OTTAWA- The Toronto Blue Jays announced today that they will host Baseball Canada’s Junior National Team (18U) in a split-squad spring training game on March 15th, 2015 at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium in Dunedin, Florida.
Photo: Colorado Rockies
OTTAWA- Two big names in Canadian baseball have just been added to the list of attendees for Baseball Canada’s annual National Teams Awards Banquet and Fundraiser as former MVP and current National League Batting Champion, Justin Morneau of the Colorado Rockies is confirmed to attend along with Baseball Hall of Fame Executive, Pat Gillick.
OTTAWA-Canadian Brett Lawrie (Langley, BC) is now a member of the Oakland Athletics.
OTTAWA- World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) announced today the competing nations for the inaugural “Premier 12” - the new flagship pro baseball world championship that will feature National Teams from baseball's 12 highest-ranked nations, including Canada, by virtue of a 7th place ranking.
OTTAWA- Canada and the United States now have some company as the seven team field for the baseball competition at next year’s Pan American Games in Toronto is rounding into form.
OTTAWA-The Toronto Blue Jays announced today that they have signed Canadian free-agent catcher Russell Martin to a five-year contract bringing the 31 year-old who was born in nearby East York, ON back to his home and native land.
OTTAWA- Baseball Canada’s National Championships committee had the difficult task of determining hosts for four National tournaments last weekend at the Baseball Canada Fall Convention in Charlottetown, PEI.
CHARLOTTETOWN- Baseball Canada celebrated not only their 50th Anniversary last night at the Delta Prince Edward in Charlottetown, but also paid tribute to the best that 2014 had to offer during the organizations annual awards banquet.
OTTAWA-The annual Baseball Canada Fall Convention is scheduled to take place at the Delta Prince Edward beginning tomorrow and running through until November 8th where representatives from the national, provincial and local levels will meet to discuss the growth and development of amateur baseball in Canada.