C's Program #9

OFFICIAL PROGRAM OF THE VANCOUVER CANADIANS

2022 SEASON - ISSUE 9

SEM ROBBERSE BRINGS DUTCH FLAVOUR TO THE CANADIANS

MEET OUR

MASCOTS

TEAM ROSTERS SCOREKEEPING 101 HOW TO SCORE A BASEBALL GAME

ADDISON BARGER’S MIND-BOGGLING SUCCESS IN DOUBLE-A A CHAT WITH

ANTHONY MORALES ANTHONY MORALES

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FIRST 500 KIDS 12 AND UNDER

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CONTENTS

4 MESSAGE FROM VANCOUVER CANADIANS

32 HOW TO SCORE THE BASEBALL GAME

9 GET TO KNOW YOUR CANADIANS FRONT OFFICE STAFF

34 C’S CHAT – ANTHONY MORALES

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: SEM ROBBERSE

20-year-old starter bringing Dutch flavour to the Vancouver Canadians in 2022.

21 ROAD TO THE SHOW

Climbing through the Blue Jays system.

22 TEAM ROSTERS 25 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’!

30 CANADIANS TO REACH THE MAJOR LEAGUES

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

A Scorekeeping 101.

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

43 FORMER C’S – WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

Normally this section is reserved for Canadians alums who have gone on to appear in the big leagues, but we’re making an exception this week to highlight the mind-boggling success Addison Barger has had in Double-A since his promotion on July 11.

44 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.

45 KIDS FUN PAGE

Fun kids activities

48 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!

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

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: pitcher Sem Robberse Canada and the Netherlands have a special connection. Canadian forces liberated the country in World War II, and to this day, the country donates tulips to Canada for the Ottawa Tulip Festival as thanks.

With such connections between the two nations, it seems only fitting that Dutch-born pitcher Sem Robberse would be developing in the lone Canadian baseball organization and playing for the Vancouver Canadians.

There are just two players from The Netherlands to play over 500 innings in MLB -- Bert Blyleven and Didi Gregorius. Despite the nation’s two appearances in the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic, it isn’t known for producing elite-level talent.

That, though, is something Robberse is trying to change.

When Robberse, now 20, was six, he left swimming lessons with his mother and saw a baseball field across the street from the swimming pool. With a father who had played the game at a high level in Europe, Robberse went over to the diamond and hasn’t looked back since.

“I wanted to go over and see if I liked it or not, and I did end up liking it,” Robberse told CanadiansBaseball.com. “When I got home, my dad pulled out a box of baseball stuff, and that made it even more fun.”

“It’s nice and relaxed because everybody is doing it for fun there,” Robberse said. “It’s still a lot of fun over here, but it is a little different because it is about careers and everything around that.”

Sem began playing in local leagues at an early age, and by 11, he’d been invited to visit one of the few baseball academies in the Netherlands. Playing at showcases around Europe, scouts began to notice Robberse, including the Blue Jays, who signed him as a free agent in July 2019.

Just a few weeks after pitching his final game for Amersfoort Quick, his club in Honkbal Hoofdklasse, the Netherlands’ top division, he was in North America playing for the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays.

“Everything was bigger in the USA, more roads, more grocery stores, more cars, it’s the Netherlands like three times bigger, but I liked it a lot,” Robberse said of coming across the Atlantic. “You see many things that many people from the Netherlands won’t see, and the experiences have been great so far.”

After thriving with the GCL Blue Jays in 2019 and not pitching in 2020, Robberse advanced to the Dunedin Blue Jays and the Canadians in 2021, staying on in High-A through 2022, where he has an ERA of 3.08 through 63 innings pitched.

OBBERSE Raymond Robberse had played baseball until he was 20, making it to the pre-selection process for the national team before hanging up his glove.

It didn’t take long for Robberse to begin playing, often with his father in the stands, and in his first few years, his younger brother also began playing. In a country often dominated by a size-5 soccer ball, the Robberse family fixated upon a diamond and a nine-inch diameter baseball.

In the Netherlands, there isn’t the same atmosphere around baseball as in North America. While some adult leagues pay, the cash is far less than anything in North America, and often games are just a few times a week.

While his first season with the C’s all came south of the border in Hillsboro, the move to Vancouver was special. “It’s a lot like the Netherlands, except there are more mountains here,” he said.

“The city, the houses, and especially the amount of people who are on a bike, or walking and running is very similar to the Netherlands, so it kind of feels the same even though it is a lot different too.”

Although Vancouver feels at home in some ways, the 20-year-old still finds his way in a new country, playing without his family or girlfriend in the stands. Still, they watch many of his games online, none more so than his father and grandpa, who are his biggest fans.

Robberse, ranked 7th among Toronto’s prospects per MLB Pipeline, knows he still has a distance to go to get to the major leagues, but he is thriving in the minor leagues, playing in an organization that is near fitting for a young man from the Netherlands.

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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

VANCOUVER CANADIANS 2022 / 21

VANCOUVER CANADIANS PITCHERS HT 30 Jol Concepcion 6-5 26 Chad Dallas 6-0 22 Michael Dominguez 5-10 17 Garrett Farmer 5-11 25 Nick Frasso 6-5 40 Justin Kelly 6-1 16 Will McAffer 6-2 23 Abdiel Mendoza 5-11 36 Juan Nuñez 6-2 4 Naswell Paulino 5-11 44 Sem Robberse 6-3 15 Jimmy Robbins 6-3 24 Matt Svanson 6-5 32 Trenton Wallace 6-1 41 Sean Wymer 6-1

WT 240 205 180 190 200 195 205 195 190 205 190 190 235 200 205

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

DOB 9/17/98 6/6/00 8/17/00 5/14/97 10/18/98 12/2/98 5/30/97 9/19/98 1/23/96 4/17/00 10/12/01 12/22/97 1/31/99 3/31/99 3/19/97

HOMETOWN Santiago, DR Orange, TX Tampa, FL Huntsville, AL Torrance, CA West Jordan, UT North Vancouver, BC Chitre, PAN Santo Domingo, DR San Cristobal, DR Woudenberg, NED Orlando, FL Hawthorn Woods, IL Rock Island, IL Flower Mound, TX

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

ACQUIRED INT FA, 8/31/16 4th Rd, ’21, Tennessee INT FA, 8/31/16 MiLB FA, 4/12/22 4th Rd, ‘20, Loyola Marymount ND FA, 7/21/21 25th Rd, ’18, Tulane Waivers, 12/8/21 MiLB FA, 3/15/22 INT FA, 7/4/16 INT FA, 7/24/19 20th Rd, ’19, Rollins 13th Rd, ’21, Lehigh 11th Rd,'21, Iowa 4th Rd, ’18, TCU

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 5 Miguel Hiraldo 8 Leo Jimenez* 12 P.K. Morris 7 Damiano Palmegiani 1 Glenn Santiago 24 Riley Tirotta

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

WT 190 200 195 195 175 215

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

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

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

‘21 CLUBS Dunedin FCL, Dunedin Dunedin, Vancouver FCL Bluefield, Dunedin Dunedin

ACQUIRED INT FA, 7/2/17 INT FA, 7/2/17 14th Rd, ’17, Steinbrenner HS (FL) 14th Rd, ’21, College of Southern Nevada 10th Rd, ’19, Lazaro HS (PR) 12th Rd, ’21, Dayton

OUTFIELDERS 19 Steward Berroa 18 Dasan Brown 29 Hugo Cardona 27 Mack Mueller 2 Harry Ray 28 Garrett Spain

HT 5-10 6-10 5-11 6-3 6-0 6-0

WT 178 185 145 230 200 185

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

DOB 6/05/99 9/25/01 9/5/99 12/16/97 1/11/98 9/21/00

HOMETOWN Santo Domingo, DR Oakville, ON La Sabana, VZ Abilene, TX Orlando, FL Clarksville, TN

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

ACQUIRED INT FA, 7/4/16 INT FA, 7/4/16 INT FA, 7/2/16 ND FA, 6/25/20 ND FA, 6/25/20 15th Rd, ’21, Austin Peay State

EVERETT AQUASOX SPOKANE INDIANS

INJURED LIST 7-day Hunter Gregory 7-day Edisson Gonzales 7-day Roither Hernandez 7-day Sam Ryan 7-day Conor Larkin

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

60-day CJ Van Eyk 60-day Troy Watson

PRONUNCIATIONS Jol Concepcion – Yol con-sep-see-YONE | Frasso – FRAW-so | Mealean – melly-AWN | Abdiel – AWB-d-yell | Wymer – WHY-murr Jommer – Haw-murr | Damiano Palmegiani – dom-ee-AWN-oh pal-meh-jee-AWN-ee | Dasan – Duh-sawn | Hugo Cardona – hoo-go car-DOUGH-nuh Mueller – MULE-er | Lavallee – luh-VALLEY | Cundari – like “Ferrari” | 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 PITCHING COACH: 13 Phil Cundari HITTING COACH: 10 Ryan Wright POS. PLAYER COACH: 11 Ashley Ponce

BULLPEN COACH: 38 Joel Bonnett ATHLETIC TRAINER: Roelvis Vargas STRENGTH & CONDITIONING: Tommy LaBriola DIETITIAN: Yuka Sanui

MENTAL COACH: Raul Pimental TECH ASSISTANT: AJ Arias

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TRI-CITY DUST DEVILS PITCHERS (16) 22 Albanese, Glenn 34 Armstrong, Ivan 6 Burns, Nathan 59 Donovan, Dakota 33 Dufault, Brandon 29 Guzman, Emilker 12 Harding, Houston 51 Higgins, Connor 16 Killam, Brent 27 King, Dylan 55 Kristofak, Zac 25 Marceaux, Landon 10 Molnar, Kyle 17 Mondak, Nick 28 Piña, Robinson 15 Salvador, Jose 40 Seig, Hayden 11 Smith, Jake

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

HT 6-7 6-5 6-1 6-6 6-5 5-10 6-1 6-5 5-11 6-3 5-9 6-0 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-2 6-5 6-4

WT 223 247 200 255 204 184 230 240 180 247 189 199 220 203 224 170 227 200

DOB 10/22/1998 07/27/2000 06/01/1999 07/25/1997 10/19/1998 02/10/1999 05/22/1998 07/21/1996 03/26/1998 12/05/1996 12/08/1997 10/08/1999 11/14/1996 06/02/1998 11/26/1998 09/21/1999 09/10/1998 10/04/1999

ACQ/YR 15th/2021 Tr/2021 19th/2021 16th/2019 16th/2021 FA/2017 FA/2021 30th/2018 11th/2019 18th/2018 14th/2019 3rd/2021 26th/2019 18th/2021 FA/2017 Tr/2020 FA/2021 6th/2021

PREVIOUS TEAM Tri-City ACL Angels Tri-City Tri-City Tri-City Inland Empire Rocket City Rocket City Rocket City Tri-City Tri-City ACL Angels Inland Empire Inland Empire Tri-City Inland Empire ACL Angels Tri-City

HOMETOWN Batavia, IL La Vega, DR West Bend, WI St. George, UT Windham, NH Caracas, VZ Walls, MS Orefield, PA Nokomis, FL Murfreesboro, TN Atlanta, GA Destrehan, LA Aliso Viejo, CA Watertown, CT San Cristobal, DR Santo Domingo, DR Mechanicsburg, PA Chapel Hill, NC

CATCHERS (3) 14 Lovelace, Kyle 7 Molfetta, Christian 13 Podaras, Straton

B/T HT WT R/R 5-10 163 R/R 5-10 195 R/R 6-1 200

DOB 08/03/1998 10/17/1996 12/09/1997

ACQ/YR FA/2021 FA/2021 FA/2021

PREVIOUS TEAM ACL Angels Rocket City Rocket City

HOMETOWN Hudson, TX Laguna Beach, CA Glen Head, NY

VANCOUVER CANADIANS EVERETT AQUASOX SPOKANE INDIANS INFIELDERS (6) 5 Gregorio, Osmy 23 Matthews, Gabe 2 Neto, Zach 3 Paris, Kyren

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

HT 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-0

WT 186 231 185 180

DOB 05/27/1998 11/24/1997 01/31/2001 11/11/2001

ACQ/YR FA/2021 FA/2021 1st/2022 2nd/2019

PREVIOUS TEAM York Salt Lake Campbell Univ.

Tri-City

HOMETOWN San Pedro de Macoris, DR Salem, OR Miami, FL Oakley, CA

OUTFIELDERS (5) 8 Knowles, D’Shawn 32 Peabody, Mike 26 Rivas, Steven 4 Stewart, Joe 46 Wilson, Mike

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

HT 6-0 6-4 6-1 6-4 6-0

WT 165 206 218 215 200

DOB 01/16/2001 10/01/1998 06/28/1999 05/06/1998 03/29/1998

ACQ/YR FA/2017 FA/2021 FA/2021 9th/2022 FA/2022

PREVIOUS TEAM Inland Empire Tri-City Tri-City U. of Michigan ACL Angels

HOMETOWN New Providence, Bahamas Tustin, CA Rancho Cucamonga, CA Portage, MI Colonia, NJ

*Rehab

**Injured List ***Temporary Inactive List

PRONUNCIATIONS: Glenn Albanese (ALL-buh-knees) | Landon Marceaux (MAR-so) | Ryan Costeiu (COST-you) Christian Molfetta (mole-FETT-uh) | Francisco Del Valle (DEL VYE-yay) | Braden Olthoff (OLE-toff) | Brandon Dufault (du-FAULT) Straton Podaras (poe-DARE-es) | Osmy Gregorio (OCE-me Gre-GORE-ee-oh) | Steven Rivas (REE-vahs) | Emilker Guzman (eh-MEAL-ker) Adam Seminaris (sem-ih-NAIR-iss) | Kyle Kasser (KASS-er, like gas) | Edwin Yon (YONE, like ‘tone’) | Zac Kristofak (KRIS-tow-fack) Kenyon Yovan (YO-van) | Kyle Lovelace (LOVE-less) MANAGER: 9 Jack Howell PITCHING COACH: 19 Doug Henry HITTING COACH: 50 Brian Rupp DEFENSIVE COACH: 1 Jack Santora

ATHLETIC TRAINER: Dylan Culwell STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING: Luis Cervantes GAME PLANNING STRATEGIST: Ryan Stamski VIDEO ASSISTANT: Gabe Kaufman

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BRENT

LAVALLEE MANAGER

PHIL

30

CHAD

13

CUNDARI

PITCHING COACH

RYAN

WRIGHT

HITTING COACH

10

ASHLEY

PONCE

11

JOEL

17

NICK

POSITION PLAYER COACH

BONNETT

BULLPEN COACH

38

B:11 in

S:9.75 in

T:10.75 in

37

JOL

CONCEPCION 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

JUSTIN

KELLY

PITCHER

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

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

WILL

McAFFER 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

16

HT: 6-2 WT: 205 B/T: R/R DOB: 5/30/97 HOMETOWN: N. Vancouver, BC ’21 CLUBS: Vancouver, New Hampshire ACQUIRED: 25th Rd, ’18, Tulane

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

GARRETT

FARMER 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

JUAN

NUÑEZ PITCHER

36

HT: 6-2 WT: 190 B/T: R/R DOB: 1/23/96 HOMETOWN: Santo Domingo, DR ’21 CLUBS: DNP ACQUIRED: MiLB FA, 3/15/22

FRASSO

25

HT: 6-5 WT: 200 B/T: R/R DOB: 10/18/98 HOMETOWN: Torrance, CA ’21 CLUBS: Dunedin ACQUIRED: 4th Rd, ‘20, Loyola Marymount

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

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SEM

ROBBERSE PITCHER

44

HT: 6-1 WT: 160 B/T: R/R DOB: 2010-12-01 HOMETOWN: Woudenberg, NED ’21 CLUBS: Dunedin, Vancouver ACQUIRED: INT FA, 7/24/19

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

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)

JIMMY

ROBBINS PITCHER

15

HT: 6-3 WT: 190 B/T: L/L DOB: 12/22/97 HOMETOWN: Orlando, FL ’21 CLUBS: DNP ACQUIRED: 20th Rd, ’19, Rollins

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

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

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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

GLENN

SANTIAGO

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

5

MIGUEL

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

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,

RILEY

TIROTTA

INFIELDER

24

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

SEAN

WYMER PITCHER

41

HT: 6-1 WT: 205 B/T: R/R DOB: 3/19/97 HOMETOWN: Flower Mound, TX ’21 CLUBS: Vancouver ACQUIRED: I4th Rd, ’18, TCU

8

LEO

JIMENEZ 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

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

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)

HUGO

CARDONA

OUTFIELDER

29

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

MACK

MUELLER

OUTFIELDER

27

HT: 6-3 WT: 225 B/T: R/L DOB: 12/16/97 HOMETOWN: Abilene, TX ’21 CLUBS: Dunedin ACQUIRED: ND FA, 6/25/20

GARRETT

SPAIN

OUTFIELDER

28

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

HARRY

RAY

OUTFIELDER

HT: 5-11 WT: 200 B/T: R/R DOB: 1/11/98 HOMETOWN: Orlando, FL ’21 CLUBS: Dunedin, Vancouver ACQUIRED: ND FA, 6/25/20

TOMMY

YUKA

JESSE

AJ

ROELVIS

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

DIETITIAN

CLUBHOUSE MANAGER

TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANT

ATHLETIC TRAINER

LaBRIOLA

SANUI

MENDEZ

ARIAS

2

VARGAS

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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 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

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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

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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

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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

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HOME RUN

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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 catcher Anthony Morales 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 Aibonito, Puerto Rican spent the majority of his baseball career in his native country, playing high school ball at the Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy until 2016. He then went to junior college at Lake Land in Mattoon, Illinois and spent two seasons there. In 70 games with the Lakers, Morales hit three home runs and drew a walk nearly nine percent of the time.

Morales added a Canadian stamp to his passport in September of 2018 by taking part in Tournament 12 in Toronto. He suited up for Prairies Purple where he batted .400 with two doubles, two singles and two walks. Toronto would be in Morales’ future again when the Blue Jays signed the switch-hitting backstop to a freeagent contract on June 25, 2019.

Just days later, Morales was assigned to the Bluefield Blue Jays of the Appalachian League, picking up his first professional hit with a single against the Burlington Royals June 30 to begin a sixgame hitting streak. Morales’ first two-hit game came against the Kingsport Mets July 31.

Due to COVID, Morales’ full-season debut was delayed until 2021.

Playing time was sporadic for the 6-foot-0, 175-pound backstop but he recorded hits in four of six games with the Dunedin Blue Jays in July, including a pair of doubles against the Tampa Tarpons July 11.

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Morales was summoned up to Triple-A Buffalo—or more specifically Trenton—to play for the Bisons as the team was relocated to make room for the Toronto Blue Jays in Western New York. He singled off the first pitch he saw from former Florida/ Miami Marlins hurler Alex Sanabia in his Herd debut against the Syracuse Mets July 24. Morales had a base hit in all three games he played for Buffalo before being reassigned to Vancouver/ Hillsboro.

During his time with the C’s, Morales collected his first hit and walk and scored two runs in Hillsboro August 27. He had another single in his final game with the C’s against Spokane September 10.

Morales was on the move again as he was promoted to Double-A New Hampshire for the season finale. He went 1-for-3 and scored the Fisher Cats final run of the season in a win over the Harrisburg Senators September 19.

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Morales returned home to Puerto Rico in the offseason and played in the Roberto Clemente Winter League for a team called RA12, a squad created by former Toronto Blue Jay Roberto Alomar for young professional players to match up against the more experienced competition in the league. Morales held his own with the bat by putting up a .323 on-base percentage over nine games.

Battling Zach Britton and Andrés Sosa for playing time with Vancouver in 2022, Morales did get a hit in his first three games of the season and recorded a hit in six straight contests July 1728, He had a two-run single in Hillsboro to kickstart a seven-run second inning in a win over the Hops June 23. The 23 year-old then went 2-for-4 with an RBI double and an RBi single two days later against the Hops. Morales then made his first professional appearance at first base and got a double in his lone at-bat in the June 26 series finale at Ron Tonkin Field. Being at first base was not a totally foreign concept for Morales as he did play one game with RA12 last winter.

Another first for Morales—and it came against the Hops again— was his first career triple at Nat Bailey Stadium July 16. In his next start, Morales was 2-for-4 with a double in Spokane July 22. He also had a hit and a walk against Everett July 26.

C’s Plus Baseball caught up with Morales during the team’s Canada Day homestand against Spokane. This interview has been edited for clarity and length.

C’s Plus Baseball – Let’s talk about how you got started in baseball.

You were born in Puerto Rico. How did your career begin?

Anthony Morales – Just started when I was four years old with my dad. He likes all the sports so he was around my community. I grow up around all the sports but baseball was, I think, the most fun that I had. So that’s how I started. A lot of different teams during my career. That’s when I started. My family likes baseball.

In Puerto Rico, everybody likes baseball.

CPB – When did you start catching?

AM – From the first time. My dad gave me catcher equipment and my brother (Kevin Morales) was a catcher too. He never signed (professionally) but he played so he was my inspiration to be a catcher too.

CPB – Where did you go in high school?

AM – I went to the Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy. That’s the place where everything began, like how baseball really works, about how the coach worked. How the work that you need to put in to be a professional or to be a college guy. I think that was the base now to be here.

CPB – What would you say was your best baseball memory or your best game growing up in Puerto Rico?

AM – We celebrated for the first time starting a game between the two baseball academies there, the Carlos Beltran Academy and the Puerto Rico Baseball Academy. And we celebrated Roberto Clemente Day to recognize all the stuff that he do. So we play in the big field in Puerto Rico, Hiram Bithorn (Stadium) and it was packed. That was a dream come true and to have his number on my back too was so inspirational. Another thing in my career was last year, (to) be around all the teams in the (Blue Jays) organization.

That was a great experience.

CPB – Let’s start at the top with Buffalo. What was that like playing

for the Bisons?

AM – That was crazy. I was nervous. I was in Dunedin and they called me up to help (for) like two weeks. That was crazy. A lot of major (league) guys there. I was (keeping an) open mind, trying to get everything I can and learn so I (gained) a lot of knowledge.

My first game was with (Tommy) Milone, left-handed pitcher. We won that game. I get my first hit. Yeah. that was a great experience.

CPB – New Hampshire. Was it a huge difference for you from Double-A to Triple-A? AM – I think the difference is about experience. Mainly more major league guys obviously in Triple-A. So when I got to Double-A, I feel like it was family. The main thing was to play the game. Got my first hit too there the last week of the season last year so that was a great experience to be there.

CPB – Dunedin. What was your experience like playing there?

AM – Dunedin was fantastic. That’s where I started last year. A lot of things that I learned there, I think were more on the mental side.

How I can work with the game? How I can control all the situations on the catching side, offensive side, defensive side? I think the staff did a really good job. I can go to the games and enjoy it more. Be more in the present, relax and control what I can control in the moment.

CPB – You were with the Vancouver Canadians last year, but of course, you were not playing here but what was that like for you playing in Hillsboro and all the talk that maybe you would’ve come back here to play? What was that experience like for you?

AM – When they told us maybe (there was) a chance to be here last year, I was excited like, ‘Oh, we go to Canada’. But yeah, just with the uniform that says ‘Canadians’, that was fantastic. And I was excited to be here because I heard about this place and about the city so now we’re here and this is awesome. This is awesome.

CPB – So what you heard (about Vancouver), everything was true?

AM – Oh yeah. 100 percent.

CPB – What’s your favourite part about being a catcher?

AM – Throwing out the runners! That’s the fun part. That fires me up. One thing that I feel is help the pitchers and be around the guy.

It’s not easy to be on the mound in different kinds of situations.

So I just (help them) be relaxed and control the game. They have the ball so they don’t throw the ball, we don’t play. Just relax, be in the moment and execute. So that’s one of the things I must be thinking about.

CPB – Things are coming around with you with the bat. A six-game hitting streak, what’s been the key to your success?

AM – Yeah, I think the thing was I was thinking too much maybe because I do some adjustments during the off-season. So that adjustment got in my mind and I’m thinking, ‘Oh, I can’t forget this.

I can forget this.’ So that was maybe (why) I was struggling a little bit. And then I just talk with Ryan (Canadians hitting coach Ryan Wright) and Ryan helped me a lot to just focus on your pitch. And we talk about the (other team’s starting) pitcher that day, like ‘Hey, this will be the approach that we can go with’. So that’s what I’m doing right now, just in my approach, the stuff of the pitcher and just get the bat to work.

CPB – How do you prepare as a switch-hitter? Do you spend more time on one side or the other, or you try to split it up evenly?

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AM – Yeah. I try to split it every day but I think I even got more time (on the) left side because we got more (righthanded) pitchers. I started (switch-hitting) in my junior year. I was kind of nervous with that, but year, I was feeling that I can hit in both sides.

He’s combined the fastball with the slider and changeup. I think one of the things that I focus with him is be relaxed on the mound. because sometimes he hurry up. Yeah. So when I try to relax him, I know he’s going to throw better pitches and he’ll be pretty good.”

CPB – So was that junior year in high school or college?

Yosver Zulueta – “Zulu, same thing, Guys can see his performance, big leaguers. That’s my words for those guys. Big leaguer. Zulu is a guy that like to work hard. He get some injury last year and he came back stronger. Zulu has really good stuff too. Fastball is 98, 97, he touch 100 (miles per hour). So I think those guys are going to help this organization a lot. Great pitchers.”

AM – High school.

CPB – So how did you wind up with the Blue Jays?

AM – I went to college for a year-and-a-half. Because I got a injury in my wrist so I just missed a half of my last year. I missed my fall season. So I went for the last year (in the) spring. And then I came back to home (for) a year. One day, the Alomars had some tryouts in Puerto Rico and I went to one of those tryouts and that was a really good performance for me. And (Sandy Alomar Jr.) always was supporting me. So one day I went to the Dominican for some tryouts. That was when everything happened. They signed me, they sent me to Florida, Florida to Bluefield. A week after I signed, they sent me to Bluefield and I was like, ‘What is going on here?’

So, yeah, that was my first year.

CPB – How was that experience in Bluefield?

AM – Oh, that was crazy. You know, first year, I didn’t know what (to expect) in professional baseball here. Yeah, it was a lot of things that I learned that first year. Now I can work with everything.

Anthony also took the time to share his insights on some of the pitchers on the 2022 Vancouver Canadians.

Ricky Tiedemann – “Oh, he’s nasty. That guy, he got a future. He got a big future. I can see this man, like in the big leagues right now.

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Sem Robberse – “Another one, this guy have a little more stuff.

He got like four pitches and he can command pretty good. And his last performance here (June 28 vs Spokane -5.0 IP/2R) was outstanding because he got something in his nail so he couldn’t spin at his slider and his breaking ball and he never quit. He just told me that we going to go throw fastball and changeup. And he got like five innings just throwing fastball and change. And that was impressive for me. So he quit those two pitches and just started throwing fastball and change. And that was an outstanding job.”

Chad Dallas – “Oh, Cheese! That’s my guy! Another one. Guys that when they are on the mound, you can feel we got another one here because they have really good stuff. Cheese has got more experience because he went to University. So they know a little bit more about this. I don’t have to work too much with him about staying relaxed so he’s not worried about it. So we are always in communication. Really good stuff too. Another guy that has a great future.”

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FORMER C’S – WHERE ARE THEY NOW? CANADIANS: 2022 CURRENTLY: NEW HAMPSHIRE FISER CATS (AA)

Normally this section is reserved for Canadians alums who have gone on to appear in the big leagues, but we’re making an exception this week to highlight the mind-boggling success Addison Barger has had in Double-A since his promotion on July 11.

ADDISON BARGER After leading the Canadians in nearly every offensive category through the first three months of the season and with his name still on the Northwest League leaderboard three weeks after graduating from the circuit, Barger has somehow gotten even better since make it to the upper Minors. As of July 31, he’s slashing .455/.516/.745/.1.261 with four doubles, four homers, 11 runs scored and nine RBI in 15 games while averaging one

walk for every two strikeouts. The Everett, WA native had a hit in nine of his last ten games as of this writing, including a fourhit showing on July 30 at Mirabito Stadium in Binghamton, NY. Barger, 22, was Toronto’s sixth-round pick (176th overall) in 2018 out of King High School in Tampa, FL. He owns a career .266 batting average in 892 Minor League at-bat over four seasons.

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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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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.

50 / VANCOUVER CANADIANS 2022