Canadian Baseball Network Podcast

Elizabeth Benn has worked in many different areas of baseball. She has been a baseball instructor with the Toronto Blue Jays' Jays Care Foundation, worked in the MLB Commissioner's office, was the Director of Major League Operations with the New York Mets, a consultant in various areas of baseball and is now a contributor with SNY and TSN. She's also a pitcher in the New York City Metro Baseball League. Elizabeth joins Matt Betts for a wide-ranging conversation about her career in baseball, how she got started, and her current roles in media and beyond on Episode 100 of the CBN Podcast.Summer flex pack clinics at at The Baseball Zone:https://thebaseballzone.ca/summer-baseball-clinics/Audio Credit: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Matt Betts and Jackson Farough chat about Canada's 2026 World Baseball Classic tournament and discuss some key takeaways. Matt Betts then catches up with Matt "Tugboat" Wilkinson to talk about his experience pitching for Canada at the World Baseball Classic and his career so far. Summer Camp registration now open at The Baseball Zone: https://thebaseballzone.ca/toronto-baseball-summer-camps/Audio Credit: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Ben Shulman joins Matt Betts to chat about the early stages of his broadcasting career, growing up around the media business, his time at Syracuse and the details of doing play-by-play commentary. They also break down Spring Training and discuss key storylines heading into the 2026 MLB season.Summer Camp registration now open at The Baseball Zone: https://thebaseballzone.ca/toronto-baseball-summer-camps/Audio Credit: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Caden Shapiro joins Matt Betts for a wide-ranging conversation about his career in baseball, moving to Toronto as a teenager, the impact his father had on him, his perspective on youth baseball and much more. He also shares stories from his time around MLB players and facilities. Summer Camp registration now open at The Baseball Zone: https://thebaseballzone.ca/toronto-baseball-summer-camps/Audio Credit: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Matt Betts and Jackson Farough are joined by theScore's Brandon Wile to breakdown the World Baseball Classic, including Canada winning Pool A and advancing to the quarterfinals, where they take on the USA on Friday night.Summer Camp registration now open at The Baseball Zone: https://thebaseballzone.ca/toronto-baseball-summer-camps/Audio Credit: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Sportsnet Blue Jays analyst and colour commentator Joe Siddall joins Matt and Jackson for an interview about his broadcasting career, the 2025 Blue Jays and their run to the World Series and the upcoming 2026 season. Summer Camp registration now open at The Baseball Zone: https://thebaseballzone.ca/toronto-baseball-summer-camps/Audio Credit: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Corey Eckstein is the head coach of the Abbotsford Cardinals junior team. He previously coached with the Ontario Blue Jays. Corey joins Matt Betts for a comprehensive discussion about his role with Abbotsford, his time with OBJ, how Canadian high school baseball is changing, and some of the challenges he faces. Summer Camp registration now open at The Baseball Zone: https://thebaseballzone.ca/toronto-baseball-summer-camps/Audio Credit: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Keegan Matheson, Blue Jays reporter for MLB.com joins Matt Betts and Jackson Farough from Blue Jays Spring Training in Dunedin. Keegan shares his insights on the early days of Spring Training, the difference in expectations compared to last year, the media presence around Kazuma Okamoto, expectations for Jeff Hoffman in 2026 and much more in a wide-ranging conversation. Summer Camp registration now open at The Baseball Zone: https://thebaseballzone.ca/toronto-baseball-summer-camps/Keegan's book, "The Franchise: Toronto Blue Jays": https://www.amazon.ca/Franchise-Toronto-Blue-Curated-History/dp/163727792XAudio credit: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Greg Hamilton, Baseball Canada's Director of Men’s National Teams joins Matt Betts to talk about Canada's roster for the upcoming 2026 World Baseball Classic. Greg shares his thoughts on the tournament, how the roster came together, the next generation of Canadian baseball talent and expectations for the team. Summer Camp registration now open at The Baseball Zone: https://thebaseballzone.ca/toronto-baseball-summer-camps/Audio Credit: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Clay Cox is the head baseball coach at Paris Junior College. He joins Matt Betts to break down JUCO baseball, recruiting, and Canadians on the roster. Summer Camp registration now open at The Baseball Zone: https://thebaseballzone.ca/toronto-baseball-summer-camps/ Audio Credit: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Roland Fanning is the head baseball coach at Austin Peay State University. He joins Matt Betts to chat about getting ready for the season, building culture within the program, recruiting, and Canadian C Keaton Cottam. Swing into Spring at The Baseball Zone's 24th Annual March break Baseball Camp: https://thebaseballzone.ca/toronto-march-break-baseball-camps/ Audio Credit: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Illinois State Redbirds HC Steve Holm joins Matt Betts to discuss the upcoming college season, a few Canadians on the 2026 roster (Eric Machej, Payton McHarg and Matthew Donnison), training plans as the season approaches, and establishing culture in the transfer portal era. TBZ's Elite Workshops: https://thebaseballzone.ca/elite-baseball-workshops/Audio Credit: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Ethan Francis (Miscouche, P.E.I) is the Director of Pitching and Analytics at Southeastern Louisiana University. He joins Matt Betts for an in-depth conversation about his career so far, his current role at SLU, pitching analytics and how analytics have changed. Audio Credit: Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioTBZ's Elite Workshops: https://thebaseballzone.ca/elite-baseball-workshops/

Mike Bonanno, MLBPA certified player agent with Klutch Sports Group joins Matt Betts and Jackson Farough for a wide-ranging discussion about his work representing various clients in MLB, including Canadians Owen Caissie and Jonah Tong. Mike talks about the recent Cubs/Marlins trade involving Owen Caissie, Jonah Tong's success in 2025, watching players he represents rise through the ranks and debut, the arbitration process, and what an off-season looks like for an MLB agent. Audio Credit: Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioTBZ's Elite Workshops: https://thebaseballzone.ca/elite-baseball-workshops/

Stephen Schoch, former Appalachian State, UMBC and UVA pitcher joins Matt Betts to talk about his college career, his viral interview in 2021, the transfer portal, NIL and much more.Audio Credit: Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioTBZ's Elite Workshops: https://thebaseballzone.ca/elite-baseball-workshops/

WVU Baseball Head Coach Steve Sabins joins Matt Betts to discuss the program at WVU. They discuss player development, recruiting Canadians, differences between Canadian and American players, and break down Canadians on the WVU team Tyrus Hall and Ben Goodacre. Audio Credit: Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioThumbnail photo courtesy Ron Rittenhouse/The Dominion PostTBZ's Elite Workshops: https://thebaseballzone.ca/elite-baseball-workshops/

Matt Betts and Jackson Farough are joined by Brandon Wile, MLB and F1 supervising editor at theScore. They chat about the Blue Jays off-season moves so far, including the signings of Dylan Cease, Tyler Rogers and Cody Ponce. They also discuss signings around MLB, trade possibilities for the Blue Jays, and the markets of Bo Bichette and Kyle Tucker. Audio Credit: Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioRegistration is open for The Baseball Zone's Winter Clinics! Learn more and sign up here: https://thebaseballzone.ca/winter-baseball-clinics/

Ted Kalnins, commissioner of the newly announced Canadian Baseball League (formerly Intercounty Baseball League) joins Matt Betts to discuss the announcement. Ted talks about the growth of the league in recent years and why this made sense, plans for expansion and a new app featuring CBL content. For the full press release, visit https://www.theibl.ca/news/a-new-era-for-independent-professional-baseball-in Registration for 2025 Snowball camps at The Baseball Zone is now open! Visit thebaseballzone.ca to learn more. Audio Credit: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Matt Betts and Jackson Farough break down the heartbreaking end to the 2025 season for the Blue Jays, a 5-4 loss in 11 innings in Game 7 to the LA Dodgers. They discuss the game-changing moments in games 6 and 7 and ponder a few questions: How will we remember this season? What's next as the offseason begins? Audio Credit: Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioHigh Performance Program at The Baseball Zone: https://thebaseballzone.ca/high-performance-program-free-demo/Advanced Fall Baseball Clinics at The Baseball Zone:https://thebaseballzone.ca/advanced-fall-baseball-clinics/