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.
Read More 1 Thru 9: Aidan RobinsonThere’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.
Read More 1 Thru 9: Matthew TranAnother 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.
Read More 1 Thru 9: Ethan PittmanThe 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.
Read More Lethbridge Expos: All-Time TeamIt 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.
Read More McFarlane and the McGwire Ball BonanzaThey 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.
Read More Edmonton Cracker-Cats: All-Time TeamIt was another unforgettable year for baseball in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
We take a look back at some of the moments that will define 2025 for us.
Read More How We’ll Remember 2025Odds are you’ve heard the festive favourite, Sleigh Ride.
Well, here’s a special baseball version of it as we get ready to celebrate the season.
Read More K RideHe was, most likely, the best pitcher to take the mound for the Calgary Cannons.
That’s saying something for a team that was represented by major-league talents like Jim Abbott, Andy Hawkins, Erik Hanson, A.J. Burnett, Ken Forsch, Dennis Powell and Jeff Nelson.
But Mike Campbell wasn’t just a pitcher who honed his craft at Triple-A in the Pacific Coast League (PCL) – the righthander dominated the circuit in the late 1980s.
Read More Campbell was a Calgary AceWalking in a baseball wonderland …
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