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The Season, in Frames

Game days, practice and whatever the week actually looked like. Shot by the club's own crew, added as the season runs.

From the Field

Short clips, straight off the season. Tap a clip to pause it.

The photo wall

This Is What a Season Looks Like

  • The Abbotsford Cardinals line up for a full team photo on the field.
  • Cardinals players watch from the field during a home game.
  • A close detail of the Abbotsford Cardinals crest on a player's jersey, seen through a chain-link fence.
  • An Abbotsford Cardinals hitter mid-swing, seen from behind.
  • An Abbotsford Cardinals pitcher drives toward the plate, red dirt kicking up.
  • The Abbotsford Cardinals squad gathered in red on the outfield grass.
  • An Abbotsford Cardinals baserunner takes his lead off first base in powder blue.
  • Two Abbotsford Cardinals players meet on the mound, wide green field around them.
  • An Abbotsford Cardinals hitter raises his bat with an opponent blurred behind him.
  • An Abbotsford Cardinals infielder throws to first, memorial name-boards behind him.
  • An Abbotsford Cardinals player standing in the outfield, the club's script legible on his jersey.
  • Abbotsford Cardinals players in the post-game handshake line.
  • Abbotsford Cardinals infielders gather on the mound during a game.
  • A Cardinals infielder fields a ground ball during a game.
  • Abbotsford Cardinals players high-five through a tunnel of raised arms.
  • An Abbotsford Cardinals pitcher delivers with his leg high, a dark treeline behind him.
  • Abbotsford Cardinals players dogpile in celebration after winning the provincial championship.
  • The Abbotsford Cardinals team gathered on the field after the provincial championship win.
  • An Abbotsford Cardinals player jogging in and laughing after a play.
  • Two Abbotsford Cardinals players embrace in celebration on a wide green field.
  • A young Abbotsford Cardinals catcher in full gear waits at the backstop fence.
  • Two Abbotsford Cardinals players on the dugout rail, seen through the chain-link fence.
  • An Abbotsford Cardinals player waits in the dugout, bat down, before his at-bat.
  • Two Abbotsford Cardinals players walking in off the field together in black kit.

News and stories

The Season, in Words

  • The Cardinals players and coaches gathered on the field, holding the BC Premier Baseball League's Provincial Premier Champion 2026 banner.

    Championship

    Abbotsford Cardinals crowned 2026 BCPBL Premier Provincial Champions.

    The Nest Protected. Cardinals dominate at 2026 Provincials

    Read the full story
  • Graphic for the 2026 NPB Draft. Kansai Sugimoto in a navy Thunderbirds jersey and Fudai Nerei in a red-pinstripe Cardinals jersey and cap stand on either side of the NPB and Abbotsford Cardinals logos. Text reads Kansai Sugimoto, Yokohama DeNA BayStars, and Fudai Nerei, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.

    Alumni

    Sugimoto, Nerei selected in 2026 Nippon Professional Baseball Draft

    Read the full story
  • Trey Vanderwal, a right-handed pitcher in a white pinstripe Cardinals uniform and red cap, number 31, seen from behind at the top of his windup. Graphic text reads RHP Trey Vanderwal, Committed, and the Trinidad State College logo.

    Commitments

    Vanderwal (’27) Commits to Trinidad State College

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  • Owen Millar, a catcher and corner infielder in a dark Cardinals jersey and red batting helmet, stands in the batter's box holding his bat. Graphic text reads C/CINF Owen Millar, Committed, and the Southwest Tennessee Community College Saluqis logo.

    Commitments

    Millar (’27) Commits to Southwest Tennessee CC

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  • A man in a white baseball sweatshirt stands in the middle of a group of Cardinals players in red and black at the dugout, smiling for a photo in front of the dome with the West Coast Baseball Collective and Abbotsford Cardinals badges.

    Alumni

    "King of JUCO", Alum Eric Sim visits Delair Park

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  • Dylan Bird, a right-handed pitcher in a white pinstripe Cardinals uniform and red cap, at the top of his windup. Graphic text reads RHP Dylan Bird, Committed, and the NEO logo.

    Commitments

    Bird (’27) Commits to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M

    Read the full story
  • Cover graphic for the Kevin Nicholson Hall of Fame announcement: three images in black, white and red, a coach in a Cardinals cap, a coach standing with a bat, and a player in a San Diego Padres uniform.

    Hall of Fame

    Nicholson, inducted into the 2026 Cape Cod Baseball League Hall of Fame

    A tremendous honor for one of our own

    Read the full story
  • The Cardinals team lined up together in black jerseys and pinstripe pants, with coaches in red at each end, on a turf field under a blue sky.

    Rosters

    2026-27 Abbotsford Cardinals Roster Announcement

    Ahead of the Rest. Setting the Standard.

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  • A bingo card in the Collective's black and gold, its squares filled with song titles instead of numbers and a winning line of five marked in gold.

    Event

    Music Bingo at Straiton Hall: song titles instead of numbers, and a seriously fun night out.

    Friday October 23 at Straiton Hall, 7 to 10pm. Tickets are $35 with snacks included. Adults only.

    Read the full story
  • Cardinals players in red club shirts and pinstripe pants high-five their way down the line after a game.

    Bantam

    Bantam Cardinals win national qualifier, finish season 39-14 overall.

    Cardinals represent Team BC at Nationals, battle against the best in Canada

    Read the full story
  • Cardinals players stand arm in arm in a huddle on the field, shot from low with the sun behind them.

    Commitments

    Nine Cardinals from the 2026 class announce commitments to the next level.

    Seven schools in all: two in Canada, five across Oklahoma, California, Oregon, Iowa and North Dakota.

    Read the full story
  • A Cardinals coach and a player in pinstripes stand together at the bag, both looking out across the field.

    West Coast Travel

    US events, a collegiate fall trip and tournaments across Canada, on one page.

    Three travel programs, none of them fully confirmed yet: national showcase events stateside, a fall trip in front of college coaches in October 2027, and tournaments across Canada. Staff will walk families through each one before anything is booked.

  • Young Cardinals players line up along the chain link fence during a session.

    Youth Development

    Twenty Friday nights: the off-season program for younger players runs again this winter.

    Sold out for 2026-27. The program runs Friday evenings in Abbotsford from November through April, with players split into three groups by age so a coach sees every kid every week.

  • Baseballs scattered across the grass at a Cardinals practice, with a player warming up behind them.

    The Collective

    The Cardinals are at the centre of a new provincial player development organization.

    Nothing changes for the Cardinals in the BCPBL. What's new is everything around them.

    Read the full story
  • Cade Smith smiles in his Cleveland Guardians jersey at Guards Fest.

    Club news

    Cade Smith and Corey Eckstein named to the 100 Most Influential Canadians in Baseball.

    An Abbotsford alum now pitching in Cleveland, and the coach who helped build the program he came through.

  • More Cardinals coverage lives on the Collective site.

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