They say that home is where the heart is.
As it turns out, Ontario’s Ashton Roy is feeling pretty good about his second home here in Alberta.
He moved here in 2015 and talks to us in our latest 7th Inning Stretch about the move, this province and the “Major League” character he channels in the clubhouse.
Read More 7th Inning Stretch: Ashton RoySouthern Alberta’s love affair with baseball hit a fever pitch in the 1970’s.
After years of our own circuits and big league players barnstorming through, relationships were built to bring affiliated baseball to the masses.
In the first of our three-part look at the Pioneer League’s days in Alberta, we profile the lead-up to the first game at home for the Lethbridge Expos.
Read More The Pioneers: Lethbridge ExposThanks to the Medicine Hat Mavericks, the Lethbridge Bulls were seeing red at the end of the 2018 season.
That red came courtesy of the rose-coloured caps and uniforms of Medicine Hat, who eliminated Lethbridge 3-1 in a five-game playoff series that saw the Mavs outscore the Bulls by 18 runs over four games.
Despite the frustrating finish, there were plenty of bright spots in the Lethbridge lineup.
Read More Lethbridge Bulls Season PreviewThere is a little confusion over where T.J. Bennett is really from.
As it turns out, he was born in Lethbridge but didn’t spend a whole lot of time here.
The reason: his father was a baseball coach for a new Pioneer League team in 1992. That background gave us context on how the 26-year-old has lived his baseball life.
Read More The Baseball BratThe Lethbridge Bulls believe they underachieved in 2017. After bowing out in the first round of the WMBL playoffs, they were bound and determined to fix it all in 2018.
We continue our special preview series of Alberta’s WMBL teams, we dive into what the year has in store for the Bulls, which starts with a massive renovation of their home, Spitz Stadium.
Read More Lethbridge Bulls 2018 Season PreviewLethbridge’s Tanner Jesson-Dalton went from being a sports-obsessed kid to owning his own business to getting back into the game he loves. And as he racks up the saves at Sacramento State, the 21-year-old reflects on his journey through baseball and business.
Read More Closing Up ShopIt is all-hands-on-deck around Spitz Stadium in Lethbridge, as crews put the finishing touches on a $2.3-million renovation. While fans can’t wait for baseball season to start, team officials can’t wait for Old Man Winter to take a hike and let the work get done.
Read More Spitz ShineWhen it comes to baseball, Bermuda will not be mistaken for the Dominican Republic anytime soon.
But with the help of the Baltimore Orioles’ 2017 second-round pick Adam Hall and some bat-and-glove loving Albertans, there is hope that the sport will grow on the island in the years ahead.
Ian Wilson explores some unlikely baseball ties between Alberta and Bermuda …
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