From the Vault: John Axford

He’s always been a postseason performer.

Whether he was taking the mound in the Western Major Baseball League (WMBL) or in Major League Baseball (MLB), pitcher John Axford saved his best for when the games mattered the most.

That’s been particularly noticeable when the Ontario-born product represented the Milwaukee Brewers, the team he logged 269 regular season games and 263-plus innings with over six years.

MacDonald Takes Over From Brotzel

The Regina Red Sox are undergoing a major baseball operations shakeup.

The Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) franchise announced that longtime general manager Gary Brotzel – a founding member of the team – was stepping down and that Mitch MacDonald was being promoted from the role of assistant general manager to GM.

From the Vault: Marco Gonzales

A summer in Toontown proved to be the perfect place to fine-tune his game.

From Saskatoon to St. Louis to Seattle, Marco Gonzales always managed to take his game to another level, and his time in the Western Major Baseball League (WMBL) – the forerunner of the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) – proved no exception.

Sim City

Eric Sim may just be the hero that baseball deserves, even if the sport doesn’t need him any longer.

We take a look back at a chat had in 2019 with the former Moose Jaw Miller Express catcher and WMBL Rookie of the Year.

Short Stop in Saskatchewan

You could call it glove at first sight.

Western Canadian baseball fans may not have realized it at the time, but they were watching the best defensive shortstop since Ozzie Smith take the field.

That summer of 2009, Andrelton Simmons made his way to the town of 15,000 people in Saskatchewan to suit up for the Yorkton Cardinals at Jubilee Park.

The Ax-Man Retires

John Axford officially announced his retirement in a social media post on Tuesday night.

The 11-year MLB hurler was happy to throw his final professional pitch for Canada in last year’s World Baseball Classic.

The Canadian Baseball Network’s Kevin Glew takes a look at the former Melville Millionaire’s announcement.

Tooning Up For the Big Leagues

From Saskatchewan to St. Louis to Seattle, Marco Gonzales always managed to take his game to the next level.

He’s hoping to do that again as a member of the starting rotation with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2024.

We take a look back at the reliable left-hander’s time with the Saskatoon Yellow Jackets.