Heineman’s Houdini Act

It was a playoff run that was pure magic.

And that made Tyler Heineman, the backup catcher with the Toronto Blue Jays, uniquely qualified to be a part of it all …

2025 Dugout Stories All-WCBL Team

We have to admit: it’s not getting any easier to pick our annual “best of” roster from the Western Canadian Baseball League.

The standard of play continues to get even better each year with more and more players looking to make their mark on the summer circuit and beyond.

WCBL Announces 2026 Schedule

Start making your summer plans now.

The Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) has released its schedule for the 2026 season.

Opening Day takes place on Thursday, May 28th with five games in two provinces.

OPINION: 10 Familiar Faces for Canada

The youth movement has arrived for Canada and it looks like it will be on full display at the 2026 World Baseball Classic.

With the World Series now complete, many baseball insiders have now turned their attention to the next installment of what turned out to be a major coup for the sport in 2023.

We take a look at a few Saskatchewan and Alberta names who could get the call for the next tournament.

CBN All-Canadians Teams Feature WCBL Talent

The Canadian Baseball Network has released its trio of All-Canadian Teams and Western Canadian Baseball League players figure prominently in the honours.

Bob Elliott, the founder of the CBN, revealed the first, second and third team lineups in staggered announcements that wrapped up on Nov. 4th.

A Comeback Season to Remember

When Garrett Hawkins toed the rubber at Parkview Field in Fort Wayne for the first time in 2025, it admittedly felt surreal.

Facing the Lansing Lugnuts on April 4, he induced a ground out from Sahid Valenzuela, struck out Rodney Green, Jr., and another ground out from Tommy White.

It was a sign of things to come for the Biggar, Saskatchewan native.

WCBL Names 2025 Award Winners

The Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) has determined its most outstanding performers for the 2025 season.

The summer collegiate circuit that calls Alberta and Saskatchewan home has unveiled All-Star Teams, Most Valuable Players, the Rookie of the Year, the Most Outstanding Canadian, the Most Outstanding Pitcher, the Top Relief Pitcher, the Coach of the Year and the Mitch Ball Memorial Award winner.

OPINION: Unveiling Joe’s WCBL Awards Ballot

It was Levi Abbott’s world and we were just living in it.

In his final year of eligibility, the Lethbridge Bulls hurler laid it all out on the line in one of the best single-season pitching performances we have seen in the Western Canadian Baseball League.

Joe McFarland outlines how Abbott and others did on his ballot for WCBL awards and the annual season-ending all-star team.

OPINION: Five Burning Questions for the WCBL

There’s no rest for the Western Canadian Baseball League’s wicked.

Even though the summer circuit’s season just wrapped up, plans are already underway for next year with a few major storylines coming down the pipe.

WCBL Top Performers of 2025

They are the sultans of swat and peak pitchers in the Western Canadian Baseball League.

During a summer of strong performances in the WCBL, these batters and moundsmen stand out among their peers and can be found at the top of the leaderboards at the end of the 56-game regular season.