It’s been a long time since Michael Soroka had the opportunity to suit up in the red, white and black of Canada.
The Calgary native was a fixture for the Baseball Canada Junior National Team in 2014-2015, he’s been pining for the chance to do it again.
He gets the start against Colombia to open the 2026 World Baseball Classic.
Read More Start Us UpImagine 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 RobinsonThe 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 BrokersThe baseball world is a small one.
Look no further than Lacombe’s Zach Macdonald, who is looking to turn heads at the Canadian Futures Showcase.
He’s also carving out his own baseball journey after his dad, Jeff, was a Colorado Rockies draft pick in 2001.
Read More Zach on the AttackSimon Baker and the Sylvan Lake Gulls walked into the 2025 Western Canadian Baseball League season with one thing on their mind: win a championship.
After a record-breaking 44-win season in 2024, the team was upended by the eventual champion Okotoks Dawgs in their third-straight West Division final.
Read More 7th Inning Stretch: Simon BakerKai Rempel will always remember his first college win with Cloud County Community College.
The Webber Academy alum would love to have a few more firsts added to his collection before 2025 is up.
Read More Fledge from the NestIt’s been home to so many.
And for so long baseball was safe at this home.
Alas, the long-awaited eviction notice has been executed and the bleacher-bashing machinery is dismantling the memory-infused wood, steel and concrete that surrounds the diamond, which was once a playground for some of baseball’s best players.
Read More The Rise and Fall of Foothills StadiumThey were the mainstays on prairie baseball fields for years.
Their names are virtually synonymous with the maple leaf, helping show future generations that they, too, could have professional dreams.
They would go onto play the game at the highest level, then come back home to show the way by becoming coaches themselves, giving back to the game they know and love.
Read More OPINION: 5 Names for Canadian Hall ConsiderationThe 2024 season felt like the tale of two campaigns for Calgary’s Michael Soroka.
He started the year as a starter with the Chicago White Sox before heading to the bullpen, where excelled in the second half.
The right-hander is hoping to keep that momentum going after signing with the Washington Nationals.
Read More A Wager in Washington