Ian Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, recently caught up with former big league reliever Keith Comstock, who played two stints in Alberta and is the subject of one of the most-talked about baseball cards ever produced.
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Baseball Alberta recently announced its 2021 award winners. Joe McFarland, from Alberta Dugout Stories, was present for the virtual event and he wrote about the winners.
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Prospects Baseball Academy alum Erik Sabrowski (Edmonton, Alta.) just underwent his second Tommy John surgery. He will rehab in a new organization after the Cleveland Guardians selected him from the San Diego Padres in the Rule 5 draft. Joe McFarland, from Alberta Dugout Stories, recently caught up with Sabrowski to discuss his operation and his future with the Guardians.
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Sherwood Park Dukes alum Tanner Kirwer (Sherwood Park, Alta.) was selected by the Seattle Mariners from the Toronto Blue Jays in Wednesday’s Minor League Rule 5 draft. Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, caught up with Kirwer to talk about the transaction.
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Right-hander Heidi Northcott (Rocky Mountain House, Alta.), who has saved games for the Canadian Women’s National Team, is now saving lives as a Registered Respiratory Therapist in Edmonton during the COVID-19 pandemic. Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, recently caught up with her to talk about her new career and her baseball experiences.
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Jimmy Rattlesnake was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame posthumously on Tuesday night. Ian Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, shares the story of this legendary First Nations pitcher’s career.
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“Extending his baseball season wasn’t exactly at the top of Max Hartman’s mind.
He was deep into his summer school classes when he received an unexpected phone call from Baseball Canada Junior National Team head coach Greg Hamilton.
The 18-year-old St. Albert, Alta., native was being invited to the team’s camp in Ajax, Ont., where a team would be chosen to represent Canada in the 18U Friendship Series against the United States in Florida.”
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Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, caught up with Okotoks Dawgs alum and Sylvan Lake Gulls first baseman/pitcher Tyler McWillie (Watrous, Sask.) for the Western Canadian Baseball League’s latest “Three-Up, Three Down” feature.
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Lethbridge Bulls catcher Noah Or has gotten off to a cracking start in the Western Canadian Baseball League. Through nine games, the Richmond, B.C., native is leading the WCBL in batting average (.486), runs (15), hits (17), and on-base percentage (.568). He also hit a home run at Seaman Stadium in Okotoks on June and has posted nine runs batted in (RBI). Ian Wilson, of the Alberta Dugout Stories, recently caught up to Or for his latest “Three Up, Three Down” column.
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“It’s fitting that Shawn Grandmont (Lethbridge, Alta.) plays for the Northwest Nazarene University Nighthawks. Seemingly under the dark of night, the hard-hitting infielder has put up some of the best college numbers of any Alberta baseball product over the last few seasons.”
Read MoreJoe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, catches up with Okotoks Dawgs left-hander and 2021 MLB draft prospect Matt Wilkinson for his latest “Three Up, Three Down” feature.
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Joe McFarland, of Alberta Baseball Stories, recently caught up with Baseball Alberta standout Paige Wakefield to talk about her playing and coaching careers and her future.
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Edmonton Prospects right-hander Scott Gillespie (Sherwood Park, Alta.) is the first to be interviewed for the Western Canadian Baseball League’s new “Three Up, Three Down” interview series.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott remembers longtime Toronto Blue Jays coach, manager and scout Duane Larson who passed away on April 30 at the age of 72.
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