Families are planning their summer vacations now.
With affordability and the geopolitical climate at the top of a lot of minds, now is a good time for local baseball organizations to remind fans about what’s close to home.
Joe McFarland shares a few more of this thoughts.
Read More OPINION: Stitches UpHe has never lacked the words to describe what baseball means to Canada.
For Justin Morneau, it’s both personal and a matter of national interest.
The first baseman wore the red-and-white at four World Baseball Classic events as a player before accepting a role as the hitting coach at this year’s edition of the international tournament.
Read More Motivational MorneauHe’s a Canadian baseball legend and a former National League batting champ, but Justin Morneau did a double take when he was asked to be the face of an exciting new national championship tournament.
Greg Hamilton – Baseball Canada’s Director of National Teams and Head Coach of the Junior National Team – approached the two-time Silver Slugger Award winner to see if he would lend his name to the top prize being handed out at The Road to Okotoks event.
“My first thought is, did Larry Walker turn it down?” said Morneau …
Read More Morneau’s Cup Runneth OverThe road to Canadian baseball academy supremacy will run through Okotoks.
Baseball Canada and Dawgs Academy have announced the launch of “The Road to Okotoks” national championship, which will see 16 elite academy teams compete for the Morneau Cup.
Read More Dawgs Hosting Canadian Academy Championship