Alberta Dugout Stories: The Podcast
Sports:Baseball
We recap what has been a busy couple of weeks on the local baseball scene, including Matt Lloyd being named Baseball Canada's Men's National Team Most Valuable Player, Fort McMurray being named hosts for more national tournaments, a local look at the Arizona Fall League and a multitude of college commitments. Then we get to our guest, and the mere mention of Joe Young brings back a lot of memories for baseball scouts and insiders from the early-1990s. The 6-foot-4, 210 pound righthander made life miserable for men’s league athletes in Fort McMurray when he was just 14. In 1991, he won gold with Canada at the World Youth Baseball Championships, a team that featured Jason Dickson and Stubby Clapp among others. Two years later, Young was drafted in the third round of the MLB Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays, embarking on a six-year pro career that included the 1993 and 1994 seasons with the Medicine Hat Blue Jays. He played with and against some of the best young talent who later went onto become MLB players including Chris Carpenter, Roy Halladay and Michael Young, before retiring, coming back to the St. Paul area, where he is still involved in baseball and hockey. We sat down earlier this week to talk about his journey, including a chance encounter with ball player and future Hockey Hall of Famer Jarome Iginla.
2024 Podcast Season Announcement
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 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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