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This is beautiful. Complete with Freddie Freeman quietly singing along.
O Canada at the ballpark 🇨🇦 There's nothing like it ❤️ #AllStarGame
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Andrew Albers (North Battleford, Sask.) voted Canadian Baseball Network pitcher of the year (foreign or independent ball) ow.ly/fQP130mbqF4 By: George Farelli @baseballcanada @BaseballSask
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Mathieson announces retirement from pro baseball ow.ly/apMt50wT1i5 By: Kevin Glew (@coopincanada ) @baseballcanada
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Roberto Osuna plays catch at Dunedin as your Toronto #BlueJays begin workouts @BlueJays #CBN
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Congratulations to @Padres scout Chris Kemlo (@kemlos) who has been named CBN's 2022 Jim Ridley Award winner, as top Canadian scout. canadianbaseballnetwork.com/… @TorontoMets
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Saying goodbye to Japan not easy for Mathieson ow.ly/1Tvw50xUCOT By: Kevin Glew (@coopincanada ) @baseballcanada @TokyoGiants
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Congratulations to former @BlueJays Fred McGriff on his election to the @baseballhall! 📸: Toronto Blue Jays
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2023 CBN All-Canadian College 1st Team LHP – Matt Wilkinson RHP – Matt Duffy RP – L.P. Langevin C – Brady Cerkownyk 1B - Robin Villeneuve 2B – Aaron Marsh 3B – Austin Gomm SS – Bryce Arnold OF – Jordan Bach OF – Ethan Murdoch OF – Pier-Olivier Boucher DH – Noah Hull
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Congratulations to Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, B.C.) who has been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame!
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Mathieson signs on for two more seasons in Japan, eyes 2020 Olympics ow.ly/b5aR30hXF2u By: @coopincanada #Giants
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Dan Shulman wins Canadian ball hall's Jack Graney Award ow.ly/VULd50Czk7N @CDNBaseballHOF #bluejays @espn
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Verge: Jackson celebrating milestones of strong, newborn son who was born at under 25 weeks ow.ly/njj250PCp4L By: Melissa Verge (@Melverge5) #BlueJays @BuffaloBisons
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C Zach Fascia | 37th Round (1,100th Overall) | #Mets| #MLBDraft #CBNDraft @BramptonRoyals
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Stroman happy he has Bautista to ask for help ow.ly/5zpT308hwCO #BlueJays @MStrooo6 @JoeyBats19 By: Melissa Verge (@Melverge5)
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Message and update from Bob Elliott - "Thank you" ow.ly/Lomn30nAYHX By: Bob Elliott (@elliottbaseball ) @Okotoks_Dawgs
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Mathieson and Molleken faced off in the 2012 Japan Series ow.ly/uPZ750Ms8jN By: Evan Christie @FightersPR @TokyoGiants
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INF Tyler Black | Stouffville, Ont. | 1st Round (33rd Overall) | #Brewers | #MLBDraft #CBNDraft @TorontoMets @WSURaidergang @tylerblack_6
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R. I. P. Wayne Norton, backbone of Baseball Canada, M's scout ow.ly/F26r30hD5WX By: @elliottbaseball @baseballcanada
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Happy #CanadaDay! We're proud to support so many amazing teams & players who come from this great country 🇨🇦🙌🏼
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Elliott: MLB Network celebrates 10th year, Hazel Mae 1st on-air hire ow.ly/Y3iL30opCCC By: Bob Elliott (@elliottbaseball ) @thehazelmae @MLBNetwork
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Congratulations to the @Braves Alex Anthopoulos (Montreal, Que.) on being named the @BaseballAmerica Executive of the Year! 📸: Atlanta Braves
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Thunder Bay Border Cats name Mike Steed new field manager ow.ly/FYL950wfABc @TBBordercats
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Mendham hits first pro HR to help Titans to win ow.ly/4xuL50PiYXh @ottawa_titans @OSUBaseball
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James Paxton (Ladner, B.C.) tosses a no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays for the Seattle Mariners. It's just the second no-hitter ever thrown by a Canadian. Dick Fowler (Toronto, Ont.) pitched the only other on September 9, 1945 for the Philadelphia A's. #mariners #bluejays
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Shulman named finalist for Hall of Fame's Ford C. Frick Award ow.ly/E5eR50C9FXW @baseballhall
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Autism can't hold back superfan Harvey's love of Blue Jays canadianbaseballnetwork.com/… #BlueJays By: @jpantonacci
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Congratulations to Mitch Bratt (@BrattMitchell) who has been named CBN's 2022 Wayne Norton Award winner, as top Canadian pitcher in the affiliated minor league ranks. ow.ly/6EA250LR0JO @TorontoMets @BaseballCANJNT @GoWoodDucks @Rangers @BramptonRoyals @Nmktbaseball
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Malloy the Man in Blue Jays Land ow.ly/Z9Mx30mRdAq By: Bob Elliott (@elliottbaseball ) #bluejays
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Toronto Blue Jays legend Roberto Alomar is offering his help to “build a bridge” between major league players and owners in an effort to help them salvage the 2020 season. He issued the following statement today: @AlomarSports @Robbiealomar
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Bob Elliott's list of the top 100 most influential Canadians (well, top 112 actually) for 2020: ow.ly/Gl5X50Dhn66 By: Bob Elliott (@elliottbaseball ) @baseballcanada @CDNBaseballHOF
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Rod Black: May I have the Player of the Year envelope ... please ow.ly/Ca8a50GvNgF By: Rod Black (@RodBlackTSN) @TorontoMets @WSURaidergang @markhammariners
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Congratulations to Greg Hamilton (Peterborough, Ont.) on being named the recipient of the Tony Gwynn Award for his lifetime of contributions to the game! @baseballcanada @BaseballCANJNT 📸: @BaseballAmerica
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Our 2024 All-Canadian Second Team: LHP - Kody Butt RHP - (tie) Kurt Barr, Ethan Giesbrecht RP - Zach Cameron C - Logan Grant 1B - Trent Lenihan 2B - Blake Simpson SS - Brendan Luther 3B - Carter Roth OF - David Stanley OF - Micah McDowell OF - Sam White DH - Cory Wouters
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Marcus Stroman (@MStrooo6) buckles his knee brace before heading to the mound for his stimulated game. #BlueJays
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Canadian Baseball Network's 2019 Top 100 (112 actually) Most Influential Canadians in Baseball. Who's No. 1? ow.ly/LKLg50y0bVC By: Bob Elliott (@elliottbaseball ) @baseballcanada
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OF Calvin Warrillow (Toronto, Ont.) talks about his two-run home run in the fourth inning and the feeling of watching the winning run cross the plate:
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Davis has overcome injuries to become leader for Vanderbilt ow.ly/H0EO50ExGfH By: Betsy Goodfriend @VandyBoys @OntarioBlueJays @BaseballCANJNT
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Elliott: 2018 Most influential list - Walker, Anthopoulos, Paxton, Wolfe, Votto ow.ly/i5pk30n8qCH By: Bob Elliott (@elliottbaseball ) @baseballcanada @Cdnmooselips33 @Braves @James_Paxton @Reds
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18 reasons why Larry Walker should be in the Hall of Fame ow.ly/caI730n4vzx By: Tracy Ringolsby (@TracyRingolsby ) #rockies #WalkTheHall
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Saunders named manager of Braves' Augusta GreenJackets ow.ly/jdX050EhE3d
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2022 CBN All-Canadian College 1st Team: LHP - Connor O'Halloran RHP - Matt Duffy RP - Matt Wilkinson C- Ryan Leitch 1B - Matt Coutney 2B - Max Grant 3B - Brandon Nicoll SS - Benji Sauve OF - Tom Poole OF - Logan Grant OF - Ethan Hunt DH - David McCabe ow.ly/va5I50LJz0t
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Stewart brings wisdom to Junior National Team coaching staff ow.ly/rb6J50yMFBA By: Wade Zanchetta (@wadezanc27 ) @baseballcanada
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New Tribe outfielder @JoshNaylor44 spent some time with Boone, a patient at @CleClinicKids The two hit it off and talked about Spiderman and four wheelers!
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INF Bryce Arnold (Grimsby, Ont.) has signed with the Toronto Blue Jays. ow.ly/V5f350PctKI @FHPirates @GoCamelsBSB #BlueJays
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Happy Birthday to our founder Bob Elliott! Bob, hope your day is full of Canadian baseball and a Diet Coke or two. Sincerely, Your CBN staff and contributors
Happy Birthday to legendary baseball writer and @CDNBaseballNet founder Bob Elliott! He's been a great inspiration, mentor and friend to me. I'm fortunate to work with him. My standard line when people ask me about Bob: "He's a Hall of Fame writer and an even better person."
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Congratulations to Tyler Black (@tylerblack_6)! He has been named the Canadian Baseball Network's 2023 Randy Echlin Award winner, as top 🇨🇦 hitter in the affiliated minor league ranks. @TorontoMets @Brewers @BiloxiShuckers @nashvillesounds
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Blue Jays broadcasting icon Jerry Howarth announces retirement ow.ly/72yw30inxOJ #bluejays #ThankYouJerry
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CBN Player of the Week - Logan Hofmann ow.ly/EPrF50Fe5BH By: George Farelli @MuensterSox @BaseballSask #pirates
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C-3B Noah (Bo) Naylor | 1st Round (29th Overall) | #Indians| #MLBDraft #CBNDraft @NoahNaylor12 @baseballcanada @OntarioBlueJays
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Congratulations to @CDNBaseballNet All-Canadian First Team INF: C Ryan Leitch (@ryan_leitch9) 1B Matt Coutney (@mcoutney34) 2B Max Grant (@max_grant7) 3B Brandon Nicoll (@B_Nicoll18) SS Benji Sauve @TorontoMets @VABjets @Langleyblaze @baseballquebec canadianbaseballnetwork.com/…
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David Mendham is the Canadian Baseball Network's 2020 college Player of the Year. ow.ly/cCr950CHgo2 @NatsOnt @ConnorsBaseball
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Nice feature on RHP Logan Hofmann (Muenster, Sask.) who is ranked No. 6 on the 2020 Canadian Baseball Network Draft List.
WATCH: Logan Hofmann is hoping that his strong performance in an abbreviated season will help him get closer to his dream of pitching in the major leagues — via @RFlahertyGlobal. READ MORE: globalnews.ca/news/7013797/m…
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Inspiring Campbell's love for baseball grows while continuing to battle leukemia ow.ly/Xp9c50N4K9i By: Melissa Verge (@Melverge5) #BlueJays
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Congratulations to CBN alum Alexis Brudnicki who is the winner of Baseball Canada's Bob Elliott Media Recognition Award! We are very proud of you, @baseballexis! Thank you for all you have done for our site and for Canadian baseball. ow.ly/BmJw50HgBuG @baseballcanada
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Canadians in 2023 MLB Draft RHP Matt Duffy (Burlington, Ont.) 4th round (115th overall) Boston Red Sox #RedSox #MLBDraft #CBNDraft @GLCanadians @GriffsBaseball @FHPirates @mattduffyy
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Elliott: 2018 Most influential Canadian of 2018 Larry Walker ow.ly/RBw930n8z6U By: Bob Elliott (@elliottbaseball ) #expos #rockies @baseballcanada @Cdnmooselips33
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Rod Black: And the Canadian Baseball Network College Player of the Year is … Matt Coutney ow.ly/F1qk50LGxy9 By: Rod Black (@RodBlackTV) @ODUBaseball @ABDugoutStories @BaseballAlberta @SJHSBallAcademy @Angels
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Max Grant: Conference Player of Year and one to watch for 2023 draft ow.ly/7Z6f50JRsGU By: Neve Van Pelt (@nevevanpelt) @VABjets @GriffsBaseball @_Baseball_NB
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Top batting averages by Canadians at an NCAA Division 1 College: .378 - Joe Tevlin (Toronto, Ont.), Niagara .369 - Deric LaMontagne (Beloeil, Que.), Lamar University .367 - Liam Hicks (Toronto, Ont.), Arkansas State See rest of top 10 here: ow.ly/iaHP50EygN7
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Wishing Buck a speedy recovery. We can’t wait to see him back in the booth.
A message from Buck Martinez
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Manitoba native Mateychuk credits family for success ow.ly/2g9c50yLL3m By: Brady Reid @baseballcanada @VABjets
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Canadians in 2023 MLB Draft INF Myles Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) 1st round (39th overall) - Competitive Balance Round A Oakland A's #Athletics #MLBDraft #CBNDraft @OntarioBlueJays @BaseballCANJNT @MylesNaylor22
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Baker, first Canadian AAGPBL player, to be inducted into Canada's sports hall ow.ly/q5Fg30mha0S By: Kevin Glew (@coopincanada ) #aagpbl @CANsportshall
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Congratulations to the 2021 CBN All-Canadian college Third Team: Infield: C - (tie) Max Hewitt (@maxhewitt15), Ayden Makarus (@aydenmak0312) 1B - Matt Coutney (@mcoutney34) 2B - Jaden Parsons (@JadenParsons2) 3B - John Vulcano (@john_vulcano) SS - Tyler Small (@Tylersmall97)
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Dave Van Horne: Ranks top 5 Expo Hall of Famers - No. 1 Gary Carter ow.ly/kMnB30mvXYp By: Dave Van Horne (@DaveVanHorne1 ) #expos
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Ontario takes gold thanks to Alberti, Barr, Tehan, Warrillow ow.ly/I3IO50KjsZk By: Matt Betts (@Bettsy41) @BaseballOntario @2022CanadaGames
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London Majors win first IBL championship in 46 years ow.ly/Kc9O50GkHeS @IBL1919 @londonmajors
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Mathieson, Romak CBN's best ow.ly/qZSY30gvuFP By: George Farelli @24yomiurigiants #KBOSK
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2022 CBN All-Canadian Second Team: LHP Campbell Ellis RHP Cedric De Grandpre RP (tie) Peyton Consigli, Fynn Chester C Connor Caskenette 1B Nolan Machibroda 2B Ricardo Sanchez 3B Liam Bushey SS Matteo Porcellato OF Tucker Zdunich OF Cesar Valero OF Alejandro Cazorla DH Tim Holyk
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Hey, we know that guy. :) We're very proud of him.
#OTD 13 years ago, Bob Elliott (Kingston, Ont.) became the first - and still only - Canadian baseball writer to be honoured with the National Baseball Hall of Fame's Career Excellence Award.
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2024 Canadian Baseball Network All-Canadian college Third Team: LHP Haden Dow RHP Owen Luchies RP Liam Watt C Josh Cote 1B Tom Poole 2B Greg Lachance 3B Cleary Simpson SS Brandon Nicoll OF Luis Pimentel-Guerrero OF Charles Davalan OF Demitri Shakotko DH Rees Kozar
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Cardinals' draft pick Hofmann elects to go to Northwestern State University ow.ly/iUm450vD4HP By: Maury Wrubleski @BaseballSask @MuensterSox
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Elliott: Jepson honoured with PBLO Lifetime Achievement honour ow.ly/UCOW30lYHvD By: Bob Elliott (@elliottbaseball ) @TerrierTeams @TorontoMets
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INF Damiano Palmegiani (Surrey, BC) has been invited to big league spring training by the @BlueJays. @VABjets
OFFICIAL: We’ve invited the following internal non-roster players to #SpringTraining.
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Elliott: View from Korte front porch a Saskatchewan slice of heaven ow.ly/cRp550KhOPG By: Bob Elliott (@elliottbaseball) @BaseballSask @2022CanadaGames @GregBrons
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Canadians celebrate Walker being elected to the Hall of Fame ow.ly/GMrP50y1ufP By: Kevin Glew (@coopincanada ) #expos #rockies #HOF2020
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Humeniuk cracks Baseball America's top 25 college offensive performances list ow.ly/augw50z7CUN By: Kevin Glew (@coopincanada ) @Okotoks_Dawgs @DawgsAcademy
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Proud Canadian Abram set to begin college career with Sooners ow.ly/PwNn30nhkLR By: Danielle Obal (@danyaob ) @baseballcanada @OU_Baseball
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CBN's All-Canadian College 2nd Team: LHP Kyle Carr, Connor O’Halloran-tie RHP Tyler Boudreau RP Kody Butt C Logan Grant 1B David Mendham 2B Justin Carinci 3B Aaron Manias SS Brando Leroux OF Felix Chenier-Rondeau OF Noel McGarry-Doyle OF Avery Owusu-Asiedu DH Ben Jones
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Elliott: Votto most influential; top Jays Martin, Beeston, Tinnish, Lalonde ow.ly/j4yL30ikuso By: @elliottbaseball #bluejays #reds
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Part V: A Sport of Their Own - Meet some Canadian female baseball movers and shakers ow.ly/Ev9U30nE1As By: Scott Langdon @baseballcanada
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With the Mariners playing the Mets in the Little League Classic tonight, 1B Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) stopped by to pose with the 🇨🇦 team after they beat Australia 12-0 to advance. Matt Brash (Kingston, Ont.) was there, too, signing autographs for 🇨🇦 fans.
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Canadians in 2023 MLB Draft LHP Connor O'Halloran (Mississauga, Ont.) 5th round (157th overall) Toronto Blue Jays #BlueJays #MLBDraft #CBNDraft @TerrierTeams @BaseballCANJNT @umichbaseball
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