John Axford officially announced his retirement in a social media post on Tuesday night.
The 11-year MLB hurler was happy to throw his final professional pitch for Canada in last year’s World Baseball Classic.
The Canadian Baseball Network’s Kevin Glew takes a look at the former Melville Millionaire’s announcement.
Read More The Ax-Man RetiresZoe Hicks is no stranger to travel.
Growing up, she lived in all three prairie provinces with her family, then started chasing her softball and baseball dreams across the country.
The Baseball Canada Women’s National Team MVP and Softball Canada star is looking for big things in 2024.
Read More No Ordinary ZoeSaskatoon’s Amy Johnson is entering her third season with Baseball Canada’s Women’s National Team.
After what feels like a long offseason, she’s hoping to realize a dream by representing Canada at the Women’s Baseball World Cup in Thunder Bay.
Read More World Cup DreamsIt was a bullish move that transformed the baseball scene in Western Canada.
The creation of a Saskatchewan Major Baseball League (SMBL) franchise in Lethbridge was initially intended to fill the void left by the departure of professional baseball.
Decades later, the legacy of that team can be seen at ballparks across Alberta and throughout the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL).
Read More Bulls at the GateNolan Sparks was just 12 years old when his hometown team, the Saskatoon Yellow Jackets, folded following the 2014 Western Major Baseball League season.
Now 21, Sparks is hoping to help rebuild the summer collegiate scene in his hometown as the first signee of the expansion Saskatoon Berries.
Read More Sparks Flies in SaskatoonFrom Saskatchewan to St. Louis to Seattle, Marco Gonzales always managed to take his game to the next level.
He’s hoping to do that again as a member of the starting rotation with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2024.
We take a look back at the reliable left-hander’s time with the Saskatoon Yellow Jackets.
Read More Tooning Up For the Big LeaguesWillie “Curly” Williams left an indelible mark on Alberta and Saskatchewan.
An African-American and former seasoned Negro League player from the US, he found solace and acceptance in the warm embrace of Western Canadian baseball fans.
So much so that Williams earned the title of “Mr. Baseball” in the border city of Lloydminster.
Read More Willie “Curly” Williams – Mr. Baseball of Western CanadaFrom the mounds of Moose Jaw to representing Canada on baseball’s international scene, Rod Heisler has now found a Hall-of-Fame home in Saint Marys, Ontario.
Heisler – a left-handed pitcher who played in a record 14 international competitions for the men’s national team – is one of a half-dozen inductees recently announced as part of the 2024 class by the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Read More Hall of Fame for HeislerEvery community in Saskatchewan has a baseball story to tell.
The athletes, families, coaches, umpires, volunteers and community members share in the excitement of baseball we have all come to love.
All these stories and many more deserve to be told and shared, which we will do at Saskatchewan Dugout Stories.
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