What a year it’s been for Matt Wilkinson.
From representing Canada at the World Baseball Classic to moving up the minor league depth charts, “Tugboat” was even traded from Cleveland to San Francisco.
And now, the Dawgs Academy and Okotoks Dawgs alum has made his MLB debut.
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Back on the family farm near Etzikom, he reflects on his nine-year minor league career and the opportunity to win medals with Baseball Canada.
The Cleveland Guardians have netted a major return in exchange for Canadian pitching prospect Matt “Tugboat” Wilkinson.
The left-handed pitcher, who trained at Dawgs Academy in Okotoks before starring for the Dawgs in the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL), was dealt – along with their 29th overall competitive balance pick in the 2026 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft – to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for two-time Gold Glove winning catcher Patrick Bailey on May 9th.
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