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6 days ago | canadianbaseballnetwork.com | Matt Betts

May 31, 2025By Matt BettsCanadian Baseball NetworkA capacity crowd turned out on a sunny Saturday at Cairns Field to watch the Saskatoon Berries win their home opener. The Berries’ offence put up nine runs, including three in the third inning and three in the eighth, to secure a 9-3 victory over the Regina Red Sox. Starter Matt Whitney allowed three unearned runs over 6 2/3 innings of work to pick up the win in his first start of the season. He allowed six hits and struck out four.

1 week ago | canadianbaseballnetwork.com | Matt Betts

May 31, 2025By Matt BettsCanadian Baseball NetworkA lot has changed over the course of Carter Kopp’s career but Cairns Field has remained a consistent baseball backdrop. Back in the days of the Saskatoon Yellowjackets, who fielded a team in the Western Major Baseball League from 2002 to 2014, Kopp (Saskatoon, Sask.) recalls chasing foul balls in hopes of exchanging them for a bag of candy at the concession stand. More than a decade later, he’s the one young fans are looking up to.

1 week ago | canadianbaseballnetwork.com | Matt Betts

May 30, 2025By Matt BettsCanadian Baseball NetworkThe Saskatoon Berries haven’t just brought a Western Canadian Baseball League team back to the city, they’ve helped transform the sport in the province of Saskatchewan. Along with the Swift Current 57’s, Regina Red Sox, Moose Jaw Miller Express and Weyburn Beavers, the league has become a must-follow for baseball fans. But anytime a new team pops up, it begs the question, how did they get here?

1 week ago | canadianbaseballnetwork.com | Matt Betts

He was promoted on May 23 and made his debut that night at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, the team’s midway home en route from Oakland to Las Vegas, going 0-for-3 with a pair of strikeouts in a 4-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. Seven days later, the Athletics arrived in Toronto. “I’d be lying if I said I didn’t,” Clarke quipped about knowing a trip north was approaching on the Athletics schedule. “I check marked it on the calendar.

1 week ago | cambridgetoday.ca | Matt Betts

After years or pop ups, farmers' markets and renting kitchens, Daniel Angus finally has a place to call home for his bakery business. Angus is no stranger to the kitchen, having worked in Toronto, New York City and at Langdon Hall for nine years focused on fine dining. But as much as he loved his career, his heart was always drawn towards baking and creating his personal mark. "I always just had this itch to do something on my own," Angus said. "I knew I wanted to build this slowly.