For a third straight year, a prospect from an Alberta academy has been crowned the Canadian Futures Showcase Home Run Derby champion.
It was Daril Rodriguez (Red Deer, Alta.), of St. Joseph’s Ball Academy, who dialed up the three-peat, belting 17 total home runs across two rounds (two minutes each, with a 30-second timeout available).
Read More Daril Dominates DerbyAt 6-foot-8, AJ Rogers (Cole Harbour, N.S.) towers over almost everyone else at the 2025 Canadian Futures Showcase.
The young right-hander is imposing on the mound, but in recent years, he realized that he was a little too lanky and needed to add bulk to match his height.
Read More Rogers on the RiseHe’s not old enough to drive and yet Ethan Renaud already has baseball people across Canada talking.
The Dawgs Academy utility player will be one of the youngest players set to take part in the 2025 Blue Jays Academy Canadian Futures Showcase.
Read More 1 Thru 9: Ethan RenaudHe might not be the biggest player on the field, but Langdyn Cummins is always doing something to make a big difference.
The 5-foot-9, 155-pound shortstop and outfielder is also very patient in waiting for the right opportunity to come his way, as witnessed by his performance at the 2024 Blue Jays Academy Canadian Futures Showcase.
Read More 1 Thru 9: Langdyn CumminsTim Piasentin put on a show at the Canadian Futures Showcase Home Run Derby.
The Dawgs Academy product blasted a total of 22 homers in four rounds to take the title belt.
Canadian Baseball Network’s Trevor Fitzpatrick has the story.
Read More Piasentin PowerEaston Kitura still has a couple of years before he graduates high school.
The Spruce Grove native is still considered one of the best Canadian prospects eligible for the 2026 MLB Draft.
The Parkland Twins and Vauxhall Academy product is looking to turn more heads at the Canadian Futures Showcase.
Read More Five-Tool KituraEveryone had their reasons for smiling on a cold Saturday just outside Calgary.
The Blue Jays Academy National Coaches Clinic was moved to Webber Academy, where athletes and coaches were able to learn from some of the best.
Pat Borders, Devon White, Ernie Whitt, Ashley Stephenson, Buck Martinez and Chris Reitsma served as instructors for the weekend-long camp.
Read More Putting on a ClinicThe 2026 World Baseball Classic canèt come fast enough for Ernie Whitt.
The Baseball Canada manager believes his team is on the cusp of getting into the championship bracket of the tournament if all the stars align – literally.
Ahead of his visit to Calgary for the Blue Jays Academy National Coaches Clinic, we chatted with the former MLB catcher about what it will take to get to the next level.
Read More No Doubt About WhittAs 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.
Read More Magic MachejHe’s the youngest player at the Canadian Futures Showcase.
Calgary product and Dawgs Academy prospect Colton Ullyett-French is part of the Class of 2027.
As Trevor Fitzpatrick reports, the 6-foot-3, 210-pound utilityman is hoping to make his presence felt.
Read More Ullyett-French Represents Class of 2027