Alberta Dugout Stories: The Podcast
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The Van De Keere name is synonymous with baseball in the Barrhead area, northwest of Edmonton. Keith was a standout pitcher with the Barrhead Blue Jays and was a member of the Canadian National Team before turning his attention to coaching and teaching. He was Baseball Alberta’s Ted Rudd Minor Coach of the Year in 2000 and 2002 and was made a Baseball Alberta Life Member in 2011.
So it’s pretty easy to see why his son, Devery, would pick up a bat and excel at the sport. A star with his hometown teams as a youngster, he went onto Phoenix Junior College and Louisiana-Lafayette before being drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 48th round of the 2007 MLB Draft. After a couple of years with Idaho Falls in the Pioneer League, he went down his own path, traveling the world while playing and coaching.
Now 34, Van De Keere is in Vancouver and has his eyes set on wearing the maple leaf again. We chatted with him earlier this week about where he’s been, where he’s going and some of the lessons he’s learned along the way.
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2022 Podcast Season Announcement
Episode 161: 2021 Year in Review
Episode 160: Keith Comstock
Episode 159: Ethan Elias
Episode 158: Mike Frostad
Episode 157: Celebrating Jimmy Rattlesnake
Episode 156: Greg Morrison
Episode 155: Dane Tofteland
Episode 154: Jordan Procyshen
Episode 153: ”Going The Distance” Author Willie Steele
Episode 152: Carson Hindmarsh
Episode 151: Matt Grabmann
Episode 150: Boston Warkentin
Episode 149: Max Hartman
Episode 148: Cody Hendriks
Episode 147: Helaina Appleyard & Hayley Lalor
Episode 146: Lethbridge Bulls Capture WCBL Championship
Episode 145: Baseball Day in Canada
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