FROM CHALLENGER BASEBALL CANADA:
OTTAWA – Junior National Team outfielders Owen Caissie and David Calabrese heard their names called during the five-round Major League Baseball Draft in June and now both players have signed contracts to begin their professional baseball careers.
OTTAWA – With Major League Baseball zeroing in on a July 23rd or 24th opening day, clubs were required to submit initial player pool rosters with a maximum of 60 players as teams ready for spring training 2.0 that will begin this week.
OTTAWA- Baseball Canada elected its new executive earlier today at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held virtually due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The AGM brought together representation from each of Baseball Canada’s 10 member Provinces to discuss the growth and development of amateur baseball in Canada.
OTTAWA-Baseball Canada and the National Coaches Committee are excited to announce a new product for coaches, the My First Pitch e-Learning Module!
OTTAWA – Grab a glove, grab a ball, grab a catch partner for National Play Catch Week!
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OTTAWA- The San Diego Padres made Junior National Team outfielder Owen Caissie the top Canadian chosen in the 2020 Major League Baseball Draft when they selected the Burlington, Ontario native with their second round pick, 45th overall.
There have been no regular season Major League Baseball games in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic but the annual MLB Draft will take place on June 10 and 11 in a scaled-down version that will see just five rounds take place instead of the usual 40.