Will Zielinski was sitting in his living room with family by his side watching the picks pass in the 2026 Major League Baseball draft.
He knew there was a chance he could be selected and was certainly hoping to be.
Matt Betts of Canadian Baseball Network has more on Zielinski’s story.
Read More Where There’s a WillWill Zielinski can lay claim to something no one else can at The Road to Okotoks.
The Victoria native and Vauxhall Academy two-way standout was among the 12 Canadians taken in last weekend’s Major League Baseball Draft, as he was chosen in the 20th round by the Detroit Tigers.
He’s our focus as we wrap up Day #2 from the Morneau Cup championship.
Read More On The Road with … Will ZielinskiIt’s October, which means it’s time for Major League Baseball playoffs.
The Toronto Blue Jays are out of it.
The Montreal Expos are long gone.
And it feels like Calgary pitcher Mike Soroka and the Chicago White Sox have been out of the playoff hunt since spring training.
What’s an Alberta baseball fan supposed to do?
Read More MLB Postseason Ties to AlbertaCole MacLaren admits he didn’t know if his baseball career was going to continue after he graduated from the University of Pittsburgh.
But during his brother’s high school graduation, the Dawgs Academy grad got a phone call that changed his life.
And this summer, MacLaren made his professional debut with the Detroit Tigers organization as undrafted free agent.
Read More Eye of the TigerUntangling the web of a secret life almost built by former big leaguer Billy Hulen, who unknowingly fled to Medicine Hat to keep playing baseball.
Read More Medicine Hat’s Mystery Infielder