Alberta Dugout Stories: The Podcast
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The Van De Keere name is synonymous with baseball in the Barrhead area, northwest of Edmonton. Keith was a standout pitcher with the Barrhead Blue Jays and was a member of the Canadian National Team before turning his attention to coaching and teaching. He was Baseball Alberta’s Ted Rudd Minor Coach of the Year in 2000 and 2002 and was made a Baseball Alberta Life Member in 2011.
So it’s pretty easy to see why his son, Devery, would pick up a bat and excel at the sport. A star with his hometown teams as a youngster, he went onto Phoenix Junior College and Louisiana-Lafayette before being drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 48th round of the 2007 MLB Draft. After a couple of years with Idaho Falls in the Pioneer League, he went down his own path, traveling the world while playing and coaching.
Now 34, Van De Keere is in Vancouver and has his eyes set on wearing the maple leaf again. We chatted with him earlier this week about where he’s been, where he’s going and some of the lessons he’s learned along the way.
Episode 67: Strive For Success
Episode 66: Mike Frostad
Episode 65: Baseball Alberta Players of the Year
Episode 64: Status Reports in Sylvan Lake & Brooks
Episode 63: Mike Soroka & Bruce Walton
Episode 62: WCBL State of the Union
Episode 61: Making Their Pro Debuts
Episode 60: Shari Of All Trades
Episode 59: Soroka, Sabrowski & Black Sox
Episode 58: Les McTavish & Max Grant
Episode 57: Dedicated
Episode 56: Tyler Hollick, Andrew Yusypchuk & Matt Wilkinson
Episode 55: A Decade After The Vipers Win Golden League Title
Episode 54: Back To School
Episode 53: Alberta's Little League World Series Squads
Episode 52: Sherwood Park Spectacular
Episode 51: Dawgs Claim WCBL Championship
Episode 50: 7th Inning Stretch Part 2
Episode 49: Little League World Series Assignments
Episode 48: Blue Jays Academy Super Camps
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