Great Lake Canadians alum Tate Carey (Windsor, Ont.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s college Player of the Week after he tossed a no-hitter in his first college start for the University of Michigan.
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“The stakes were high for a young Shaye McTavish growing up in the McTavish family household.
Give it his all outside in an intense game of backyard baseball or inside at a Christmas family card game — or risk losing to his siblings in his hometown of Lethbridge Alta,
That’s where Shaye McTavish, who ranks second among Canadians in strikeouts in the NAIA this season, got his first taste of competition, and his first desire for victory.”
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Bob Elliott shares his list of the top 50 six-figure signing bonuses that Canadian players have received from major league teams.
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Okotoks Dawgs Academy alum Eric Hartman (St. Albert, Alta.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s minor league Player of Week after he went 6-for-14 with two home runs - including a walk-off homer on Sunday - in three games with the Atlanta Braves’ class-A Augusta GreenJackets.
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There’s a new player atop the Canadian Baseball Network’s 2025 Draft List. His name is Slater de Brun. The speedy outfielder lives in Bend, Ore., but thanks to his mom has a Canadian passport and would be eligible to play for Canada in the World Baseball Classic.
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Toronto Mets alum Connor Hicks (Toronto, Ont.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s college Player of the Week after he registered 12 hits in four games for the Southeastern University Fire.
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Former Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Rob Butler (East York, Ont.) has been named GM and head coach of the Ontario Devil Rays 18U team.
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Here it is. Our 2024 list of the 135 most influential Canadians in baseball.
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By now, major league teams have released their 2025 promotional schedules. Canadian Baseball Network columnist Mark Whicker has suggested some additions.
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The Toronto Blue Jays unveiled their 2025 promotions schedule on Saturday.
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Former Toronto Blue Jays P.R. executive Mal Romanin has teamed with a silent partner to bring a summer collegiate franchise to St. Catharines, Ont., that will compete in the Perfect Game League. The team, the Niagara Ironjacks, unveiled its first player signing at a press conference on Wednesday.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts provides a rundown of how you can watch some NCAA Division I baseball this weekend.
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“Kyrie Irving was right.
You can fall off the edge of the world. Usually it requires a contract with the Los Angeles Angels.
They signed Kenley Jansen this week to a $10 million, one-year contract. Jansen is 37 years old and has a pretty good shot at the Hall of Fame, or at least he did before he signed with the Bermuda Triangle of baseball. He has a career WHIP of 0.963 and has led his league twice in saves. Remember him fondly.”
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“The sun rose at 7:34 a.m. Saturday morning in Mississauga.
And within an hour Canadian baseball was edging towards sandlot history.
Now, not one, not two, but three Ontario Blue Jays right-handers have now lit up radar guns at 95 MPH.”
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“Left-hander Sean Duncan is no stranger to the bright lights.
The 16-year-old from Port Coquitlam, B.C. has been playing all over the country this past year and even took his talents down to the Dominican Republic with the Junior National Team in October.
However, on Saturday at the Toronto Marriott City Centre Hotel, Duncan was under the bright lights once again but on a different stage. The Langley Blaze product received the prestigious Russell Martin Award (Junior National Team MVP) at the Baseball Canada Awards Banquet and Fundraiser, with the former Jays catcher in attendance to hand out the hardware.”
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Ontario Blue Jays and Junior National Team alum Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) had a good reason for missing the Baseball Canada Awards Banquet on Saturday, writes Bob Elliott. Naylor was on his honeymoon.
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It was at his grandparents’ cottage in Bala, Ont., that Liam Hicks, who was recently selected in the Rule 5 by the Miami Marlins, fell in love with baseball. Canadian Baseball Network writer Melissa Verge recently spoke with the 25-year-old catcher.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew devotes his weekly “But What Do I Know?” column to the award winners at the Baseball Canada Awards Banquet & Fundraiser that was held on Saturday night.
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Mississauga Tigers and Junior National Team infielder Tommy Hanger (Toronto, Ont.) is “super stoked” to start his collegiate career at Texas Tech this year. Canadian Baseball Network writer Melissa Verge recently spoke with the speedy young Canuck.
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Autographed items from Hall of Famers Larry Walker, David Ortiz and Jim Thome along with World Baseball Classic stars Freddie Freeman, Josh and Bo Naylor and Cade Smith are just some of the items up for bids as part of Baseball Canada’s annual auction ahead of the annual Baseball Canada Awards Banquet and Fundraiser that will take place on Saturday in Toronto.
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