OTTAWA- Edmonton-born LHP Rob Zastryzny became the first Canadian selected in the 2013 MLB Draft when the Chicago Cubs took him in the second round (41st overall) out of the University of Missouri.
BOCA CHICA, DR – You would think that the son of a former first round NHL draft pick would want to follow in his dad’s footsteps with a career playing Canada’s national sport.
‘In the minors’ is a regular feature on Baseball.ca that highlights Canadian players in the minor leagues. In this installment we take a look at three Triple-A players only one step away from the big-league’s and one player getting his first taste of full-season, professional baseball.
SANTO DOMINGO, DR- The Junior National Team wrapped up their annual tour through the Dominican Summer League today as they dropped a 5-1 decision to the New York Mets Dominican prospects in the morning before defeating the MLB Prospects 11-4, under the lights at Estadio Quisqueya in front of the several hundred fans.
GUERRA, DR-Trailing 5-0 in the bottom of the seventh, the Seattle Mariners Dominican prospects scored six runs to take a one-run lead and went onto a 6-5 victory over the Junior National Team.
Riccardo Schiroli in Saint Petersburg
BOCA CHICA, DR-The Junior National Teams four game winning streak in the Dominican Summer League came to an end today as they were defeated 11-6 by the Philadelphia Phillies Dominican prospects at the Phillies Complex in Boca Chica.
GUERRA, DR- Nathan Borges (Brooklin, ON) and Daniel Marquez (Cambridge, ON) combined on a six-hit shutout and JD Osborne (Whitby, ON) went 4-for-4 including a two-run homer as the Junior National Team cruised to an 11-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers Dominican prospects.
BOCA CHICA, DR- Three left-handed pitchers allowed only one earned run and the Junior National Team received some timely offence as they went onto defeat the Cincinnati Reds Dominican prospects 7-4.
Guerra, DR-Josh Naylor (Mississauga, ON) and Tyler O’Neill (Maple Ridge, BC) each hit solo home runs, while Daniel Procopio (Toronto, ON) and Luke Manuel (Surrey, BC) combined for seven shutout innings as the Junior National Team defeated the Kansas City Royals Dominican prospects 4-2.