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McFarland: Merk making his mark in Moose Jaw and at Doane University

“When Ethan Merk stepped foot on a Western Canadian Baseball League mound for the first time, it was a full-circle moment.

The Regina product had essentially grown up at Currie Field watching the Red Sox, including the two championship years of 2011 and 2012.

Merk admits he followed the team religiously, idolizing them, and only ever dreaming of playing for the Red Sox.

However, on July 11th, 2022, he looked down to see he was wearing the black and yellow of the rival Moose Jaw Miller Express.

This was business, and he gave up just one hit in his scoreless seventh inning of action in what turned out to be a 4-0 victory for the Red Sox.”

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