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Q&A with Jamie Campbell

Jamie Campbell has seen a lot of baseball, and he wouldn’t have it any other way.

As the host of Blue Jays Central on Sportsnet, the broadcaster takes in a lot of matchups involving Major League Baseball’s team in Toronto, but he also makes an effort to attend games at all levels across Canada.

Case in point, Campbell and his youngest son made a trip to Alberta in 2024 to check out Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) action at three different ballparks.

Here’s our Q&A with the baseball personality …

Engaged in the Process

A 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.

The Pat in the Hat

Booted baseballs, hotel hijinks and rowdy road trips punctuated their pursuit of the pennant.

These were the star-studded Medicine Hat Blue Jays of 1982 and Pat Borders was right in the middle of it all.

Candy Crush

The Candyman can.

He proved that in San Francisco and in Cleveland and in Toronto, too.

But before Candido Maldonado brought his can-do attitude to those Major League Baseball (MLB) markets, he established a name for himself in Lethbridge, Alberta.

Blue Jay Broadcaster Soaks up WCBL Action

Jamie Campbell has taken his long-distance relationship with the Western Canadian Baseball League to the next level.

The Blue Jays Central on Sportsnet host has long been an admirer of the league.

This past week, the broadcaster made the trek out to visit Medicine Hat, Sylvan Lake and Okotoks.

Key Addition

One of the best pitchers to ever suit up for the Toronto Blue Jays and a player who got his start in professional baseball in Alberta has been selected for induction in the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

Lefty hurler Jimmy Key was one of six people named as part of the 2024 induction class recently, adding the honour to his list of achievements, which includes a pair of World Series rings and five Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star appearances.

Putting on a Clinic

Everyone had their reasons for smiling on a cold Saturday just outside Calgary.

The Blue Jays Academy National Coaches Clinic was moved to Webber Academy, where athletes and coaches were able to learn from some of the best.

Pat Borders, Devon White, Ernie Whitt, Ashley Stephenson, Buck Martinez and Chris Reitsma served as instructors for the weekend-long camp.

Remembering Perry Lychak

Perry Lychak was one of few Canadian pitchers to face Cuba on the international stage and come away with a victory.

The Glendon, Alberta product did it at the 1981 Intercontinental Cup at Renfrew Park in Edmonton.

He passed away Sept. 20 in Kinston, N.C., where he pitched for five seasons in the Toronto Blue Jays farm system.

Palmegiani Rises Up Jays’ Ranks

Coming off a strong 2022 season split between two minor league affiliates, Damiano Palmegiani was determined to continue moving up the Toronto Blue Jays’ minor league depth charts.

The Vauxhall Academy of Baseball product is doing that with another strong season with the Double-A New Hampshire Fishercats.