Morneau Cup amateur baseball championship starts Tuesday in Okotoks
Former MLB MVP Justin Morneau lent his name to a new national amateur tournament, saying it addresses a gap in Canadian baseball.
A new national amateur baseball championship, the Morneau Cup, begins Tuesday in Okotoks, Alberta. The event is named after former MLB star Justin Morneau, who agreed to attach his name to the tournament trophy.
Morneau said he backed the naming because he believes the tournament fills a need in Canadian amateur baseball, though further details on the format and participating teams were not included in the available reporting.
The event is set to take place in Okotoks, a community south of Calgary that has hosted baseball tournaments in the past.
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