2025 Dugout Stories All-WCBL Team

The debates have begun over who could suit up for their respective countries at the upcoming World Baseball Classic.

Our third installment is now here, which promises to get some debate going again.

Going Loco

It might be a while before “Dancin’ Dane” Tofteland is a nickname that sticks.

But don’t be surprised to see the Albertan from just outside Grande Prairie bust a move or two when he suits up in the brand new Banana Ball circuit next summer.

WCBL Schedule Announced

Start making your summer plans now.

The Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) has released its schedule for the 2026 season.

WCBL Talent in MLB

From hanging in the West to competing with the very best, players from the Western Canadian Baseball League put their skills on display in the majors this year.

Several hitters and pitchers who were stars in the WCBL have taken their talent to the highest levels of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Here’s a look at some familiar faces who took the mound or stepped into the batter’s box in the big leagues in 2025 …

CBN All-Canadian Teams Feature WCBL Talent

The Canadian Baseball Network has released its trio of All-Canadian Teams and Western Canadian Baseball League players figure prominently in the honours.

Bob Elliott, the founder of the CBN, revealed the first, second and third team lineups in staggered announcements that wrapped up on Nov. 4th.

Coming Up Aces

When Gavin Logan was called in for a chat with Hillsboro Hops skipper Mark Reed in mid-June, he wasn’t entirely sure what to think.

The Oyen native and Okotoks Dawgs alum found himself embarking on a jet-setting journey to three different minor league teams in the Arizona Diamondbacks system.

2025 WCBL Award Winners Announced

The Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) has determined its most outstanding performers for the 2025 season.

The summer collegiate circuit that calls Alberta and Saskatchewan home has unveiled All-Star Teams, Most Valuable Players, the Rookie of the Year, the Most Outstanding Canadian, the Most Outstanding Pitcher, the Top Relief Pitcher, the Coach of the Year and the Mitch Ball Memorial Award winner.

Here is a rundown of the major award recipients of this year …

OPINION: Unveiling Joe’s WCBL Awards Ballot

It was Levi Abbott’s world and we were just living in it.

In his final year of eligibility, the Lethbridge Bulls hurler laid it all out on the line in one of the best single-season pitching performances we have seen in the Western Canadian Baseball League.

Joe McFarland outlines how Abbott and others did on his ballot for WCBL awards and the annual season-ending all-star team.

Rogers on the Rise

At 6-foot-8, AJ Rogers (Cole Harbour, N.S.) towers over almost everyone else at the 2025 Canadian Futures Showcase.

The young right-hander is imposing on the mound, but in recent years, he realized that he was a little too lanky and needed to add bulk to match his height.

Year of the Dawgs

They are onto the scent of being the top high school program in North America.

After capturing an incredible record of 60 wins, five losses and one tie during the season, the Dawgs Academy 18U Black team in Okotoks has risen to new heights in the eyes of Perfect Game.

The U.S.-based organization has touted the Dawgs as the number two high school program on the continent in its annual end-of-season rankings.