Baseball Canada announced an expansion of the Canadian Junior National Team Program (U18) for 2026. In an expanded year two of Baseball Canada’s partnership with the MLB Draft League, Canada’s U18 Junior National Team will play nine scheduled games against MLB Draft League teams from June 12-21, 2026. The Aberdeen IronBirds, State College Spikes and Mahoning Valley Scrappers will host all games, with the Junior National Team playing three games against each of the IronBirds, Spikes and Scrappers. The MLB Draft League, entering its sixth season, has become the premier destination for Draft-eligible players each summer.
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OTTAWA- Baseball Canada is pleased to announce the names of 28 athletes invited to the Junior National Team’s (U18) Fall Instructional League Camp set to take place in the Dominican Republic from October 19 - 29.
OTTAWA – A strong wave of Junior National Team (JNT) alumni highlighted Day Two of the 2025 MLB Draft, as eight former members of the program were selected between rounds four and twenty.
OTTAWA – The 2025 Major League Baseball Draft opened with the first 105 selections as Charles Davalan and Will Hynes were selected on day one.
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OTTAWA – The Washington Nationals are on the clock with the first overall selection in the 2025 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on July 13th and 14th with 20 rounds scheduled for the two-day event.
OTTAWA – Baseball Canada is proud to congratulate Owen Caissie (Burlington, ON) and Jonah Tong (Markham, ON) on their selections to the 2025 XM Futures Game, set for Saturday, July 12 at 4 p.m. ET at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, as part of Major League Baseball’s All-Star Week festivities.
MORGANTOWN, WV. — Over the course of a five-game series against draft-eligible competition, the Canadian Junior National Team wrapped up its MLB Draft League Series with a string of competitive performances that reflected both promise and progress.
MORGANTOWN, WV. — In a game marked by multiple weather delays and momentum swings, the Canadian Junior National Team held off a late charge to earn an 8–7 win over the College State Spikes on Saturday afternoon at Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark.
MORGANTOWN, WV. — The Canadian Junior National Team put together a strong performance through eight innings, but a six-run ninth from the West Virginia Black Bears proved decisive in a 7–5 loss on Friday afternoon at Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark.
FREDERICK, MD. — A clutch eighth-inning rally led by Robert Omidi (Mississauga, ON) and Félix Gosselin (Drummondville, QC), backed by a strong bullpen, lifted the Canadian Junior National Team to a convincing 9–4 win over the Frederick Keys on Thursday night.
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