OTTAWA- Canadians Russell Martin, Tyler O’Neill, James Paxton, Nick Pivetta, Dalton Pompey and Joey Votto make-up the six Canadians on Major League Baseball (MLB) Opening Day rosters with the 2019 season set to begin today.
DUNEDIN, FL--- Dasan Brown (Oakville, ON) drilled a home run in the sixth inning, TJ Schofield-Sam (Brampton, ON) drove in two runs in the third inning to highlight the Junior National Team’s annual trip to Dunedin to face Canada’s only big league baseball team, the Toronto Blue Jays.
SAINT PETERSBURG, FL--- Junior National Team alumnus Mitchell Robinson (Surrey, BC) hit one of six New York Yankees home runs on afternoon as his squad went on to defeat the Junior National Team, 15-5.
SAINT PETERSBURG, FL--- The Tampa Bay Rays sent some of their top prospects to play the Junior National Team today in St. Pete and they proved their worth coming away with a 10-1 win at the Walter Fuller Complex, the former spring training home of the big league organization.
SAINT PETERSBURG, FL--- Former Junior National Team star Adam Hall (London, ON) headlined a Baltimore Orioles’ prospects squad that took on the current version of the national team today at the Walter Fuller Complex, and it was Hall and the Orioles who prevailed, 9-5.
SAINT PETERSBURG, FL--- A Philadelphia Phillies prospects squad featuring Canadian baseball legends Ernie Whitt and Rob Ducey on the coaching staff paid a visit to the Walter Fuller Complex to take on the Junior National Team and came away with a 6-0 win.
SAINT PETERSBURG, FL--- After a long winter training indoors, the Junior National Team opened their spring training schedule against the Fort Lauderdale Stars and suffered a 14-2 loss to their professional counterparts.
OTTAWA-They began their careers on the Women’s National Team together back in 2004 so it’s only fitting that they finish together, too. After 15 seasons with the program, that has included participation in all eight Women’s Baseball World Cups and the 2015 Pan American Games, Kate Psota (Burlington, ON) and Ashley Stephenson (Mississauga, ON) are retiring as players from the Women’s National Team.
OTTAWA- Baseball Canada is pleased to announce the names of 31 athletes that have been invited to the Junior National Team’s (U-18) annual Spring Training Camp at the Walter Fuller Complex in St. Petersburg, Florida from March 14-23.
OTTAWA- Women’s National Team athletes Liz Gilder (Port Moody, BC) and Alli Schroder (Fruitvale, BC) were among eight Canadians announced by Major League Baseball to attend ‘MLB Grit’, an inaugural high school invitational designed specifically for girls who play baseball.