Canadian Baseball Network contributor George Farelli reports that Jim Adduci, Kellin Deglan, Matt Warkentin and Eric Wood are among the Canadian players that have been involved in minor league transactions in recent weeks.
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Toronto Blue Jays pitching prospect and North Shore Twins alum Will McAffer (North Vancouver, BC) is not only toeing the rubber in the organization he grew up cheering for, but he also spent a season with his hometown Vancouver Canadians. The 22-year-old right-hander, who grew up idolizing Roy Halladay, will pitch for Canada in the Americas Olympic Qualifier in Arizona from March 22 to 26.
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The Winnipeg Goldeyes have signed Canadian left-hander Travis Seabrooke (Peterborough, Ont.).
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North Vancouver native Louis Boyd has taken over as manager of the Seattle Mariners’ class-A Short-Season Everett AquaSox at age 25, making him the youngest manager in the Northwest League.
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The Frontier League announced on April 1 that they are officially delaying the scheduled May 14 start of the 2020 Frontier League season, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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It has been a long journey for Caledon, Ont., native Chris Walsh, 34, to realize his professional baseball dream. He was getting ready for his second season as the athletic therapist for the Peoria Chiefs, the St Louis Cardinals’ affiliate in the class A Midwest League, when the season was put on hold by the coronavirus pandemic.
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The start of the American Association’s Winnipeg Goldeyes’ season has been postponed.
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Seventy-four years ago today, Jackie Robinson made his integrated professional baseball debut with the Montreal Royals at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City, N.J. He went 4-for-5 with a home run, three singles and two stolen bases to lead the Royals to a 14-1 win over the Jersey City Giants.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew recently caught up with Khalid Ballouli, a former pitcher in the Milwaukee Brewers’ organization who’s also the grandson of Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee and Toronto native Dick Fowler.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Lukas Weese connected with Canadian players Jordan Procyshen (Calgary, Alta.) and Daniel Procopio (Toronto, Ont.) to see how they are staying in shape during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The independent American Association Winnipeg Goldeyes have signed Toronto Mets alum and former Toronto Blue Jays prospect Connor Panas (Toronto, Ont.).
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Ryan Di Francesco shares his short story that was inspired by the true events about the day that Toronto Blue Jays’ pitching prospect Jackson McClelland was promoted from double-A to triple-A.
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Devon Teeple, of The GM’s Perspective, provides an update on 2019 Atlantic League MVP Telvin Nash who is currently playing in Japan.
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The independent American Association’s Winnipeg Goldeyes have signed former Pittsburgh Pirates draft pick and national team alum Eric Wood (Toronto, Ont.) for the 2020 season.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer J.P. Antonacci recently caught up with former outfielder Mike House (Victoria, B.C.) who in 1985 became the first Canadian to be selected by a Canadian big league team in the MLB draft.
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Left-hander Marcus Reyes was in his San Diego apartment, cooking bacon and getting ready to ace a Guitar Hero solo in June 2017 when he learned that the Toronto Blue Jays had selected him in the 38th round of the MLB draft. He was surprised and had thought his baseball career was over. Now, with three seasons in the Blue Jays’ organization under his belt, the happy-go-lucky 25-year-old has his sights set on pitching in the big leagues.
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Originally from Freeport, Bahamas, Chavez Young was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 39th round of the 2016 MLB draft. The speedy 22-year-old outfielder, who has stolen 68 bases over the past two seasons, is now entering his fifth season in the organization. He has moved up a level in the club’s minor league ranks each season.
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Toronto Blue Jays pitching prospect Josh Hiatt, who posted a 3.64 ERA in 25 appearances for the class-A Lansing Lugnuts in 2019, is working on his changeup this spring and aims to be more consistent in 2020.
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Toronto Blue Jays pitching prospect Sean Wymer is hoping to build off a healthy 2019 season that saw him throw 137 2/3 innings for the class-A Lansing Lugnuts and move up to the class-A Advanced Dunedin Blue Jays this season.
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Toronto Blue Jays outfield prospect D.J. Neal excelled on both the diamond and on the gridiron at the University of South Carolina before he was selected in the 2017 MLB draft. Now entering his fourth season in professional baseball, the Lithonia, Ga., savours the challenge he faces as he attempts to climb the Blue Jays’ minor league ranks.
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