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.
Episode 124: Paige Wakefield
Episode 123: Soren Graversen
Episode 122: Ty Scott
Episode 121: Les McTavish
Episode 120: Geoff Freeborn
Episode 119: Tyler Hollick
Episode 118: Lars Davis
Episode 117: Connor Crowson & Ryan Ludwig
Episode 116: Aidan Huggins & Evan Wilde
Episode 115: Mindsets and Mental Health with Laura Redgate
Special: The Night Before
Episode 114: The 2020 Season Finale
Episode 113: Jonah Arseneau
Episode 112: Shaun Atamanchuk
Episode 111: Simon Lusignan & Kaden Zarowny
Episode 110: The Best of Times on the Worst of Teams
Episode 109: Jackson Clemett
Episode 108: Joltin' Joe & Marilyn Visit + A Western League Scandal
Episode 107: Lethbridge Dodgers Manager Gail Henley
Episode 106: Plans Unveiled For RE/MAX Field
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