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OFFICIAL PROGRAM OF THE VANCOUVER CANADIANS

2022 SEASON - ISSUE 10

A CHAT WITH GARRETT SPAIN

MEET OUR

MASCOTS

TEAM ROSTERS SCOREKEEPING 101 HOW TO SCORE A BASEBALL GAME

JAKE FISHMAN’S JOURNEY FROM A DIVISION III COLLEGE TO THE MLB

DAMIANO PALMEGIANI SAVOURING THE EXPERIENCE OF PLAYING AT HOME

DAMIANO PALMEGIANI

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CONTENTS

4 MESSAGE FROM VANCOUVER CANADIANS

34 HOW TO SCORE THE BASEBALL GAME

9 GET TO KNOW YOUR CANADIANS FRONT OFFICE STAFF

36 C’S CHAT – GARRETT SPAIN

A letter from owners Jake Kerr & Jeff Mooney.

Meet the team behind our team as we feature those who work around the clock to ensure your best ballpark experience.

14 2022 PROMOTIONAL SCHEDULE

This is your chance to map out the entire summer using our vibrant and colourful Promo Sked that shows you every single moment this season. A great tool to plan out the games you absolutely HAVE to see this season.

16 STEINER STORIES: DAMIANO PALMEGIANI

Each week, our own Ben Steiner sits down with a C’s player to find out more about the path that brought them to The Nat. This week: infielder Damiano Palmegiani

23 ROAD TO THE SHOW

Climbing through the Blue Jays system.

24 TEAM ROSTERS 27 MEET THE 2022 VANCOUVER CANADIANS

This year’s squad is looking to bring home Northwest League Championship #5! Let’s meet this year’s ‘Boys of Summer’!

32 CANADIANS TO REACH THE MAJOR LEAGUES

A Scorekeeping 101.

Niall caught up with outfielder Garrett Spain to find out more about his past, what he’s working on this season and how his first Nat Bailey Stadium experiences have been.

47 FORMER C’S – WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

It’s not every day that a pitcher from a Division III college in the American Northeast makes it to the big leagues, but that is the exact situation former C’s reliever Jake Fishman found himself in when he climbed the slope on July 31, 2022 at Miami’s loanDepot park.

48 MEET OUR MASCOTS!

The Canadians feature not one, not two, but seven amazing mascots all with their own claim to fame! Take a look at the colourful characters that keeps fans smiling all summer long.

49 KIDS FUN PAGE

Fun kids activities

50 2022 BROADCAST SCHEDULE

With more games on radio than ever before and a MiLB.TV broadcast package as well – the Canadians and Sportsnet 650 have baseball in Vancouver covered like never before!

Check out the complete list of every Canadians player (20002021) to have made it to the bright lights of MLB

The Souvenir Program is published by the Vancouver Canadians Professional Baseball Club. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without prior written permission of Vancouver Canadians Professional Baseball Club is prohibited. Copyright 2022 Vancouver Canadians Professional Baseball Club. 4601 Ontario Street, Vancouver, BC Canada V5V 3H4. Phone: 604-872-5232 Fax: 604-872-1714 Email: staff@canadiansbaseball.com Web: www.canadiansbaseball.com

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A MESSAGE FROM JAKE KERR & JEFF MOONEY Welcome to Nat Bailey Stadium.

This season we are celebrating 44 years of Vancouver Canadians Baseball as we welcome both you and our “Boys of Summer” back once again to historic Nat Bailey Stadium.

2022 is set to be a remarkable year in many ways. First and foremost, C’s baseball is back at The Nat for the first time since August 2019. So much has happened between now and then; the global pandemic wiped out the 2020 season and we spent all of 2021 playing away from home. There were times when we were not sure what the future would hold, but as caretakers of your professional baseball team we remain steadfast in our commitment to the ballclub, to you, the fans, and to this wonderful community. We cannot tell you just how excited and grateful we are to be back home.

Through it all, we strive to create what we feel is the best sports experience not just in Vancouver, but in all of Minor League Baseball. We hope by the end of today’s game, you’ll agree with us.

Team president Andy Dunn and his staff have been working tirelessly to ensure that our return to Nat Bailey Stadium gives you any number of opportunities to create new and lasting memories with your colleagues, friends, and loved ones.

We have continued our important work through the Vancouver Canadians Baseball Foundation. Over 300 local children will join our program this year and we look forward to getting back out in the local community through a multitude of commitments that we proudly honour. We hope that you will continue to support our team and our community alongside us.

Enjoy the game and thank you for choosing to spend your time with us. We are proud to showcase the future stars of the Toronto Blue Jays for you and hope that today is another chance for you to create a memory with us all summer long.

Here’s to many, many more years of fun and memories here at historic Nat Bailey Stadium.

Go C’s!

Jake Kerr & Jeff Mooney

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FRONT OFFICE STAFF JAKE KERR

MAJORITY OWNER, MANAGING GENERAL PARTNER Born and raised in Vancouver, Jake Kerr attended the University of British Columbia before completing his MBA in Economics and Finance at the University of California at Berkeley. A Canadian business icon, Mr. Kerr has been the recipient of the Order of Canada and Order of British Columbia for his remarkable contributions to both our country and province.

Taking ownership of the Canadians back in 2007, Mr. Kerr has led the Vancouver Canadians Baseball Club to eight (8) franchise attendance records, multiple Larry McPhail Awards for excellence within the Northwest League, and Minor League Baseball’s most coveted accolade - the John H. Johnson President’s Trophy, awarded to MiLB’s most complete franchise.

ANDY DUNN

PRESIDENT Andy Dunn has been with the Vancouver Canadians since 2007, helping guide Canada's only affiliated Minor League Baseball franchise to a number of national accolades including the coveted John H. Johnson President's Trophy (2013) presented to the most complete franchise in MiLB - marking the first time in the award's 40-year history that a Canadian-based organization received the honour.

Known by many in the baseball world, Andy has twice been named Florida State League Executive of the Year (1999, 2000) and also Northwest League Executive of the Year (2008), and has helped the Canadians reach new heights with 10 Northwest League awards during his tenure in Vancouver including multiple John H. Johnson & Larry MacPhail Awards

JEFF MOONEY

CO-OWNER In addition to his valuable contributions to the Vancouver Canadians, Jeff Mooney is Chairman Emeritus and a major shareholder of A&W Food Services of Canadians Inc. Today, A&W is a strategy-driven organization that has grown to over 1,000 locations across Canada. A&W has been recognized as one of the 50 Best Managed Companies in Canada for the past 10 consecutive years, and in 2008, it was honoured to become an official member of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Platinum Club.

Mr. Mooney is an alumnus of both the University of Saskatchewan and Harvard University Graduate School of Business. In 2003, Mr. Mooney received Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s Jubilee Medal and three years later was inducted into the Restaurant Hall of Fame(2006). In 2016, Mr. Mooney was inducted into the B.C. Business Laureates Hall of Fame and this year received the Order of Canada

TOM BACKEMEYER

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Tom, who most recently served as the Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Lancaster Jethawks 2014-2021. The Jethawks were the sister organization to the Vancouver Canadians held under the same ownership group of Jake Kerr and Jeff Mooney.

The native of Lincoln, Nebraska has a vast background in Minor League Baseball as prior to his arrival in Lancaster, Backemeyer helped develop franchises in Nashville, Rancho Cucamonga, Fresno, and Everett. He is a graduate of Colorado State University (BA) with an MBA from the University of Denver.

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ALLAN BAILEY

GENERAL MANAGER Allan Bailey has been with the Vancouver Canadians since 2007 and was appointed General Manager on September 5th, 2018, after spending the previous seven seasons as the organization's Assistant General Manager. Allan has led several departments during his tenure with the C's including the Nat Bailey Stadium Box Office and its ticket operations as well as his more recent efforts in Team Operations handling everything from player housing and travel right through to Information Technology (IT). Born in Victoria, B.C., and raised on the Lower Mainland's Sunshine Coast, Allan completed his education at McGill University while playing five seasons with the McGill Redbirds baseball program.

Prior to university, Allan played for the NorthShore Twins of the B.C. Premier League

WALTER COSMAN

VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES & MARKETING With more than 20 years of Sales& Marketing experience here in Vancouver, Walter decided to put those skills to work in the sport he's most passionate about, baseball.

With a B.A. from the University of New Brunswick, Walter has worked with Proctor & Gamble, Molson Canda, Granville Island Brewing and Steamworks Brewing. Walter was also General Manager of Petcurean leading a staff of more than70 people. With a longstanding corporate partnership with the Canadians prior to his arrival in May of 2019, Walter joins our club fully aware of the standard that has put the C's among the best in Minor League Baseball

STEVEN MAISEY

MANAGER OF TICKETING OPERATIONS Steven enters his third season with the Vancouver Canadians Baseball Club, and his first as Manager of Ticket Operations.

After graduating from Langara College with a diploma in Recreation Leadership Management, and interning for the Vancouver Whitecaps, Steven began his career with the Canadians on the operations side of the club, spending the two seasons (2018 – 19) as a member of the A&B Tools Rental Grounds Crew.

Steven transitioned into his current role as Manager of Ticket Operations in January 2020, and looks to maintain the service standards that fans have come to expect of the Canadians.

In the offseason, Steven volunteers his time as a skills coach for the Vancouver Thunderbirds Minor Hockey.

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STEPHANI ELLIS

ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER Returning for her seventh season with the Vancouver Canadians Stephani handles a wide variety of key organizational elements including Group Sales as well as the C's social media platforms. She was promoted to Assistant General Manager role prior to the 2019 season and was the recipient of the 2019 Northwest League Female Executive of the Year for her work with the C's.

After a standout collegiate softball career at California University of PA where Stephani played for the Vulcans and was named a Regional All-American, the Prince of Wales Secondary graduate and former Team BC member began her marketing career with the Canadians.

Stephani works in concert with group leaders who expect the Canadians to provide an excellent ballpark experience with each visit out at Nat Bailey Stadium.

BRENDA CHMILIAR

FINANCIAL CONTROLLER Brenda is entering her 15th season out at Nat Bailey Stadium but her second as Financial Controller for the Vancouver Canadians. She spent the first 10 years with Aramark Food Services in the company's financial division, dividing her time between at Nat Bailey Stadium and Rogers Arena.

Brenda is responsible for all aspects of the Vancouver Canadians financial operations. She is right at home here at Nat Bailey Stadium, as much of her childhood was spent playing baseball on the local fields in Kamloops

CHARLENE YAROSHUK

ACCOUNTING COORDINATOR Charlene is excited to be entering her 4th season with the Vancouver Canadians as their Accounting Coordinator. In 2020 she graduated from Kwantlen Polytechnic University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting. Growing up in the Vancouver area she spent most of her free time practicing martial arts and currently has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.

TYLER ZICKEL

MANAGER OF BROADCASTING & MEDIA RELATIONS Tyler joined the Canadians in 2021 for his fourth season in the Blue Jays organization and seventh in MiLB. Before the C's, Tyler served as the Director of Promotions & Entertainment and Road Radio Broadcaster for the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. Over the course of three seasons in Manchester, he oversaw the entire in-game presentation and promotions departments while traveling throughout the Eastern League calling 'Cats games. He began his MiLB career in 2014 as a communications intern for the Advanced-A Lake Elsinore Storm in Southern California and was promoted twice in three years. As Assistant Director of Marketing and Director of Digital Content, respectively, Tyler was heavily involved in growing the team's online presence.

CHARLES O'NEILL

MANAGER OF STADIUM OPERATIONS Charles joins the Canadians in 2022 after working for a variety for baseball clubs including the Long Island Ducks, and the New York Mets. He brings a wealth of knowledge from his prior experiences to Nat Bailey Stadium.

He previously completed his Bachelors of Sports Management from Farmingdale State College in New York.

He earned his B.A. in English from Whittier College in Los Angeles, where he played on the Poets baseball team and was elected Student Body President.

KENDRA CHIN

MARKETING COORDINATOR Kendra joins the C’s Marketing department for her first full season of baseball. She has recently completed a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with specialization in Marketing and Human Resource Management.

Prior to joining the team at The Nat, she worked for several years in the health & fitness industry. Her goal is to intertwine her passion for sports with her business background. In her spare time, she is coaching basketball to inner city kids. This Vancouverite also likes spending her free time playing basketball, tennis, golf, and skiing.

LEVI WEBER

HEAD GROUNDSKEEPER Levi is no stranger to the Northwest League, with prior experience with the Spokane Indians as their Head Groundskeeper at Avista Stadium. His talents have also allowed him to be the field manager for the Los Angeles Dodgers at the Spring Training Facility in Arizona.

The Colton, WA native graduated from Washington State University with a Double Major in Turfgrass Management and Fruit and Vegetable Management and two minors in Horticulture and Agricultural Systems.

In his time away from the ballpark, you can find him on the golf course, weight training or enjoying time with family and friends.

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JACOB NAKHLEH

OWEN SCURALLI

Joining the club for the 2016 season, Jacob began his time with the C’s in the Box Office, first as a Ticket Sales Representative, then as Box Office Assistant, with his transition to sales coming at the conclusion of the 2021 season.

After graduating from Brock University in St. Catharines ON with a degree in Sport Management, Owen completed an internship for a local athlete representation company doing sales and marketing prior to the start of the

SALES ASSOCIATE Jacob returns for his sixth season with the C’s and his first as Sales Associate.

Jacob graduated from the Edwards School of Business at the University of Saskatchewan in 2021 with a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance.

When Jacob’s away from the Nat, you can find him watching Blue Jays baseball, Seahawks football, or, if he’s lucky, ice fishing in Saskatchewan.

SALES ASSOCIATE Owen enters his first season with the Vancouver Canadians Baseball Club as a Sales Associate.

pandemic.

Owen moved here from Ontario in March 2021, working as a Telus Sales Rep, and spent time as a waiter at Craft Brewery before joining the C’s this past January. He brings a great deal of passion for sports and customer service to the team.

In his spare time, Owen loves reading books, working out, and spending his summertime at Kitsilano Beach, a 5 min walk from his apartment.

COOPER MISIC

LANE DEPLAEDT

SALES ASSOCIATE Cooper is a former Langley Blaze pitcher, took his talents south of the border to play for both Galveston College and at Central Washington University. He graduated from CWU with a Sports Management degree with a specialization in Business.

Prior to joining the Canadians, he was a member of the Ground Crew at Northview Golf & Country Club.

SALES ASSOCIATE Lane joins the C’s for his first season in Minor League Baseball after recently working with the Coquitlam Express Junior A Hockey Club in Game Day Operations. He is recently graduated from Thompson Rivers University with a bachelor’s or Business Administration with a Major in Marketing.

While away from the ballpark he enjoys spending time in his hometown of Port Moody or playing golf.

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BY BEN STEINER

When Damiano Palmegiani began the 2022 season, he told his dad that he would see him soon. As a kid who grew up in Surrey, B.C, he knew the possibility of playing in front of family and friends at Nat Bailey Stadium, so he told his family to expect him.

In June, after starting his first full professional baseball season with the Low-A Dunedin Blue Jays, Palmegiani earned a promotion to the High-A Vancouver Canadians and fulfilled his promise.

His dad, integral in his upbringing in the local baseball scene, was his first call.

“I called him, and he asked why I wasn’t playing since I called during a game,” Palemgiani told CanadiansBaseball.com.

“I said I was calling because I was on a bus to the airport to get to Vancouver and come home. He was pumped and super happy.”

Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Palmegiani moved to Surrey when he was six years old and grew up playing with Cloverdale

PALMEGIANI Minor Baseball until he was 13. With a caring group surrounding him in youth baseball, he moved onto provincial teams, played at the Baseball Canada Cup, and eventually moved to the U.S. to play junior college baseball at the College of Southern Nevada.

“I always knew that there was an opportunity here [in B.C.], that if I show up and do well, scouts and college coaches are here, and that’s a really special showcase,” he said. “Many American teammates don’t believe it when I tell them about it, but there’s a good opportunity here for talented players.”

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The Vancouver Canadians Baseball League is looking for your help this season. Your assistance will help more than 300 local children between the ages of 6-11 learn a number of life skills on the diamond including teamwork, fair play and how to develop confidence and pride.

If you would like to make a donation to Vancouver Canadians Baseball Foundation, please go to www.vancouverfoundation.ca/vancouvercanadians and click on the donate button.

THANK YOU for supporting the Vancouver Canadians Baseball Foundation and Vancouver Canadians Baseball League. Because of your generosity, we can move forward and bring a summer of fun and memories to children from right here in our own neighbourhoods.

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While coming home to pay with the Canadians is nearly a dream fulfilled for Palemgiani, it wasn’t the initial plan for 2021 and 2022. After a year with the CSN Coyotes, the 22-year-old had committed to the University of Arizona Wildcats for the fall, an opportunity that would have seen him play on many of the MLB’s spring training fields with an elite collegiate program.

Instead, the Blue Jays drafted him 422nd overall in 2021, and he chose to dive right into the professional setting, skipping over the NCAA level. While it took him a little while to get rolling against pro-level pitchers, he has figured it out in his second season after playing 17 games with Dunedin in 2021.

Before the draft, he played with the State College Spikes in the MLB Draft League, further showcasing his skills to MLB scouts.

Sitting with his family on draft day, the calls were near endless with his agent. “The process is fun, but you just want to get it over with and start,” he said. “When my name popped up on the screen, and it was the Jays, it was a special moment.”

experience goes, I think I missed out on the best program in the U.S., but I’ll never regret the decision because I've gotten better from the moment I put on the Blue Jay uniform.”

For many throughout MiLB, there’s a difficult language barrier, with athletes coming from Spanish-speaking countries such as the Dominican Republic. However, Palmegiani is in a unique position, speaking Spanish at home in addition to English.

“There’s a lot of baseball culture that some guys just don’t get, so I’m pretty blessed that I can experience it in American English and Latino cultures.”

While skipping over the NCAA and experiencing baseball from a unique lens could apply to Palmegiani in any organization, it's a unique point in his career, getting to play at home and in the province he loves.

Once Palmegiani saw his name, he knew he was ready for pro ball. So after his single season with CSN, he skipped the NCAA level and isn’t looking back.

“I love British Columbia, the mountains, the ocean, the lakes, whatever it is. It’s home, and whenever I get back here, it’s tough for me to leave,” he said, knowing the goal is to move away and advance in baseball. “Whenever my playing days are over, which is hopefully in a long time, I’m probably going to move back here.”

“I thought I could be better just getting thrown into the professional baseball setting rather than taking a year of school, so that’s what I wanted to do,” he said. “As far as a college

For now, however, the third baseman is enjoying his time with the C’s, playing in front of family, friends, and dedicated Vancouver baseball fans.

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ROAD TO THE SHOW

The Canadians are a part of the Toronto Blue Jays organization. The C’s are a High A affiliate of the Blue Jays.

That means they are in the middle of the Toronto farm system, slightly higher than the Dunedin Blue Jays (Low A) and the Gulf Coast Blue Jays (Rookie). Baseball players work their way up through the organization in hopes of getting to the big leagues. Toronto is in the American League and pulls its talent from these teams.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS (MLB) | TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA (416) 341-1000 | BLUEJAYS.COM CHARLIE MONTOYO

JOHN SCHNEIDER

MANAGER

GUILLERMO MARTINEZ

BENCH COACH

MARK BUDZINSKI

HUNTER MENSE

HITTING COACH

FIRST BASE COACH

LUIS RIVERA

THIRD BASE COACH

MATT BUSCHMANN

DAVE HUDGENS

ALEX ANDREOPOULOS

LUIS HURTADO

HITTING STRATEGIST

PITCHING COACH

DAVID HOWELL

BULLPEN COACH

BULLPEN CATCHER

PETER WALKER

ASSISTANT HITTING COACH

PITCHING STRATEGIST

GIL KIM

BULLPEN CATCHER

FIELD COORDINATOR

BUFFALO BISONS (AAA) | BUFFALO, NEW YORK (716) 846-2000 | BISONS.COM CASEY CANDAELE

JEFF WARE

COREY HART

MANAGER

PITCHING COACH

HITTING COACH

CALEB DANIEL

JUSTIN BATCHER

KARA TERRY

ATHLETIC TRAINER

S&C COACH

DEVON WHITE

JAKE McGUIGGAN

POSITION COACH

DEVELOPMENT COACH

ROB DiBERNARDO

DIETITIAN

BRIAN SHERIDAN

MENTAL PERFORMANCE COACH

TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANT

NEW HAMPSHIRE FISHERCATS (AA) | MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE (603) 641-2005 | NHFISHERCATS.COM CESAR MARTIN

JIM CZAJKOWSKI

MANAGER

MATT HAGUE

PITCHING COACH

LUKE GREENE

CASEY CALLISON

ATHLETIC TRAINER

CHRIS SCHAEFFER

HITTING COACH

GEOFF STALLMAN

S&C COACH

MATT VON ROEMER

POSITION COACH

DIETITIAN

DANIEL TUCKER

DEVELOPMENT COACH

RAUL PIMENTEL

BULLPEN COACH

KEVIN MCCARTHY

MENTAL PERFORMANCE COACH

TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANT

VANCOUVER CANADIANS (HIGH A) | VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (604) 872-5232 | CANADIANSBASEBALL.COM BRENT LAVALLEE

PHIL CUNDARI

RYAN WRIGHT

ASHLEY PONCE

ROELVIS VARGAS

TOMMY LABRIOLA

YUKA SANUI

RAUL PIMENTEL

MANAGER

PITCHING COACH

ATHLETIC TRAINER

HITTING COACH

S&C COACH

JOEL BONNETT

POSITION COACH

DIETITIAN

BULLPEN COACH

AJ ARIAS

MENTAL PERFORMANCE COACH

TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANT

DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS (LOW A) | DUNEDIN, FLORIDA (727) 733-9302 | DUNEDINBLUEJAYS.COM DONNIE MURPHY

DREW HAYES

MANAGER

MATT YOUNG

PITCHING COACH

BRANDON HAMMERSTROM ATHLETIC TRAINER

DANNY CANELLAS

HITTING COACH

ROSWELL DEL ROSARIO S&C COACH

POSITION COACH

GEOFF STALLMAN DIETITIAN

TAYLOR HILL

MAX GLASSER

BULLPEN COACH

ERIKA MONSALVE

MENTAL PERFORMANCE COACH

COACHING ASSISTANT

CARLOS POLANCO

TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANT

GULF COAST BLUE JAYS GULF COAST LEAGUE (ROOKIE) | DUNEDIN, FLORIDA (727) 734-8007 JOSE MAYORGA

GEORGE CARROLL

MANAGER

BENCH COACH

JAIME VIEIRA

ATHLETIC TRAINER

S&C COACH

PITCHING COACH

PETR STRIBRCKY

POSITION COACH

SYDNEY JENKINS

CORY RIORDAN

PITCHING COACH

DENNIS HOLMBERG

HITTING COACH

FRANK ESPOSITO

ANTONIO CACERES

DEVELOPMENT COACH

EDWIN ORTIZ

HITTING COACH

ADRIAN MARTIN

DIETITIAN

PAUL ELLIOTT HITTING COACH

JON WOODWORTH

COMPLEX PITCHING COACH

BRYAN ROSALES

S&C COACH

JUSTIN ECHEVARRIA

ATHLETIC TRAINER

ERIKA MONSALVE

MENTAL PERFORMANCE COACH

STEVEN CARDONA

TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANT

DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE BLUE JAYS DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE (DSL) | BOCA CHICA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ANDY FERMIN MANAGER

ALAIN PACHECO

ATHLETIC TRAINER

YOEL HERNANDEZ PITCHING COACH

YSIDRO REYES

ATHLETIC TRAINER

FRED LANDERS HITTING COACH

IMBEWER ALVAREZ S&C COACH

DEIFERSON BARRETO POSITION COACH

JOSEPH CARDONA S&C COACH

BRYAN ROSALES DIETITIAN

JOSE MATEO

POSITION COACH

ERIKA MONSALVE

MENTAL PERFORMANCE COACH

JAIR MORELOS

COACHING ASSISTANT

ISIDRO LOPEZ

TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANT

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VANCOUVER CANADIANS PITCHERS HT 19 TJ Brock 6-1 30 Jol Concepcion 6-5 18 Connor Cooke 6-1 26 Chad Dallas 6-0 22 Michael Dominguez 5-10 17 Garrett Farmer 5-11 25 Mason Fluharty 6-2 32 Hunter Gregory 6-3 Roither Hernandez 6-4 40 Justin Kelly 6-1 34 Conor Larkin 6-1 23 Abdiel Mendoza 5-11 16 Eric Pardinho 5-10 4 Naswell Paulino 5-11 44 Sam Ryan 6-3 15 Dahian Santos 5-11 24 Matt Svanson 6-5 32 Trenton Wallace 6-1 14 Troy Watson 6-2

WT 200 240 205 205 180 190 215 220 185 195 205 195 190 205 205 170 235 200 180

B/T R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/L R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R

DOB 8/10/99 9/17/98 11/02/99 6/6/00 8/17/00 5/14/97 8/13/01 11/16/98 03/05/98 12/2/98 3/17/99 9/19/98 1/05/01 4/17/00 9/22/98 2/26/03 1/31/99 3/31/99 6/11/97

HOMETOWN Cincinnati, OH Santiago, DR Sulphur, LA Orange, TX Tampa, FL Huntsville, AL Milton, DE Chesapeake, VA Bonao, DR West Jordan, UT Royersford, PA Chitre, PAN Bastos, Sao Paulo, Brazil San Cristobal, DR Clifton, VA Acarigua, VZ Hawthorn Woods, IL Rock Island, IL Gunter, TX

‘21 CLUBS College Dunedin, Vancouver FCL, Dunedin Pro debut FCL, Dunedin Aberdeen (BAL A+) College Dunedin Dunedin, Vancouver Dunedin Dunedin Down East (TEX A-) FCL Dunedin Vancouver, New Hampshire FCL, Dunedin Dunedin Dunedin Vancouver

ACQUIRED 6th Rd, ’22, Ohio State INT FA, 8/31/16 10th Rd, ’21, Louisiana-Lafayette 4th Rd, ’21, Tennessee INT FA, 8/31/16 MiLB FA, 4/12/22 5th Rd, ’22, Liberty 8th Rd, ’21, Old Dominion INT FA, 7/4/16 ND FA, 7/21/21 9th Rd, ’21, Penn State Waivers, 12/8/21 INT FA, 7/2/17 INT FA, 7/4/16 12th Rd, ’19, VCU INT FA, 7/2/19 13th Rd, ’21, Lehigh 11th Rd,'21, Iowa 15th Rd, ’18, Northern Colorado

CATCHERS HT WT 31 Jommer Hernandez 5-11 185 20 Anthony Morales 6-0 190 21 Andres Sosa 6-0 215

B/T R/R S/R R/R

DOB 10/20/00 11/13/98 11/7/97

HOMETOWN Puerto Plata, DR Aibonito, PR Hermosillo, MX

‘21 CLUBS DSL DUN, VAN, NH, BUF FCL, Dunedin

ACQUIRED MiLB FA, 9/8/21 ND FA, 2/12/21 INT FA. 8/16/21

INFIELDERS 27 Alex De Jesus 5 Miguel Hiraldo 8 Leo Jimenez* 12 P.K. Morris 37 Rainer Nuñez 7 Damiano Palmegiani 1 Glenn Santiago 9 Riley Tirotta

HT 6-2 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-1 6-0 6-3

WT 175 190 200 195 180 195 175 215

B/T R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R R/R R/R R/R

DOB 3/22/02 9/5/00 5/17/01 11/30/98 12/4/00 1/24/00 12/14/00 8/21/98

HOMETOWN Santo Domingo, DR Santiago, DR Las Tablas, PAN Tampa, FL La Romana, DR Caracas, VZ Yauco, PR South Bend, IN

‘21 CLUBS Rancho Cucamonga (LAD) Dunedin FCL, Dunedin Dunedin, Vancouver FCL, Dunedin FCL Bluefield, Dunedin Dunedin

ACQUIRED Trade, 8/2/22 INT FA, 7/2/17 INT FA, 7/2/17 14th Rd, ’17, Steinbrenner HS (FL) INT FA, 7/5/17 14th Rd, ’21, College of S. Nevada 10th Rd, ’19, Lazaro HS (PR) 12th Rd, ’21, Dayton

OUTFIELDERS 19 Steward Berroa 18 Dasan Brown 29 Hugo Cardona 2 Gabby Martinez 28 Garrett Spain

HT 5-10 6-10 5-11 6-0 6-0

WT 178 185 145 175 185

B/T S/R R/R R/R R/R L/R

DOB 6/05/99 9/25/01 9/5/99 7/24/02 9/21/00

HOMETOWN Santo Domingo, DR Oakville, ON La Sabana, VZ Maracaibo, VZ Clarksville, TN

‘21 CLUBS New Hampshire Dunedin FCL, Dunedin, NH FCL, Dunedin FCL, Dunedin

ACQUIRED INT FA, 7/4/16 INT FA, 7/4/16 INT FA, 7/2/16 INT FA, 7/24/18 15th Rd, ’21, Austin Peay State

EVERETT AQUASOX SPOKANE INDIANS

INJURED LIST 7-day Steward Berroa 7-day Conor Larkin 7-day Hunter Gregory 7-day Anthony Morales 7-day Roither Hernandez

60-day Cobi Johnson 60-day Alex Nolan 60-day Donnie Sellers

60-day CJ Van Eyk

PRONUNCIATIONS Jol Concepcion – Yol con-sep-see-YONE | Fluharty – flew-hardy | Abdiel – AWB-d-yell | Pardinho – par-DEEN-yo | Dahian – dye-in | Svanson – rhymes with “Swanson” | Jommer – Jaw-murr | Rainer – rain-er | Damiano Palmegiani – dom-ee-AWN-oh pal-meh-jee-AWN-ee | Tirotta – tir-AW-tuh | Dasan – duh-sawn | Hugo Cardona – hoo-go car-DOUGH-nuh | Lavallee – luh-VALLEY | Cundari – cun-dare-ee | Ponce – PAWN-say | Roelvis – row-ELVIS | Labriola – LAB-ree-ola | Yuka Sanui – yoo-kah sa-NEW-ee | Pimental - pim-en-TELL | Arias – AIR-ree-us MANAGER: 37 Brent Lavallee BULLPEN COACH: 38 Joel Bonnett MENTAL COACH: Raul Pimental PITCHING COACH: 13 Phil Cundari ATHLETIC TRAINER: Roelvis Vargas TECH ASSISTANT: AJ Arias HITTING COACH: 10 Ryan Wright STRENGTH & CONDITIONING: Tommy LaBriola POS. PLAYER COACH: 11 Ashley Ponce DIETITIAN: Yuka Sanui 24 / VANCOUVER CANADIANS 2022

* 40-Man Roster

HILLSBORO HOPS # PITCHERS 35 Luke Albright 39 Jose Alcántara 30 Yilber Diaz 27 Hugh Fisher 14 Jackson Goddard 26 Conor Grammes 18 Jamison Hill 31 Dillon Larsen 22 Justin Martinez 8 Junior Mieses 40 Christian Montes De Oca 36 Gerald Ogando 34 Chad Patrick 23 Scott Randall 22 Avery Short 21 Marcos Tineo

B-T R-R R-R R-R R-L R-R R-R R-R R-L R-R R-R R-R R-R R-R R-R R-L R-R

HT 6-4 6-2 6-0 6-6 6-4 6-2 6-1 6-5 6-3 6-1 6-4 6-2 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-0

WT 225 180 190 210 215 2105 185 240 215 205 245 180 205 180 205 180

BORN 12/13/99 8/3/99 8/19/00 2/11/99 2/12/96 7/13/97 3/28/99 7/9/98 7/30/01 10/15/99 8/30/99 7/28/00 8/14/98 8/3/98 3/14/01 3/14/97

HOME TOWN SCHOOL Fishers, IN Kent State U. Sabana Grande de Palenque, D.R. Guatire, VZ Eads, TN Vanderbilt U Tulsa, OK U of Kansas McLean, VA Xavier U San Diego, CA Fresno State U Ellensburg, WA Central Wash. U/Lane CC/Va. Tech Bonao, D.R. Los Quemados None Monte Plata, D.R. None Santo Domingo, D.R. None Santo Domingo Centro, D.R. None Hebron, IN Purdue University Northwest Rocklin, CA Sacramento State U Indianapolis, IN Southport HS San Cristobal, D.R. Liceo Nocturno Jose Joaquin Perez

ACQUIRED 6th Rd, 2021 draft INT FA, 6/15/18 INT FA, 2/5/21 10th Rd, 2021 draft 3rd Rd, 2018 draft 5th round, 2019 draft ND FA, 7/9/21 MiLB FA, 5/7/22 INT FA, 3/5/18 INT FA, 6/7/17 MiLB FA, 12/14/21 INT FA, 5/12/17 4th round, 2021 draft 7th Rd, 2021 draft 12th Rd, 2019 draft INT FA, 2/15/17 6th

# 7 29 20

CATCHERS Adrian Del Castillo Ramses Malave Caleb Roberts

B-T L-R R-R L-R

HT 5-11 5-11 6-2

WT 210 195 215

BORN 9/27/99 9/29/00 2/9/00

HOME TOWN Miami, FL Caracas, VZ Coral Springs, FL

ACQUIRED 2nd Rd, 2021 draft INT FA, 7/2/17 5th Rd, 2021 draft

INFIELDERS Ryan Bliss Cam Coursey Deyvison De Los Santos Jordan Lawler Channy Ortiz Sheng-Ping Chen 33 A.J. Vukovich

B-T R-R L-R R-R R-R S-R L-R R-R

HT 5-9 5-8 6-2 6-2 5-10 5-9 6-5

WT 165 170 225 190 165 165 225

BORN 12/13/99 8/25/98 6/21/03 7/17/02 4/11/99 10/27/00 7/20/01

HOME TOWN SCHOOL LaGrange, GA Auburn U Sugar Hill, GA Georgia Gwinnett Coll (NAIA) Santo Domingo, D.R. None Carrollton, TX Jesuit Prep HS, Dallas, TX Phoenix, AZ Yavapai JC/Grand Canyon U New Taipei, Taiwan Mukwonago, WI None

ACQUIRED 2nd Rd, 2021 draft 13th Rd, 2019 draft INT FA, 7/2/19 1st Rd, 2021 draft 14th Rd, 2021 draft INT FA, 7/2/19 4th Rd, 2020 draft

# 24 3 9

B-T R-R R-R L-L

HT 6-3 6-2 6-1

WT 220 210 192

BORN 3/2/01 7/18/01 5/23/00

HOME TOWN Higuey, D.R. Puerto Ordaz, VZ Bakersfield, CA

ACQUIRED INT FA, 7/2/17 INT FA, 10/2/17 16th round, 2021 draft

TRI-CITY DUST DEVILS

VANCOUVER CANADIANS

# 12 4 10 11 15

SCHOOL U of Miami (FL) La Salle School U of North Carolina

EVERETT AQUASOX OUTFIELDERS Neyfy Castillo Wilderd Patiño Jacen Roberson

SPOKANE INDIANS

SCHOOL Josue Herrera Baseball Acad.

Jesus Obrero HS Cal State Univ. Bakersfield

PRONUNCIATIONS Jose Alcántara (all-CON-tuh-ruh)… Jeff Bajenaru (badge-in-arrow)… Neyfy Castillo (NAY-fee cass-TEE-oh)… Cam Coursey (core-see)… Deyvison De Los Santos (davison day los SAWN-tos)… Adrian Del Castillo (del cass-TEE-oh)… Yilber Diaz (YEEL-bur DEE-oz)…

Jackson Goddard (GOD-urd)… Conor Grammes (GRAM-us)… Jordan Lawlar (LAW-lur)… Ramses Malave (ROMM-sis mah-luh-VAY)… Junior Mieses (mee-EH-sess)… Christian Montes De Oca (MOAN-tez deh OAK-uh)… Gerald Ogando (JERR-uld oh-GONE-doe)… Channy Ortiz (“Channy,” just as it looks—hard “ch” like “Chad,” rhymes with “Danny”)… Wilderd Patiño (WILL-durd puh-TEEN-yo)… Jacen Roberson (Jason ROW-berson, first syllable as in “row your boat”)… Jake Sheley (shelly)… Marcos Tineo (tih-NAY-oh)… A.J. Vukovich (VOO-kuh-vitch)…

MANAGER: 13 Vince Harrison PITCHING COACH: 28 Jeff Bajenaru HITTING COACH: 25 K.C. Judge COACH: 19 Ronald Ramirez TRAINER: Jake Waldron STRENGTH COACH: David Robertson VIDEO COORDINATOR: Jake Sheley

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2022 ROSTER

BRENT

LAVALLEE MANAGER

PHIL

19

JOL

CUNDARI

PITCHING COACH

13

10

RYAN

WRIGHT

HITTING COACH

11

ASHLEY

PONCE

POSITION PLAYER COACH

JOEL

BONNETT

BULLPEN COACH

38

B:11 in

S:9.75 in

T:10.75 in

37

T.J.

BROCK

HT: 6-1 WT: 1200 B/T: R/R DOB: 8/10/99 HOMETOWN: Cincinnati, OH ’21 CLUBS: College ACQUIRED: 6th Rd, ’22, Ohio State

GARRETT

FARMER PITCHER

17

HT: 5-11 WT: 195 B/T: R/R DOB: 5/14/97 HOMETOWN: Huntsville, AL ’21 CLUBS: Aberdeen (BAL A+) ACQUIRED: MiLB FA, 4/12/22

CONCEPCION PITCHER

30

HT: 6-5 WT: 195 B/T: R/R DOB: 9/17/98 HOMETOWN: Santiago, DR ’21 CLUBS: Dunedin, Vancouver ACQUIRED: INT FA, 8/31/16

MASON

FLUHARTY

25

HT: 6-2 WT: 215 B/T: R/L DOB: 8/13/01 HOMETOWN: Milton, DE ’21 CLUBS: College ACQUIRED: 5th Rd, ’22, Liberty

CONNOR

COOKE

HT: 6-1 WT: 1205 B/T: R/R DOB: 11/02/99 HOMETOWN: Sulphur, LA ’21 CLUBS: FCL, Dunedin ACQUIRED: 10th Rd, ’21, Louisiana-Lafayette

HUNTER

GREGORY PITCHER

19

32

HT: 6-3 WT: 215 B/T: R/R DOB: 11/16/98 HOMETOWN: Chesapeake, VA ’21 CLUBS: Dunedin ACQUIRED: 8th Rd, ’21, Old Dominion

CHAD

DALLAS PITCHER

26

HT: 5-11 WT: 206 B/T: R/R DOB: 6/6/00 HOMETOWN: Orange, TX ’21 CLUBS: Pro Debut ACQUIRED: 4th Rd, ’21, Tennessee

JUSTIN

KELLY

PITCHER

MICHAEL

DOMINGUEZ PITCHER

22

HT: 5-10 WT: 180 B/T: R/R DOB: 8/17/00 HOMETOWN: Tampa, FL ’21 CLUBS: FCL, Dunedin ACQUIRED: ND FA 1/27/22

40

HT: 6-1 WT: 195 B/T: R/R DOB: 12/2/98 HOMETOWN: West Jordan, UT ’21 CLUBS: Dunedin ACQUIRED: ND FA, 7/21/21

CONOR

LARKIN PITCHER

34

HT: 6-1 WT: 205 B/T: R/R DOB: 3/17/99 HOMETOWN: Royersford, PA ’21 CLUBS: Dunedin ACQUIRED: 9th Rd, ’21, Penn State

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ABDIEL

MENDOZA PITCHER

23

HT: 5-10 WT: 160 B/T: R/R DOB: 9/19/98 HOMETOWN: Chitre, PAN ’21 CLUBS: Down East ACQUIRED: (TEX) Waivers, 12/8/21

DAHIAN

SANTOS PITCHER

15

HT: 5-11 WT: 170 B/T: R/R DOB: 2/26/03 HOMETOWN: Acarigua, VZ ’21 CLUBS: FCL, Dunedin ACQUIRED: INT FA, 7/2/19

ANTHONY

MORALES CATCHER

20

HT: 6-0 WT: 175 B/T: S/R DOB: 11/13/98 HOMETOWN: Aibonito, PR ’21 CLUBS: DUN, VAN, NH, BUF ACQUIRED: ND FA, 2/12/21

ERIC

PARDINHO PITCHER

16

HT: 5-10 WT: 190 B/T: R/R DOB: 1/05/01 HOMETOWN: Sao Paulo, Brazil ’21 CLUBS: FCL ACQUIRED: INT FA, 7/2/17

MATT

SVANSON PITCHER

24

HT: 6-5 WT: 235 B/T: R/R DOB: 1/31/99 HOMETOWN: Hawthorn Woods, IL ’21 CLUBS: Dunedin ACQUIRED: 13th Rd, ’21, Lehigh

ANDRES

SOSA

CATCHER

21

HT: 5-11 WT: 210 B/T: R/R DOB: 11/7/97 HOMETOWN: Hermosillo, MX ’21 CLUBS: FCL, Dunedin ACQUIRED: INT FA 8/16/21

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NASWELL

PAULINO PITCHER

4

HT: 5-11 WT: 170 B/T: L/L DOB: 4/17/00 HOMETOWN: San Cristobal, DR ’21 CLUBS: Dunedin ACQUIRED: INT FA, 7/4/16

TRENTON

WALLACE PITCHER

32

HT: 6-1 WT: 200 B/T: L/L DOB: 3/31/99 HOMETOWN: Rock Island, IL ’21 CLUBS: Dunedin ACQUIRED: 11th Rd, '21, Iowa

ALEX

DE JESUS INFIELDER

27

HT: 6-2 WT: 175 B/T: R/R DOB: 3/22/02 HOMETOWN: Santo Domingo, DR ’21 CLUBS: Rancho Cucamonga ACQUIRED: Trade, 8/2/22

NATHANAEL

PEREZ LOPEZ PITCHER

30

HT: 6-1 WT: 160 B/T: R/R DOB: 6/05/98 HOMETOWN: Azua, DR ’21 CLUBS: Dunedin ACQUIRED: INT FA, 7/11/16

TROY

WATSON PITCHER

HT: 6-2 WT: 180 B/T: R/R DOB: 6/11/97 HOMETOWN: Gunter, TX ’21 CLUBS: Dunedin ACQUIRED: 15th Rd, '18, Northern Colorado

HIRALDO INFIELDER

HT: 5-11 WT: 170 B/T: R/R DOB: 9/5/00 HOMETOWN: Santiago, DR ’21 CLUBS: Dunedin ACQUIRED: INT FA, 7/2/17

RYAN

PITCHER

44

HT: 6-3 WT: 205 B/T: R/R DOB: 9/22/98 HOMETOWN: Clifton, VA ’21 CLUBS: Vancouver, New Hampshire ACQUIRED: 12th Rd, ’19, VCU

14

MIGUEL

SAM

JOMMER

HERNANDEZ CATCHER

31

HT: 5-11 WT: 185 B/T: R/R DOB: 10/20/00 HOMETOWN: Puerto Plata, DR ’21 CLUBS: DSL ACQUIRED: MiLB FA, 9/8/21

5

LEO

JIMENEZ INFIELDER

8

HT: 5-11 WT: 160 B/T: R/R DOB: 5/17/01 HOMETOWN: Las Tablas, PAN ’21 CLUBS: FCL, Dunedin ACQUIRED: INT FA, 7/2/17

P.K.

MORRIS

INFIELDER

12

HT: 6-1 WT: 195 B/T: L/L DOB: 11/30/98 HOMETOWN: Tampa, FL ’21 CLUBS: Dunedin, Vancouver ACQUIRED: 14th Rd, ’17, Steinbrenner HS (FL)

STEWARD

BERROA

OUTFIELDER

19

HT: 5-10 WT: 178 B/T: S/R DOB: 6/05/99 HOMETOWN: La Sabana, VZ ’21 CLUBS: Dunedin, NH ACQUIRED: INT FA, 7/4/16

RANIER

NUÑEZ

INFIELDER

27

HT: 6-3 WT: 180 B/T: R/R DOB: 12/4/00 HOMETOWN: La Romana, DR ’21 CLUBS: FCL, Dunedin ACQUIRED: INT FA, 7/5/17

DASAN

BROWN

OUTFIELDER

6

HT: 6-0 WT: 185 B/T: R/R DOB: 9/25/01 HOMETOWN: Oakville, ON ’21 CLUBS: Dunedin ACQUIRED: 3rd Rd, '19, Abbey Park HS(ON)

7

DAMIANO

PALMEGIANI INFIELDER

HT: 6-1 WT: 195 B/T: R/R DOB: 1/24/00 HOMETOWN: Caracas, VZ ’21 CLUBS: FCLr ACQUIRED: 14th Rd, ’21, College of Southern Nevada

HUGO

CARDONA

OUTFIELDER

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HT: 5-11 WT: 145 B/T: R/R DOB: 9/5/99 HOMETOWN: La Sabana, VZ ’21 CLUBS: FCL, Dunedin, NH ACQUIRED: INT FA, 7/2/16

GLENN

SANTIAGO

1

HT: 6-0 WT: 165 B/T: R/R DOB: 12/14/20 HOMETOWN: Yauco, Puerto Rico ’21 CLUBS: GCL, Dunedin ACQUIRED: 10th Rd, '19,

GABBY

MARTINEZ OUTFIELDER

HT: 6-0 WT: 175 B/T: R/R DOB: 7/24/02 HOMETOWN: Maracaibo, VZ ’21 CLUBS: FCL, Dunedin ACQUIRED: INT FA, 7/24/18

2

RILEY

TIROTTA

INFIELDER

HT: 6-3 WT: 195 B/T: R/R DOB: 8/21/98 HOMETOWN: South Bend, IN ’21 CLUBS: Dunedin ACQUIRED: 12th Rd, ’21, Dayton

GARRETT

SPAIN

OUTFIELDER

YUKA

JESSE

AJ

ROELVIS

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

DIETITIAN

CLUBHOUSE MANAGER

TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANT

ATHLETIC TRAINER

SANUI

MENDEZ

ARIAS

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HT: 5-11 WT: 180 B/T: L/R DOB: 9/21/00 HOMETOWN: Clarksville, TN ’21 CLUBS: FCL, Dunedin ACQUIRED: 15th Rd, ’21, Austin Peay State

TOMMY

LaBRIOLA

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The Vancouver Canadians Baseball Club has welcomed more than 800 players onto its rosters since 2000. That’s a lot of guys all striving to one day reach the bright lights of the Major Leagues. Here is a list of every one of our players who has arrived at the game’s highest stage and play in Major League Baseball.

2003 POS C'S ALUMNI Rich Harden Neal Cotts Mike Wood 2004

P P P

Santiago Casilla Nick Swisher Joe Blanton 2005

P OF P

Mark Teahen Dan Johnson Omar Quintanilla Freddie Bynum Nelson Cruz 2006

INF INF INF INF OF

John Rheinecker Andre Either Chris Mabeus Kurt Suzuki Jason Windsor Jeremy Brown Mark Kiger 2007

P OF P C P C INF

Travis Buck Jared Burton Danny Putman Dallas Braden Connor Robertson Marshal McDougall Kevin Melillo Bill Murphy 2008

OF P OF P P INF INF P

Gregorio Petit John Baker Jeff Gray

INF C P

2001 2001 2001

POS C'S ALUMNI

2002 2002 2002

POS C'S ALUMNI

2002 2001 2003 2000 2002

POS C'S ALUMNI

2001 2003 2001 2004 2004 2002 2002

POS C'S ALUMNI

2005 2002 2004 2004 2004 2000 2004 2002

POS C'S ALUMNI

2004 2002 2005

MLB DEBUT

21-Jul 12-Aug 21-Aug MLB DEBUT

TEAM

2009

Oakland Chicago (AL) Oakland

Andrew Bailey Landon Powell Tommy Everidge Brad Kilby Jeff Baisley 2010

TEAM

09-Aug Oakland 03-Sep Oakland 24-Sep Oakland MLB DEBUT

04-Apr 27-May 31-Jul 30-Aug 17-Sep MLB DEBUT

22-Apr 02-May 29-May 12-Jun 17-Jul 03-Sep 13-Oct MLB DEBUT

02-Apr 04-Apr 23-Apr 24-Apr 17-May 05-Jun 24-Jun 03-Sep MLB DEBUT

TEAM

Kansas City Oakland Colorado Oakland Milwaukee TEAM

Texas Los Angeles (NL) Milwaukee Oakland Oakland Oakland Oakland TEAM

Oakland Cincinnati Oakland Oakland Oakland Texas Oakland Arizona TEAM

18-May Oakland 09-Jul Florida 08-Sep Oakland

POS C'S ALUMNI

P C INF P INF

2006 2004 2004 2005 2005

TEAM

2017

Oakland Oakland Oakland Oakland Oakland

Dwight Smith Jr. Seth Frankoff Ian Parmley Franklin Barreto Taylor Cole Tim Mayza Jairo Labourt Carlos Ramirez Richard Urena Tim Locastro 2018

OF P OF INF P P P P INF INF

Ryan Borucki Justin Shafer Murphy Smith Dawel Lugo Jose Fernandez Jonathan Davis Jon Berti 2019

P P P INF P OF INF

POS C'S ALUMNI

MLB DEBUT

TEAM

A.J. Griffin Alexi Ogando 2011

2010 2004

24-Jun 15-Jul

Oakland Texas

POS C'S ALUMNI

MLB DEBUT

TEAM

P P

Justin Sellers Anthony Recker Corey Brown 2012

INF C OF

Pedro Figueroa Sean Doolittle Dan Straily 2013

P P P

Ian Krol Kevin Pillar Max Stassi Michael Choice 2014

P OF C OF

Bo Schultz Marcus Stroman Aaron Sanchez Dalton Pompey Daniel Norris 2015

P P P OF P

2005 2005 2007

POS C'S ALUMNI

2007 2007 2009

POS C'S ALUMNI

2009 2011 2009 2010

POS C'S ALUMNI

2009 2012 2011 2012 2012

POS C'S ALUMNI

Miguel Castro P Roberto Osuna P Noah Syndergaard P Justin Nicolino P Dusty Coleman INF David Rollins P 2016 POS

2014 2012 2011 2011 2008 2011

Andy Burns Matt Dermody

2011 2013

C'S ALUMNI

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MLB DEBUT

06-Apr 11-Apr 28-Jul 02-Sep 09-Sep

INF P

12-Aug Los Angeles (NL) 25-Aug Oakland 06-Sep Washington MLB DEBUT

TEAM

21-Apr Oakland 05-Jun Oakland 30-Aug Oakland MLB DEBUT

05-Jun 14-Aug 20-Aug 02-Sep MLB DEBUT

23-Mar 04-May 23-Jul 02-Sep 05-Sep MLB DEBUT

06-Apr 08-Apr 12-May 20-Jun 03-Jul 04-Jul MLB DEBUT

TEAM

Washington Toronto Houston Oakland TEAM

Arizona Toronto Toronto Toronto Toronto TEAM

Toronto Toronto New York (NL) Miami Kansas City Seattle TEAM

09-May Toronto 03-Sep Toronto

POS C'S ALUMNI

2012 2010 2013 2014 2012 2014 2014 2012 2014 2014

POS C'S ALUMNI

2014 2014 2009 2013 2014 2014 2011

POS C'S ALUMNI

MLB DEBUT

18-May 09-Jun 23-Jun 24-Jun 09-Aug 15-Aug 01-Sep 01-Sep 01-Sep 29-Sep MLB DEBUT

26-Jun 18-Aug 27-Aug 30-Aug 01-Sep 05-Sep 26-Sep MLB DEBUT

TEAM

Toronto Chicago (NL) Toronto Oakland Toronto Toronto Detroit Toronto Toronto Los Angeles (NL) TEAM

Toronto Toronto Toronto Detroit Toronto Toronto Toronto TEAM

John Schneider MGR 2011/14-15 28-Mar Travis Bergen P 2015-17 29-Mar Cavan Biggio INF 2016 25-May T.J. Zeuch 2016 03-Sep Lane Thomas OF 2015 17-Apr Ryan McBroom INF/OF 2014 03-Sep 2020 POS C'S MLB

Toronto San Francisco Toronto Toronto St. Louis Kansas City

Nate Pearson Dany Jiménez Patrick Murhpy Ángel Perdomo 2021

P P P P

Toronto San Francisco Toronto Milwaukee

Josh Palacios Alek Manoah Riley Adams Tayler Saucedo Nick Allgeyer Otto Lopez 2022

OF P C P P INF

Vinny Capra Danny Young Jake Fishman

INF P P

ALUMNI

2017 2017 2016 2015

POS C'S ALUMNI

2016 2019 2018 2015 2018 2018

POS C'S ALUMNI

2018 2015 2017

DEBUT

29-Jul 23-Jul 18-Sep 18-Aug MLB DEBUT

09-Apr 27-May 08-Jun 17-Jun 02-Jul 17-Aug MLB DEBUT

1-May 9-May 31-July

TEAM

TEAM

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HOW TO SCORE A BASEBALL GAME Different fans have different methods of keeping a scorecard, and many use their own notations. But here's a simple method:

If a runner scores, put a circle at the bottom of the box, and inside the circle put the symbol of the play and/or the player that drove him in. For example, if the No. 5 hitter drives in two runs with a single, mark his single in the bottom right of his box and mark a circle with the number "5" in the boxes of the runners who score (Some people like to use uniform numbers here, so you can tell who did what, even after lineup changes).

For example, If the hitter grounds out to shortstop, for example, write in "6-3," which shows the shortstop threw him out at first base. If the hitter flies out to left field, write a "7."

If the batter gets a hit, write in the hit according to which base he reached. Each corner of the box represents a base, with the lowerright corner being first.

At the end of each inning, total the hits and runs for that inning only. At the end of the game you'll be able to add the innings total to get the game score.

If he singles, put a "-" in the lower right. If he doubles, write a "=" in the upper right, and so on. For a walk, use "BB" in the lower right. As the runner advances, mark the appropriate symbol in the appropriate corner.

EXAMPLE SCOREBOARD

SYMBOLS FOR PLAY

1ST INNING 1. SINGLED, ADVANCED ON NEXT BATTER'S WALK, TOOK 3RD ON FIELDER'S CHOICE, SCOREO ON NO. 4 BATTER'S DOUBLE 2. WALKED, LATER FORCED OUT, SHORTSTOP TO SECOND BASE 3. REACHED ON FIELDER'S CHOICE, ADVANCED TO 3RD ON NEXT BATTER'S DOUBLE, SCORED ON NO. 5 BATTER'S SINGLE 4. DOUBLED, SCORED ON NO. 5 BATTER'S SINGLE 5. SINGLED, ADVANCED TO 2ND ON NEXT BATTER'S SINGLE, STOLE 3RD BASE, THROWN OUT ON GROUNDER, SHORTSTOP TO CATCHER 6. SINGLED, STOLE 2ND BASE 7. REACHED 1ST ON FIELDER’S CHOICE 8. POPPED OUT TO 2ND BASE 2ND INNING 9. LEADOFF WITH DOUBLE 1. FLIED OUT TO CENTERFIELD 2. POPPED OUT TO SHORTSTOP 3. STRUCKOUT SWINGING

TEAM BATTING ORDER

1

3 2

Single: S or – Double: D or = Triple: T or = Homerun: HR or =

2

1. CENTER FIELDER 8 4 6-4 6 2. SHORTSTOP BB 3 3. 1ST BASEMAN 5 FC K = 4. 3RD BASEMAN 5 SB 2 5. RIGHT FIELDER 6-2 SB 6. LEFT FIELDER 7. DESIGNATED HITTER FC 8. 2ND BASEMAN 4 / 9. CATCHER = R H 3 4 0 1 TOTALS

Passed Ball: PB Stolen Base: SB Double Play: DP Error: E Sacrifice Fly: SF

Sacrifice: SH or SAC Walk: BB Strikeout: K

Intentional Walk: Foul Fly: Force Out: Line Drive:

Called Out on Strikes: K Balk: BK Fielder’s Choice: FC Hit by Pitch: HP Wild Pitch: WP

IBB F FO L

Bunt: B Unassisted: U

DEFENSIVE PLAYERS BY THE NUMBERS 1 PITCHER 2 CATCHER 3 1ST BASEMAN 4 2ND BASEMAN 5 3RD BASEMAN 6 7 8 9

SHORTSTOP LEFT FIELDER CENTER FIELDER RIGHT FIELDER

8 7

9

6 5

4 1

3

BASIC UMPIRE SIGNS FOR THE PLAYERS AND FANS Umpires use a number of signals. Some of these are familiar and are associated with the Rules of Baseball, like safe, out, foul, etc. These are a few you are likely to see when scoring a game.

FOUL TIP

DOUBLE

TRAPPED BALL/SAFE

DELAYED DEAD BALL

TIME/DEAD BALL

COUNT

HOLD UP PLAY

HOME RUN

PLAY BALL

INFIELD FLY

FAIR BALL

FOUL BALL

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BY NIALL O’DONOHOE

Each week, we’ll feature a conversation between Niall O’Donohoe of C’s Plus Baseball and one member of the Canadians roster. Niall caught up with outfielder Garrett Spain to find out more about his past, what he’s working on this season and how his first Nat Bailey Stadium experiences have been.

The 5-foot-11, 178-pound outfielder was a 15th round draft pick of the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft out of Austin Peay University. That’s the same institution that 2016-2017 Canadians pitcher Jared Carkuff attended.

Spain was elected by the Governors after starring in his hometown at Clarksville High School in Tennessee. A huge hockey aficionado who played the game growing up in the Nashville area, Spain hit .433 with 41 runs batted in as a junior in 2017 before batting .513 with 43 RBI in his senior season of 2018. That earned him numerous accolades including a berth on the Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association Class AAA All-State Team.

The right-handed hitting Spain made an impact at Austin Peay by beginning his career with a 43-game on-base streak in 2019 and finishing the year batting .333 with a .412 on-base percentage and a .502 slugging percentage. He added 19 extrabase hits, including seven home runs, along with 52 RBI and that performance earned him the Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year award.

The shortened 2020 season due to COVID-19 saw Spain lead the Govs in home runs (4), triples (2) and walks (10) where he slugged .597 in 17 contests.

RETT SPAIN In 2021, Spain was named to the First Team All-OVC squad for slashing .330/.408/.515 with nine homers and 43 RBI. He also oearned his fair share of plaudits on the academic front as he was named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll and made Austin Peay’s Dean’s List and the Academic Director’s Honor Roll for all three years on campus as a finance major.

Spain also played a couple of seasons of summer collegiate ball by joining the Anchorage Glacier Pilots of the Alaska Baseball League where he hit .265 with a .340 OBP in 2019. His next summer stint came in the MLB Draft League with the West Virginia Black Bears in 2021. MiLB.com described Spain as “one of the most consistent hitters in the league” where he had a team-leading 36 hits and was tied for second in the league with 11 doubles, putting together a batting line of .327/.378/.536.

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Prep Baseball Report provided this scouting report on Spain leading up to the 2021 MLB Draft.

CPB – How did you feel when you got drafted by the Blue Jays?

What was that like when you saw your name on the scroll?

“Spain has been an impact player for the Governors since 2019, when he garnered OVC Freshman of the Year honors and made Collegiate Baseball’s Freshman All-American Team. The 5-foot-11, 178-pounder can generate triple-digit exit velocities from the left side of the plate, showing the potential to hit for average as well as power. He’s gone deep 18 times in 102 collegiate games, with seven of those homers coming in just 29 games so far in ‘21. On top of that, Spain is regarded as a solid defender in center, with the potential to remain there at the next level.”

GS – I remember my phone blowing up, being there with some of my family and friends and kind of just soaking up the moment, which is really hard to do. Just to take the time to appreciate everything and everybody who helped along the way. And just like sit there and know the moment you’re in because it’s not going to happen again.

After being signed by scout Nate Murrie and agreeing to a $125,000 signing bonus from Toronto, Spain reported to Dunedin to join the Florida Complex League Blue Jays in 2021. His first professional hit came against the FCL Tigers West in just his second at-bat August 6. After collecting three singles and a double in 12 at-bats over six games that included a 2-for-2 effort against the FCL Tigers East August 12, Spain was bumped up to Dunedin. With the D-Jays, he had a pair of two-hit games August 25 in Lakeland and September 9 in Tampa. That was a stretch in which Spain had a hit in eight of his first 13 games in Dunedin before tailing off late in the season.

Spain was named to the 2022 Vancouver Canadians season opening roster and helped the club get off to a good start by getting two hits in a win on Opening Night in Spokane April 8. He belted his first professional home run in the series clincher April 10 to highlight a three-hit day. Spain compiled an on-base streak of eight games and had a hit in the last six from April 23 to May 3.

He would be sidelined with a wrist injury that forced him to go on the injured list May 17 before being activated June 7.

The best game of Spain’s career was a two-homer game as part of a C’s victory in Hillsboro June 24. His first home run at Nat Bailey Stadium capped off a win over Everett July 31 and he went deep again in front of the hometown faithful in another victory over Tri-City August 5.

Spain has also made his mark with his throwing arm by recording eight assists, four each from center and right field. He also started two double plays from the nine-spot.

C’s Plus Baseball caught up with Spain during the team’s homestand against the Everett AquaSox. This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.

C’s Plus Baseball – It wasn’t that long ago you were drafted.

What do you remember about your draft day?

Garrett Spain – It was exciting and obviously the most nervous day of my life, trying to figure out if you’re going to get picked up by somebody, who it is, to see if you’re gonna go back to school or not. There’s a lot of decisions, honestly. You’re just kind of waiting, sitting there, just waiting for a call. You see your name pop up and then from there, it’s kind of just surreal and it’s all a blur.

CPB – Did you have any idea it was going to be the Blue Jays who would take you?

GS – During the draft, I had no idea until probably about 30 minutes beforehand. And then that’s when I kind of got the grasp of it that the Blue Jays were showing some interest, so I knew they were an option.

CPB – Who were some of the people to helped you out along the way?

GS – Obviously, my parents and family helped. My Mom and Dad sacrificed a lot for me to play baseball and hockey, a lot of money, a lot of time. And then all my coaches growing up, whether it be hockey or baseball, those guys had a huge impact on my life outside and on the field, on the rink. And they kind of all came together and brought me to who I am today. So it’s been an awesome journey. And I’m grateful to have those people who helped me along the way.

CPB – You played hockey in Nashville. Has that hockey background helped you out in baseball?

GS – I’m very competitive. Sometimes you have to hate the competitive edge and aggressiveness from hockey and not allow it to affect how you play baseball because baseball is not very aggressive as hockey. You can’t just go out and take your anger out, just like that. You strike out, you have 30 minutes, 20 minutes before you hit again and then you have to go out in the field. In hockey, you make a dumb play, five seconds later, you can hit somebody. So trying to get the competitive edge and aggressiveness to a happy medium is probably one of the cooler things that I’ve been able to experience.

CPB – I know that this hasn’t been your first time in Canada.

Where else have you been north of the border?

GS – I’ve been to Windsor and I’ve been to Quebec and some of the surrounding areas of those two places.

CPB – You’re from an NHL market in Nashville and (now you’re in) Vancouver. How do you compare the markets?

GS – I didn’t get to really see the Vancouver Canucks because they struggled this year. And I know we got here later in the season in April so it was the end of the season. Hopefully we come back here in September and get to experience some of it. But Nashville and Vancouver, they’re both extraordinary places. A lot of fun, a lot of things to do, you can never be bored. Great people.

CPB – The MLB Draft League you took part in before your draft.

How did you join up with West Virginia?

GS – I got lucky. My head coach at Austin Peay, Travis Janssen knew (MLB Draft League President) Kerrick Jackson and we had a phone call. I emailed him and luckily Kerrick was nice enough to extend the offer to come out there and play. And that was second to none. That league was amazing. The people who ran it, coaching staff and the players, they’re all awesome. And I’m thankful that I got the opportunity to go there.

CPB – You also spent some time in Alaska. What was that like?

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it doesn’t get too hot. Just hot enough to where you can feel the heat. I like that.

opening series in Spokane with your first professional home run.

What do you remember about that series?

CPB – At Austin Peay, you had a really good three years there.

Freshman of the year and you started your career with a 43 game on-base streak. That was a nice way to get your career rolling, wasn’t it?

GS – Yes. I’m just thankful to have the guys that helped me out to get there and believe in me from day one. It’s an awesome feeling to go there and know that guys are believing in you from the first day you step on campus so it was really cool.

GS – I felt really good but it was really cold. And luckily the wind helped me a little bit on some of the balls I hit but I knew when I got there that it was going to be hard to repeat what I did. But the first home run, I hit it and I didn’t think it was going to go out but it went out by a good amount. And I was sprinting around the bases. It’s honestly really similar to my first college home run. I didn’t think it was going to go but it’s really cool to be able to do that and actually get that accomplished.

CPB – What would you say was your best baseball memory, either in Austin Peay or before that?

CPB – You got your first multi-home run game on not too long ago in Hillsboro. What do you remember about that day?

GS – The one that pops my head is probably my first walk off at Austin Peay or maybe the Homer Derby when I was 12 years old with my Dad, winning that. Those are two that pop in my head but I’m sure there’s plenty more.

GS – I remember the first one I hit, also not thinking that one was going out and then the second one I hit pretty good but that was all kind of a blur too. I’m not very good at remembering a lot of it other than knowing it happened and trying to (take in) in the moment but it’s kind of hard to do that sometimes.

CPB – You got your feet wet with Dunedin last year. What was that like getting your first pro experience under your belt?

GS – It was an amazing experience. (Just realizing) your dreams, just throwing out there. You’re here and learning not to settle and like you’re happy that you got here but you have to push that aside. Be happy that you’re here but you also have to try to learn and be better so you can move on through the ranks. That place is phenomenal. The facilities, everything there is awesome. No complaints there.

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CPB – Your defence. You have definitely shown off a very strong throwing arm, especially in right field. How much pride do you take in your outfield defence?

GS – A lot. Honestly, sometimes I take more pride in that than I do hitting. I take every rep I can pretty seriously during BP when we’re out here doing drills and individual prep before the game. A lot of that leads to me being able to go out there and make some good plays. And also the two guys playing beside me, or if I’m in right, the center fielder is helping me out and just talking and letting me know what’s going on. If it wasn’t for their

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communication, then some of the plays that I’ve made wouldn’t have been able to happen.

CPB – What’s it like playing outfield here at Nat Bailey Stadium with the tall walls? You also got all sorts of funky configurations in Everett and whatnot, but how do you find playing outfield in the league?

GS – It’s really fun. Every field’s different and you get to learn how different fields play and different walls. It’s nice not having the same exact dimensions and walls everywhere you go. And it just betters your craft and you can’t get lazy out there because you never know what’s going to happen off the walls or how the tracks play. If you can only have one step or three steps in like Everett, like you just said, where it’s 330 (feet) to right-center and you have two steps and you’re at the wall, it’s all really cool to play.

CPB – Your throwing arm is something you’ve really developed.

Talk about your throwing game.

GS – I really didn’t even notice that I had a decent arm until I got to Austin Peay but there’s a lot of long toss and a lot of reps just throwing the bases and just letting it rip. And hopefully my arm will let me keep doing that for however long my baseball career goes, but a lot of long toss and a lot of just working on back spinning baseballs.

CPB – How would you describe yourself as a baseball player if you give out a scouting report?

GS – Defence I’d say is probably my strong suit right now. The

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hitting is coming around. Just trying to get used to everything, working every day, trying to get better with that. But I’d probably try to describe myself hopefully as a fundamental guy who competes and plays hard every play and every day. And I mean, that’s all I can really ask for is for people to say that about me once I am done playing is that I’m a good teammate and played hard. And that’s what I think I do right now. No matter how good I actually do in the field or hitting, I’m just trying to compete.

CPB – Your favourite baseball team growing up?

GS – The Atlanta Braves. Watching them last year, it was hard not to root for them since I just got drafted but growing up, I was always a Braves fan. And they’re the first professional team that I grew up liking to win a championship. It was fun to be able to watch them win last year.

CPB – Your other favourite professional teams. Obviously the Predators but the Tennessee Titans as well?

GS – Yep, huge Titans fan, huge Preds fan. And now obviously the Braves but other than those three, I follow the Grizzlies. Not as closely as I do the Preds and Titans. My family (supports) Kentucky University so I follow them every now and then.

CPB – Final question. Is there something someone should know about you that they don’t? A hidden talent or anything like that?

GS – I usually say my hidden talent is hockey. Being from the south that usually works but up here, I guess it wouldn’t. I like to say I’m a good singer. I’ve never been told I’m in a good singer, but I like to say I’m a good singer and maybe a good ping pong player.

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FORMER C’S – WHERE ARE THEY NOW? CANADIANS: 2017 CURRENTLY: JACKSONVILLE JUMBO SHRIMP (TRIPLE-A, MIA)

It’s not every day that a pitcher from a Division III college in the American Northeast makes it to the big leagues, but that is the exact situation former C’s reliever Jake Fishman found himself in when he climbed the slope on July 31, 2022 at Miami’s loanDepot park.

JAKE FISHMAN The Sharon, MA native toiled in the minors for five seasons between two big league franchises before making his dream come true, and it all began in 2016 when Toronto drafted him in the 30th round with the 912th overall pick.

Fishman earned a look from the Blue Jays after a sterling collegiate career at Union College in New York. While there, he was a two-way player that posted a sparkling 0.41 ERA in 66.0 innings and hit .361 in 40 games in his last season there.

Toronto took a chance, signed him to a contract and sent him to Bluefield for his pro debut, where he logged the first 15.0 innings of his career.

He returned to Bluefield for one tuneup in 2017 before he was assigned to

Vancouver on July 6 of that year. Fishman went 1-0 with a 1.17 ERA in 23.0 innings across 14 relief appearances with the Canadians and those efforts were good enough for an end-of-season promotion to Low-A Lansing, where he pitched 6.2 innings over four relief outings to wrap up the year.

The lefty made all but one of his 45 2018 appearances with High-A Dunedin and ended the season with a career-high 57.0 innings and posted a 2.68 ERA with a 1.00 WHIP and .224 BAA. He would go on to Double-A New Hampshire in 2019 and went 1-1 with four saves and a 3.45 ERA in 42 showings that spanned 62.2 innings, but that would be his final season in the Blue Jays system; after the pandemic

cancelled the 2020 season he was claimed off waivers by the Marlins and joined their organization on December 10, 2020.

Fishman’s first season with Miami would be spent with their Triple-A affiliate in Jacksonville. While pitching in the International League that year, he made 34 appearances – including two starts – and went 5-1 with a 3.67 ERA in 56.1 innings of work.

He returned to Triple-A in 2022 and continued to get outs before earning his call-up. On that fateful day in south Florida, Fishman allowed one run on four hits with no walks and no strikeouts in 3.1 innings of relief. As of this writing, that is still his only game in the big leagues, but with Jake Fishman, anything is possible.

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BY LINA SETAGHIAN

MEET OUR MASCOTS The Vancouver Canadians have an army of mascots that are all designed with one common goal – ensure everyone out at historic Nat Bailey Stadium has fun! From a loveable bear to a trio of sushi that are ready to rock – not to mention a condiment and utensil? The Canadians mascots are truly one of a kind!

BOB BROWN BEAR

CHEF WASABI

MS. BC ROLL

MR. KAPPA MAKI

SADAHARU SOY

CHOP N’ STIX

Debut: 2007 Occupation: Canadians’ official mascot Favourite Pastime: Meeting fans, giving high fives and hugs, posing for photos About BBB: Makes more than 150 local community appearances every year and named after Vancouver’s Mr. Baseball, Bob Brown who dedicated his whole life to the game we love so dearly.

Debut: 2008 Occupation: Staying cool, Professional Racer Favourite Pastime: Attending birthday parties, winning races Make-Up: Few slices of cucumber wrapped in rice and then rolled in a piece of dried seaweed. Sleek and light - Mr. Kappa Maki is always a tough competitor.

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Debut: 2008 Occupation: Chef, professional racer Favourite Pastime: Running, cooking Make-Up: Whether you buy wasabi in root form or as a green powder, there is one thing that is for sure - Chef Wasabi is one spicy addition to our Sushi Race!

Debut: 2015 Occupation: Pot Stirrer, Professional Racer Favourite Pastime: Cooking, meeting fans, running Make-Up: Known to add a little saltiness to any meal, Sadaharu Soy was named after the legendary baseball slugger Sadaharu Oh who’s legend is global. Sadaharu is both physical and a little trickly during the sushi races!

Debut: 2008 Occupation: Pageant queen, professional racer Favourite Pastime: Beating Chef Wasabi in Sushi Races and hanging out at the ballpark Make-Up: Combination of barbecue BC smoked salmon and fresh cucumber with a little mayonnaise to keep her rollin'.

Debut: 2018 Occupation: Hand Tools, Professional Racers Favourite Pastimes: Helping people, racing Make-Up: Renewable, reusable and environmentally friendly! Chop & Stix come to the ballpark to keep the peace between the super competitive sushi and sauce.

Connected at the top, Chop & Stix have a few challenges to iron out during the race – but they always get an A for effort.

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JUMBLE ANSWERS: 1. Baseball 2. Double 3. Batter 4. Glove 5. Canadians 6. Steal 7. Bob Brown Bear 8. Champions 9. Pitcher 10. Slider BASEBALL MATCH: 2 & 6 LOGO ANSWERS (L-R): Orioles; Brewers; Mets; Phillies; Tigers; Angels; Reds; Cubs; Braves; Yankees; Royals; Astros; Athletics; Mariners; Blue Jays; Twins; Red Sox; White Sox; Indians; Rockies; Cardinals; Pirates; Giants; Padres; Rays; Marlins; Nationals; Diamondbacks; Dodgers; Rangers CROSSWROD ANSWERS (Across) 1. Base 5.Mitt 6. Bat 7. Cap 8. Foul 10. Pitcher 13. Diamond (Down) 1. Baseball 2. Inning 3. Catcher 4. Outfield 9. Umpire 11. Team 12. Homerun

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The Vancouver Canadians Baseball League is looking for your help this season. Your assistance will help more than 300 local children between the ages of 6-11 learn a number of life skills on the diamond including teamwork, fair play and how to develop confidence and pride.

If you would like to make a donation to Vancouver Canadians Baseball Foundation, please go to www.vancouverfoundation.ca/vancouvercanadians and click on the donate button.

THANK YOU for supporting the Vancouver Canadians Baseball Foundation and Vancouver Canadians Baseball League. Because of your generosity, we can move forward and bring a summer of fun and memories to children from right here in our own neighbourhoods.

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