Baseball fans will get a glimpse into the future of Major League Baseball this week with the second annual Spring Breakout.
The prospect showcase is a four-day event with the best prospects from each team taking part, including five who are either from Alberta or playing in the WCBL.
Read More Five Reasons to Watch MLB Spring BreakoutA promotion to the big leagues is so close, Adam Macko can almost touch it.
And if everything goes according to plan, the young left-hander would like to do it sometime in 2025.
The highly touted Toronto Blue Jays prospect is coming off a year which saw him play at three different levels, with his final start coming with the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons.
Read More Engaged in the ProcessThe 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.
Read More A Wager in WashingtonStepping onto the mound at Kauffman Stadium, home of the Kansas City Royals, left-hander Erik Sabrowski doesn’t remember much from the moment that made him a Major League Baseball player with the Cleveland Guardians.
The Absolute Human Performance alum spoke with Canadian Baseball Network’s Tyson Shushkewich to talk about the year that was and what’s to come in 2025.
Read More Sabrowski’s ReflectionsDon’t cry because it’s over – smile because it happened.
We take a look back at the phenomenal regular season and playoff performance of Erik Sabrowski.
After getting called up to the Cleveland Guardians at the end of August, the St. Albert Minor Baseball and Absolute Human Performance grad was lights out.
Read More October SurpriseIt’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 AlbertaAs Oakland baseball fans say goodbye to the Athletics, the curtain is also going down on a small piece of Alberta’s baseball history.
The Athletics had a Pioneer League team in Medicine Hat in 1977, then an affiliation with the Edmonton Trappers from 1995 to 1998.
Read More The A’s in AlbertaIt was kind of fitting that Erik Sabrowski had to wait a little while longer than he had hoped to make his Major League Baseball debut.
After getting through two Tommy John surgeries and the global pandemic just to turn pro, the St. Albert product made the best of the opportunity.
On Sept. 4, 2024, Sabrowski came out of the bullpen for the Cleveland Guardians against the Kansas City Royals.
Read More Standing on GuardThe MLB Draft Class of 2024 was a big one for Alberta.
With five Albertans being named and a few others with connections to our province, it was the biggest contingent since 2011, despite being half the size.
Joe McFarland says this should be a sign of things to come.
Read More OPINION: Alberta’s Big MLB Draft PresenceBack for a third Western Canadian Baseball League All-Star Weekend in a row, Canadian baseball legend Matt Stairs couldn’t wait to once again share his knowledge of the game with young athletes in and around Okotoks.
Canadian Baseball Network’s Kevin Glew caught up with him for a chat about his career and more.
Read More Stairs’ Case for Hitting Success