Baseball

The Seattle Mariners selected right-handed pitcher George Kirby out of Elon University with their first selection (20th overall) in the 2019 First-Year Player Draft, Director of Amateur Scouting Scott Hunter announced tonight. Kirby, 21, recently completed his junior season at Elon University, going 8-2 with...

Seattle Mariners have acquired minor league infielder Jake Scheiner in exchange for outfielder Jay Bruce and cash considerations. Scheiner will report to High-A Modesto, the Mariners affiliate in the California League. With today’s transactions, the Mariners Major League, 40-man, roster is now at 38 players. Scheiner,...

Seattle Mariners have acquired left-handed pitcher Jesse Biddle and right-handed pitcher Arodys Vizcaíno from Atlanta in exchange for right-handed pitcher Anthony Swarzak and cash considerations. Biddle, who will wear #36, will report to the Mariners Major League club. Vizcaíno is currently on the 60-day Injured List...

Cutting-edge technology will be implemented at five more West Coast League stadiums this summer with the league's announcement today of an expanded agreement with TrackMan. The company's 3D Doppler radar system, which is used by all 30 Major League Baseball teams, precisely measures the...

The Canadian College Baseball Conference opened their second day of competition this morning (May 10th) at Norbrock Stadium. With 4 games scheduled for the day, teams were ready for some intense battles where they would start seeing teams fall in the modified double knockout...

Seattle Mariners announced today the following roster moves: J.P. Crawford, INF, recalled from AAA Tacoma. Shed Long, INF, recalled from AAA Tacoma. Dylan Moore, INF, placed on the 10-day Injured List with a right wrist contusion. Chasen Bradford, RHP, optioned to AAA Tacoma. Crawford (#3)...

With apologies to the Toronto Raptors, "We The Island."The Victoria HarbourCats, who have a strong history of taking their baseball show on the road -- and not just for West Coast League away games -- are announcing details of two games that will take...

The Thompson Rivers University WolfPack will be going into this weeks  Canadian Collegiate Baseball Conference championship tournament as the number one seed.The Pack guaranteed that position by beating the University of Fraser Valley Cascades 6-4 on Monday (May 6) afternoon in Abbotsford. The contest...

Story and Photos by Christian J. StewartApril 28, 2019, Victoria, BC - They are two teams and programs that perennially dominate the BC Junior Premier Baseball League (BCJPBL) and 2019 is shaping up to be much the same, as the North Shore Twins and...

Today the West Coast League announced a new agreement with the Southern Umpires Association, set to begin this summer. The SUA will provide ten umpires, who will staff the great majority of the WCL's U.S.-based games during the upcoming season."The West Coast League has...

Story and Photos by Christian J. StewartApril 21, 2019, Victoria, BC - They say that good things come to those that wait.For the Coquitlam Reds, who had to wait an extra week to get their BC Premier Baseball League season started because of weather,...