OTTAWA- Former National Team Coach and longtime Canadian baseball scout Wayne Norton will be formally inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame tomorrow, on the grounds of the hall in St. Marys, Ontario.
TORONTO-They came from places like Vancouver, BC, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Ottawa and New Lowell, Ontario. Some had never left their hometowns before or been on an airplane, but at the end of the day they left Toronto with huge smiles on their faces, new friendships made and a lifetime of memories.
OTTAWA- Sixteen Canadians were selected during day three of the 2016 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft bringing the total number to 25 for the annual three-day event.
OTTAWA- The Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft resumed today with rounds three through ten that saw seven Canadians taken. After Cal Quantrill (Port Hope, ON) and Andrew Yerzy (Toronto, ON) were selected on day one, a total of nine Canadians have now been drafted with rounds 11-40 slated for the third and final day tomorrow (Noon ET).
OTTAWA- Junior National Team catcher Andy Yerzy (Toronto, ON) was selected 52nd overall in the second round of the 2016 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night. He becomes the first current member of the Junior National Team program to be selected in the 2016 draft.
OTTAWA- The San Diego Padres used the 8th overall selection in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft this evening to select Port Hope, Ontario native Cal Quantrill out of Stanford University.
WHAT: The annual Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft (or Rule 4 Draft) gets underway tonight with the first 77 selections (Round 1, Competitive Balance Lottery Round A, Round 2, Completive Balance Lottery Round B), continues Friday with rounds three through ten and concludes on Saturday with rounds 11-40.
Statement from 2016 Baseball Canada Cup Organizing Committee
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic- From start to finish at he inaugural U20 Women’s International Cup, Canada dominated the competition scoring 54 runs while only surrendering ten in running the table and capturing gold by defeating the host Dominican Republic 13-3 Sunday afternoon at Estadio Quisqueya Juan Marichal.
SANTO DOMINGO, DR – As Team Canada’s starting pitcher Ann-Sophie Lavallée was getting stronger, Mexico’s pitching staff fizzled, and a seven-run fifth inning propelled the undefeated Canucks to the gold medal game of the inaugural Women’s International Cup with an 11-1 mercy rule victory at Estadio Quisqueya Juan Marichal. Canada will face the Dominican Republic, who edged Cuba 9-8 in the other semi-final, at 2pm ET Sunday for the championship.