Vancouver-born catcher Lamar King, who plays for the Calvert Hall Cardinals in Maryland, is getting a lot of attention from scouts. Bob Elliott shares King’s story.
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“The love affair between this town and baseball reached new heights Saturday night in the Western Canadian Baseball League East-West all-star game.
The game had a lot of everything but mostly drama and college-like excitement, in front of a crowd of 6,000 at Seaman Stadium. Like a pair of triples ... The East scoring five in the eighth for an 8-6 lead ... The West scoring two in the bottom of the ninth to forcing extras ... The West throwing out the possible lead run at the plate in the 10th with the West dugout emptying as if some one had yelled “FIRE!” ... and finally a walk-off single through a drawn-in, five-man infield.”
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Brendan Luther (Mississauga, Ont.) will be more than a Western Canadian Baseball League All-Star shortstop on Saturday night at Seaman Stadium in Okotoks. No, like Hank Williams, Jr., the Okotoks Dawgs infielder, is carrying on a family tradition as he suits up for the West All-Stars, writes Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief, Bob Elliott.
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Elliott: 2022 Draft Blog, Day III
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Elliott: Day two blog of the MLB Draft
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The annual Canadian Baseball Network draft blog … Day I
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Happy Canada Day!
As has become a tradition on the Canadian Baseball Network, editor-in-chief Bob Elliott shares his annual all-Canadian lineup. This is his 22nd edition of the team.
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The name of the game is usually pitching. And the name of the pitcher doing most of the work for the Mississauga Majors was right-hander Aiden Luther. Luther had two wins and a save as the Majors won the consolation title of the Battle of the Falls in Niagara N.Y. The Majors dropped the opener and then coach Mike Irving’s team won five straight.
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Erindale players remember legendary coach and scout 'Mr. Ron Cabot' who passed away on June 15 at the age of 91.
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Kevin Gausman didn’t dream of making the majors or pitching for the Baltimore Orioles, San Francisco Giants, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds or your Toronto Blue Jays. He wanted to make it to the College World Series in Omaha and pitch at Rosenblatt Stadium. Unfortunately for him, 10 years ago, the underdog Stony Brook Seawolves, led by four Canadians, prevented that dream from happening. Bob Elliott has the story.
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The Canadian Baseball Network is excited to share that longtime sportswriter and highly respected columnist Mark Whicker has started contributing articles to the site.
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R. I. P. Our dog Max
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott remembers John Hurd, the legendary coach of the York Pioneers and later the Bloor Blue Jays, who passed away on April 17 at the age of 76.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott shares his thoughts on the influx of new gambling options for MLB baseball fans.
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Langley Blaze right-hander Jacob Zibin (Langley, B.C.) is the top rated of the five Canucks in the Perfect Game Scouting Service’s top 400. Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott has the details.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott takes a deep dive into the players the Toronto Blue Jays have given a signing bonus of at least $200,000 to over the years.
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Bob Elliott remembers Kingston, Ont., baseball legend Elwyn Watts who passed away on April 5 at the age of 77.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott speaks to Gary Rajsich and Buck Showalter about the Toronto Blue Jays’ latest free agent acquisition Kevin Gausman.
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The Canadian Junior Team resumes action south of the border in West Palm Beach, Fla., from April 13-23. Amateur scouts and college recruiters have not been able to evaluate Canada’s best high schoolers since March of 2020. However, there were plenty of scouts on hand when the Langley Blaze, with pick ups from across the land, visited pro camps to play first- and second-year pros, plus college teams in Phoenix, Ariz.
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A total of 10 Canadians are on the rosters of the top 25 ranked NCAA Division II teams.
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