Author Archives: Jason Okamura

My name is Andrea Neal and I started playing baseball at High Park in 1989 when I was only five years old. I fell in love with the game of baseball at an early age and a big part of my childhood was spent playing for the High Park Baseball Association. I played three summers…

It’s finally here! The 2021 Little League season begins today. And while the traditional bagpiper will have to wait until next year to welcome players as they don their jerseys for the first time and parade onto Ernie Keith field (please enjoy the photos from the “before times” in 2019), there’s lots to celebrate as…

The remarkable Keith family baseball legacy at High Park extends back three generations — Ernie, Matt, and Daniel — and the club has honoured their impact by naming the HPLL diamond the Ernie Keith Field and wearing the intials DK on house leagues hats in memory of Daniel. Read this feature with Matt Keith, a…

Vaccination rates in Toronto have passed 60% and it looks promising that organized outdoor sports may be allowed in some form by mid-June. Sounds like a perfect time to launch HPLL’s 2021 Spirit Wear collection. Better yet, we’re also announcing Kids Should Play, High Park Little League’s new program to help more kids get into…

High Park Little League is moving forward with its 2021 season based on Ontario’s 3-Step Roadmap to Reopen plan. This will be an unusual season. HPLL has created a detailed health and safety protocol you can view or download based on guidance from provincial and local health authorities, and permits set by City official policy.…

As excitement builds for a return to the High Park baseball diamonds this summer it will be important for all players to ensure their arms, legs and overall conditioning are ready after a long layoff. HPLL board member volunteer coach Paul Rebelo, has some tips to get you ready when we hit the field.

High Park Little League was in the news recently as the league prepares for a summer of house league baseball that will operate safely based on shifting provincial guidelines. Board member Peter Paz and his two sons were featured in an online news story as well as a segment on the local CBC Toronto newscast.…

High Park Little League launched an exciting new look that will be featured in an exciting range of spirit gear that will soon be available. Working in conjunction with Toronto-based creative agency trevor//peter, the club has created a new visual identity for its its rep uniforms, park signage, web and social media presence. The uniqueness…

Dear High Park Little League Parents and Players, 2020 will certainly be memorable, perhaps not in the way we might have expected a year ago. With the first shipments of vaccine rolling out this week, we’re hopeful that 2021 will mean a gradual return to many of our favourite activities. The High Park board of…