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Hall Calls for Baba

There are few people who have had a greater impact on the game of baseball in Canada than the late Jim Baba.

But it wasn’t just what he accomplished as a coach and longtime executive, it was how he went about doing it.

He carried the same passion and unwavering national pride into everything he did, whether it was leading a grassroots initiative to grow the game across the country or supporting Canada’s teams at the World Baseball Classic.

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A Friend and Mentor

Only one other person had ever represented the World Baseball Softball Confederation at the WBC finals besides our late WBSC Baseball Technical Commission Chair, Jim Baba. And now it was Shari Reiniger standing there in his place. Just like working as an International Baseball Technical Commissioner at the Tokyo Olympics, and being the first woman to do that, the moment was not lost on her.

OPINION: Resurrecting “Baseball Day in Canada”

The roadmap is already there.

“Hockey Day in Canada” has been a staple of the National Hockey League’s schedule since it first aired on CBC in 2000.

With baseball surging in popularity across Canada, Joe McFarland says it might be time to re-up a conversation he’s had about a baseball day in this country.

A Hall of Fame Builder

It seems everyone involved in Canadian baseball has a Jim Baba story.

J.P. Antonacci of Canadian Baseball Network takes a look at a few as Baba was named to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026.

Baba Gets Call to the Hall

Two former Edmonton players and a baseball builder from Moose Jaw are part of the 2026 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame class.

The organization, based in St. Marys, Ontario, unveiled the class of six new inductees on Feb. 5th. Among the honourees are former Toronto Blue Jays centre fielder Devon White; St. Louis Cardinals first base coach Stubby Clapp; long-serving Baseball Canada executive director Jim Baba; Women’s National Team alum Kate Psota; Montreal Expos stalwart Bill Stoneman; and former Major League Baseball (MLB) umpire Paul Runge.

Hamilton to the Hall

It was the Greg Hamilton those of us in the Canadian baseball community have come to know and respect so deeply.

Fresh off being named a 2025 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, Hamilton, who in his leadership role with Baseball Canada has overseen the most successful era in national teams history, participated in the Hall’s media call on Wednesday afternoon.

Johnnie Be Good

Her 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.

The Call to the Hall

The 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.

Opinion: 5 Names for Canadian Hall Consideration

They 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.

Puhl Hall

Terry Puhl had a long and successful Major League Baseball career, but the highlight of his journey in the game ended up coming more than 30 years after his retirement.

We chatted with the Melville product about his career and what it was that takes the cake for his favourite moment.