Calgary Cardinals: All-Time Team

The Calgary Cardinals helped professional baseball take flight in the southern Alberta city.

Arriving in 1977, the club offered Calgarians their first ever Pioneer League franchise, and with it, a rookie-level, minor league affiliate.

We look at the best of the two years of the Cards with our latest All-Time Team.

A Wager in Washington

The 2024 season felt like the tale of two campaigns for Calgary’s Michael Soroka.

He started the year as a starter with the Chicago White Sox before heading to the bullpen, where excelled in the second half.

The right-hander is hoping to keep that momentum going after signing with the Washington Nationals.

Taye at the Plate

Getting a call from Baseball Canada’s Greg Hamilton is a pretty good reason to be late for class.

Already running behind, Dawgs Academy catcher Taye Thierman had to flout the province’s new cell phone policy to get the news that he would be joining the Junior National Team roster.

Bone Rattling

Calgary baseball fans just couldn’t wait to see the rising star outfielder suit up for the home team.

And in the spring of 1989, that wish came true, even if it didn’t quite seem like it at the time.

While season ticket holders of the Cannons were eagerly awaiting the arrival of future Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr., the Seattle Mariners – the parent club of the Triple-A Calgary team – sent up-and-coming Jay Buhner to Foothills Stadium instead.

1 Thru 9: Aiden Szautner

If the University of Calgary Dinos are to repeat as CCBC champions, they will need their veterans to lead the way.

After starting the year slower than expected, they are hoping to steady the ship over the final few weeks.

Veteran utilityman Aiden Szautner stops by for our latest installment of “1 Thru 9.”

Fresh Start for Soroka

Calgary’s Michael Soroka has been tabbed as the day two starter for the Chicago White Sox.

After an offseason where he was traded from the Atlanta Braves, Soroka is looking forward to his fresh start.

Canadian Baseball Network’s Tyson Shushkewich has more.

Swiping Right

What Ben Hoshizaki is doing to his Chandler-Gilbert Community College opponents is a crime.

His base-stealing prowess through the first few weeks of the National Junior College Athletic Association season can only be described as pure larceny.

The Dawgs Academy grad has already swiped 28 bases through the team’s first 25 games.

No Ordinary Zoe

It’s one thing to represent Canada in one sport.

But to do it in two sports, especially as close as baseball and softball can be when it comes to scheduling, is very difficult.

Baseball Canada Women’s National Team MVP Zoe Hicks was able to do both seamlessly in 2023.

Whirlwind Express

If you were trying to follow Jordan Procyshen’s 2023 season, you might have had a hard time keeping up.

From serving as Canada’s bullpen catcher at the World Baseball Classic to being on standby while the Texas Rangers made their run to a World Series title – the 30-year-old Dawgs Academy grad had a lengthy season.

Zach Worden writes about Procyshen’s year, which also included playing for Canada at the Pan-Am Games Qualifier.

OPINION: Five Famed Names for the Canadian Baseball Hall

“You have to know the past to understand the present.”

As we continue to beam about the state of baseball in Alberta, it’s important to acknowledge and celebrate our past.

It’s time for the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame to consider some of the builders who helped bring the Pioneer League and Pacific Coast League to Alberta.