Jake Sanford (Cole Harbour, N.S.) had three hits to help the Ottawa Titans to an 8-4 victory over the Sussex County Miners on Wednesday night.
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Left-hander Erik Sabrowski (Edmonton, Alta.) had two wins in relief for the double-A Akron Rubber Ducks this week to earn Canadian Baseball Network minor league Player of the Week honours.
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Canadian Baseball Network contributor George Farelli summarizes the transactions involving Canadians in the affiliated minor league and independent ranks from the past week.
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“Pier-Olivier Boucher is a late bloomer.
That’s how Lance Rhodes, his former coach at Southern Illinois University, describes the Quebec-born outfielder who was selected in the 10th round of this year’s MLB draft by the Atlanta Braves.
And the description seems apt when you consider that Boucher didn’t start playing baseball until he was 12, didn’t make his first elite competitive team until he was 16 and didn’t have a single offer to play college ball after high school.
None of this, however, deterred Boucher from pursuing his dream of playing professional baseball.”
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The Toronto Blue Jays have added another Canadian into the organization, as right-hander Rowan Wick (North Vancouver, B.C.) has been signed to a minor league deal.
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Fieldhouse Pirates alum Owen Caissie (Burlington, Ont.) batted .444 in five games with the Chicago Cubs’ double-A Tennessee Smokies this past week to earn Canadian Baseball Network minor league Player of the Week honours.
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The Ottawa Titans have re-signed outfielder Jake Sanford after he was released by the Sioux City Explorers of the independent American Association.
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Former Richmond Collegiate Institute Saint and Mississauga Tiger, Brady Cerkownyk (Etobicoke, Ont.) recently became a Detroit Tiger when signed with the club after being selected by them in the 15th round of the 2023 MLB draft. Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew recently spoke with Cerkowynk, who is in Lakeland, Fla., awaiting his first pro assignment.
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Canadian Baseball Network contributor George Farelli summarizes the transactions involving Canadians from the affiliated minor league and independent ranks from the past week.
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Strong family support has been one of the keys to right-hander Matt Duffy’s success. It’s also a key reason why Duffy was selected in the fourth round of the 2023 MLB draft by the Boston Red Sox. He has since signed with the club. Canadian Baseball Network writer Melissa Verge recently spoke with Duffy about his baseball odyssey so far.
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Bob Elliott writes about left-hander Kyle Carr, a third-round pick of the New York Yankees in the 2023 MLB draft, whose father, Darcy, hails from Sydney, N.S.
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Ontario Blue Jays and Junior National Team alum Myles Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) became the third Naylor in professional baseball after he was selected 39th overall by the Oakland A’s in the 2023 MLB draft and quickly signed with the club. Canadian Baseball Network writer Melissa Verge recently spoke with the youngest Naylor about what it was like growing up with two very competitive older brothers.
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Each year, thousands of players across the high school and college ranks hope to hear their name called during the MLB Draft, and Avery Owusu-Asiedu, who was born in Saskatoon, Sask., was no different. The outfielder from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville was a day two selection, drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the ninth round with the 283rd pick in the draft and later signed for a $150,000 USD bonus. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich recently spoke with Owusu-Asiedu who has started playing for the Phillies’ Rookie Ball affiliate in the Florida Complex League.
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The Atlanta Braves have signed right-hander Rowan Wick (North Vancouver, B.C.) to a minor league contract.
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After batting .500 last week for the triple-A Nashville Sounds, Abraham Toro (Longueuil, Que.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s minor league Player of the Week.
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Canadian Baseball Network contributor George Farelli summarizes the transactions involving Canadians in the affiliated minor league and independent ranks from the past week.
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Ottawa Titans outfielder Taylor Wright (North Vancouver, B.C.) has been named the Frontier League’s Player of the Week for the week of July 18 to 23.
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Taylor Wright (North Vancouver, B.C.) made like Shohei Ohtani for the Ottawa Titans on Sunday. He started on the mound and was the club’s designated hitter in their 4-1 win over the Florence Y’Alls at Ottawa Stadium.
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David Mendham (Dorchester, Ont.) hit his first professional home run for the Ottawa Titans on Saturday to help them to a 6-5 win over the Florence Y’Alls at Ottawa Stadium.
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Taylor Wright (North Vancouver, B.C.) had three hits - including a home run - and three RBIs to help the Ottawa Titans to a 9-2 win over the Florence Y’Alls at Ottawa Stadium on Friday.
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