2024 Program 10

OFFICIAL PROGRAM OF THE VANCOUVER CANADIANS

Q&A WITH C’S PITCHER

2024 SEASON - ISSUE 10

CONNOR O’HALLORAN

DON’T MISS WHITE SPOT

FAMILY FUN SUNDAY

AUG 11

CAR FLAG GIVEAWAY

AUG 25

LUNCH BAG GIVEAWAY

SEPT 8

PENCIL CASE GIVEAWAY

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GIVEAWAYS ARE LIMITED TO THE FIRST 500 KIDS 12 & UNDER

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CONTENTS

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 2024 PROMOTIONAL SCHEDULE

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

17 ROAD TO THE SHOW

Climbing through the Blue Jays system.

18 TEAM ROSTERS 22 MEET THE 2024 VANCOUVER CANADIANS

This year’s squad is looking to bring home Northwest League Championship #6! Let’s meet this year’s ‘Boys of Summer’!

30 Q & A WITH CONNOR O’HALLORAN

Each week, Rogers Field at Nat Bailey Stadium PA announcer and de facto team historian Niall O’Donohoe catches up with a different C’s player. The latest C’s Chat is with Vancouver Canadians starter Connor O’Halloran.

46 CANADIANS TO REACH THE MAJOR LEAGUES

A list of alumni who have gone to 'The Show'

48 HOW TO SCORE THE BASEBALL GAME A Scorekeeping 101.

50 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.

52 KIDS FUN PAGE

Fun kids activities

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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.

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

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FRONT OFFICE STAFF JAKE KERR

CHAIR OF VANCOUVER CANADIANS BASEBALL 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.

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 the Team Operations handling everything from player housing and travel right through to Information Technology (IT).

Born in Victoria, B.C., Allan was raised on the North Shore and up on the 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 North Shore Twins of the B.C. Premier League.

JEFF MOONEY

CHAIR OF THE VANCOUVER CANADIANS BASEBALL FOUNDATION 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

STEPHANI ELLIS

ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER 2024 is Stephani’s tenth season with the Vancouver Canadians. She was promoted to the role of Assistant General Manager in 2019 and was the recipient of the 2019 Northwest League Female Executive of the Year for her work with the C's.

Stephani has led the Canadians Group Sales, Social Media, and Community platforms during her time out at historic Rogers Field at Nat Bailey Stadium.

After a standout collegiate softball career at California University of PA where Stephani played for the Vulcans, 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 to The Nat. Even with the demands that come with that responsibility alone, Stephani still lends her time to the Vancouver Canadians Baseball Foundation and its fundraising efforts.

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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 Canada, Granville Island Brewing and Steamworks Brewing.

With a longstanding corporate partnership with the Canadians prior to his arrival in May of 2019, Walter joined the organization fully aware of the standard that has put the C's among the best in Minor League Baseball.

BRENDA CHMILIAR

FINANCIAL CONTROLLER Brenda enters her 16th season at Rogers Field at Nat Bailey Stadium and her sixth as Financial Controller for the Canadians. She spent the first 10 of those years with Aramark Food Services in the company's financial division, dividing her time between the ballpark and Rogers Arena.

Her knowledge of stadium operations thanks to her time with both Aramark and the Canadians have proven to be invaluable during her tenure.

Brenda is responsible for all aspects of the financial operations and is right at home here at The Nat; much of her childhood was spent on local baseball fields up in Kamloops.

JACOB NAKHLEH

MANAGER, TICKET OPERATIONS Jacob returns for his eighth season with the C’s and his first as Manager, Ticket Operations.

He first joined the club for the 2016 season, when he began his time with the C’s in the Box Office. Jacob was first hired as a member of the game day staff, then promoted to Box Office Assistant before joining the sales team at the conclusion of the 2021 season. After spending the last couple of years working in sales and community relations, Jacob is excited to be back at home in the Box Office.

Prior to joining the C’s in a full-time role, Jacob graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance).

When Jacob’s away from The Nat, you can find him watching Blue Jays baseball, Seahawks football, or dreaming about ice fishing in Saskatchewan.

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ROSEMARY ALBERTS

COORDINATOR, MARKETING SERVICES Rosemary enters her first year with the Canadians as a Marketing Services Coordinator. She recently graduated from the University of British Columbia with her Bachelor of Arts in May 2023 and her Master of Management in December 2023.

Born in Richmond, Rosemary was raised in Victoria, B.C. where she grew up playing volleyball. Her previous work experience includes being the Communications & Administrative Coordinator for Athletics for Kids and a Varsity Game Day Statistician for UBC Athletics. She is excited to help the C’s organization in any way she can.

When Rosemary is not at the Nat, she enjoys her time watching the Canucks, kickboxing, or spending time with family and friends.

CHARLENE YAROSHUK

ACCOUNTING COORDINATOR Charlene is excited to be entering her sixth 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 2024 is Tyler’s fourth with the Canadians, seventh within the Toronto Blue Jays organization and 10th in Minor League Baseball.

Before the C's, Tyler served as the Director of Promotions & Entertainment and Radio Broadcaster for the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats. Over the course of three seasons in Manchester, he oversaw the entire ingame presentation and promotions departments while traveling throughout the Eastern League calling 'Cats games. He has especially fond memories of the 2018 campaign, when he worked alongside current Jays (and former C’s) skipper John Schneider and the likes of Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bo Bichette, Cavan Biggio and Jordan Romano.

He began his MiLB career in 2014 as a communications intern for the Advanced-A Lake Elsinore Storm in the California League. He made his professional baseball radio debut with the Storm in 2015 and handled the middle innings of road games for the rest of his tenure.

Tyler, his wife Kate and dog Rosie make their offseason home in Portland, OR, where they play copious amounts of pickleball and obsess over the University of Texas Longhorns football season each fall. Born and raised in San Diego, Tyler is a lifelong Padres fan and will always “Keep The Faith.

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LEVI WEBER

HEAD GROUNDSKEEPER Levi―the 2023 Northwest League Groundskeeper of the Year―is no stranger to this circuit, with prior experience as the Head Groundskeeper for the Spokane Indians at Avista Stadium. His talents have also taken him to the desert, where he was 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 Vegetable Management and two minors in Horticulture and Agricultural Systems.

LIAM GUERRIERO

CO-ORDINATOR, SALES 2024 is Liam’s second season with the C’s, and first as a Sales Coordinator.

The 24-year old graduated from Brock University with a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from their four-year program.

A native of Waterloo, Ontario, Liam grew up playing competitive hockey for the Waterloo Wolves. He loves playing and watching hockey, baseball, golf and football. He’s a fan of the Boston Bruins, Toronto Blue Jays, Cleveland Browns and Rory McIlroy.

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

COOPER MISIC

IZZY DINO

A former Langley Blaze star pitcher who took his talents south of the border to play for both Galveston College and Central Washington University, Cooper graduated from CWU with a degree in Sports Management with a Specialization in Business.

A native of North Vancouver, Izzy grew up playing competitive softball in both Vancouver and Richmond. She went on to log five NCAA Division I seasons between the University of Hawaii and Seattle University. In her spare time, she coaches youth softball pitchers on the North Shore.

Izzy’s hobbies include watching and playing softball, yoga, going to the beach, and travelling to new places.

CO-ORDINATOR, SALES Cooper enters his third season with the Canadians and his second season as Coordinator, Sales. He is excited to take on more responsibilities during the 2024 season.

When Cooper’s away from The Nat, you can find him enjoying even more baseball, playing golf, or trying out every new restaurant in town.

SALES ASSOCIATE Izzy joins the C’s as a Sales Associate for the 2024 season. She recently graduated from Seattle University with her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications and Media Studies.

DREW HOWSON

ZACH MAHAFFY

SALES ASSOCIATE 2024 marks Drew’s third season in the Toronto Blue Jays organization and second full season in Vancouver. This season will be his first in an office role as a Sales Associate.

After graduating St. Clair College with a degree in Sport and Recreation Management and interning with the OHL’s Windsor Spitfires, Drew began his career in professional baseball as a member of the Canadians Grounds Crew. He would go on to gain experience with the Toronto Blue Jays Facility Department, assisting with the renovation and clean-up of Rogers Centre before returning to Rogers Field at Nat Bailey Stadium.

Drew is a baseball junkie. He played and coached at many levels in his hometown community of Windsor, Ontario, most notably with the Tecumseh Rangers. In his off time, you’ll usually find him hiking, playing his guitar, or cheering on the Detroit Tigers and his beloved Michigan Wolverines. Go Blue!

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SALES ASSOCIATE Zachary returns to The Nat for his third season with the Canadians and his first in sales. He spent the previous two seasons as Box Office Assistant for the club.

In April 2023, Zachary graduated with a BBA from the Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University, concentrating in Marketing and Strategic Analysis.

A native of Surrey, Zachary played rep hockey with Semiahmoo MHA from U15 to U18, while also playing one season in the Pacific Junior Hockey League with the White Rock Whalers and Port Moody Panthers. During the baseball offseason, Zachary officiates hockey, from U15 all the way up to the Pacific Junior Hockey League. He achieved his Member High Performance certification with Hockey Canada in December 2023.

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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 DON MATTINGLY

JOHN SCHNEIDER MANAGER

MARK BUDZINSKI

LUIS RIVERA

FIRST BASE COACH

GIL KIM

PETE WALKER

BENCH COACH

HUNTER MENSE

THIRD BASE COACH MAJOR LEAGUE HITTING STRATEGIST

MANAGER

BENCH COACH

HITTING COACH

JEFF WARE

ASSISTANT HITTING COACH

ASSISTANT PITCHING COACH, BULLPEN

ADAM YUDELMAN

ALEX ANDREOPOULOS

DAVE HUDGENS

FIELD COORDINATOR

GUILLERMO MARTINEZ

PITCHING COACH

MAJOR LEAGUE COACH

DAVID HOWELL

ASSISTANT PITCHING COACH, STRATEGY

LUIS HURTADO

BULLPEN CATCHER

BULLPEN CATCHER

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

HITTING COACH

DONNIE MURPHY

PITCHING COACH

RYAN LONG

POSITION COACH

DREW HAYES

BULLPEN COACH

JUSTIN ECHEVARRIA

ANTHONY GOMEZ

NEW HAMPSHIRE FISHER CATS (AA) | MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE (603) 641-2005 | NHFISHERCATS.COM MANAGER

BENCH COACH

CESAR MARTIN

HITTING COACH

JAKE MCGUIGGAN

PITCHING COACH

MITCH HUCKABAY

POSITION COACH

JOEL BONNETT

BULLPEN COACH

GEORGE CARROL, DELTA CLEARY JR.

ERIC YARDLEY

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

DEIFERSON BARRETO

MANAGER

ROB SHIFRIN

HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER

RYAN WRIGHT

BENCH COACH

KATIE REYES

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER

HITTING COACH

BAILEY FORST

AUSTIN BIBENS-DIRKX ZANE HUNT

HEAD S&C COACH

ASHLEY STEPHENSON

PITCHING COACH

ALEXIS MAIER

ASST S&C COACH

CARSON PHILLIPS

POSITION COACH

BULLPEN COACH

RAUL PIMENTEL

DIETITIAN

CRISTIAN CORDOVA

MENTAL COACH

TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANT

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

JOSE MAYORGA

BENCH COACH

MATT VON ROEMER

HITTING COACH

PITCHING COACH

NASH KNIGHT

CORY RIORDAN

POSITION COACH

BULLPEN COACH

PETR STRIBRCKY

YOEL HERNANDEZ

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

ANDY FERMIN

BENCH COACH

CHRIS SCHAEFFER

HITTING COACH

PAUL ELLIOTT, FRED LANDERS

PITCHING COACH

ANTONIO CACERES, ALEX KACHLER

DEVELOPMENT COACH

ALEX KACHLER

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

DANNY CANELLAS

BENCH COACH

ASHLEY PONCE

HITTING COACH

RICARDO NANITA

PITCHING COACH

ROBELIN BAUTISTA

BULLPEN COACH

RAFAEL MONSION

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PITCHERS HT WT 30 Alex Amalfi 6-1 185 25 Bo Bonds 5-11 200 28 Irv Carter 6-4 210 11 Pat Gallagher 6-0 200 25 Conor Larkin 6-1 215 26 Chris McElvain 6-0 205 Kevin Miranda 5-10 180 5 Aaron Munson 5-10 180 17 Connor O’Halloran 6-2 195 3 Kai Peterson 6-1 195 18 Carson Pierce 6-3 215 40 Grant Rogers 6-7 230 16 Kendry Rojas 6-2 190 34 Grayson Thurman 6-3 205 36 Geison Urbaez 6-1 185 14 Ryan Watson 6-3 205 10 Juaron Watts-Brown 6-3 195 20 Chay Yeager 5-11 180

B/T AGE DOB R/R 23 02/18/01 R/R 23 01/10/01 R/R 21 10/09/02 R/R 23 06/30/00 R/R 25 03/17/99 R/R 23 09/15/00 R/R 25 11/14/98 L/R 22 03/15/02 R/L 21 09/01/02 L/L 21 08/14/02 R/R 22 09/10/01 R/R 23 05/22/01 L/L 21 11/26/02 R/R 25 12/27/98 R/R 23 07/05/00 R/R 25 04/26/99 R/R 22 02/23/02 S/R 21 09/11/02

HOMETOWN Ashland, MA Live Oak, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Leominster, MA Royersford, PA Thompson Stn, TN Dolega, PAN San Antonio, TX Mississauga, ON Roseville, CA Edmond, OK Groves, TX Ciego De Avila, CU Lynch Station, VA Cabral, DOM Sugar Hill, GA Hanford, CA Fort Wayne, IN

’23 CLUBS Dunedin FCL, Dunedin Dunedin Dunedin, Vancouver Vancouver Daytona, Dayton (CIN) Dunedin, Vancouver FCL, Dunedin College, Dunedin College College, FCL, Dunedin College Dunedin Dunedin, New Hampshire DNP College College FCL, Dunedin

INT FA, 10/14/20 MiLB FA, 03/24/23 INT FA, 10/14/20 ND FA, 05/31/24 3rd, ’23, Oklahoma State 12th, ’23, Pasco-Hernando State JC

CATCHERS (3) HT WT 26 Nicolas Deschamps 5-11 190 31 Jackson Hornung 6-2 215 23 Jacob Sharp 5-8 185 27 Alex Stone^ 6-5 235

B/T AGE L/R 21 R/R 23 R/R 22 R/R 22

DOB 08/25/02 02/06/01 09/15/01 11/03/01

HOMETOWN Quebec City, QC Ashland, MA Whittier, CA Andover, NJ

’23 CLUBS Dunedin College, Dunedin College, ACL (SEA) College (Duke)

ACQUIRED ND FA, 08/16/21 16th, ’23, Skidmore Trade w/SEA, 07/26/24 ND FA, 07/19/24

HT WT B/T AGE 5-11 195 R/R 23 6-1 190 R/R 20 6-1 205 R/R 22 5-11 190 L/R 22 6-4 230 L/R 22 5-8 170 R/R 21 6-5 255 L/L 23

DOB 08/25/00 05/21/04 09/06/01 07/18/02 09/06/01 09/22/02 9/14/00

HOMETOWN Richmond, VA Bakersfield, CA Overland Park, KS Metuchen, NJ Wildwood, MO Caucagua, VZ Johnston, IA

’23 CLUBS JS (PHI), ACL (COL), FRE (COL), SPO (COL) Salem, Greenville (BOS) College, Dunedin, Vancouver FCL, Fort Myers (MIN) College, Dunedin FCL, DUN Dunedin, Vancouver

ACQUIRED MiLB FA, 05/22/24 Trade w/BOS, 7/27/04 7th Rd, ’23, Kansas State Trade w/MIN, 07/30/24 13th, ’23, So. Illinois-Edwardsville Trade w/COL, 07/09/22 7th Rd, ’22, Iowa

INFIELDERS (6) 15 Jamari Baylor 21 Cutter Coffey 1 Nick Goodwin 4 Jay Harry 15 Brennan Orf 7 Adrian Pinto 44 Peyton Williams

OUTFIELDERS (4) HT WT 22 Victor Arias 5-11 170 8 Jace Bohrofen 6-2 205 9 Marcos De La Rosa 5-11 175 Jaden Rudd 5-11 190 24 Je'Von Ward 6-2 195

B/TAGE – DOB L/L 20 08/24/03 L/R 22 10/19/01 S/R 24 01/28/02 L/L 21 08/16/02 L/R 24 10/25/99

ACQUIRED MiLB FA, 07/26/22 13th, ’22, Louisiana-Lafayette 5th, ’21, Calvary Christian Academy (FL) 11th, ’22, Connecticut 9th Rd, ’21, Penn State Trade w/CIN, 03/20/24 INT FA, 08/04/22 19th, ’23, Angelo State (TX) 5th Rd, ’23, Michigan 20th, ’23, Sierra College (CA) ND FA, 08/04/23

HOMETOWN ’23 CLUBS ACQUIRED Maracay, VZ FCL, Dunedin, New Hampshire INT FA, 08/24/19 Oklahoma City, OK College, FCL, Dunedin 6th, ’23, Arkansas Santo Domingo, DOM FCL, Dunedin, Vancouver INT FA, 06/15/19 Panama City, FL Dunedin 7th, ’21, Mosley HS (FL) Cerritos, CA Wisconsin (MIL) MiLB FA, 06/15/24

TOR SYSTEM: BUF – AAA | NH – AA | VAN – A+ | DUN – A | FCL – R ^Development List PRONUNCIATIONS: Amalfi – uh-MAL (rhymes w/ pal)-fee | McElvain – MAC-ull-vain | Juaron – jur-RON | Geison Urbaez – Jason ur-BYE-ez Yeager – like the liquor | Deschamps – day-SHOM| Hornung – HORE-nung | Coffey – like the drink | Arias – AIR-ias | Bohrofen – BORE-fin Dasan – duh-SAWN | B. Lavallee – luh-valley | Deiferson - DEAF-erson | Bibens-Dirkx – bibbens durks | Stephenson – Stevenson MANAGER: 33 Brent Lavallee BENCH COACH: 13 Deiferson Barreto PITCHING COACH: 29 Austin Bibens-Dirkx HITTING COACH: 12 Ryan Wright POS. PLAYER COACH: 2 Ashley Stephenson BULLPEN COACH: 37 Carson Phillips

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STRENGTH & CONDITIONING: Bailey Forst ASSISTANT S&C: Zane Hunt ATHLETIC TRAINER: Rob Shifrin ATHLETIC THERAPIST: Katie Reyes TECH ASSISTANT: Cristian Cordova

DIETITIAN: Stephanie Boville MENTAL COACH: Raul Pimentel HOME CLUBHOUSE MANAGER: Glenn Hall VISITOR CLUBHOUSE MANAGER: Cole Howes

NO PITCHERS (15) T 16 Daniel Blair RHP 54 Wilkelma Castillo RHP 40 Dylan Carmouche LHP 39 Cam Cotter RHP 17 Hunter Dula RHP 48 Trent Harris RHP 21 Tommy Kane LHP 43 Manuel Mercedes RHP 38 Matt Mikulski LHP 60 Cesar Perdomo LHP 35 Austin Strickland RHP 14 Cody Tucker RHP 59 Esmerlin Vinicio LHP 34 Tyler Vogel RHP 29 Joe Whitman LHP

WT AGE 197 25 170 24 225 22 220 25 197 25 200 25 180 22 194 21 215 25 196 22 210 22 210 25 143 21 173 23 200 22

BORN 4/8/99 1/6/00 8/22/01 12/12/99 3/8/99 1/22/99 10/31/01 9/21/02 5/8/99 2/9/02 5/31/02 3/1/99 1/31/03 11/16/00 9/17/01

BIRTHPLACE Peachtree City, GA Valencia, VZ Baton Rouge, LA Greensboro, NC Troutman, NC Cary, NC Boomall, PA Monte Plata, DR Mohegan Lake, NY San Juan de los Morros, VZ Winchester, OH Mesa, AZ Villa Mella, DR Dunedin, FL Akron, OH

SCHOOL University of Texas -Tulane University NC State Wingate University UNC Pembroke University of Maryland -Fordham University -University of Kentucky Grand Canyon University -Jacksonville University Kent State University

ACQUIRED UFA, 2/25/23 Int FA, 3/10/18 15th Round, 2023 UFA, 5/23/23 18th Rnd, 2021 UFA, 7/17/23 19th Rnd, 2023 Int FA, 7/2/19 2nd Rnd, 2021 Int FA7/2/21 Trade with PIT 4/2/24 UFA, 7/17/23 Int FA, 7/2/19 12th Rnd, 2022 2nd Rnd, 2023

B-T HT WT AGE L/R 5’10 184 23 R/R 6’1 224 21 L/R 5'9 180 22

BORN 6/6/01 9/10/02 9/25/01

BIRTHPLACE Antioch, CA Santo Domingo Este, DR Bronx, NY

SCHOOL University of the Pacific -University of Maryland

ACQUIRED 13th Rnd, 2022 Int FA7/2/19 6th Rnd, 2023

NO INFIELDERS (6) B-T HT WT AGE BORN 19 Sabin Ceballos R/R 6'3 225 21 8/17/02 28 Bryce Eldridge L/R 6’7 223 19 10/20/04 32 Cole Foster S/R 6’1 193 22 10/8/01 26 Garrett Frechette L/L 6’3 197 23 12/31/00 47 Quinn McDaniel R/R 5’11 180 21 9/27/02 56 Charlie Szykowny L/R 6'4 225 24 6/30/00

BIRTHPLACE San Juan, PR Fairfax, VA Plano, TX Vista, CA Portsmouth, NH Oak Lawn, IL

SCHOOL University of Oregon Madison HS (VA) Auburn University -University of Maine Univ. of Illinois Chicago

ACQUIRED 3rd Rnd, 2023 1st Rnd, 2023 3rd Rnd, 2023 5th Rnd, 2019 5th Rnd, 2023 9th Rnd, 2023

NO OUTFIELDERS (6) B-T HT WT AGE 31 Scott Bandura L/R 6'4 190 22 8 Vaun Brown R/R 6'0 213 26 7 Jonah Cox R/R 6’3 200 22 41 Rodolfo Nolasco R/R 5’11 175 22 10 Alex Suarez R/R 6’2 216 22

BIRTHPLACE Philadelphia, PA Sarasota, FL Louisville, CO Santo Domingo, DR Valera, VZ

SCHOOL Princeton Florida Southern College Oral Roberts University ---

ACQUIRED 7th Rnd, 2023 10th Rnd, 2021 Trade with OAK 2/2/24 Trade with PIT 5/10/24 Int FA, 10/1/18

NO CATCHERS (3) 12 Thomas Gavello 33 Onil Perez 46 Luke Shliger

HT 6’3 6’0 6'6 6’3 6’1 6’2 6’1 6’4 6’4 6’0 6’2 6’5 6'2 6'0 6’5

BORN 8/2/01 6/23/98 8/4/01 9/23/01 12/20/01

PRONUNCIATIONS: Dylan Carmouche (car-moosh) | Matt Mikulski (mih-KULL-skee) | Esmerlin Vinicio (Es-mur-lin vih-NEE-see-oh) | Hayden Wynja (WIN-yuh) | Thomas Gavello (gah-VELL-oh) | Luke Shliger (rhymes with 'trigger') | Sabin Ceballos (suh-BEAN suh-BYE-oh-ss) | Justin Wishkoski (wish-koss-kee) | Charlie Szykowny (zih-cohn-ee) MANAGER: 62 Jeremiah Knackstedt PITCHING COACH: 13 Mario Rodriguez HITTING COACH: 23 Jared Walker FUNDAMENTALS COACH: 2 Eliezer Zambrano TRAINER: Joesph Holstedt STRENGTH COACH: Chris Harms

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FIELD STAFF

BRENT

LAVALLEE

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MANAGER • Entering his second year as Manager in Vancouver, coming off a 67-62 campaign...

Served as a Manager for the first time in 2021 while with the FCL Blue Jays...Played at LSU Shreveport until 2009 and joined their coaching staff as a Graduate Assistant in 2010...Started as a full-time assistant in 2012 and was named the Head Coach in 2016...In three years, his teams produced with an overall record of 126-57 and claimed the last two conference championships.

• The North Delta, British Columbia, native played for LSU for five seaons, including a medical redshirt campaign...Played a total of 200 games and earned 2009 1st Team All-Canada while runner up for Canadian College Baseball Player of the Year.

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DEIFERSON

BARRETO

13

BENCH COACH • Moving up to Bench Coach after spending the last two seasons as Position Coach for the DSL Blue Jays...Started his coaching career in 2018 with Advanced-A Dunedin by assisting the coaching staff...In 2019, was assigned as Assistant Pitching Coach at The Toronto Blue Jays Dominican Academy...That July, he transitioned to the infield coach for the J2 signed players...In 2020, served as Infield Coach for the Dominican Academy and was instrumental in assisting the club with the Venezuelan players who were unable to get back home because of the pandemic.

• Signed with the Toronto Blue Jays as an international free agent in September of 2011....Played as an infielder in the Blue Jays system from 2012-2017, reaching as high as Triple-A Buffalo..

AUSTIN

BIBENS-DIRKX

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PITCHING COACH • Officially retired in January and is entering his first year in professional baseball as a coach, taking on Bullpen Coach for Vancouver.

• The native of Salem, OR, was selected out of the University of Portland by the Seattle Mariners in the 16th round of the 2006 draft...Eventually reached the Majors for 37 games while with Texas in 2017 and 2018...

Has also pitched in the Venezuelan Winter League, the Dominican Winter League, the Mexican League, and the Chinese Professional Baseball League.

RYAN

WRIGHT

12

HITTING COACH • Made his Minor League coaching debut in 2021, in his current role, after his debut with Class-A Lansing was cancelled in 2020...Began his coaching career at Capital High School in Boise, ID, from 2015-2016...

Was a Graduate Assistant at California State University Northridge in 2016...

Joined the organization from Montana State University Billings where he was on staff since 2017... Served as the Hitting Coach & Recruiting Coordinator at MSUB...Has also managed the Spearfish Sasquatch Baseball Club in Spearfish, SD (2018-2019), and the Kelowna Falcons Baseball Club in Kelowna, BC (2019).

• Played collegiately at the University of Utah, Treasure Valley Community College, and Oklahoma City University.

ASHLEY

STEPHENSON

2

POSITION COACH • 2024 is Ashley’s second season with the Blue Jays...Follows Jaime (Vieira) Lever as the second female coach in the organization...Coached with the Canadian Women’s National Team since 2018, leading to a Bronze medal at the COPABE Women’s Pan-American Championships in 2019, and was the first woman to manage the Women’s National Team when Canada played against USA in Thunder Bay in 2022...Was also the first woman to coach in the Canadian Futures Showcase, hosted by the Blue Jays baseball academy in Ottawa last year...Made history in November as she became the first woman to capture Baseball Canada’s Lionel Ruhr Elite Coach of the Year Award.

CARSON

PHILLIPS

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BULLPEN COACH • Joins the Vancouver Canadians for his first season in the organization...Was working at the University of Arizona as a Graduate Assistant Pitching Coach.

• Played at Dixie State University where he completed a Bachelors in Exercise Science...

Also attended the University of Arizona.

• Was an original member of the Women’s National Team in 2004 and played for 15 years...Won four Women’s Baseball World Cup medals (three bronze, one silver), and a silver at the Pan American Games in 2015.

• 2024 Inductee into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

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2024 ROSTER

ALEX

26

KEVIN

18

GRANT

CHRIS

McELVAIN

HT: 6-0 WT: 205 B/T: R/R DOB: 09/15/00 HOMETOWN: Thompson Station, TN 23 CLUBS: Daytona, Dayton (CIN) AQUIRED: Trade w/CIN, 03/20/24

CARSON

PIERCE

HT: 6-3 WT: 215 B/T: R/R DOB: 09/10/01 HOMETOWN: Edmond, OK 23 CLUBS: College, FCL, Dunedin AQUIRED: ND FA, 08/04/23

AMALFI

30

BO

17

AARON

40

KENDRY

HT: 6-1 WT: 185 B/T: R/R DOB: 02/18/01 HOMETOWN: Ashland, MA 23 CLUBS: Dunedin AQUIRED: MiLB FA, 07/26/22

MIRANDA

HT: 5-10 WT: 180 B/T: R/R DOB: 11/14/98 HOMETOWN: Dolega, PAN 23 CLUBS: Dunedin, Vancouver AQUIRED: INT FA, 08/04/22

ROGERS

HT: 6-7 WT: 230 B/T: R/R DOB: 05/22/01 HOMETOWN: GROVES, TX 23 CLUBS: College AQUIRED: N/A

BONDS

25

HT: 5-11 WT: 200 B/T: R/R DOB: 01/10/01 HOMETOWN: Live Oak, FL 23 CLUBS: FCL, Dunedin AQUIRED: 13th, ’22, LouisianaLafayette

MUNSON

CARTER

CONNOR

16

GRAYSON

HT: 6-2 WT: 190 B/T: L/L DOB: 11/26/02 HOMETOWN: Ciego De Avila, CU 23 CLUBS: Dunedin AQUIRED: INT FA, 10/14/20

3

PAT

17

KAI

34

GEISON

HT: 6-4 WT: 210 B/T: R/R DOB: 10/09/02 HOMETOWN: Fort Lauderdale, FL 23 CLUBS: Dunedin AQUIRED: 5th, ’21, Calvary Christian Academy (FL)

5

HT: 5-10 WT: 180 B/T: L/R DOB: 03/15/02 HOMETOWN: San Antonio, TX 23 CLUBS: FCL. Dunedin AQUIRED: I19th, ’23, Angelo State (TX)

ROJAS

IRV

O' HALLORAN

HT: 6-2 WT: 195B/T: R/R DOB: 09/01/02 HOMETOWN: Mississauga, ON 23 CLUBS: College, Dunedin AQUIRED: 5th, ’23, Michigan

THURMAN

HT: 6-3 WT: 205 B/T: R/R DOB: 12/27/98 HOMETOWN: Lynch Station, VA 23 CLUBS: Dunedin, New Hampshire AQUIRED: MiLB FA, 03/24/23

GALLAGHER

11

HT: 6-0 WT: 200 B/T: R/R DOB: 06/30/00 HOMETOWN: Leominster, MA 23 CLUBS: Dunedin, Vancouver AQUIRED: 11th, ’22, Connecticut

3

PETERSON

HT: 6-1 WT: 195 B/T: L/L DOB: 08/14/02 HOMETOWN: Roseville, CA 23 CLUBS: College AQUIRED: 20th, '23, Sierra College

URBAEZ

36

HT: 6-1 WT: 185 B/T: R/R DOB: 07/05/00 HOMETOWN: Cabral, DOM 23 CLUBS: DNP AQUIRED: INT FA, 10/14/20

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RYAN

WATSON

14

JUARON

23

ALEX

HT: 6-3 WT: 205 B/T: R/R DOB: 04/26/99 HOMETOWN: Sugar Hill, GA 23 CLUBS: College AQUIRED: ND FA, 05/31/24

JACOB

SHARP

HT: 5-8 WT: 185 B/T: R/R DOB: 09/15/01 HOMETOWN: Whittier, CA 23 CLUBS: College, ACL (SEA) AQUIRED: Trade w/SEA, 07/26/24

JAY

HARRY

4

HT: 5-9 WT: 190 B/T: L/R DOB: 07/18/02 HOMETOWN: Metuchen, NJ 23 CLUBS: FCL, Fort Myers (MIN) AQUIRED: Trade w/MIN, 07/30/24

WATTS-BROWN

10

CHAY

27

JAMARI

15

ADRIAN

HT: 6-3 WT: 195 B/T: R/R DOB: 02/23/02 HOMETOWN: Hanford, CA 23 CLUBS: College AQUIRED: 3rd, '23, Oklahoma St

STONE

HT: 6-5 WT: 235 B/T: R/R DOB: 11/03/01 HOMETOWN: Andover, NJ 23 CLUBS: College (Duke) AQUIRED: ND FA, 07/19/24

BRENNAN

ORF

HT: 6-4 WT: 230 B/T: L/R DOB: 01/10/99 HOMETOWN: Wildwood, MO 23 CLUBS: College, Dunedin AQUIRED: 13th, '23, So. IllinoisEdwardsville

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YEAGER

20

NICOLAS

15

CUTTER

7

PEYTON

HT: 5-11 WT: 180 B/T: S/R DOB: 09/11/02 HOMETOWN: Fort Wayne, IN 23 CLUBS: FCL, Dunedin AQUIRED: 12th, ’23, PascoHernando State JC

BAYLOR

HT: 5-11 WT: 195 B/T: R/R DOB: 08/25/00 HOMETOWN: Richmond, VA 23 CLUBS: JS (PHI), ACL (COL), FRE (COL), SPO (COL) AQUIRED: MiLB FA, 05/22/24

PINTO

HT: 5-8 WT: 170 B/T: R/R DOB: 09/22/02 HOMETOWN: Caucagua, VZ 23 CLUBS: FCL, Dunedin AQUIRED: Trade w/COL, 07/09/22

DESCHAMPS

26

JACKSON

21

NICK

44

VICTOR

HT: 5-11 WT: 190 B/T: L/R DOB: 08/25/02 HOMETOWN: Quebec City, QC 23 CLUBS: Dunedin AQUIRED: ND FA, 08/16/21

COFFEY

HT: 6-1 WT: 190 B/T: R/R DOB: 05/21/04 HOMETOWN: Bakersfield, CA 23 CLUBS: Salem, Greenville (BOS) AQUIRED: Trade w/BOS, 7/27/04

WILLIAMS OUTFIELDER

HT: 6-5 WT: 255 B/T: L/L DOB: 09/14/00 HOMETOWN: Johnston, IA ’23 CLUBS: Dunedin, Vancouver ACQUIRED: 7th Rd, ’22, Iowa

HORNUNG

31

HT: WT: 215 B/T: R/R DOB: 02/06/01 HOMETOWN: Ashland, MA 23 CLUBS: College, Dunedin AQUIRED: 16th, ’23, Skidmore

1

GOODWIN

HT: 6-1 WT: 205 B/T: R/R DOB: 09/06/01 HOMETOWN: Overland Park, KS 23 CLUBS: College, Dunedin, Vancouver AQUIRED: 7th Rd, ’23, Kansas State

ARIAS

22

HT: 5-11 WT: 170 B/T: L/L DOB: 08/24/03 HOMETOWN: Maracay, VZ 23 CLUBS: Dunedin, New Hampshire AQUIRED: INT FA, 08/24/19

JACE

BOHROFEN

8

HT: 6-2 WT: 205 B/T: L/R DOB: 10/19/01 HOMETOWN: Oklahoma City, OK 23 CLUBS: College, FCL, Dunedin AQUIRED: 6th, ’23, Arkansas

MARCOS

DE LA ROSA

9

HT: 5-11 WT: 175 B/T: S/R DOB: 10/25/1999 HOMETOWN: Santo Domingo, DR 23 CLUBS: FCL, Dunedin, Vancouver AQUIRED: INT FA, 06/15/194

JADEN

RUDD

24

HT: 5-11 WT: 190 B/T: L/L DOB: 08/16/02 HOMETOWN: Panama City, FL 23 CLUBS: Dunedin AQUIRED: 7th, ’21, Mosley HS (FL)

JE'VON

WARD

24

HT: 6-2 WT: 195 B/T: L/R DOB: 10/25/1999 HOMETOWN: Cerritos, CA 23 CLUBS: Wisconsin (MIL) AQUIRED: MiLB FA, 06/15/24

ROB

KATIE

BAILEY

ZANE

STEPHANIE

HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER

HEAD STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH

ASSISTANT STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH

DIETICIAN

SHIFRIN

REYES

FORST

HUNT

RAUL

CRISTIAN

GLENN

COLE

MENTAL PERFORMANCE COACH

TECH ASSISTANT

HOME CLUBHOUSE MANAGER

VISITOR CLUBHOUSE MANAGER

PIMENTEL

CORDOVA

HALL

BOVILLE

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BY NIALL O’DONOHOE OF C’S PLUS BASEBALL

Each week, Rogers Field at Nat Bailey Stadium PA announcer and de facto team historian Niall O’Donohoe catches up with a different C’s player. The latest C’s Chat is with Vancouver Canadians starter Connor O’Halloran.

CONNOR ALLORAN A native of Mississauga, Ontario, Connor O’Halloran is the third member of his family to join the Toronto Blue Jays organization. His father Greg was a catcher and was drafted in the 32nd round of the 1988 MLB Draft out of Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California. He made his major league debut with the Florida Marlins in 1994. Connor’s uncle Mike was also a pitcher in the Blue Jays system in 1991 and 1992.

MARK STEFFENS/FOTOGUY PHOTOGRAPHY

The younger O’Halloran attended St. Martin Secondary School in Mississauga and balanced his baseball career and academics as a three-year honour roll student and spent three years with Canada’s Under 18 National Team from 2018-2020. That helped draw the attention of Michigan Wolverines coach Erik Bakich who offered O’Halloran a scholarship to Ann Arbor.

The 2021 freshman season saw O’Halloran log just 6-2/3 innings with the Wolverines but he got much more time on the mound in summer college ball. He joined the Bismarck Larks of the Northwoods League where he tossed 43 innings and struck out 45 batters with 21 walks while posting a 2-1 record with a 2.72 ERA. VANCOUVER CANADIANS 2024 / 31

O’Halloran’s workload increased in 2022 when he became a member of the Wolverines rotation in 2022. He won five of nine decisions with a 5.44 earned run average and struck out 104 batters with 40 walks over 92-2/3 innings. O’Halloran got the honour of starting the home opener for Michigan on St. Patrick’s Day and no luck of the Irish was needed as he struck out 13 batters over eight innings of one-run ball to collect the win over Dayton. He won the Big Ten Pitcher of the Week award for that performance. After helping the Maize and Blue win the Big Ten Conference tournament, O’Halloran surrendered three earned runs over 5-2/3 innings and earned the victory over Oregon in the Louisville Regional on June 3.

Blue Jays farm director Joe Sclafani told Baseball America that club officials liked what they saw from O’Halloran.

Under new coach Tracy Smith, O’Halloran became the ace for the Wolverines in 2023. He went 8-6 with a 4.11 ERA with a 110-26 K/ BB total in 103 innings to earn the Big Ten Conference Pitcher of the Year award. He was the first Michigan hurler to strike out over 100 batters in back-to-back seasons. O’Halloran had a brief sojourn in the Cape Cod League where he tossed 3-2/3 innings for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks before the 2023 MLB Draft rolled around.

Though O’Halloran has experienced a rough ride at times in the Northwest League, he did pitch a career-high seven innings against Everett on July 3 and struck out 34 batters in 37 innings while keeping batters in check with a .225 batting average heading into late July.

Baseball America rated O’Halloran as the 162nd-best prospect in last year’s draft.

“The 6-foot-2, 190-pound lefthander throws from a deceptive and low, three-quarter slot and is able to locate his low-90s fastball well to either side of the plate. He averaged 89-91 mph on the pitch this spring and touched 94, and will need to be able to spot the pitch with precision at the next level to keep hitters off of it consistently. His best offering is a high-spin slider in the low 80s, which boasted a 42% miss rate, and it was an equal opportunity bat-misser against both righties and lefties—though given his arm slot and sweepy shape, it should be more consistent in same-side matchups in pro ball. He mixes in a mid-80s changeup with some tumbling action that should be a key pitch for him to prevent platoon advantages in pro ball. O’Halloran doesn’t have the loudest pure stuff, but he could develop into a touch-and-feel back-end starter if he can add a few more ticks of velocity.”

The Canadian Baseball Network quoted a National League crosschecker comparing O’Halloran to former Toronto Blue Jays lefty Jimmy Key. BA was just five picks off as O’Halloran was taken by the Toronto Blue Jays with the 157th selection in the fifth round on the recommendation of scout Tom Burns. After signing for $337,500, O’Halloran reported to Dunedin for a Blue Jays draft camp and made his pro debut with the Dunedin Blue Jays. It was a winning debut as he got the win by allowing just one run over two innings at Clearwater on August 18. Another two-inning, one-run stint led to O’Halloran getting another victory against St. Lucie on August 25. He also got the win in his next two-inning outing when he put up two goose eggs at Dayton on August 31.

After getting in 10 innings during his first exposure to pro ball, O’Halloran was ready for a heavier workload on his return to Dunedin. He matched his 3-1 record in 2023 with the exact mark for April, ending the month with a nine-strikeout performance as he blanked Tampa on three hits over 6-2/3 innings on April 30. That was followed up with nine more Ks over 5-2/3 innings of three-run ball at Fort Myers on May 7. A five-inning, one-run effort at Bradenton that included six strikeouts on May 21 convinced the Blue Jays brass that it was time to promote O’Halloran to Vancouver.

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“We wanted to see him establish a solid routine, which he has done.

He attacked, threw a ton of strikes and executed pitches once he was ahead, leading to strikeouts and soft contact. He does a great job at keeping hitters off-balance. He’s a good teammate and worker.

We felt like he was ready for the challenge of working against more advanced hitters. We’re going to continue to work on some opportunities we see on the strength and movement sides to see if we can unlock some things on the velo side” After a 4-2 record, a 3.13 ERA and a 45-13 strikeout-walk total over 37-1/3 innings with Dunedin, O’Halloran won his debut on Canadian soil as he struck out four over five shutout innings for a victory over Tri-City on May 30.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by C's Plus Baseball (@csplusbaseball) C’s Plus Baseball chatted with the 21-year-old O’Halloran during the Canadians series at home against Spokane in the latter part of July.

This interview has been edited for clarity.

C’s Plus Baseball – You were picked by Toronto in the fifth round out of Michigan. What was the draft day experience like for you?

Connor O’Halloran – I think it was amazing. I mean, it’s literally everything you ever dream of and think of, and then when the day’s kind of there, it feels surreal. I definitely worked hard for it. I was with my friends and my family. We were all watching TV and had the draft cast going too so just to have that experience with all my closest and favourite people was unreal.

CPB – Did it take you by surprise at all that the Blue Jays were the ones to take you? Or did you think there was going to be another team?

CO – I think leading up to it, you’re never certain one way or another.

The draft can be so unpredictable. You’re kind of in purgatory of where is it going to be? When is it going to be? Who is it going to be? But it was honestly pretty quick. I had spoken with some scouts with the Jays throughout that whole year and had a meeting with them at the draft combine but I didn’t think anything too serious of it. But then the day came and I got the call, ‘Hey, the Jays have a pick coming up here. Would you take this and this?’ And it was just ‘Yes’, like right away. I was like, ‘That’s unbelievable.’ And then just to have that quick turnover of, ‘Okay, be ready to hear your name called.’ And then you see Connor O’Halloran selected by the Jays. I mean, it’s the greatest feeling in the world, especially by my hometown team. I have been a Blue Jays fan going to games since I can remember so that was unbelievable.

CPB – Your Dad was in the minor league system with the Jays and did get a cup of coffee with the Marlins back in the 90s. I’m sure it must have been a really proud moment for him too.

CO – His brother (Mike) as well has played with the Jays (organization) too so I have two family members with the Jays. I think he was standing right there next to me. He was probably the next happiest guy in the room next to me. Just to be able to represent the hometown team as like a family in a way, that’s as cool as it gets right there.

CPB – In Michigan, you won the Big Ten Pitcher of the Year award.

What did that award mean to you personally?

CO – Going to Michigan has been one of the biggest honours of my life.

Since the first time I stepped foot on that campus, I knew I wanted to go there on the official visit. There was no other school for me.

Being from Canada, you don’t really hear as much about the hurrah of college athletics and everything. But once I got there, I bought in for sure. I had some great coaches there that really reinforced being proud of this school. It’s a blessing to be able to go there. To be able to not only just compete but then win that award, it was just such a special honour. But I couldn’t have done it without all my teammates.

We had a great bunch of teams while I was there so it was really great.

CPB – How did your time in Michigan help you develop as a pitcher?

CO – I think I had a really big developmental year my freshman year. Everyone who basically plays D1 college baseball, where they come from, you know, they’re the man, they’re the guy. They’re used to playing time, you know. So I think just kind of dealing with that adversity of like, ‘Hey, you’re 18 years old. You’re not going to play.

You’re back at the bottom of the food chain.’ You’ve got to really be able to work on your own, you know. It’s going to go to the guys that play every day and just asking questions with your teammates, staying extra. Make sure you’re doing the right things when you don’t have the opportunity so when you finally do, you can capitalize on those. I think I did a pretty good job. Once my opportunity came, in my sophomore and junior year, I was ready to go and do what I needed to do.

CPB – When you look back at your time in Michigan, what would you say was the memory that stands out for you the most?

CO – I think dogpiling on the field in Omaha after we won the Big Ten tournament, clinching the regional berth too from that. All year that’s all you look forward to. That’s why you play college baseball is for those moments. To be with not only your teammates, but you know, they’re your best friends, the people you live with. Everyone was just so proud to do it for the name on the front. And I think that’s where really that team was all about. That school is all about doing it for Michigan so to be able to bring that home for the school was great.

CPB – Before you got to Michigan, take us through how things got started for you. You represented Canada at some competitions but where did it all begin for you?

CO – I mean, I never threw the hardest you know? Like everybody else, I played all the positions as much as I could as a lefty but I really focused on pitching when I was about 15 years old. I was like, ‘Hey, I think I’m a little better at this than hitting. Hitting’s hard.’ But it was like anything, I really had to work at it, I wasn’t just naturally gifted. I think the one thing I always knew how to do was be able to pitch since I wasn’t the most athletic or the hardest-throwing. I just really worked on being a pitcher and all my pitches, throwing strikes, that type of stuff, and I got better, obviously. I was invited to a PBR (Prep Baseball Report) event, I think, in Indiana. And the Michigan coach just happened to be there but that’s how that kind of started.

I ended up talking to them and had the visit and everything. I love the coaching staff there. They’ve gone on to do great things, all of those coaches that were there that are no longer there but I really enjoyed them. And I think just being on the Canadian national team helped for some exposure and just learning to play against better competition. I think those were all big stepping stones but that’s how I got there.

CPB – Playing for Greg Hamilton and his influence throughout Canadian baseball. What was it like to work with him?

CO – I mean, he’s the man in Canadian baseball. I think every guy that you know has played in probably the last how many years knows Greg Hamilton. He’s influenced their life in some way or another and you know just a great guy. I think Canadian baseball in general is such a tight-knit group. You know about all the other players throughout the country and I think just his influence on everybody and giving us the opportunity to play against competition and expose ourselves. It shows that we really do have a lot of talent in this country.

CPB – And you got some Canadian connections here in Dasan Brown, manager Brent Lavallee and position coach Ashley Stephenson. I’m sure there’s a lot of pride having fellow Canadians on this year’s roster.

CO – For sure. It’s definitely funny playing with Dasan. I’ve played against him since I was probably six years old. He’s 20 minutes VANCOUVER CANADIANS 2024 / 33

away. It’s kind of funny now to look back on, when I was with the Mississauga North Tigers, he was on the Oakville A’s. Now we’re playing together in pro baseball for the hometown team together.

CPB – It must be nice to know he’s out there in center field knowing he’s going to run anything down for you.

CO – Yeah, he’s got everything out there so, you know, you just let him hit it. He’s somewhere out there running to it making a play so that’s always great.

CPB – Your pitch mix. What are you throwing right now?

CO – It’s fastball, changeup curveball and slider. I’ve been working on a little bit of a cutter just seeing how it works out and everything. I’ve had some good and some bad but that’s you know part of developing it.

CPB – The fastball, four-seam or two-seam?

CO – It’s mostly four-seam but you know you can mix the two-seam in there every once in a while and see if it moves a little different, gets a different look for the batter too just playing it off like that.

CPB – What would you say is your second best pitch?

CO – I think it’s probably the slider or the changeup. I think it honestly depends on the day. The hitters, the higher you go up, they’re just getting better and better too. They’re developing just like you are so I think just on that certain day, you gotta be able to read swings and throw whatever works. If one pitch is working, you might have to stay with it for that day.

CPB – Is your slider a variation like the sweeper or is it more of a conventional slider?

CO – I’m honestly not sure because I’ve never faced myself obviously so I don’t really know. I feel like it’s just a pitch. I know where it’s going. I feel like it’s a consistent pitch but I think kind of you can manipulate it a little bit to make it a little bit more sweeperish, a little bit more up and down. Gyro is the word.

CPB – The changeup is a circle changeup?

CO – Yeah, just a pretty traditional change-up. You know, three fingers and throw it like a fastball.

CPB – I guess you really need a pretty big hand to pull off a splitter, like maybe a Kevin Gausman who’s known for his splitter.

CO – Yeah, I mean, that’s why he’s in the big leagues right there. I mean, it’s unbelievable watching him do that. But, yeah, I never had the biggest hand. I think the changeup was just kind of one of those first pitches you learn. I threw it always decent, and I knew it was such a good pitch, so I kind of just stuck with that. I never really tried the splitter.

CPB – You’ve used the Rolling Stones ‘Paint It Black’ as your mound music when you start. Would you say that’s kind of your philosophy on pitching? Just painting the black of home plate.

CO We’re all trying to do that I guess, right? I mean, it’s nice the days that you can do that but I think for me, not being a guy who can really overpower guys with velocity and things like that, I think that’s always been my game. Pitching is command, deception. When you get the two strikes, put guys away, throw your nastiest stuff. But before that, just pound the zone, let your defense work. We got a great team out here. That makes it a lot easier for me.

CPB – You started out your pro career with Dunedin and you got your first professional win. What was your first professional experience in Dunedin like, going through a draft camp and pitching a few innings for the D-Jays?

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CO – That process and that turnaround from college and the season ends, you take some time off, and then it’s like the draft happens. A couple of days later, you’re down in Florida at this giant, beautiful facility. There’s MLB guys walking around. There’s all these other guys walking around and it’s awesome. But I think just going into that, I was definitely a little nervous. I mean, I think that’s natural, though, like anything. But I think it was more excitement than anything. So to rebuild back up and then go into those games, I was definitely excited to do it. Just getting that first experience with the Jays jersey on and everything, I mean, it’s everything you could ever ask for. Just being able to kind of get that experience before this first full year was really big, just getting the nerves out of the way.

CPB – I’m sure you were in Dunedin a few times growing up?

CO – I played there with the national team. We actually played the Blue Jays so that was my first time there. Right when they remodeled (the stadium). Just seeing it when you’re 16, you’re like, ‘Oh, so this is what it looks like.’ That was just really awesome. So I had that experience I think that’s as good as it gets.

CPB – The Player Development Complex. What were your impressions of it and how do you think it’s helped you so far?

CO – Well, the first time I heard about it, I knew that every team had a complex and everything but I remember we actually were fortunate enough that the Jays invited some of us down after the draft to the (SkyDome) and I remember Kevin Gausman said hi to me and Landen Maroudis who was there alongside me. We’re shy and nervous, trying not to bother anybody before a game. He came up super friendly, and he’s like, ‘Oh, you guys going down to Florida?” And yeah, we told him we were going to the Complex, and he goes, ‘It’s like a spaceship.’ I remember that’s what he said. He said it was beautiful. And to finally go down there and get there, they have every amenity and machine and everything you could ask for to put yourself in the right position to have success. It was just unbelievable.

CPB – Would you say there was anything you learned about yourself, maybe the way your pitchdes move or work this way because for such and such a reason?

CO – I was never a huge numbers and TrackMan guy but I think if you don’t at least check it out and try to learn about it a little bit, then you’re not helping yourself be the best version of yourself. I think just trying to learn about it from other guys just sitting on the bench and talking to coaches and all the people at the PDC that know about all this stuff, I think it definitely is a tool that if you throw one pitch and it doesn’t do what you want like, ‘How can we fix that or how can we make this better?’ I think definitely just using those numbers to make sure you’re staying on the right track is something big. And just knowing like which way when my pitch is on, what it looks like. So then when if it ever is off, you can go back to it and be like, ‘Maybe you’re doing this, maybe you’re getting on the side (of the ball) a little bit, or your fingers were moving it.’ I think that’s a really cool part of having those amenities.

CPB – You returned to Dunedin in the start to 2024. How did you feel your season went with the D-Jays?

CO – I mean, it’s like any baseball season. There’s some good ones, some bad ones. I think in this game, when it’s so long of a season, you just got to try to be consistent. I thought I did a pretty good job of that.

We had a really good team. We had really good coaches down there.

Maya (José Mayorga) was great, our manager, and Cory (pitching coach Cory Riordan) and Yoel (Yoel Hernández) in the bullpen.

Having those guys there really helped and they make baseball fun

too. They’re really good at what they do but they also make it a lot more fun to show up to the ballpark as well as all the guys. I think just having that mentality of going to the field every day and just having fun, it takes a lot of the stress out of baseball and trying to perform well instead of ‘Am I going to get moved up? When am I going to move up? Am I going to move up and just go out there and play?’ I think that’s really when you start playing your best so I think just doing that really helped me.

CPB – You get called up to vancouver. How did you find out?

CO – We were in Bradenton playing the Pirates (farm club, the Marauders) and it was right after the game. They called me into the office and I thought I had done something wrong. I thought Ii was about to get maybe like yelled at or something. They go, ‘How have you pitched?’ I’m like, ‘Pretty good, I think’. They’re like, ‘Your bullpen feel good this week?’ And I was like, ‘Yeah, I think I felt good, I threw well.’ And then they go, ‘Are you gonna throw strikes?’ And I go, ‘You bet! For my next start.’ And then they go, ‘Well, it’s gonna be in Vancouver.’ And then they had a big smile on their face and shook my hand. Then we went out and announced it to the team, just to have all the support. Everybody is supporting each other. Everyone wants to get there themselves to the next level but everyone’s always so supportive so having that is really, really great.’

CPB – You get to pitch here at Nat Bailey Stadium. What was that like for you getting to pitch here for the first time?

CO – I feel like for me, I think that was the first time it felt like a real minor league baseball game. Dunedin, it’s a beautiful ballpark but not the biggest fans, just in that whole league. To get here and, you know, the first thing you hear from the guys is, ‘Oh, it’s going to be a packed one today.’ And then you go out there and there’s thousands of people and you’re like, ‘Oh, wow. This is what it’s like.’ So I think just having that little bit of boost from the excitement, the adrenaline definitely makes it really fun to come to the field and do what you do every day.

I mean, it’s the best job in the world so I’m really, really fortunate.

CPB -The mound conditions. How have you found the mound here as compared to everywhere else you’ve pitched here so far in the league?

CO – Tthe one thing about baseball is no matter what field you go to,

every mound is going to be a little bit different. Some of them are a little bit higher, some are a little bit lower. Sometimes the dirt’s a little bit different. Does my foot sink a little bit more? But I think if you can figure out, even if you don’t like the mound or if you love it, you can figure out how it’s going to feel that day quick enough during your warmups and everything. It’s something that you don’t really have to think about too often. If it’s a bad mound, you got to just kind of say, ‘Well, that’s how it is today and get over it.’ But for me personally, I don’t really have a preference too much. All these teams have great grounds crews and they’re putting in lots of work. Especially our field, it’s beautiful so I never had an issue with it.

CPB – Do you find that you kind of just take it all in sometimes? Do you look at the crowd or anything like that to kind of maybe kind of soak it in for at least a few seconds anyway?

CO – I mean all the time yeah, especially when you’re on the bench. I think the day that you’re pitching, you don’t really think about it until afterwards. You come out of the game, you look around, you realize that all these people are here to watch this team and all that so that’s a really cool feeling. But definitely when you’re on the bench and you just look around, you see all the people supporting us with jerseys and hats, asking for autographs. I mean, that’s such a cool reason to come to the field every day. To have people supporting you like that for, you know, this one Canadian team.

CPB – You said the Blue Jays were your favorite team growing up. Did you have a favourite player or pitcher?

CO – I remember always loving Vernon Wells. I had his jersey, you know, in the mid-2000s, white and silver. I remember I got a chance to meet him actually when I was younger too. And I remember that was like the most nervous I’d ever been was meeting Vernon Wells. That whole team was great. Just being able to watch all those guys and be in a position to hopefully one day be up there at the level that they were at was awesome.

CPB – Final question. The Canadians have five different uniforms— white, red, blue, black and gray. Do you have a favourite?

CO – I’m going to get a lot of hate but it’s the blue. The guys don’t like the blue but I personally love the blue look. So, yeah, that’s my favourite. That’s the one I’m always going to go to if I get the chance.

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CANADIANS TO REACH THE MAJOR LEAGUES 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 Rich Harden Neal Cotts Mike Wood

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ALUMN

MLB DEBUT TEAM

P P P

2001 2001 2001

21-Jul 12-Aug 21-Aug

2004 Santiago Casilla Nick Swisher Joe Blanton

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ALUMN

MLB DEBUT TEAM

P OF P

2002 2002 2002

09-Aug Oakland 03-Sep Oakland 24-Sep Oakland

2005 Mark Teahen Dan Johnson Omar Quintanilla Freddie Bynum Nelson Cruz

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ALUMN

MLB DEBUT TEAM

INF INF INF INF OF

2002 2001 2003 2000 2002

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

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ALUMN

MLB DEBUT TEAM

P OF P C P C INF

2001 2003 2001 2004 2004 2002 2002

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

2007 POS Travis Buck OF Jared Burton P Danny Putman OF Dallas Braden P Connor Robertson P Marshal McDougall INF Kevin Melillo INF Bill Murphy P

ALUMN

MLB DEBUT TEAM

2005 2002 2004 2004 2004 2000 2004 2002

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

2008 Gregorio Petit John Baker Jeff Gray

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ALUMN

MLB DEBUT TEAM

INF C P

2004 2002 2005

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

2006 John Rheinecker Andre Either Chris Mabeus Kurt Suzuki Jason Windsor Jeremy Brown Mark Kiger

2009 Andrew Bailey Landon Powell Tommy Everidge Brad Kilby Jeff Baisley 2010 A.J. Griffin Alexi Ogando

Oakland Chicago (AL) Oakland

Kansas City Oakland Colorado Oakland Milwaukee Texas Los Angeles (NL) Milwaukee Oakland Oakland Oakland Oakland Oakland Cincinnati Oakland Oakland Oakland Texas Oakland Arizona

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MLB DEBUT TEAM

P C INF P INF

2006 2004 2004 2005 2005

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

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MLB DEBUT TEAM

P P

2010 2004

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Oakland Oakland Oakland Oakland Oakland Oakland Texas

2011 Justin Sellers Anthony Recker Corey Brown

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INF C OF

2005 2005 2007

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

2012 Pedro Figueroa Sean Doolittle Dan Straily

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MLB DEBUT TEAM

P P P

2007 2007 2009

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

2013 Ian Krol Kevin Pillar Max Stassi Michael Choice

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P OF C OF

2009 2011 2009 2010

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

2014 Bo Schultz Marcus Stroman Aaron Sanchez Dalton Pompey Daniel Norris

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MLB DEBUT TEAM

P P P OF P

2009 2012 2011 2012 2012

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

2015 POS Miguel Castro P Roberto Osuna P Noah Syndergaard P Justin Nicolino P Dusty Coleman INF David Rollins P

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MLB DEBUT TEAM

2014 2012 2011 2011 2008 2011

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

2016 Andy Burns Matt Dermody 2017 Dwight Smith Jr. Seth Frankoff Ian Parmley Franklin Barreto Taylor Cole Tim Mayza Jairo Labourt Carlos Ramirez Richard Urena Tim Locastro 2018 Ryan Borucki Justin Shafer Murphy Smith Dawel Lugo Jose Fernandez Jonathan Davis Jon Berti

Washington Toronto Houston Oakland Arizona Toronto Toronto Toronto Toronto Toronto Toronto New York (NL) Miami Kansas City Seattle

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INF P

2011 2013

09-May Toronto 03-Sep Toronto

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MLB DEBUT TEAM

OF P OF INF P P P P INF INF

2012 2010 2013 2014 2012 2014 2014 2012 2014 2014

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

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P P P INF P OF INF

2014 2014 2009 2013 2014 2014 2011

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

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

2019 POS ALUMN MLB DEBUT TEAM 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 Nate Pearson Dany Jiménez Patrick Murhpy Ángel Perdomo

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MLB DEBUT TEAM

P P P P

2017 2017 2016 2015

29-Jul 23-Jul 18-Sep 18-Aug

2021 Josh Palacios Alek Manoah Riley Adams Tayler Saucedo Nick Allgeyer Otto López

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MLB DEBUT TEAM

OF P C P P INF

2016 2019 2018 2015 2018 2018

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

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MLB DEBUT TEAM

P P INF INF P P P

2016 2017 2012 2018 2015 2018 2017

9-April 19-April 20-April 1-May 9-May 28-May 31-July

2023 POS Samad Taylor INF Spencer Horwitz OF Davis Schneider INF/OF Hagen Danner P Cam Eden OF Jose Espada P

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MLB DEBUT TEAM

2017 2021 2022 2021 2021 2018

18-Jun 19-Jun 4-Aug 11-Aug 21-Sep 24-Sep

POS 2024 Addison Barger INF/OF Brandon Eisert P Adam Kloffenstein P Orelvis Martinez INF Steward Berroa INF Yosver Zulueta P Leo Jimenez INF Luis De Los Santos INF

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MLB DEBUT TEAM

2021 2021 2022 2021 2022 2022 2022 2021

24-Apr 17-Jun 20-Jun 21-Jun 23-Jun 25-Jun 4-July 31-July

2022 Zach Jackson Zach Logue Christian Lopes Vinny Capra Danny Young Josh Winckowski Jake Fishman

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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:

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.

If a runner scores, put a circle at the bottom of the box, and inside the

EXAMPLE SCOREBOARD

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

TEAM BATTING ORDER 1. CENTER FIELDER 2. SHORTSTOP 3. 1ST BASEMAN 4. 3RD BASEMAN 5. RIGHT FIELDER 6. LEFT FIELDER 7. DESIGNATED HITTER

SYMBOLS FOR PLAY

1

3 2 4 6-4 BB 3 5 FC = 5 SB 2 6-2 SB -

2 8 6 K

FC

8. 2ND BASEMAN 4 / 9. CATCHER = R H 3 4 0 1 TOTALS

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

Passed Ball: Stolen Base: Double Play: Error:

Sacrifice: SH or SAC Walk: BB Strikeout: K Called Out on Strikes: K

PB SB DP E

Sacrifice Fly: SF Intentional Walk: IBB Foul Fly: F Force Out: FO Line Drive: L

Balk: BK Fielder’s Choice: FC Hit by Pitch: HP Wild Pitch: WP

Bunt: B Unassisted: U

DEFENSIVE PLAYERS BY THE NUMBERS 1 PITCHER 2 CATCHER 3 1ST BASEMAN 4 2ND BASEMAN 5 3RD BASEMAN 6 SHORTSTOP 7 LEFT FIELDER

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6 5

4 1

3

8 CENTER FIELDER 9 RIGHT FIELDER

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

FOUL TIP

DOUBLE

TRAPPED BALL/SAFE

DELAYED DEAD BALL

TIME/DEAD BALL

COUNT

HOLD UP PLAY

HOME RUN

PLAY BALL

INFIELD FLY

FAIR BALL

FOUL BALL

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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!

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!

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'.

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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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