After 20 rounds of picks and more than 600 player selections, the Major League Baseball Draft has come to a close.
The prospect-plucking exercise took place in Cumberland, Georgia, with the first three rounds taking place on July 13th and the remaining 17 rounds happening on July 14th.
Among the picks were a number of players with ties to the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL).
Here’s a closer look at some of those draft choices …
Read More 2025 MLB Draft ReviewIt was a long, long road for the Energy City Cactus Rats to get back to their new hometown.
The team has once again been the ultimate road warriors and are in the thick of the WCBL West Division playoff hunt.
Read More The Wheels on the BusIt’s become an unexpected tradition at the Vanneste residence in Warman.
The family welcomed the entire Medicine Hat Mavericks team for a home-cooked meal during a team trip to nearby Saskatoon to face the expansion Berries in 2024 and continued it again in early 2025.
Read More 7th Inning Stretch: Tyler VannesteIt was a good old fashioned baseball night.
While Chase Logan was performing well for the Western Canadian Baseball League’s Okotoks Dawgs, his brother, Gavin, was being promoted to Triple-A in the Arizona Diamondbacks system.
Read More Dawg Day for Logan BrothersIt’s been a long time coming.
For the first time ever, female baseball has been added to the Canada Summer Games, with the debut coming August 18-24 in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Baseball Alberta has named its roster for the inaugural event.
Read More Summer Games TrailblazersThere were cheers, beers and even a few tears at the first Western Canadian Baseball League Rural Roots Baseball Classic in Oyen, Alberta.
And if Joe McFarland had a vote at the WCBL board of governor’s table, he would enthusiastically vote “yes” to hold another one in 2026.
Read More OPINION: WCBL’s Rural Roots was a ClassicOh yeah, Oyen!
That was quite a show at the Rural Roots Baseball Classic over the weekend.
The Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) event – a celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Oyen Pronghorns championship season – culminated with a neutral site game between the Lethbridge Bulls and the Sylvan Lake Gulls at Doug Lehman Field on Sunday, June 8th.
Here are some of the sights from the Rural Roots Baseball Classic …
Read More Rural Roots Baseball Classic Photo GalleryAs his 2024 college season came to a close, Carlin Dick (Abbotsford, B.C.) contemplated his future in baseball.
A senior at Canisius University, the Golden Griffins finished the campaign 18-30 overall (11-13 conference record) and placed fifth in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. It was going to be his final year with the program, the only one he suited up for after high school, and the B.C. product was trying to soak it all in.
Read More By The HornsThey are the new/old kids in town.
Gone are the Edmonton Prospects and, in their place, the Energy City Cactus Rats will begin play during the 2025 Western Canadian Baseball League season.
Read More Energy City Cactus Rats 2025 PreviewAfter a solid freshman season at Indian Hills Community College, Cole Huebner decided to up his game.
The Edmonton native and AHP Academy alum has been named the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference Co-Pitcher of the Year.
Read More Cole’s Notes