Great Lake Canadians and Ontario Blue Jays alum Noah Skirrow (Stoney Creek, Ont.) was named the Canadian Baseball Network's Player of the Week for the week of September 9 to September 15 after he threw six scoreless innings in his final start of the year for the Philadelphia Phillies' double-A Reading Fightin' Phils.
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Toronto Mets alum Jonah Tong (Markham, Ont.) was named the Canadian Baseball Network's Player of the Week for the week of September 2 to September 8 after he threw six no-hit innings in his start for the New York Mets' double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies.
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Team Ontario Astros RHP/INF Ty McGuirk (Collingwood, Ont.) had one of the loudest cheering sections at the Canadian Futures Showcase. Several members of his family were there to cheer him on as he pitched two innings in relief for Team Royal on Friday. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich caught up with McGuirk at the Rogers Centre.
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A former elite hockey player, Vauxhall Jets INF/OF Easton Kitura (Spruce Grove, Alta.) showed off his bat, speed and throwing arm in four games with Team Royal at the Canadian Futures Showcase. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich caught up Kitura at the Rogers Centre.
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Langley Blaze left-hander Sean Duncan (Port Coquitlam, B.C.) impressed in his start for Team New Blue at Rogers Centre. It is the third Canadians Futures Showcase he has competed in. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich caught up with Duncan.
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In his second Canadian Futures Showcase, Ontario Blue Jays left-hander Logan Forgie (Ottawa, Ont.) got a start for Team Red on Thursday. That start has been part of a successful year for the young southpaw that has also seen him pitch for the Junior National Team and be named to the Canadian Premier squad that will be heading to Jupiter, Florida for the Perfect Game WWBA World Championship in October. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich spoke with Forgie on Thursday.
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Toronto Mets 3B/OF Christian Iriotakis (Toronto, Ont.) is enjoying competing in his first Canadian Futures Showcase at Rogers Centre. He has also impressed at the dish. In his second game of the event for Team Navy on Wednesday, he had a single and two walks. Canadian Baseball Network Tyson Shushkewich caught up with Iriotakis after the game.
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Fieldhouse Pirates right-hander Aiden Taggart (Grimsby, Ont.) tossed three no-hit innings for Team Red in his start at the Canadian Futures Showcase on Wednesday. The University of Utah commit is looking to improve his draft stock heading into 2025. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich caught up with Taggart after his start.
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Fieldhouse Pirates infielder Robert Omidi (Mississauga, Ont.) had two hits for Team Royal in their first game of the Canadian Futures Showcase on Wednesday. Playing in his second Canadian Futures Showcase, he has seen his 2026 draft stock climb over the past year. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich caught up with Omidi on Wednesday.
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Ontario Blue Jays right-hander Ben Goodacre (Ancaster, Ont.) broke a Canadian Futures Showcase velocity record with one of his fastballs for Team Black on Wednesday. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich spoke to Goodacre after the game.
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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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Toronto Mets alum Liam Hicks (Toronto, Ont.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network's minor league Player of the Week after he had eight hits in five games for the Detroit Tigers' double-A Erie Seawolves.
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Left-hander Kyle Carr, whose father hails from Sydney, N.S., has been named the Canadian Baseball Network's minor league Player of the Week after two strong starts for the New York Yankees' High-A Hudson Valley Renegades.
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"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."
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Former 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.
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Canadian Baseball Network wrtier Tyson Shushkewich reviews the Toronto Blue Jays’ 2024 draft picks.
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Former Okotoks Dawgs left-hander and current Cleveland Guardians’ Lake County Captains left-hander Matt Wilkinson has been named the Canadian Baseball Network Minor League Player of the Week.
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Former Toronto Mets and Junior National Team left-hander Mitch Bratt (Newmarket, Ont.) has been named CBN minor league Player of the Week after his outstanding week with the Texas Rangers’ High-A Hickory Crawdads.
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The Detroit Tigers sent catcher Carson Kelly to the Texas Rangers on Sunday in exchange for RHP Tyler Owens and former Toronto Mets catcher Liam Hicks (Toronto, Ont.).
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Toronto Mets alum Denzel Clarke (Pickering, Ont.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s minor league Player of the Week after his strong performance with the Oakland A’s double-A Midland RockHounds.
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