Intercounty Baseball News Today

People know Rob Thomson as the current manager of the Philadelphia Phillies, but the Sarnia-born baseball player has a long history with the game. In his younger days, he played for the Stratford Nationals in the Intercounty Baseball League. He's giving a talk this week at TheMuseum in downtown Kitchener as part of a fundraiser for the Kitchener Panthers baseball team and he spoke with CBC K-W host Craig Norris about those early days, his career and what he's looking forward to this su...

With only three regular games left, it's the final push for the Hamilton Cardinals who are jockeying for playoff position in the Intercounty Baseball League.

Dalton Pompey has become used to wearing a Toronto Blue Jays uniform, but now he's getting used to a different uniform — one with a bulletproof vest. The 30-year-old retired baseball player from Mississauga Ont., has joined the Hamilton Police Service.

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Former Blue Jay Dalton Pompey has joined the Hamilton police force.

Former Blue Jay Dalton Pompey has joined the Hamilton police force.

Former Blue Jay Dalton Pompey has joined the Hamilton police force.

Trading his Toronto Blue Jays jersey for a police uniform wasnt always the plan for Dalton Pompey.

A Canadian from Corunna, Ont., is trying to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to victory over the Houston Astros. General Manager Rob Thomson grew up just south of Sarnia in Southwestern Ontario.

For a city that rarely reaches the top, Philadelphia has a strange pattern of success against Houston. The Astros will try to overcome that in the World Series against the Phillies.