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.
Read More Engaged in the ProcessBooted 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.
Read More The Pat in the HatThe 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.
Read More Candy CrushJamie 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.
Read More Blue Jay Broadcaster Soaks up WCBL ActionOne 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.
Read More Key AdditionEveryone 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.
Read More Putting on a ClinicPerry 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.
Read More Remembering Perry LychakComing 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.
Read More Palmegiani Rises Up Jays’ RanksLife often pulls you in different directions.
At times, the path it sets you on can be rather unexpected.
On this particular snow-swept March night on the prairies, former Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Ricky Romero found himself pulled to Vauxhall for a fundraising banquet that was being hosted by the Vauxhall Academy of Baseball.
Read More The Ricky Ro! ShowIt 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 …
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