Bob Elliott
Canadian columnist at Canadian Baseball Network
Lucky to be here Angela, Savannah, Lou & Geoff saved my life 2/02/19 in Okotoks (twice). @Eliottbaseball @CDNBaseballNet Used to cover Expos & Jays.
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6 days ago |
canadianbaseballnetwork.com | Bob Elliott
“Wouldn’t it be something to have Tyler Bremner pitching on Bremner Blvd?” asked Jason on Friday from Poway, Calif. before his son struck out 10 in a 13-4 win over University of California, Riverside Highlanders in an ESPN telecast. The Toronto Blue Jays chose eighth in the July draft. While the Blue Jays mailing address might be 1 Blue Jays Way, Bremner Blvd. is where Gates 6-A, 7, 8, 9 and Gate 9-A are located -- behind home plate.
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2 weeks ago |
canadianbaseballnetwork.com | Bob Elliott
April 9, 2025By Bob ElliottCanadian Baseball NetworkFirst the Toronto Blue Jays struck:They signed RHP Aiden Taggart, who was eligible for the 2024 draft. The Blue Jays signed the FieldHouse Pirate to a signing bonus of $155,000 US. We can’t recall the last team (or player) to sign a player in his gap year. Taggart (Grimsby, Ont.) was eligible for the 2025 draft in July. And then the Kansas City Royals were next.
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2 weeks ago |
canadianbaseballnetwork.com | Bob Elliott
April 8, 2025By Bob ElliottCanadian Baseball NetworkHis name is Slater de Brun. If you say it quickly, the name rolls off the tongue similar to the phrase “speed to burn.” And de Brun has been burning up base paths. The hope is he does not run so fast that he loses his Canadian passport. Yep, Slater de Brun, of Bend, Oregon (Pop: 104,557), has papers to show he is Canadian. Born in Los Angeles, Slater and his twin sister, Zari, are Canadian. (How do you spell Slater’s sister’s name?
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3 weeks ago |
canadianbaseballnetwork.com | Bob Elliott
March 29, 2025By Bob ElliottCanadian Baseball NetworkWayne Norton passed away on Jan. 6, 2018. So how come former major leaguers and current major leaguers are still talking about the scout? Well, a few reasons:A) Because of the great deal of respect people had for the diligent, kind man.
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4 weeks ago |
canadianbaseballnetwork.com | Bob Elliott
March 27, 2025By Bob ElliottCanadian Baseball NetworkRyan McDonagh’s goal when he boarded a plane from to Phoenix on March 16? “Improve my stock for this year’s draft,” said McDonagh from Surprise, Ariz. this week. Well, McDonagh won’t hear his name called on July 13 -- unless it is over a loudspeaker as the P.A. announcer says:“Now pitching for youuuuur Surprise Royals ... No. 63 ...
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