Author | Alexis Brudnicki

Jackie Robinson did more than open baseball to minorities — Cito Gaston, former Blue Jays manager.

April 3, 2013, 8:03 pm EDT via canadianbaseballnetwork.com

Taylor Green of the Milwaukee Brewers will assume primary duties at third base for Team Canada at the World Baseball Classic after Brett Lawrie withdrew from the tournament on Thursday.

March 7, 2013, 6:19 pm EST via cbc.ca

With the help of Jays Care Foundation, teaming up with the Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) Team Up Foundation, the Cabbagetown Youth Centre unveiled its new and improved gymnasium on Thursday morning.

September 27, 2012, 3:25 pm EDT via toronto.bluejays.mlb.com

RP Trystan Magnuson (Vancouver, BC) worked a scoreless inning as Team Canada thumped Germany 16-7 to move to the final of the WBC qualifier on Monday

September 22, 2012, 6:52 pm EDT via canadianbaseballnetwork.com

It should come as no surprise that Canada's lone big league team would have a close relationship with its national baseball entity. The Blue Jays have a longstanding partnership with Baseball Canada that has grown even stronger in recent years.

September 17, 2012, 1:00 pm EDT via toronto.bluejays.mlb.com

OF Nathan DeSouza (Milton, Ont.), extreme left, with other outfielders listening to coach Greg Hamilton at the Rogers Centre. DeSouza was drafted in June, like 100s of others high schoolers. Unlike others, DeSouza he was on the Blue Jays’ … Read more

August 29, 2012, 10:51 pm EDT via canadianbaseballnetwork.com

The Canadian Little League champions from Hastings, B.C. took the red-eye from Edmonton to Toronto and found a special surprise when they arrived at Rogers Centre: their own jerseys with their names on the backs

August 13, 2012, 8:57 pm EDT via canadianbaseballnetwork.com

LHP Shane Davis (Belmont, Ont.) thought he’d try a new approach … and he’d had success at rookie-class Bluefield

August 4, 2012, 5:44 pm EDT via canadianbaseballnetwork.com

 Shaun Valeriote (Guelph, Ont.) was a 39th draft of the Toronto Blue Jays. The Brock University Badger is at the lowest rung on the organizational ladder — breaking bread with some major-leaguers

August 1, 2012, 2:59 am EDT via canadianbaseballnetwork.com

The Jays trio of young studs – Aaron Sanchez, Justin Nicolino and Noah Syndergaard – are in good hands at class-A Lansing with pitching coach Vince Horsman (Halifax, N.S.), shown above during a mound conference with Sanchez, strength and conditioning coach Jason … Read more

July 30, 2012, 8:50 pm EDT via canadianbaseballnetwork.com