Stepping onto the mound at Rogers Field at Nat Bailey Park in Vancouver, Jake Trask had two things on his mind.
Throw strikes and do it for his home province.
The New Minas, Nova Scotia native proceeded to make his competition uncomfortable in the batter’s box at the Blue Jays Academy Canadian Futures Showcase.
Read More Up to the TraskThe old saying goes that you have to be lucky to be good and good to be lucky.
Luck really didn’t have anything to do with the first home run hit during game play at the Blue Jays Academy Canadian Futures Showcase, which came off the bat of Vauxhall Academy product Hudson Nikkel.
Read More Showcasing with … Hudson NikkelThe target is squarely on the back of Daril Rodriguez and he’s more than okay with it.
The Red Deer native became the third-straight player with Alberta ties to claim the Blue Jays Academy Canadian Futures Showcase Home Run Derby in 2025, belting 17 roundtrippers during two rounds to take the crown.
Read More Daril’s Derby DesiresHe is one of the smallest players at the Blue Jays Academy Canadian Futures Showcase but he’s determined to show he has the biggest heart.
Red Deer’s Brooks Froese stands 5-foot-11 and weighs in at 152 pounds, which is just two pounds heavier than the lightest player at the showcase.
Read More Showcasing with … Brooks FroeseNo stage seems to be too big for Calum Andersen.
Whether it’s playing for the Vauxhall Academy Jets, Baseball Alberta at national events, the Baseball Canada Junior National Team, or the Area Codes Games, the 16-year-old right-hander just seems so calm, cool and collected.
Read More Cool CalumHe’s built a lot of what you see in Alberta’s baseball scene today.
From Prairie Baseball Academy and Vauxhall Academy to the Okotoks Dawgs and Badlands Academy in Oyen, Blair Kubicek’s fingerprints are all over it.
He’s been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s Coach of the Year.
Read More ‘Coach Kubi’ Recognized by CBNIn honour of National Coaches Week, our Joe McFarland takes a look back at his summer spent coaching t-ball and coach-pitch.
Read More OPINION: Thanks Coach!Discipline, teamwork, perseverance and loving to be in the competitive moment.
They are the big reasons that Nathan Bailey fell in love with the game of baseball and the ones that continue to drive him as he takes his game to the next level.
Read More 1 Thru 9: Nathan BaileyThe Energy City Cactus Rats took baby steps in the construction process of their new ballpark in Spruce Grove.
However, fans still haven’t been to a game there and the WCBL was left scrambling multiple times throughout the year.
Joe McFarland says some important questions need to be answered this offseason.
Read More OPINION: The Cactus Rat in the RoomNate Hallihan is feeling no pressure heading to the 2026 Blue Jays Academy Canadian Futures Showcase.
He might be the only New Brunswick product to get the invite, but he’ll be joined by an old friend in Dawgs coach and former MLB slugger Matt Stairs.
Read More Nate the Great