Baseball runs in Owen Pote’s genes.
His father, Lou, pitched 219 2/3 innings in the big leagues and played all over the world – Japan, Mexico, China, and even Canada with the independent Edmonton Cracker-Cats and Edmonton Capitals.
And now, he’s looking to move up the ranks in the Cincinnati Reds system.
Read More Pote-ntial in CincyAfter his 2022 season was cut short by injury, Matt Lloyd had high expectations of himself heading into the year.
Despite being released by the Cincinnati Reds, the Okotoks Dawgs alum became an All-Star with the Sioux City Explorers.
He also represented Baseball Canada at the Pan Am Qualifiers in Argentina, and was named the Men’s National Team Most Valuable Player.
Read More Maple MattMatt Lloyd vividly remembers how his 2022 baseball season came to an unexpected end.
The Calgary native was patrolling first base for the Chattanooga Lookouts in a May 3 game against Rocket City, when a hard-hit ball was relayed back to him.
Trying to simultaneously catch the ball and dive and tag the runner, he felt a pop, that led to a surgery and lengthy rehabilitation.
Read More Reds RoverNothing really scared Alejo Lopez when he first arrived in Canada in 2012.
Not the new surroundings. Not learning a new language. Not the different expectations on the field.
Well, nothing except lacing up his skates for a trip around the outdoor rink.
A decade removed from his time with Dawgs Academy, the Cincinnati Reds prospect fondly remembers his roots in Alberta.
Read More Little Red MachineHe may not exactly have been in full bloom when he came to Alberta, but Pete Rose gave us a telling look at the baseball icon, thorns and all.
The three-time World Series champion provided insights into two of his cherished pastimes – gambling and baseball – when he visited the Edmonton area on Oct. 21, 2014.
Read More Wild RoseMatt Lloyd admits he waited a lot longer to get into professional baseball than he had hoped.
After finally getting drafted by the Cincinnati Reds this summer and spending time in Billings and Dayton, his eyes are now set on making up for lost time.
Now into his first offseason as a pro, we caught up with Lloyd to talk about the highs and lows of the last few months.
Read More Queen City DreamsBret Boone always played like he had something to prove.
He had to prove that he wasn’t riding his family’s coattails to the big leagues. He had to prove that he belonged in Major League Baseball. And he had to prove that he was just as useful in the field as he was at the plate.
From his time as an All Star with the Calgary Cannons to his Gold Glove days in the majors, find out what Boone has to say …
Read More The Golden Bret with the Silver BatUntangling the web of a secret life almost built by former big leaguer Billy Hulen, who unknowingly fled to Medicine Hat to keep playing baseball.
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