World Baseball Classic, Inc. (WBCI) announced the dates, venues, and pools for the sixth installment of the World Baseball Classic that will take place from March 5-17, 2026.
Canada will be in Pool A in San Juan, Puerto Rico along with host Puerto Rico, Cuba, Panama and to be determined Qualifier team with games taking place at Hiram Bithorn Stadium from March 6-11.
Read MoreAfter a 26-29 regular season, the Moose Jaw Miller Express had a great WCBL playoff run, but they ultimately fell one win short. Joe McFarland, of Saskatchewan Dugout Stories, spoke to some of the Miller Express team members after their walk-off loss to the Okotoks Dawgs in Game 3 of the championship series.
Read MoreCincinnati Reds legendary executive Rob Butcher, who retired this spring after 27 years of service in the Reds' media relations department and Frank Labombarda, of the Elias Sports Bureau, compiled some stats on why Joey Votto belongs in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown N.Y.
Read MoreCanada will compete in Pool A of the 2026 World Baseball Classic against Cuba, Panama and Puerto Rico. The games will be played at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Read MoreBaseball Canada’s last championship weekend of the summer consists of the Men’s Championship, the 15U Boys Ray Carter Cup, the 13U Championships, and the 16U Girls Championships, which are all running from August 22-25.
Read More"Connor Crowson had always dreamed of hitting a big home run in his hometown Seaman Stadium.
Little did he know, the Okotoks native saved his best moment for the last of the 2024 Western Canadian Baseball League season.
In the bottom of the ninth of the championship series against the Moose Jaw Miller Express, Crowson stepped into the batter’s box with the score tied 5-5.
Knowing that the Miller Express pitchers had been attacking him low and outside, he had his sights set on driving a pitch hard and getting on-base.
He found that pitch on a 1-1 offering from Takao Cookson and sent the baseball to the deepest part of the park, clearing the fence for the walk-off series-clinching home run."
Read MoreSix-time National League All-Star and all-time Canadian great Joey Votto (Etobicoke, Ont.) has announced his retirement.
Read MoreFormer Montreal Expos reliever Elroy Face is 96 and still in good health. Danny Gallagher, of the Canadian Baseball Network, recently spoke with the oldest living former Expo.
Read More"Unpacking in his new digs on the Florida coast, infielder Owen Gregg was taking in the moment.
The 17-year-old has had a whirlwind few weeks, travelling across the country and down to Central America before winding up in Dunedin – but this time it was different.
Gregg wasn’t here for pleasure or to play in front of scouts, a task he had done numerous times over the past year. He was here on business, as the Oakville, Ont., product was now a Toronto Blue Jays baseball player, a move that became official back in mid-July after signing a minor league contract following the MLB draft."
Read MoreIan Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, revisits five of the most memorable stories from this year's Western Canadian Baseball League playoffs.
Read MoreThe Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Academy released the schedule for the 2024 Canadian Futures Showcase on Tuesday.
Read MoreFormer Delta Blue Jays and Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns infielder Brad Antchak passed away on Saturday at the age of 28 after a long illness.
Read MoreThe Toronto Blue Jays have claimed LHP Easton Lucas off waivers from the Detroit Tigers. Lucas has been optioned to triple-A Buffalo.
Read MoreAfter two dominant starts for the Toronto Blue Jays, right-hander Bowden Francis has been named the American League Player of the Week.
Read MoreOver the weekend, Québec captured gold at the Women’s National Championships in Québec City, and Alberta did the same at the 18U National Championships in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Read MoreThe Toronto Blue Jays Academy unveiled the complete list of invitees to the Canadian Futures Showcase on Monday.
Read MoreLeft-hander Travis Seabrooke (Peterborough, Ont.) threw 6 1/3 scoreless innings for the Winnipeg Goldeyes in their 1-0 loss to the Sioux City Explorers on Saturday.
Read MoreFormer Great Lake Canadians and Fieldhouse Pirates RHP Matt Duffy (Burlington, Ont.) has earned Canadian Baseball Network minor league Player of the Week honours after his strong performance with the Boston Red Sox class-A Salem Red Sox.
Read MoreFive Toronto Mets and four Team Ontario Astros earned all-tournament honours at the Perfect Game WWBA 16U National championship in Marietta, Ga.
Read More"These are no Greyhounds.
And they won’t win any ribbons at the Westminster Dog Show.
No, this breed is more of a junkyard dog or an older canine tasked with guard duty on the porch – a bit surly, fairly grizzled and totally committed to protecting the house. Not quite as unhinged as Cujo, but definitely carrying the reputation of “The Beast” from the classic baseball movie The Sandlot.
These are your 2024 Okotoks Dawgs, winners of a third consecutive Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) championship. "
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