Girls Got Game

Efforts to grow the girls and women’s game in Alberta have been renewed with the creation of the new Alberta Girls Baseball League.

The three-team pilot season will begin this summer, with the hope of having girls playing with and against more girls.

And if Barb Northcott has her way, more teams will be lined up to play in 2024 and beyond.

Alberta’s 2023 Pro Connections

With the 2023 Major League Baseball season now underway, it was only a matter of time before each organization started setting up its affiliate rosters for the coming year.

While things can and will change, we thought we’d scour as many minor league rosters for Alberta connections to get you updated on where everyone is.

Behind the Plate

An age-old question in the world of officiating is facing a new twist: how do you recruit and retain talented people coming out of a global pandemic?

While it’s not unique to baseball, Baseball Alberta is trying to find ways of getting enough officials on the field in 2023 and beyond.

The Ricky Ro! Show

Life often pulls you in different directions.

At times, the path it sets you on can be rather unexpected.

On this particular snow-swept March night on the prairies, former Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Ricky Romero found himself pulled to Vauxhall for a fundraising banquet that was being hosted by the Vauxhall Academy of Baseball.

Reign Man

Life has changed dramatically for Reign Letkeman since he was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in 2015.

In what felt like the blink of an eye, the Red Deer product went from traveling on buses in the minor leagues to becoming a coach, husband and father.

And Letkeman wouldn’t have it any other way.