Elliott: Will top Canuck Bremner get chance to pitch on Bremner Blvd?

“What are the odds of finding the top-rated draft-eligible Canuck less than 15 weeks before the annual selection of high schoolers and collegians?

Over the years, we have found a few, yet we never have we found anything like this:

Santa Barbara Gauchos RHP Tyler Bremner.

Tyler was born in San Diego. His parents are Jason Bremner, of Mississauga, and Jennifer, of Queensville, Ont., north of Newmarket. They now call southern California home.

Tyler has a Canadian passport.

And he’s really good ... no, we mean really, really good.”

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Mark Whicker: It's early, but Padres’ Tatis, yesterday's footnote, in trophy contention

“Among the trophies Fernando Tatis Jr. was supposed to be cramming into his attic by now was not the one for Comeback of the Year.

Not long ago he was hitting baseballs out of sight, 42 of them in 2021. Then he disappeared, too. It doesn’t take long for today’s sensation to become tomorrow’s footnote. Tatis didn’t play in 2022, missed 21 games the next year and 60 games last year, thanks to a shoulder problem. Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge took over baseball’s marquee.

They are still there, but Tatis is again sending out drives that might knock their letters off, or maybe into a lower row.”

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Shushkewich: Guerrero signs historic contract given by Edward Rogers, at Rogers Centre

“The most expensive document in Toronto Blue Jays’ history hit the stage Monday afternoon.

First baseman Vladimir Guerrero put pen to paper on his contract extension, officially signing a 14-year deal worth $500 million in the presence of Guerrero’s family, teammates, friends and the media.

Sort of a big deal when one considers the cost of the franchise 49 years ago was $7 million.”

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