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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Episode 257: Matt Coutney & Tristan Peters
Episode 256: Zoe Hicks
Episode 255: 2023 Baseball Alberta Awards
Episode 254: The Soroka Swap, Baseball Hall Ballots & Heartfelt Stories
Episode 253: Joe Young
Episode 252: Levi Moon
Episode 251: Harold Northcott
Episode 250: Okotoks to host 2024 WCBL All-Star Game
Episode 249: Alberta’s Rise on the National Stage
Episode 248: Leo Cote, Ben Prediger and Josh Burgmann
Episode 247: Reece Hemmerling, Charmayne Gervais & Stevyn Andrachick
Episode 246: Recapping the Canadian Futures Showcase & Reconnecting with Scott Gillespie
Episode 245: Oregon State visits Dawgs Academy in Okotoks
Episode 244: Brett Getz, Keenan Parker & Jordan Procyshen
Episode 243: Simon Baker, Benito Bonilla & Landen Bourassa
Episode 242: Cydnie Moore, Josh Bishop & Nathan Flewelling
Episode 241: Ian Wilson, Halen Knoll & Dan Estey
Episode 240: Okotoks Claims 7th WCBL Championship
Episode 239: Okotoks in ”Best of the Ballparks,” Fort McMurray hosting Nationals & An Ambidextrous Pitcher
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