Devo, Stubby and Baba Honoured
Two former Edmonton players and a baseball builder from Moose Jaw are part of the 2026 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame class.
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Off The Matt
Unlike a ball diamond’s basepaths, a journey in professional baseball is never a straight line.
No one knows that more than Matt Lloyd, who has endured more than his fair share of detours over the past few years as he looks to fulfill the dream of making it to the big leagues.
The Dawgs Academy alum is coming off a solid first season in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
Read More Off The MattInspirational Clapp Honoured by Baseball Canada
Stubby Clapp didn’t do a back flip on stage at the Baseball Canada Awards Banquet on Saturday night.
But you get the feeling that if the 51-year-old baseball legend could still do one, he would have.
That’s the kind of joy and pride Clapp felt being at being inducted onto Baseball Canada’s Wall of Excellence.
Read More Inspirational Clapp Honoured by Baseball CanadaClapp Scrap Fever
It was a dizzying time in the career and life of Stubby Clapp.
And that wasn’t just the result of the infielder’s penchant for doing
backflips at the diamond.
We look back at Stubby’s time in Edmonton …
Read More Clapp Scrap FeverTooning Up For the Big Leagues
From Saskatchewan to Seattle, Marco Gonzales always managed to take his game to the next level.
The 28-year-old is one of the more notable alumni of the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL), and after signing a four-year, $30-million contract extension with the Mariners in 2020, the reliable left-handed pitcher should be memorable to those who follow the summer collegiate circuit.
Read More Tooning Up For the Big LeaguesBallot of Alberta
The ballots have been cast and we’ll soon know who will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Of the 34 candidates, five players spent time playing on Alberta minor-league teams.
Edgar Martinez and Omar Vizquel were teammates on the Triple-A Calgary Cannons in the 1980s, while lefty Johan Santana fine-tuned his game with the Edmonton Trappers before winning two Cy Young Awards in the mid-2000s.
Another Cy Young Award winner, Chris Carpenter, cut his teeth with the Medicine Hat Blue Jays in 1994 and second baseman Orlando Hudson also got his start with the Baby Jays.
Here’s a look at the Alberta hopefuls and their chances of finding immortality in Cooperstown …