario Blue Jays and Junior National Team alum Myles Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) became the third Naylor in professional baseball after he was selected 39th overall by the Oakland A’s in the 2023 MLB draft and quickly signed with the club. Canadian Baseball Network writer Melissa Verge recently spoke with the youngest Naylor about what it was like growing up with two very competitive older brothers.
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Canadian Baseball Network columnist Mark Whicker contends that you have to go back in time to find the only proper comparison to Shoehei Ohtani — that would be football legend 'Slingin' Sammy' Baugh.
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The Toronto Blue Jays have unveiled their 2024 Spring Training schedule.
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“The sign of a smooth transition is if not many people even know it happened.
That was the case when part ownership of the Terriers switched hands in April.
After taking over a share of the program from then part owner Mike McCarthy in the fall of 2015, Mike and Nicole Tevlin sold their stake to long-time The Baseball Zone employee Kevin Horton this spring.”
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Bob Elliott has seen almost everything on a baseball field, but not a triple play like the one the Okotoks Dawgs pulled off at Seaman Stadium on Sunday.
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“Pluck. Pluck.
The outfield sprinkled with bright pops of yellow dandelions is too tempting for Kate Psota’s young teammates.
The batter, the ball, and baseball is forgotten, as little hands become weed eaters during a summer game at the diamond.
But it’s short-lived. Not on Psota’s watch. Although she’s just as young as her counterparts, she’s not here for the dandelion picking.
“You'd be turning around be like ‘hey, pay attention you've got to move over here or throw the ball there,’” Psota recalls her mom telling her of her concentration on the diamond.
And so the days of saving dandelions (and base hits) began.”
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Bo Naylor and Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) made baseball history on Friday night when they homered in the same inning for the Cleveland Guardians to become the first Canadian brothers to go deep for the same major league team in the same inning.
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It was a down year for Canadians in the MLB draft. Just nine were selected. Bob Elliott talked to various scouts and talent evaluators to try to understand why the number was so low.
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The Toronto Blue Jays unveiled their 2024 schedule on Thursday.
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On Canada Day, Bob Elliott unveils the Canadian Baseball Network’s 23rd annual All-Canadian team.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich takes a look at the five Canadians playing in the Toronto Blue Jays’ minor league ranks.
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On Jackie Robinson Day, we remember the courageous trailblazer that Jackie Robinson was and how his season with the Montreal Royals in 1946 before he broke Major League Baseball’s colour barrier was so important to him.
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Bob Elliott writes that eight big league teams have spent more than the Toronto Blue Jays over the years on Canadian high schoolers or collegians in the MLB draft.
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Last year, Blue Jays Central host Jamie Campbell revealed he was battling chronic lymphocytic leukemia. He now has medication to take and has had to make some adjustments to his routine, but he is determined to press on and his passion for baseball remains strong. Canadian Baseball Network writer Melissa Verge recently caught up with Campbell to talk about his life, his battle with leukemia and his love of baseball.
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Elliott: Lou Pote saved my life
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San Diego Padres scout Chris Kemlo (Oshawa, Ont.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s 2022 Jim Ridley Award winner, as Canadian scout of the year.
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Here are the statistics of the 2022 Canadian All-Canadian college Team members, including the Honourable Mentions.
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With the Toronto Blue Jays eliminated from the MLB postseason, are the Cleveland Guardians now the most Canadian team remaining? That appears to be the case, according to Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Neve Van Pelt recently caught up with Ontario Blue Jays and Ontario Astros alum David McCabe, who was selected in the fourth round of this year’s MLB draft by the Atlanta Braves. The Canuck first baseman has started his pro career in the Braves’ system.
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