
Ottawa’s Early Baseball History
Back in the early seventies, Ottawa had a baseball club (amateur)…

Big-Time Baseball in A ‘Sub-Arctic Lumber Village’: The Red Stockings Come To Ottawa
"On their arrival at the grounds, the Club at once proceeded…

A Flash In The Plaid: Meet The Ottawa Senators, The City’s First (And Short-Lived) Pro Baseball Team
The Ottawa Senators sport their unique tartan uniforms, custom-made…

Diamond Dynasty: The 1912-15 Ottawa Senators
The 1912 Ottawa Senators Baseball Team. (City of Ottawa Archives,…

‘Big, Bow-Legged And Domineering’: Frank Shaughnessy In Ottawa
A true Ottawa baseball legend, Frank Shaughnessy’s impact…

Ottawa in the 1922-23 Eastern Canada League and the 1924 Quebec-Ontario-Vermont League
Following the demise of the Canadian League after the 1915…

A Swing and a Miss: Ottawa’s Teams in the Can-Am League, 1936-1940
Ottawa enjoyed a five-year fling with professional baseball…

Urban Shocker, The Ottawa-Trained Spitballer Who Bested Babe Ruth
Urban Shocker, the legendary pitcher who perfected his signature…

Across The River: Early Baseball In The Outaouais
The Outaouais — a unique region of southwestern Quebec situated…

The Babe Comes To Ottawa
“Don’t tell me about Ruth; I’ve seen what he did to people….…

Ottawa Nationals and Senators in the Border League, 1947-1950
A playoff souvenir from the Ottawa Nationals. (City of Ottawa…

Willard Brown and the Border League
Only 21 Border League (1946-51) players made it to the major…

Before Hockey Greatness, Doug Harvey Shined on the Baseball Field
Two players from the Border League (1946-51) would become Hall…

No Sunday Ball and No Television: The Ottawa Giants & Athletics, 1951-1954
1. THE INTERNATIONAL RETURNS
In the case of Ottawa’s return…

Bringing Triple-A Baseball to Ottawa
In a reception hall at the Marriott Rancho Las Palmas resort,…

Potential Sites Considered for New Ottawa Stadium
In an alternate baseball universe, Ottawa fans might be cheering…

A History of the Ottawa Lynx: From Their First Season to Their Last
An Ottawa Lynx pitcher delivers a pitch during a Triple-A…

Baseball’s Ottawa-Born Maple Wood Revolution
For an eager baseball fan, there’s nothing quite like the…

Ottawa Lynx: The Ray Pecor Era (2000-2006)
In the spring of 2000, Ray Pecor, a prosperous Vermont businessman,…

Ottawa Lynx: Joseph Finley and Craig Stein (2006-2008)
In June 2006, news outlets in Pennsylvania reported that American…

2008 Ottawa Rapidz: A White-Knuckle Ride
Ottawa Rapidz center fielder Jared Lemieux watches the ball…

The Ottawa Fat Cats (2010-2012)
Fat Cats catcher Eitan Maoz leaps for a ball. (Michael Gauthier,…

Reflections on the Ottawa Champions Baseball Club
“The idea of community, the idea of coming together…in…

Ottawa Titans: Baseball Returns to Canada’s Capital
Jackie Urbaez congratulates an Ottawa Titans teammate during…