Ripening Up

The Saskatoon Berries haven’t just brought a Western Canadian League team back to the city, they’ve helped transform the sport in the province of Saskatchewan.

Matt Betts of Canadian Baseball Network has more on the sophomore team’s origin story.

2025 WCBL Season Preview

Baseball heroics are on deck.

The last time we saw the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) in action, Connor Crowson was stumbling around the bases of Seaman Stadium and arriving at home plate to a championship celebration in front of 6,341 screaming fans.

It was Crowson’s solo home run in the bottom of the ninth that served as a walk-off tiebreaker against the Moose Jaw Miller Express and delivered a three-peat title to the Okotoks Dawgs. The hometown hero made the final play of the WCBL postseason a decisive and memorable one in the 6-5 triumph.

Who will play the role of hero in 2025?

Wouters’ Splash

Cory Wouters was waiting for his inevitable midseason slump.

But it never happened and the Saskatoon native just kept rolling with it en route to being named the Region IX Player of the Year with McCook Community College.

Weyburn Beavers 2025 Preview

One log at a time.

There was slight improvement for the Weyburn Beavers last year.

Nonetheless, there is room for further improvement and the pitchers and hitters on the team will have to achieve better results if a spot in the postseason is a realistic goal.

Swift Current 57’s 2025 Preview

The 57’s are hoping for a swift turnaround.

After finishing last in the East Division of the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) and outside of the playoff picture in 2024, the Swift Current 57’s will look to make it to the postseason, as they did in 2023.

That will be the first step in trying to find the championship form that delivered the franchise seven titles since 2000.

Dreams Coming True

In the span of a couple of minutes, the Jays Care Foundation’s “Field of Dreams” program made a major impact on two Saskatchewan communities.

Hanley Minor Ball and North Regina Little League were named as two of the 15 recipients across the country.

WCBL Gets Pair of Hall of Fame Nods

The Western Canadian Baseball League is getting Hall-of-Fame recognition for two of its best and brightest people.

WCBL President Kevin Kvame, who is also the owner of the Lethbridge Bulls franchise, has been named a 2025 Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame inductee in the builder category.

Rye Pothakos – the director of recruiting and baseball operations, as well as the head coach of the Regina Red Sox – is also set to be recognized this year. The longtime skipper and scout has been named as an inductee to the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame.

Regina Red Sox Paying Tribute to Historic Team

The Regina Red Sox have announced plans to honour a trailblazing Saskatchewan baseball team.

The Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) club unveiled details of a tribute game that will put a spotlight on the accomplishments of the Indian Head Rockets, a team comprised entirely of African American and Latino players.

7th Inning Stretch: Nathan Varjassy

If the University of Calgary Dinos want to get back to the Canadian College Baseball Conference’s promised land, they will need to depend on some of their up-and-coming talent like Nathan Varjassy.

The Moose Jaw native is entering his third season with the Dinos and is hoping to be a bigger piece of a championship run.

Editorial: OK Blue Jays!

The signing of Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. to a 14-year, $500-million contract wasn’t just big for the Toronto Blue Jays.

As Joe McFarland opines, it’s huge for the game of baseball across Canada.