Ray of Sunshine

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.

Five Reasons to Watch MLB Spring Breakout

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.

Flock Together

It was a banner year for the Sylvan Lake Gulls.

For the first time in franchise history, they won the WCBL regular season title, winning a record 44 games.

While they fell short in their quest for a WCBL championship, the team is optimistic about the road ahead.

OPINION: Alberta’s Big MLB Draft Presence

The 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.

Catching the Rays

Over 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.

2024 MLB Draft Review

The scouting report for the Western Canadian Baseball League is in, and the WCBL received high praise through the Major League Baseball Draft.

The summer collegiate circuit experienced it’s best MLB Draft ever, with more than a dozen alumni being selected over 20 rounds.

Over 600 high school and college prospects were picked in the annual event, which took place from July 14-16 in Fort Worth, Texas. Of the 16 Canadians who were chosen, seven spent time in the WCBL.

One Flew Over

When Nathan Flewelling squared up a Riley Burton pitch on a sunny Sunday afternoon at Gulls Field in Sylvan Lake, everyone in the crowd knew the baseball wasn’t coming back.

It was a big moment for the team and the first WCBL homer for the Innisfail native, who is considered one of the top MLB Draft-eligible Canadians heading into this summer.

Nathan Nukes

When 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.