Page 12 - Border Cats News Today

The new Thunder Bay Border Cats on-field manager says the team will definitely make its presence known in the community next season as the team ramps up ahead of its first season in years.

New skipper was tagged to be an assistant under former manager Mike Steed, until COVID-19 got in the way and forced the team to the sidelines for three seasons.

After a three-year hiatus brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Thunder Bay Border Cats, the only Canadian baseball team in the Northwoods League, will take to the Port Arthur Stadium field once again in 2023.

The Border Cats haven't played a Northwoods League game since 2019, thanks to restrictions at the Canada/U.S. border.

With the Canadian government poised to drop vaccination requirements at the border next week, the return of the Thunder Bay Border Cats baseball team in 2023 is looking much more likely.

The Thunder Bay International Baseball Association says its plans to bid for the 2024 tournament depend on the city upgrading its facilities.

The commissioner of the Northwoods League says a final decision on the 2023 return of the Thunder Bay Border Cats has not yet been made.

Yankees reliever roughed up in first big-league appearance.

Former Thunder Bay catcher was traded to San Francisco by Houston earlier this month.

Steed managed the Border Cats in 2010 and 2011 and was scheduled to return before the pandemic shut the team down for three seasons.