1 Thru 9: Cole Dickinson

Cole Dickinson has endured more hardships in his baseball career than a lot of players, yet still finds a way to succeed.

After winning Baseball Alberta 15U ‘AAA’ Player of the Year in 2023, the right-hander went through Tommy John Surgery and finally returned to the field in 2025.

In The Cards: ’96 Medicine Hat Blue Jays

They weren’t very good.

And neither were the baseball cards they graced.

But there were some bright spots on the roster, nonetheless.

Let’s meet the 1996 Medicine Hat Blue Jays…

1 Thru 9: Riley Wolbeck

Riley Wolbeck might just be the human definition of the classic line, “What are they putting in the water?”

The 15-year-old Leduc native stands out in more ways than one, with a height of 6-foot-4 and weight of 220 pounds.

From the Diamond to the Gridiron

Baseball fans will be excused if they feel like trading in their cowhide for some pigskin this Super Bowl weekend.

With that in mind, here’s a look at three pieces of trivia involving times when Alberta baseball had links to the Super Bowl …

1 Thru 9: Aidan Robinson

Imagine 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.

1 Thru 9: Matthew Tran

There’s being a pilot and then there’s being a Pilot.

Matthew Tran aspires of being both and will soon fulfill one of those dreams when he suits up for the University of Portland Pilots after he graduates high school this spring.

1 Thru 9: Ethan Pittman

Another move south is in the cards for Ethan Pittman.

The Fort McMurray native and Dawgs Academy product is joining coach Andy Peterson at Linn-Benton Community College.

Lethbridge Expos: All-Time Team

The Montreal Expos broke new ground for Canadian baseball.

The club was the first Major League Baseball (MLB) team in the country, and when they established a minor-league outpost in Lethbridge, it was the first affiliated, professional squad to play in Alberta.

McFarlane and the McGwire Ball Bonanza

It was memorabilia mayhem.

Calgary-born Todd McFarlane was right in the middle of the collectible chaos and emerged with one of the most sought-after pieces of sporting history.

Edmonton Cracker-Cats: All-Time Team

They may have seemed like a crude replacement, but the Cracker-Cats gave Edmonton baseball fans reason to gush for a number of years.

The pro team set up in the Alberta capital in 2005, replacing the void left by the Trappers of the Pacific Coast League (PCL), a Triple-A outfit that operated from 1981 through 2004.

The Cracker-Cats – who took their name from the energy industry term “fluid catalytic cracking,” which sees crude oil refined into gasoline – were an independent league team, meaning they were not affiliated with any Major League Baseball (MLB) franchises.