Sun Devil’s in the Details

William Labonte still has a couple of years left in high school.

But the Montreal-born product has already made an impact everywhere he’s gone, including Dawgs Academy in Okotoks.

Reporter Zach Worden has more on the Arizona State University commit’s appearance at the Canadian Futures Showcase.

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Rubbing Elbows with Brooks Robinson

In the prime of his Hall-of-Fame career and fresh off a World Series championship, Brooks Robinson was serving up baseball stories in southern Alberta.

The mainstay of the Baltimore Orioles was a guest speaker in Lethbridge at a Kinsmen dinner banquet on Feb. 4th, 1967, along with teammate Dave McNally.

The third baseman was a few years removed from his American League (AL) Most Valuable Player campaign and in a few more seasons he would claim World Series MVP honours.

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Magic Machej

As Eric Machej lined up at shortstop Friday at the Canadian Futures Showcase, there was a little more fanfare in the building than there had been throughout the week at Rogers Centre.

Jose Bautista was in Machej’s Team New Blue’s dugout.

The 18-year-old St. Albert Minor Baseball Association and Dawgs Academy product went about his business by smacking an RBI double.

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Mound Surgeon

He’s a man known much more for the surgery that’s named after him than his stellar pitching career.

But Edmonton baseball fans got to know Tommy John – the person – a bit during his time with the Triple-A team in Alberta’s capital city.

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Nathan Nukes

When the players, coaches and assorted baseball observers assembled for scout day at the Canadian Futures Showcase, Nathan Flewelling hit perhaps the longest home run of the outing.

It was a hard-struck ball that smacked off the face of Schneider’s Porch in the 200 level of Rogers Centre.

That was just the beginning of Flewelling’s long-ball exploits this week in Toronto.

Selected for Saturday’s Home Run Derby, the Innisfail, Alberta native cracked 11 total dingers over two rounds to secure the event’s championship belt.

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Hart of a Champion

As Eric Hartman roams centre field at the Rogers Centre this week at the Canadian Futures Showcase, he’s continuing a family legacy started four years ago by his older brother Max.

The St. Albert Minor Baseball Association and Dawgs Academy product is coming off helping the Okotoks Dawgs win their seventh WCBL championship, and is looking forward to joining his sibling at Washington State University in 2024.

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Macdonald Showcases Versatility

He can switch-hit and play multiple positions, including pitcher.

Webber Academy Wildcats utilityman Matt Macdonald captured plenty of attention suiting up for Team New Blue at the Canadian Futures Showcase.

Canadian Baseball Network’s Trevor Fitzpatrick caught up with the versatile Wildcat.

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