The Toronto Blue Jays have claimed catcher Tyler Heineman off waivers.
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Winnipeg Goldeyes general manager Andrew Collier has been named American Association Executive of the Year, the league announced Monday.
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The Western Canadian Baseball League has announced their First-and Second-Team All-Stars for the 2024 season.
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OF-LHP Landon Kauffman (Vancouver, B.C.) is one of 11 Okotoks Dawgs Academy players that have been selected to compete in the Canadian Futures Showcase which begins on Tuesday at the Rogers Centre. Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, recently spoke to the young prospect.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Trevor Fitzpatrick recounts his memorable experience of covering the Canadian Futures Showcase last year and provides a preview of this year's event that will begin on Tuesday.
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Right-hander Landen Bourassa (Lethbridge, Alta.) allowed just one run in 7 2/3 innings in his start for the Winnipeg Goldeyes, but the Goldeyes failed to score a run and lost 1-0 to Kane County Cougars in Game 2 of the Miles Wolff Cup Final on Sunday.
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Barrie Baycats’ starting pitcher Frank Garces was nearly unhittable in the playoffs and was named the postseason’s Most Valuable Player. The 34-year-old lefty from the Dominican Republic went 3-0 in four post-season starts.
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Cornelius Randolph’s single with none out in the bottom of the 11th inning gave the Kane County Cougars a 2-1 win over the Winnipeg Goldeyes in Game 1 of the Miles Wolff Cup Final at Northwestern Medicine Field Saturday evening.
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The Barrie Baycats defeated the Guelph Royals 6-2 on Saturday night to win their eighth Intercounty Baseball League championship.
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On Roberto Clemente Day, Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew takes a look back at Roberto Clemente’s first professional season with the Montreal Royals.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew's "But What Do I Know?" column discusses Tyler O'Neill, Bo Naylor, Erik Sabrowski, Cade Smith, Nick Pivetta and John Axford.
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Longtime big league left-hander James Paxton (Ladner, B.C.) plans to retire at the end of the season.
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Vauxhall Academy players Noah McIntosh (Dartmouth, N.S.) and Cedric LeBlanc (Dieppe, N.B.) are ready to represent the Maritimes at the Canadian Futures Showcase that will begin at the Rogers Centre on Tuesday. Canadian Baseball Network writer Melissa Verge recently spoke with the two Maritimers.
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"The Cleveland Guardians have been one of the most active major league teams in dipping their toes into Canadian waters at the MLB draft.
They have four Canadians on their big league roster and five Canucks have played in their farm system this season, including right-hander Sean Heppner (Richmond, B.C.), whom they selected in the 12th round of the MLB draft in July.
“I wouldn’t describe it [the day he was drafted] as hectic, but it was definitely a rollercoaster of a day,” said Heppner, speaking to the Canadian Baseball Network. “You don’t know how things will shake up until the draft is in full swing and you start getting phone calls and teams gauging interest. Luckily, the Guardians took me in the 12th round, and the journey is just getting started.”
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Barrie starting pitcher Juan Benitez struck out five over eight dominant innings, and the Baycats moved one win from an IBL title following a 6-1 home victory over Guelph in Game 3 on Thursday night.
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Canadian relievers Nick Trogrlic-Iverson (Oakville, Ont.) and Ben Onyshko (Winnipeg, Man.) combined to throw 2 1/3 scoreless innings in relief and help the Winnipeg Goldeyes secure a 3-1 win over the Fargo Moorhead RedHawks on Thursday. With the victory, the Goldeyes advance to the Miles Wolff Cup Finals.
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"They give out the Ken Hubbs awards in San Bernardino, Ca.
The best high school players in the area are eligible. In 2019 Jayden Daniels, the quarterback from Cajon High, was the football winner. The actual award is probably deep in Daniels’ closet by now, since he won the Heisman Trophy and made the grand post-season banquet tour after he finished at LSU last year. Now a rookie with the Washington Commanders, there’s a chance Daniels hasn’t quite grasped who Ken Hubbs was."
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A pair of Terriers will be putting their talents on display at Rogers Centre later this month.
Outfielder Ethan Mota-Dias (Georgetown, Ont.) and infielder Lincoln Rose (Bridgenorth, Ont.) have been selected to take part in the Canadian Futures Showcase from Sept. 17 to 21.
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The Intercounty Baseball League (IBL) has announced their Rawlings Player and Pitcher of the Month for August.
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The Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks evened the West Division Championship Series at a game apiece Wednesday evening with a 5-3 victory over the Winnipeg Goldeyes at Blue Cross Park.
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