He was a barnstorming beauty who gave Canadian baseball fans a glimpse of what the Negro Leagues had to offer.
That’s if you could spot him at the ballpark.
James “Cool Papa” Bell was fast … ridiculously fast. If you blinked, you just might miss him.
Read More Bell of the BallHe might be the youngest on Baseball Canada’s roster at the World Baseball Classic, but Matt Wilkinson is always willing to answer the bell to prove he belongs.
The Dawgs Academy and Okotoks Dawgs alum is ready to represent his country again before heading back to the Cleveland Guardians system.
Read More All Aboard to the WBCBaseball fans will be excused if they feel like trading in their cowhide for some pigskin this Super Bowl weekend.
With that in mind, here’s a look at three pieces of trivia involving times when Alberta baseball had links to the Super Bowl …
Read More From the Diamond to the GridironAlberta arms will figure prominently on Team Canada’s pitching staff at the World Baseball Classic.
With a quarter of the 16 pitchers named to the Canadian roster hailing from the province, they’ll play a key role in the success of the squad when the tournament gets underway in March.
Here is a closer look at the pitchers from Wild Rose Country …
Read More Canada Leans on Alberta Arms at WBCTwo former Edmonton players and a baseball builder from Moose Jaw are part of the 2026 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame class.
Read More Devo, Stubby and Baba HonouredIt was a busy sporting year in Alberta.
Calgary hosted the Olympic Winter Games in 1988, bringing British ski jumper Eddie the Eagle into the spotlight, along with the underdog Jamaican bobsled team, and the figure skating rivalry between American Brian Boitano and Canadian Brian Orser.
In the National Hockey League (NHL), Wayne Gretzky led the Edmonton Oilers to a sweep over the Boston Bruins for their fourth Stanly Cup championship.
Edmonton’s baseball scene saw the Trappers, the Triple-A affiliate of the California Angels, go 61-80 under manager Tom Kotchman in the Pacific Coast League (PCL), causing the team to miss the playoffs for a fourth straight year.
Despite the lack of team success, there were bright spots on the squad. Let’s take a closer look in this edition of In The Cards …
Read More In The Cards: 1988 Edmonton TrappersImagine catching the first game of a double-header then heading to the bump for the back half.
That’s what Aidan Robinson for Webber Academy in 2025 as he continues his ascent up the baseball world in Alberta.
Read More 1 Thru 9: Aidan RobinsonBelieve the hype.
A new Baseball Canada national championship that is being hosted by the Okotoks Dawgs is getting plenty of attention from Major League Baseball (MLB) players from across the country.
Read More Road to Okotoks Generating BuzzYou would be hard-pressed to find a more memorable opening weekend of professional baseball than the one Eric Hartman had.
The St. Albert native and Dawgs Academy grad may have come back to Earth later in 2025, but he learned plenty of lessons in his first pro season.
Read More Stealing the ShowThere’s being a pilot and then there’s being a Pilot.
Matthew Tran aspires of being both and will soon fulfill one of those dreams when he suits up for the University of Portland Pilots after he graduates high school this spring.
Read More 1 Thru 9: Matthew TranThe most influential people in the country’s baseball scene have been revealed by the Canadian Baseball Network.
The CBN recently released their list of the nation’s top power brokers in the sport and a number of honourees have ties to Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Read More CBN Reveals Baseball Power Brokers