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.
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 KindJohn Axford was money on the mound.
And it was a summer in Saskatchewan that made him a millionaire, in more ways than one.
Read More Million-Dollar ArmThey 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 WestHis sense of humour was just a bit outside for some, but Bob Uecker was a one-of-a-kind baseball comedy legend.
From the ballpark to the broadcast booth to beer commercials, the former Major League Baseball (MLB) catcher connected with countless people through the game he loved.
Comedians across several generations, including Johnny Carson and Norm Macdonald, could attest to Uecker’s ability to put smiles on faces.
Read More Front-Row FavouriteThey were purple people greeters on a mission.
The Saskatoon Berries entered the 2024 Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) season as a team with a strong vision, but no track record.
An effective marketing and social media campaign helped brand the Berries and introduce the expansion team to the city of Saskatoon. Saskatchewan’s largest city responded by welcoming the club with open arms, and their loyalty was met with a summer of great baseball memories.
Read More Saskatoon Seeks Sophomore SuccessWhat a year it was for baseball in Saskatchewan.
From the grassroots growth that continues in almost every community to successes in high school and college programs to outstanding performances at national events, it was a year to remember.
We now look ahead to 2025 and some of the major storylines we’ll be keeping an eye on.
Read More Five Storylines We’re Watching in 2025It was a highly eventful year for the baseball scene in Alberta and Saskatchewan over these last 12 months.
Personal highs were reached, teams came out of nowhere to achieve fantastic results, and the game itself developed in new, exciting ways.
We count down our favourite moments of the 2024 season in the two provinces.
Read More Top Newsmakers of 2024It was one of the most impressive performances the province of Saskatchewan has ever seen on a baseball field.
A team based out of Wapella, with a population of just 400, nearly ran the table for the entire summer of 1924, winning 16 of 20 tournaments they played in.
They also won three games against the famous Brandon Greys.
Read More Wapella’s Near-Perfect Summer
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