They came from across the globe to play the game they loved.
Between 1943 and 1954, more than 600 women took to the field as members of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, including 28 players and two chaperones from Saskatchewan.
Read More From Saskatchewan to the All-American LeagueIt started as a simple trip to the United States in search of a solid roster for baseball tournaments in Saskatchewan.
Little did Indian Head mayor Jim Robison and his contingent know, who they recruited would forever change the landscape of baseball in his province and inspire future generations of ballplayers.
Read More Rocket MenThe excitement in Willis Simair’s voice is palpable.
After a busy 2024 which included representing his province at the Baseball Canada Cup and then heading to sunny California for the Prep Baseball West Coast Games, you would think he would be ready for a break.
Instead, the 17-year-old committed to Garden City Community College.
Read More 1 Thru 9: Willis SimairHer nickname was the “Iron Lady.”
Between 1945 and 1948, Arleene (Johnson) Noga was a mainstay on the hot corner in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, suiting up with the Fort Wayne Daisies and Muskegon Lassies.
And she will soon be inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Read More Johnnie Be GoodThe Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum has named its 2025 class of inductees and the group includes a home-run hero, a southpaw strikeout artist, a baseball pioneer, a national development guru and a pair of stars in the women’s game.
Read More The Call to the HallTanner Spencer finds himself among some very elite company in the US college baseball world.
Across all three levels of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) baseball, he is one of just seven Canadians serving as head coaches and the only one from Saskatchewan.
Read More One of a KindThey were the mainstays on prairie baseball fields for years.
Their names are virtually synonymous with the maple leaf, helping show future generations that they, too, could have professional dreams.
They would go onto play the game at the highest level, then come back home to show the way by becoming coaches themselves, giving back to the game they know and love.
Read More Opinion: 5 Names for Canadian Hall ConsiderationBy IAN WILSON Leroy Paige easily could have adopted the nickname “Satchel” for the amount of travel he did over a pitching career that spanned five decades. The lanky right-hander made a name for himself in the Negro Leagues long before he put his stamp on Major League Baseball (MLB), but he also played in the […]
Read More Tall Times in the WestHockey has one. So does basketball. Soccer as well. And now, it’s baseball’s turn.
The Women’s Pro Baseball League is set to take to the field in 2026 with six teams in the northeastern United States.
We chat with athletes in Saskatchewan who are excited about the possibilities.
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