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OFFICIAL PROGRAM OF THE VANCOUVER CANADIANS DAMIANO PALMEGIANI 2022 A CHAT GARRETTWITHSPAIN PALMEGIANIDAMIANO SAVOURING THE EXPERIENCE OF PLAYING AT HOME JAKE JOURNEYFISHMAN’SFROMA DIVISION III COLLEGE TO THE MLB TEAM ROSTERS MEET OUR MASCOTS 2022 SEASON - ISSUE 10 SCOREKEEPING 101 HOW TO SCORE A BASEBALL GAME

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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!

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VANCOUVER CANADIANS 2022 / 3 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 4 MESSAGE FROM VANCOUVER CANADIANS A letter from owners Jake Kerr & Jeff Mooney. 9 GET TO KNOW YOUR CANADIANS FRONT OFFICE STAFF 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

47 FORMER C’S – WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

32 CANADIANS TO REACH THE MAJOR LEAGUES

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

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48 MEET OUR MASCOTS!

36 C’S CHAT – GARRETT SPAIN 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.

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

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

34 HOW TO SCORE THE BASEBALL GAME A Scorekeeping 101.

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.

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.

4 / VANCOUVER CANADIANS 2022 Welcome to Nat Bailey Stadium.

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.

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.

Go C’s! Jake Kerr & Jeff Mooney

A MESSAGE FROM JAKE KERR & JEFF MOONEY 2017

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.

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.

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BC is the recognized governing body for baseball in British Columbia. Through its programs and leadership, Baseball BC in cooperation with its affiliates, suppor ts the development of baseball and aspirations of its members, by offering activities that are non-discriminator y and value-based. www.baseball.bc.ca 604-586-3310 To learn more about playing baseball in your neighbourhood contact Baseball BC Baseball BC is proud to present the Vancouver Canadians Baseball Buddies Program, where a youth baseball team gets to take a position on-field for the National Anthems. Reserve your team’s spot by calling the Vancouver Canadians at 604-872-5232.

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Born and raised in Vancouver, Jake Kerr attended the University of Brit ish Columbia before completing his MBA in Economics and Finance at the University of California at Berke ley. A Canadian business icon, Mr. Kerr has been the recipient of the Order of Canada and Order of British Columbia for his remarkable contri butions to both our country and province.

Mr. Mooney is an alumnus of both the University of Saskatch ewan and Harvard University Graduate School of Business. In 2003, Mr. Mooney received Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s Jubi lee 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

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

FRONT OFFICE STAFF

JEFF CO-OWNERMOONEY

TOM EXECUTIVEBACKEMEYERVICEPRESIDENT 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 Vancou ver 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 Col orado State University (BA) with an MBA from the University of Denver.

ANDY PRESIDENTDUNN Andy Dunn has been with the Van couver Canadians since 2007, helping guide Canada's only affiliated Minor League Baseball franchise to a num ber of national accolades including the coveted John H. Johnson Presi dent'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 Knownhonour. 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 multi ple John H. Johnson & Larry MacPhail Awards

JAKE MAJORITYKERROWNER, MANAGING GENERAL PARTNER

In addition to his valuable contribu tions to the Vancouver Canadians, Jeff Mooney is Chairman Emeritus and a major shareholder of A&W Food Ser vices 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 mem ber of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Platinum Club.

WALTER COSMAN VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES & MARKETING

CHARLENE YAROSHUK ACCOUNTING COORDINATOR

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With more than 20 years of Sales& Marketing experience here in Vancou ver, Walter decided to put those skills to work in the sport he's most pas sionate 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 Pet curean leading a staff of more than70 people. With a longstand ing 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

Returning for her seventh sea son with the Vancouver Canadians Stephani handles a wide variety of key organizational elements includ ing Group Sales as well as the C's social media platforms. She was pro moted 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 StephaniCanadians.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

OPERATIONS

ALLAN GENERALBAILEYMANAGER

STEPHANI ELLIS ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER

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.

Charlene is excited to be entering her 4th season with the Vancouver Canadians as their Accounting Coor dinator. In 2020 she graduated from Kwantlen Polytechnic University with a Bachelor of Business Administra tion 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.

Steven enters his third season with the Vancouver Canadians Baseball Club, and his first as Manager of Tick et Operations. After graduating from Langara Col lege with a diploma in Recreation Leadership Management, and intern ing for the Vancouver Whitecaps, Ste ven began his career with the Canadi ans on the operations side of the club, spending the two seasons (2018 – 19) as a member of the A&B Tools Rental Grounds Crew.

Allan Bailey has been with the Van couver Canadians since 2007 and was appointed General Manager on September 5th, 2018, after spending the previous seven seasons as the or ganization's Assistant General Man ager. Allan has led several depart ments 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

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

STEVEN MANAGERMAISEYOFTICKETING

TYLER MANAGERZICKELOFBROADCASTING & MEDIA RELATIONS

KENDRA MARKETINGCHINCOORDINATOR

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 Di rector 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 de partments while traveling throughout the Eastern League calling 'Cats games. He began his MiLB career in 2014 as a communica tions intern for the Advanced-A Lake Elsinore Storm in Southern California and was promoted twice in three years. As Assistant Di rector of Marketing and Director of Digital Content, respectively, Tyler was heavily involved in growing the team's online presence. He earned his B.A. in English from Whittier College in Los Ange les, where he played on the Poets baseball team and was elected Student Body President.

Kendra joins the C’s Marketing de partment for her first full season of baseball. She has recently completed a Bachelor of Business Administra tion degree with specialization in Marketing and Human Resource Man agement. 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.

Charles joins the Canadians in 2022 after working for a variety for base ball clubs including the Long Island Ducks, and the New York Mets. He brings a wealth of knowledge from his prior experiences to Nat Bailey HeStadium.previously completed his Bach elors of Sports Management from Farmingdale State College in New York.

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CHARLES O'NEILL MANAGER OF STADIUM OPERATIONS

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 Facil ity 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 mi nors 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.

LANE DEPLAEDT SALES ASSOCIATE Lane joins the C’s for his first sea son in Minor League Baseball after recently working with the Coquit lam Express Junior A Hockey Club in Game Day Operations. He is recently graduated from Thompson Rivers University with a bachelor’s or Busi ness Administration with a Major in Marketing. While away from the ballpark he enjoys spending time in his hometown of Port Moody or playing golf.

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

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Jacob graduated from the Edwards School of Business at the Uni versity 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.

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Cooper is a former Langley Blaze pitcher, took his talents south of the border to play for both Galveston Col lege and at Central Washington Uni versity. 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. PRIMO CHRISTIAN WILSON COLE WARKENTIN DREW HOWSON OPERATIONS

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OWEN SCURALLI SALES ASSOCIATE Owen enters his first season with the Vancouver Canadians Baseball Club as a Sales Associate. After graduating from Brock Univer sity in St. Catharines ON with a degree in Sport Management, Owen complet ed an internship for a local athlete representation company doing sales and marketing prior to the start of the Owenpandemic.moved here from Ontario in March 2021, working as a Tel us 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.

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“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 Bornhappy.”in Caracas, Venezuela, Palmegiani moved to Surrey when he was six years old and grew up playing with Cloverdale 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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“I called him, and he asked why I wasn’t playing since I called during a game,” Palemgiani told CanadiansBaseball.com.

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

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

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.

“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.”

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“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 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.”

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.”

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.

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.

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

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TORONTO BLUE JAYS (MLB) | TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA (416) 341-1000 | BLUEJAYS.COM NEW HAMPSHIRE FISHERCATS (AA) | MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE (603) 641-2005 | NHFISHERCATS.COM BUFFALO BISONS (AAA) | BUFFALO, NEW YORK (716) 846-2000 | BISONS.COM DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS (LOW A) | DUNEDIN, FLORIDA (727) 733-9302 | DUNEDINBLUEJAYS.COM VANCOUVER CANADIANS (HIGH A) | VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (604) 872-5232 | CANADIANSBASEBALL.COM GULF COAST BLUE JAYS GULF COAST LEAGUE (ROOKIE) | DUNEDIN, FLORIDA (727) 734-8007 DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE BLUE JAYS DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE (DSL) | BOCA CHICA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 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. CASEY CANDAELE MANAGER JEFF WARE PITCHING COACH COREY HART HITTING COACH DEVON WHITE POSITION COACH JAKE McGUIGGAN DEVELOPMENT COACH CHARLIE MONTOYO MANAGER JOHN SCHNEIDER BENCH COACH GUILLERMO MARTINEZ HITTING COACH HUNTER MENSE ASSISTANT HITTING COACH PETER WALKER PITCHING COACH CALEB DANIEL ATHLETIC TRAINER JUSTIN BATCHER S&C COACH KARA TERRY DIETITIAN ROB DiBERNARDO MENTAL PERFORMANCE COACH BRIAN SHERIDAN TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANT MARK BUDZINSKI FIRST BASE COACH LUIS RIVERA THIRD BASE COACH MATT BUSCHMANN BULLPEN COACH DAVID HOWELL PITCHING STRATEGIST DAVE HUDGENS HITTING STRATEGIST ALEX ANDREOPOULOS BULLPEN CATCHER LUIS HURTADO BULLPEN CATCHER GIL KIM FIELD COORDINATOR CESAR MARTIN MANAGER JIM CZAJKOWSKI PITCHING COACH MATT HAGUE HITTING COACH CHRIS SCHAEFFER POSITION COACH MATT VON ROEMER DEVELOPMENT COACH DANIEL TUCKER BULLPEN COACH LUKE GREENE ATHLETIC TRAINER CASEY CALLISON S&C COACH GEOFF STALLMAN DIETITIAN RAUL PIMENTEL MENTAL PERFORMANCE COACH KEVIN MCCARTHY TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANT BRENT LAVALLEE MANAGER PHIL CUNDARI PITCHING COACH RYAN WRIGHT HITTING COACH ASHLEY PONCE POSITION COACH JOEL BONNETT BULLPEN COACH ROELVIS VARGAS ATHLETIC TRAINER TOMMY LABRIOLA S&C COACH YUKA SANUI DIETITIAN RAUL PIMENTEL MENTAL PERFORMANCE COACH AJ ARIAS TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANT DONNIE MURPHY MANAGER DREW HAYES PITCHING COACH MATT YOUNG HITTING COACH DANNY CANELLAS POSITION COACH TAYLOR HILL BULLPEN COACH MAX GLASSER COACHING ASSISTANT JOSE MAYORGA MANAGER GEORGE CARROLL BENCH COACH ANTONIO CACERES PITCHING COACH CORY RIORDAN PITCHING COACH JUSTIN ECHEVARRIA HITTING COACH PAUL ELLIOTT HITTING COACH ANDY FERMIN MANAGER YOEL HERNANDEZ PITCHING COACH FRED LANDERS HITTING COACH DEIFERSON BARRETO POSITION COACH JOSE MATEO POSITION COACH JAIR MORELOS COACHING ASSISTANT BRANDON HAMMERSTROM ATHLETIC TRAINER ROSWELL DEL ROSARIO S&C COACH GEOFF STALLMAN DIETITIAN ERIKA MONSALVE MENTAL PERFORMANCE COACH CARLOS POLANCO TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANT JAIME VIEIRA HITTING COACH DENNIS HOLMBERG POSITION COACH PETR STRIBRCKY DEVELOPMENT COACH ADRIAN MARTIN COMPLEX PITCHING COACH JON WOODWORTH ATHLETIC TRAINER ALAIN PACHECO ATHLETIC TRAINER YSIDRO REYES ATHLETIC TRAINER IMBEWER ALVAREZ S&C COACH JOSEPH CARDONA S&C COACH BRYAN ROSALES DIETITIAN ERIKA MONSALVE MENTAL COACHPERFORMANCE ISIDRO LOPEZ TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANT FRANK ESPOSITO ATHLETIC TRAINER SYDNEY JENKINS S&C COACH EDWIN ORTIZ S&C COACH BRYAN ROSALES DIETITIAN ERIKA MONSALVE MENTAL COACHPERFORMANCE STEVEN CARDONA TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANT

24 / VANCOUVER CANADIANS 2022 PITCHERS HT WT B/T DOB HOMETOWN ‘21 CLUBS ACQUIRED 19 TJ Brock 6-1 200 R/R 8/10/99 Cincinnati, OH College 6th Rd, ’22, Ohio State 30 Jol Concepcion 6-5 240 R/R 9/17/98 Santiago, DR Dunedin, Vancouver INT FA, 8/31/16 18 Connor Cooke 6-1 205 R/R 11/02/99 Sulphur, LA FCL, Dunedin 10th Rd, ’21, Louisiana-Lafayette 26 Chad Dallas 6-0 205 R/R 6/6/00 Orange, TX Pro debut 4th Rd, ’21, Tennessee 22 Michael Dominguez 5-10 180 R/R 8/17/00 Tampa, FL FCL, Dunedin INT FA, 8/31/16 17 Garrett Farmer 5-11 190 R/R 5/14/97 Huntsville, AL Aberdeen (BAL A+) MiLB FA, 4/12/22 25 Mason Fluharty 6-2 215 R/L 8/13/01 Milton, DE College 5th Rd, ’22, Liberty 32 Hunter Gregory 6-3 220 R/R 11/16/98 Chesapeake, VA Dunedin 8th Rd, ’21, Old Dominion Roither Hernandez 6-4 185 R/R 03/05/98 Bonao, DR Dunedin, Vancouver INT FA, 7/4/16 40 Justin Kelly 6-1 195 R/R 12/2/98 West Jordan, UT Dunedin ND FA, 7/21/21 34 Conor Larkin 6-1 205 R/R 3/17/99 Royersford, PA Dunedin 9th Rd, ’21, Penn State 23 Abdiel Mendoza 5-11 195 R/R 9/19/98 Chitre, PAN Down East (TEX A-) Waivers, 12/8/21 16 Eric Pardinho 5-10 190 R/R 1/05/01 Bastos, Sao Paulo, Brazil FCL INT FA, 7/2/17 4 Naswell Paulino 5-11 205 L/L 4/17/00 San Cristobal, DR Dunedin INT FA, 7/4/16 44 Sam Ryan 6-3 205 R/R 9/22/98 Clifton, VA Vancouver, New Hampshire 12th Rd, ’19, VCU 15 Dahian Santos 5-11 170 R/R 2/26/03 Acarigua, VZ FCL, Dunedin INT FA, 7/2/19 24 Matt Svanson 6-5 235 R/R 1/31/99 Hawthorn Woods, IL Dunedin 13th Rd, ’21, Lehigh 32 Trenton Wallace 6-1 200 L/L 3/31/99 Rock Island, IL Dunedin 11th Rd,'21, Iowa 14 Troy Watson 6-2 180 R/R 6/11/97 Gunter, TX Vancouver 15th Rd, ’18, Northern Colorado CATCHERS HT WT B/T DOB HOMETOWN ‘21 CLUBS ACQUIRED 31 Jommer Hernandez 5-11 185 R/R 10/20/00 Puerto Plata, DR DSL MiLB FA, 9/8/21 20 Anthony Morales 6-0 190 S/R 11/13/98 Aibonito, PR DUN, VAN, NH, BUF ND FA, 2/12/21 21 Andres Sosa 6-0 215 R/R 11/7/97 Hermosillo, MX FCL, Dunedin INT FA. 8/16/21 INFIELDERS HT WT B/T DOB HOMETOWN ‘21 CLUBS ACQUIRED 27 Alex De Jesus 6-2 175 R/R 3/22/02 Santo Domingo, DR Rancho Cucamonga (LAD) Trade, 8/2/22 5 Miguel Hiraldo 6-0 190 R/R 9/5/00 Santiago, DR Dunedin INT FA, 7/2/17 8 Leo Jimenez* 6-0 200 R/R 5/17/01 Las Tablas, PAN FCL, Dunedin INT FA, 7/2/17 12 P.K. Morris 6-1 195 L/L 11/30/98 Tampa, FL Dunedin, Vancouver 14th Rd, ’17, Steinbrenner HS (FL) 37 Rainer Nuñez 6-3 180 R/R 12/4/00 La Romana, DR FCL, Dunedin INT FA, 7/5/17 7 Damiano Palmegiani 6-1 195 R/R 1/24/00 Caracas, VZ FCL 14th Rd, ’21, College of S. Nevada 1 Glenn Santiago 6-0 175 R/R 12/14/00 Yauco, PR Bluefield, Dunedin 10th Rd, ’19, Lazaro HS (PR) 9 Riley Tirotta 6-3 215 R/R 8/21/98 South Bend, IN Dunedin 12th Rd, ’21, Dayton OUTFIELDERS HT WT B/T DOB HOMETOWN ‘21 CLUBS ACQUIRED 19 Steward Berroa 5-10 178 S/R 6/05/99 Santo Domingo, DR New Hampshire INT FA, 7/4/16 18 Dasan Brown 6-10 185 R/R 9/25/01 Oakville, ON Dunedin INT FA, 7/4/16 29 Hugo Cardona 5-11 145 R/R 9/5/99 La Sabana, VZ FCL, Dunedin, NH INT FA, 7/2/16 2 Gabby Martinez 6-0 175 R/R 7/24/02 Maracaibo, VZ FCL, Dunedin INT FA, 7/24/18 28 Garrett Spain 6-0 185 L/R 9/21/00 Clarksville, TN FCL, Dunedin 15th Rd, ’21, Austin Peay State INJURED PRONUNCIATIONSLIST 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 EVERETT AQUASOX SPOKANE INDIANS VANCOUVER CANADIANS * 40-Man Roster 7-day Steward Berroa 7-day Hunter Gregory 7-day Roither Hernandez 7-day Conor Larkin 7-day Anthony Morales 60-day Cobi Johnson 60-day Alex Nolan 60-day Donnie Sellers 60-day CJ Van Eyk

VANCOUVER CANADIANS 2022 / 25 # PITCHERS B-T HT WT BORN HOME TOWN SCHOOL ACQUIRED 35 Luke Albright R-R 6-4 225 12/13/99 Fishers, IN Kent State U. 6th Rd, 2021 draft 39 Jose Alcántara R-R 6-2 180 8/3/99 Sabana Grande de Palenque, D.R. INT FA, 6/15/18 30 Yilber Diaz R-R 6-0 190 8/19/00 Guatire, VZ INT FA, 2/5/21 27 Hugh Fisher R-L 6-6 210 2/11/99 Eads, TN Vanderbilt U 10th Rd, 2021 draft 14 Jackson Goddard R-R 6-4 215 2/12/96 Tulsa, OK U of Kansas 3rd Rd, 2018 draft 26 Conor Grammes R-R 6-2 2105 7/13/97 McLean, VA Xavier U 5th round, 2019 draft 18 Jamison Hill R-R 6-1 185 3/28/99 San Diego, CA Fresno State U ND FA, 7/9/21 31 Dillon Larsen R-L 6-5 240 7/9/98 Ellensburg, WA Central Wash. U/Lane CC/Va. Tech MiLB FA, 5/7/22 22 Justin Martinez R-R 6-3 215 7/30/01 Bonao, D.R. Los Quemados None INT FA, 3/5/18 8 Junior Mieses R-R 6-1 205 10/15/99 Monte Plata, D.R. None INT FA, 6/7/17 40 Christian Montes De Oca R-R 6-4 245 8/30/99 Santo Domingo, D.R. None MiLB FA, 12/14/21 36 Gerald Ogando R-R 6-2 180 7/28/00 Santo Domingo Centro, D.R. None INT FA, 5/12/17 34 Chad Patrick R-R 6-1 205 8/14/98 Hebron, IN Purdue University Northwest 4th round, 2021 draft 23 Scott Randall R-R 6-0 180 8/3/98 Rocklin, CA Sacramento State U 7th Rd, 2021 draft 22 Avery Short R-L 6-1 205 3/14/01 Indianapolis, IN Southport HS 12th Rd, 2019 draft 21 Marcos Tineo R-R 6-0 180 3/14/97 San Cristobal, D.R. Liceo Nocturno Jose Joaquin Perez INT FA, 2/15/17 6th # CATCHERS B-T HT WT BORN HOME TOWN SCHOOL ACQUIRED 7 Adrian Del Castillo L-R 5-11 210 9/27/99 Miami, FL U of Miami (FL) 2nd Rd, 2021 draft 29 Ramses Malave R-R 5-11 195 9/29/00 Caracas, VZ La Salle School INT FA, 7/2/17 20 Caleb Roberts L-R 6-2 215 2/9/00 Coral Springs, FL U of North Carolina 5th Rd, 2021 draft # INFIELDERS B-T HT WT BORN HOME TOWN SCHOOL ACQUIRED 12 Ryan Bliss R-R 5-9 165 12/13/99 LaGrange, GA Auburn U 2nd Rd, 2021 draft 4 Cam Coursey L-R 5-8 170 8/25/98 Sugar Hill, GA Georgia Gwinnett Coll (NAIA) 13th Rd, 2019 draft 10 Deyvison De Los Santos R-R 6-2 225 6/21/03 Santo Domingo, D.R. None INT FA, 7/2/19 11 Jordan Lawler R-R 6-2 190 7/17/02 Carrollton, TX Jesuit Prep HS, Dallas, TX 1st Rd, 2021 draft 15 Channy Ortiz S-R 5-10 165 4/11/99 Phoenix, AZ Yavapai JC/Grand Canyon U 14th Rd, 2021 draft Sheng-Ping Chen L-R 5-9 165 10/27/00 New Taipei, Taiwan INT FA, 7/2/19 33 A.J. Vukovich R-R 6-5 225 7/20/01 Mukwonago, WI None 4th Rd, 2020 draft # OUTFIELDERS B-T HT WT BORN HOME TOWN SCHOOL ACQUIRED 24 Neyfy Castillo R-R 6-3 220 3/2/01 Higuey, D.R. Josue Herrera Baseball Acad. INT FA, 7/2/17 3 Wilderd Patiño R-R 6-2 210 7/18/01 Puerto Ordaz, VZ Jesus Obrero HS INT FA, 10/2/17 9 Jacen Roberson L-L 6-1 192 5/23/00 Bakersfield, CA Cal State Univ. Bakersfield 16th round, 2021 draft 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 TRI-CITY DUST DEVILS EVERETT AQUASOX SPOKANE INDIANS VANCOUVER CANADIANS HILLSBORO HOPS

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VANCOUVER CANADIANS 2022 / 27 inS:9.75 inT:10.75 2022 ROSTER FARMERGARRETT 17 PITCHER 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 BONNETTJOEL 38 BULLPEN COACH PONCEASHLEY 11 POSITION PLAYER COACH CONORLARKIN 34 PITCHER 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 DALLASCHAD 26 PITCHER 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 CUNDARIPHIL 13 PITCHING COACH HUNTERGREGORY 32 PITCHER 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 CONCEPCIONJOL 30 PITCHER 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 WRIGHTRYAN 10 HITTING COACH KELLYJUSTIN 40 PITCHER 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 COOKECONNOR 19 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 LAVALLEEBRENT 37 MANAGER FLUHARTYMASON 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 BROCKT.J. 19 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 DOMINGUEZMICHAEL 22 PITCHER 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

28 / VANCOUVER CANADIANS 2022 MENDOZAABDIEL 23 PITCHER 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 DEALEXJESUS 27 INFIELDER 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 SVANSONMATT 24 PITCHER 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 PAULINONASWELL 4 PITCHER 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 JIMENEZLEO 8 INFIELDER 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 HERNANDEZJOMMER 31 CATCHER 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 RYANSAM 44 PITCHER 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 PARDINHOERIC 16 PITCHER 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 HIRALDOMIGUEL 5 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 WALLACETRENTON 32 PITCHER 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 PEREZNATHANAELLOPEZ 30 PITCHER 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 WATSONTROY 14 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 SOSAANDRES 21 CATCHER 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 MORALESANTHONY 20 CATCHER 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 SANTOSDAHIAN 15 PITCHER 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

VANCOUVER CANADIANS 2022 / 29 NURANIERÑEZ 27 INFIELDER 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 MORRISP.K. 12 INFIELDER 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) STRENGTHLTOMMYaBRIOLA& CONDITIONING CARDONAHUGO 29 OUTFIELDER 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 ATHLETICVARGASROELVIS TRAINER TIROTTARILEY 24 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 CLUBHOUSEMENDEZJESSE MANAGER SPAINGARRETT 28 OUTFIELDER 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 TECHNOLOGYARIASAJ ASSISTANT SANTIAGOGLENN 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, PALMEGIANIDAMIANO 7 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 DIETITIANSANUIYUKA GABBYMARTINEZ 2 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 BROWNDASAN 6 OUTFIELDER 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) BERROASTEWARD 19 OUTFIELDER 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

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32 / VANCOUVER CANADIANS 2022 THE ROAD TO THE MAJOR LEAGUES CAN BE SEEN FROM VANCOUVER 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 MLB TEAM ALUMNI DEBUT Rich Harden P 2001 21-Jul Oakland Neal Cotts P 2001 12-Aug Chicago (AL) Mike Wood P 2001 21-Aug Oakland 2004 POS C'S MLB TEAM ALUMNI DEBUT Santiago Casilla P 2002 09-Aug Oakland Nick Swisher OF 2002 03-Sep Oakland Joe Blanton P 2002 24-Sep Oakland 2005 POS C'S MLB TEAM ALUMNI DEBUT Mark Teahen INF 2002 04-Apr Kansas City Dan Johnson INF 2001 27-May Oakland Omar Quintanilla INF 2003 31-Jul Colorado Freddie Bynum INF 2000 30-Aug Oakland Nelson Cruz OF 2002 17-Sep Milwaukee 2006 POS C'S MLB TEAM ALUMNI DEBUT John Rheinecker P 2001 22-Apr Texas Andre Either OF 2003 02-May Los Angeles (NL) Chris Mabeus P 2001 29-May Milwaukee Kurt Suzuki C 2004 12-Jun Oakland Jason Windsor P 2004 17-Jul Oakland Jeremy Brown C 2002 03-Sep Oakland Mark Kiger INF 2002 13-Oct Oakland 2007 POS C'S MLB TEAM ALUMNI DEBUT Travis Buck OF 2005 02-Apr Oakland Jared Burton P 2002 04-Apr Cincinnati Danny Putman OF 2004 23-Apr Oakland Dallas Braden P 2004 24-Apr Oakland Connor Robertson P 2004 17-May Oakland Marshal McDougall INF 2000 05-Jun Texas Kevin Melillo INF 2004 24-Jun Oakland Bill Murphy P 2002 03-Sep Arizona 2008 POS C'S MLB TEAM ALUMNI DEBUT Gregorio Petit INF 2004 18-May Oakland John Baker C 2002 09-Jul Florida Jeff Gray P 2005 08-Sep Oakland 2009 POS C'S MLB TEAM ALUMNI DEBUT Andrew Bailey P 2006 06-Apr Oakland Landon Powell C 2004 11-Apr Oakland Tommy Everidge INF 2004 28-Jul Oakland Brad Kilby P 2005 02-Sep Oakland Jeff Baisley INF 2005 09-Sep Oakland 2010 POS C'S MLB TEAM ALUMNI DEBUT A.J. Griffin P 2010 24-Jun Oakland Alexi Ogando P 2004 15-Jul Texas 2011 POS C'S MLB TEAM ALUMNI DEBUT Justin Sellers INF 2005 12-Aug Los Angeles (NL) Anthony Recker C 2005 25-Aug Oakland Corey Brown OF 2007 06-Sep Washington 2012 POS C'S MLB TEAM ALUMNI DEBUT Pedro Figueroa P 2007 21-Apr Oakland Sean Doolittle P 2007 05-Jun Oakland Dan Straily P 2009 30-Aug Oakland 2013 POS C'S MLB TEAM ALUMNI DEBUT Ian Krol P 2009 05-Jun Washington Kevin Pillar OF 2011 14-Aug Toronto Max Stassi C 2009 20-Aug Houston Michael Choice OF 2010 02-Sep Oakland 2014 POS C'S MLB TEAM ALUMNI DEBUT Bo Schultz P 2009 23-Mar Arizona Marcus Stroman P 2012 04-May Toronto Aaron Sanchez P 2011 23-Jul Toronto Dalton Pompey OF 2012 02-Sep Toronto Daniel Norris P 2012 05-Sep Toronto 2015 POS C'S MLB TEAM ALUMNI DEBUT Miguel Castro P 2014 06-Apr Toronto Roberto Osuna P 2012 08-Apr Toronto Noah Syndergaard P 2011 12-May New York (NL) Justin Nicolino P 2011 20-Jun Miami Dusty Coleman INF 2008 03-Jul Kansas City David Rollins P 2011 04-Jul Seattle 2016 POS C'S MLB TEAM ALUMNI DEBUT Andy Burns INF 2011 09-May Toronto Matt Dermody P 2013 03-Sep Toronto 2017 POS C'S MLB TEAM ALUMNI DEBUT Dwight Smith Jr. OF 2012 18-May Toronto Seth Frankoff P 2010 09-Jun Chicago (NL) Ian Parmley OF 2013 23-Jun Toronto Franklin Barreto INF 2014 24-Jun Oakland Taylor Cole P 2012 09-Aug Toronto Tim Mayza P 2014 15-Aug Toronto Jairo Labourt P 2014 01-Sep Detroit Carlos Ramirez P 2012 01-Sep Toronto Richard Urena INF 2014 01-Sep Toronto Tim Locastro INF 2014 29-Sep Los Angeles (NL) 2018 POS C'S MLB TEAM ALUMNI DEBUT Ryan Borucki P 2014 26-Jun Toronto Justin Shafer P 2014 18-Aug Toronto Murphy Smith P 2009 27-Aug Toronto Dawel Lugo INF 2013 30-Aug Detroit Jose Fernandez P 2014 01-Sep Toronto Jonathan Davis OF 2014 05-Sep Toronto Jon Berti INF 2011 26-Sep Toronto 2019 POS C'S MLB TEAM ALUMNI DEBUT John Schneider MGR 2011/14-15 28-Mar Toronto Travis Bergen P 2015-17 29-Mar San Francisco Cavan Biggio INF 2016 25-May Toronto T.J. Zeuch 2016 03-Sep Toronto Lane Thomas OF 2015 17-Apr St. Louis Ryan McBroom INF/OF 2014 03-Sep Kansas City 2020 POS C'S MLB TEAM ALUMNI DEBUT Nate Pearson P 2017 29-Jul Toronto Dany Jiménez P 2017 23-Jul San Francisco Patrick Murhpy P 2016 18-Sep Toronto Ángel Perdomo P 2015 18-Aug Milwaukee 2021 POS C'S MLB TEAM ALUMNI DEBUT Josh Palacios OF 2016 09-Apr Toronto Alek Manoah P 2019 27-May Toronto Riley Adams C 2018 08-Jun Toronto Tayler Saucedo P 2015 17-Jun Toronto Nick Allgeyer P 2018 02-Jul Toronto Otto Lopez INF 2018 17-Aug Toronto 2022 POS C'S MLB TEAM ALUMNI DEBUT Vinny Capra INF 2018 1-May Toronto Danny Young P 2015 9-May Seattle Jake Fishman P 2017 31-July Marlins

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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).

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.

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.

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

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34 / VANCOUVER CANADIANS 2022 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 1. CENTER FIELDER 2. SHORTSTOP 3. 1ST BASEMAN 4. 3RD BASEMAN 5. RIGHT FIELDER 6. LEFT FIELDER 7. DESIGNATED HITTER 8. 2ND BASEMAN 9. TOTALSCATCHER R H TEAM BATTING ORDER 1 2 3 2 4 6-4 BB 3 5 FC 8 6 K = 5 SB 2 6-2 SB FC 4 = 3 4 0 1 / EXAMPLE SCOREBOARD Homerun:Double:Single:Triple:Sacriﬁce:Walk:Strikeout: Called Out on Strikes:Balk: Fielder’s Choice: Hit by Pitch: Wild Pitch: Passed Ball: Stolen IntentionalDoubleBase:Play:Error:SacriﬁceFly:Walk:FoulFly:ForceOut:LineDrive:Bunt:Unassisted: S or D or = T or = HR or = SH or SAC WPHPFCBKKKBB UBLFOFIBBSFEDPSBPB SYMBOLS FOR PLAY 864321579 RIGHTCENTERLEFTSHORTSTOP3RD2ND1STCATCHERPITCHERBASEMANBASEMANBASEMANFIELDERFIELDERFIELDER DEFENSIVE PLAYERS BY THE NUMBERS 15 3 4 7 9 8 6 HOW TO SCORE A BASEBALL GAME

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GARRETT

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.

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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 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.

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.

GARRETT

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. 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. SPAIN

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.

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.

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.

CPB – I know that this hasn’t been your first time in Canada. Where else have you been north of the border?

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

CPB – The MLB Draft League you took part in before your draft. How did you join up with West Virginia?

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.

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.

“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.”

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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 – You also spent some time in Alaska. What was that like? GS – Similar to this in some ways and very different. You don’t really see the nighttime there so a lot of blackout curtains and a lot of beautiful outdoorsy-type things to do, just like here. But

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?

VANCOUVER CANADIANS 2022 / 39 Prep Baseball Report provided this scouting report on Spain leading up to the 2021 MLB Draft.

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.

40 / VANCOUVER CANADIANS 2022 it doesn’t get too hot. Just hot enough to where you can feel the heat. I like that.

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.

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

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.

CPB – You start out with Vancouver this year and had an awesome opening series in Spokane with your first professional home run. What do you remember about that series?

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.

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.

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 – 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

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

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?

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

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 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.

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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.

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

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.

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.

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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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BOB BROWN BEAR 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.

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CHEF WASABI 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!

MS. BC ROLL 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'.

CHOP N’ STIX 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.

SADAHARU SOY 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!

MR. KAPPA MAKI 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.

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!

LINA SETAGHIAN

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