Renowned columnist Elliott continues to leave legacy on Canadian baseball
No journalist has done more for baseball in Canada than Bob Elliott, who is a member of five different Halls of Fame and the recipient of countless awards.
Articles by Zach Worden
Carey finds success among Canada’s best
OTTAWA — Tate Carey spent his week in Ottawa turning heads and establishing himself as one of the top arms in the class of 2024. The Great Lake Canadians product started two games at the Toronto Blue Jays Futures Showcase at Ottawa Stadium, throwing three innings while giving up no hits and no runs with two walks and four strikeouts.
Maple Leafs look ready for regular season
TORONTO — Auston Matthews and William Nylander each scored twice as the Toronto Maple Leafs knocked off the Detroit Red Wings 5-1 in Saturday night preseason action at Scotiabank Arena. In the Leafs’ final tune-up game of 2022, Matthews scored his first and second goals of the preseason — both on the power play — helping Toronto (5-2) bounce back from a loss Friday night in Detroit (3-5).
Duncan makes most of his time at Blue Jays’ Futures Showcase
As the youngest player participating in the Toronto Blue Jays Canadian Futures Showcase, Sean Duncan arrived in Ottawa with a resume to back up the selection.
Dutch top prospect Robberse always improving on path to Blue Jays
Since signing with the Blue Jays out of Zeist in the Netherlands in 2019, Sem Robberse has shot up top prospect rankings across baseball.
The 20-year-old pitcher enters the 2022 season ranked as Toronto’s No. 8 prospect per FanGraphs and No. 7 per MLB Pipeline
University of Tampa’s all-time winningest baseball coach still finding ways to improve
As the top Division II program in the nation, winning remains the only option for the Tampa Spartans year in and year out. Coach Joe Urso has been at the helm for five National Championships…
Nelson takes over as Tampa Spartans closer
Braydon Nelson spent his first eight games of the 2021 baseball season as a starter for the University of Tampa Spartans.
After a rough outing in the NCAA Division II South Regional Championship, he asked to be moved to the bullpen.
Ever since he’s been lights out.
Canney finding success in debut season with Tampa Spartans
University of Tampa Spartans pitcher Alex Canney is the first freshman to get a start on the mound for the program since the 2015-16 season.
The 19-year-old right-hander has gotten the ball in four games this season and put up excellent numbers.
He has a 2.70 ERA through 13.1 innings, where he has also amassed 18 strikeouts while only walking three batters.
Toronto Marlies gear up for playoff run after NHL trade deadline
The Toronto Maple Leafs traded defenceman Alex Biega to the Nashville Predators on Monday before the NHL trade deadline.