It didn’t start the way he wanted but Nathan Flewelling ended the 2025 baseball season with a bang.
He’s hoping it’s a sign of things to come as he takes part in his second Spring Training with the Tampa Bay Rays, where the Innisfail native has climbed up the depth charts and is now ranked the No. 11 prospect in the organization.
Read More Ray of SunshineOver the last year, Nathan Flewelling’s draft stock had risen higher than even he may have expected.
The Innisfail native and Sylvan Lake Gulls catcher really caught the attention of scouts at the MLB Draft Combine.
Then in the third round, the Tampa Bay Rays came calling.
Read More Catching the RaysWhen the players, coaches and assorted baseball observers assembled for scout day at the Canadian Futures Showcase, Nathan Flewelling hit perhaps the longest home run of the outing.
It was a hard-struck ball that smacked off the face of Schneider’s Porch in the 200 level of Rogers Centre.
That was just the beginning of Flewelling’s long-ball exploits this week in Toronto.
Selected for Saturday’s Home Run Derby, the Innisfail, Alberta native cracked 11 total dingers over two rounds to secure the event’s championship belt.
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