Five days. 12 stories written (and more to come). 15 stories edited (and more to come). Five podcast episodes (you get the point).
And an experience that you won’t find anywhere else.
Joe McFarland takes a look back at his experience at the Blue Jays Academy Canadian Futures Showcase.
Read More OPINION: Showing Out in VancouverAndrew Albers is embracing the new roles he has in his life.
After a decorated 14-year professional playing career including five Major League Baseball seasons, he is now coaching at Going Yard Academy in Saskatoon and teaching online courses.
But nothing lights up his eyes quite like talking about his favourite roster spot: dad.
Read More The Next ChaptersHe might be the only one with a Saskatchewan birth certificate going to the Blue Jays Academy Canadian Futures Showcase this season, but it’s not phasing Keaton Lejan.
In fact, he is welcoming the opportunity to “show what Sask baseball is all about.”
Read More Showcasing KeatonThe 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.
Read More OPINION: Resurrecting “Baseball Day in Canada”Like many Canadian kids who loved baseball, Mitchell Rauckman grew up as a fan of the Toronto Blue Jays.
Even though he is primarily a pitcher himself, the Saskatoon native always enjoyed watching slugger Josh Donaldson.
He’s been to Rogers Centre to watch his favourite team play, and now he gets the opportunity to step on the turf at the Canadian Futures Showcase.
Read More Rauck is Rollin’When Aidan Marien isn’t collecting hits on the diamond, he is delivering them on the gridiron.
The Saskatoon product has succeeded at every step along the way.
He’s looking to take it to the next level after committing to Hutchinson Community College in Kansas.
Read More Two-Sport SluggerMerek Yeager can’t help but laugh about his first experience in Toronto.
Invited to the 2023 Blue Jays Academy Canadian Futures Showcase, he checked into his hotel then tried to figure out how to get to Rogers Centre.
Since then, the Muenster product has been on a jet-setting trip through the Canadian baseball world.
Read More Muenster MashAfter seeing all that Western Canada has to offer, Max Poirier is ready for something different.
Born in Saskatchewan, raised in B.C. and now trained in Alberta, the Dawgs Academy product has now committed to the University of Miami.
He’s coming off a stellar year where he played for the Baseball Canada Junior National Team and starred at the Canadian Futures Showcase.
Read More Max VelocityTrentin Kooy loves being on a baseball field.
He’s played in numerous tournaments and showcases over the past couple of years, hoping to capture the attention of scouts and college coaches.
The Saskatoon native and Going Yard Academy product is hitting the biggest stage soon at the Canadian Futures Showcase.
Read More Trentin’s Travels
