Putting on The Show

We look at 10 times that Major League Baseball (MLB) teams played in Alberta …

The A’s in Alberta

As 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.

Setting The Trap

He may have just hit a triple, but Peter Pocklington couldn’t help but dream about crushing a home run.

The ink was still fresh on his acquisition of the Ogden Athletics of the Pacific Coast League when he mused about something much bigger: Major League Baseball.

On the 40th anniversary of the Edmonton Trappers beginning play in the PCL, we take a look back at the efforts made to bring the team to the capital and the legacy left behind.