2024 Program 9

OFFICIAL PROGRAM OF THE VANCOUVER CANADIANS

2024 SEASON - ISSUE 9

Q&A WITH C’S OUTFIELDER

JACE BOHROFEN

DON’T MISS WHITE SPOT

FAMILY FUN SUNDAY

AUG 4

HELMET BOWL GIVEAWAY

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 JACE BOHROFEN

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 2024 Vancouver Canadians outfielder Jace Bohrofen

36 A HALF-CENTURY LATER, ATHLETICS’ DYNASTY REMAINS UNIQUE

The Oakland Athletics won the 1972 World Series, taking down the Reds in seven games. A year later, they beat the Mets in seven. Then, on Oct. 17, 1974, the A’s defeated the Dodgers in Game 5 to secure their third consecutive World Series title.

They remain one of only two franchises to enjoy such profound success in a three-year span.

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.

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

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

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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 26 Chris McElvain 6-0 205 Kevin Miranda 5-10 180 5 Aaron Munson 5-10 180 17 Connor O’Halloran 6-2 195 32 Rafael Ohashi 6-1 185 4 Naswell Paulino 5-11 205 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 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 23 09/15/00 R/R 25 11/14/98 L/R 22 03/15/02 R/L 21 09/01/02 R/R 21 10/08/02 L/L 23 4/17/00 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 22 02/23/02 S/R 21 09/11/02

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

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

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

CATCHERS (3) HT WT 26 Nicolas Deschamps 5-11 190 19 Jommer Hernandez 5-11 205 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 23 R/R 22 R/R 22

DOB 08/25/02 10/20/00 02/06/01 09/15/01 11/03/01

HOMETOWN Quebec City, QC Puerto Plata, DOM Ashland, MA Whittier, CA Andover, NJ

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

ACQUIRED ND FA, 08/16/21 MiLB FA, 09/08/21 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 5-10 190 S/R 21 6-4 230 L/R 22 6-0 195 R/R 25 6-5 255 L/L 23

DOB 08/25/00 05/21/04 09/06/01 10/04/02 09/06/01 01/10/99 9/14/00

HOMETOWN Richmond, VA Bakersfield, CA Overland Park, KS Barlovento, VEN Wildwood, MO St. Marys, PA Johnston, IA

’23 CLUBS JS (PHI), ACL (COL), FRE (COL), SPO (COL) Salem, Greenville (BOS) College, Dunedin, Vancouver Dunedin College, Dunedin College Dunedin, Vancouver

ACQUIRED MiLB FA, 05/22/24 Trade w/BOS, 7/27/04 7th Rd, ’23, Kansas State INT FA, 7/3/19 13th, ’23, So. Illinois-Edwardsville ND FA, 6/9/23 7th Rd, ’22, Iowa

INFIELDERS (6) Jamari Baylor 21 Cutter Coffey 1 Nick Goodwin 14 Estiven Machado 15 Brennan Orf 7 Jeff Wehler 44 Peyton Williams

OUTFIELDERS (4) HT WT 22 Victor Arias 5-11 170 8 Jace Bohrofen 6-2 205 6 Dasan Brown 6-0 195 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 R/R 22 9/25/01 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 Trade w/CIN, 03/20/24 INT FA, 08/04/22 19th, ’23, Angelo State (TX) 5th Rd, ’23, Michigan INT FA, 07/02/19 INT FA, 07/04/16 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 Oakville, ON Dunedin, Vancouver 3rd Rd, ’19, Abbey Park HS (ON) 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 | Lazaro – luhz-OUR-oh | J. Lavallee – lava-LAY | McElvain – MAC-ull-vain | Ohashi – oh-HA-shee Juaron – jur-RON | Geison Urbaez – Jason ur-BYE-ez | Yeager – like the liquor | Jommer – jome-ur | Hornung – hore-NUNG | Arnaez – ar-NYE-ez | Estiven – es-steven | Wehler – WHALE-er (like Capt. Ahab) | 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 18 / VANCOUVER CANADIANS 2024

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 40 Glenn Albanese, Jr., 19 Ryan Cousteiu 27 Chris Clark 20 Carlos Espinosa 15 Leonard Garcia 28 Houston Harding 7 Joel Hurtado 30 Keythel Key 16 Ryan Langford 18 Nick Mondak 31 Luke Murphy 25 Roman Phansalkar 24 Dylan Phillips 11 Jake Smith 17 Christian Young 14 Walbert Urena

B/T RHP RHP RHP RHP LHP LHP RHP RHP RHP LHP RHP RHP LHP RHP RHP RHP

HT 6-7 6-0 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-4 6-5 6-1 6-0 6-4 6-5 6-0

WT 223 200 200 190 165 230 180 180 160 203 180 195 220 189 210 170

DOB 10/22/1998 11/28/2000 08/14/2001 08/08/2001 08/11/2003 05/22/1998 02/06/2001 10/10/2003 08/31/1999 06/02/1998 11/05/1999 06/02/1998 06/16/1999 10/04/1999 05/19/1996 01/25/2004

ENTERED ANGELS ORG. Draft – 15th/2021 (Louisville) Draft – 7th/202q (Arkansas) Draft – 5th/2023 (Harvard) Trade w/ HOU (11/31/2024) INTL FA – signed 8/2019 NDFA – signed 7/2021 INTL FA – signed 6/2022 INTL FA-signed 2/2021 NDFA – 9/22 (Fla Southern) Draft – 18th/2021 (St. John’s) Draft – 4th/2021 (Vanderbilt) Draft – 7th/2022 (Oklahoma St.) Draft – 8th/2022 (Kansas St, ) Draft – 6th/2021 (U. of Miami [FL]) MiLB FA-1/24 (prev. CIN org) INTL FA – signed 3/2021

RESIDES Batavia, IL Clayton, CA Wayne, PA Najasa, CUB Barcelona, VEN Walls, MS Puerto Plata, DOM Valencia, VEN Pembroke Pines, FL Watertown, CT Springfield, TN Edmond, OK Omaha, NE Chapel Hill, NC Oakville, ON, CAN San Pedro de Macoris, DR

BIRTHPLACE Wheaton, IL Walnut Creek, CA Reston, VA Najasa, CUB Anzoategui, VEN Coldwater, MS Puerto Plata, DOM El Tigrito, VEN Pembroke Pines, FL Waterbury, CT Nashville, TN Edmond, OK Omaha, NE Chapel Hill, NC Oakville, ON, CAN Mao, DR

NO. CATCHERS 3 Kevin Bruggeman 12 Burns, Peter 26 Juan Flores 6 Alberto Rios

B/T HT WT R/R 5-9 185 L/R 5-10 190 R/R 5-10 180 R/R 6-0 203

DOB 07/25/2001 10/14/1999 02/13/2006 03/19/2002

ENTERED ANGELS ORG. NDFA – 7/23 (Hofstra) NDFA – 7/23 (Boston College) INTL FA -signed 1/2023 Draft- 3'd/2023 (Stanford)

RESIDES Trumbull, CT Reading, MA Lara, VEN Bellflower, CA

BIRTHPLACE Stamford, CT Boston, MA Quibor, VEN Lynwood.CA

NO. INFIELDERS 34 Sonny Di Chiara 4 Caleb Ketchup 8 Mac McCroskey 2 Adrian Placencia 9 Arol Vera 55 Cam Williams

B/T HT WT R/R 6-1 261 R/R 5-10 160 R/R 6-1 180 S/R 5-11 173 S/R 6-2 180 S/R 5-10 195

DOB 07/29/1999 01/04/2002 12/31/1999 06/02/2003 09/12/2002 02/08/2004

ENTERED ANGELS ORG. Draft-5th/2022 (Auburn) Draft – 15th/2023 (Lipscomb) Draft -20th/2023 (Oral Roberts) INTL FA – signed 7/2019 INTL FA-signed 7 /2019 MiLB FA – signed 4/2024 (LAA org)

RESIDES Hoover, AL Atlanta, GA Springdale, AR Santiago, DOM Valencia, VEN Odessa,FL

BIRTHPLACE Homewood, AL Jonesboro, GA Conway, AR Los Alcarizzos, DOM Valencia, VEN Miami, FL

NO. OUTFIELDERS 1 Werner Blakely 23 Joe Redfield 32 Jadiel Sanchez 13 Landon Wallace

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

DOB 02/21/2002 10/18/2001 05/10/2001 02/27/2002

ENTERED ANGELS ORG. Draft – 4th/2020 (Edison HS) Draft – 4th/2023 (Sam Houston St.) Trade w/PHI (8/2/2022) NDFA – signed 7/2023

RESIDES Detroit, Ml Woodway, TX Arroyo, PRI Roseville, CA

BIRTHPLACE Detroit, Ml Waco, TX Arroyo, PRI Roseville, CA

HT 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-2

WT 185 200 185 170

NO. FIELD STAFF 21 Willie Romero – Manager 33 Hiram Bocachica – Pitching Coach 49 Ron Villone – Hitting Coach 5 Trevor Nyp – Infield/1B Coach Koki Ikeda – Athletic Trainer Mike Milgrew – Strength and Conditioning Michael Snow – Game Planning Strategist Spencer Bayes – Video Assistant Joseph Rossman – Clubhouse Manager Joe Creason – Assistant Clubhouse Manager

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FIELD STAFF

BRENT

LAVALLEE

33

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

29

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

37

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

4

KAI

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

NASWELL

PAULINO

HT: 5-11 WT: 205 B/T: L/L DOB: 4/17/00 HOMETOWN: San Cristobal, DOM 23 CLUBS: Vancouver AQUIRED: INT FA, 07/04/16

AMALFI

30

BO

17

AARON

3

CARSON

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

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

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

PIERCE

17

RAFAEL

40

KENDRY

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)

CONNOR

18

GRANT

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

PAT

CARTER

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)

3

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

ROGERS

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

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

OHASHI

32

HT: 6-1 WT: 185 B/T: R/R DOB: 10/08/02 HOMETOWN: Mogi Guacu, BR 23 CLUBS: Dunedin AQUIRED: INT FA, 07/02/19

ROJAS

16

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

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GRAYSON

THURMAN

34

GEISON

19

JACKSON

15

NICK

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

JOMMER

HERNANDEZ

HT: WT: 205 B/T: R/R DOB: 10/20/00 HOMETOWN: Puerto Plata, DOM 23 CLUBS: Vancouver AQUIRED: MiLB FA, 09/08/21

JAMARI

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

URBAEZ

36

JUARON

31

JACOB

1

ESTIVEN

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

HORNUNG

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

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

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WATTS-BROWN

10

CHAY

23

ALEX

14

BRENNAN

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

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

MACHADO

HT: 5-10 WT: 190 B/T: S/R DOB: 10/04/02 HOMETOWN: Barlovento, VEN 23 CLUBS: Dunedin AQUIRED: INT FA, 7/3/19

YEAGER

20

NICOLAS

27

CUTTER

15

JEFF

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

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

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

DESCHAMPS

26

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

21

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

WEHLER

HT: 6-0 WT: 195 B/T: R/R DOB: 01/10/99 HOMETOWN: St. Marys, PA 23 CLUBS: College AQUIRED: ND FA, 6/9/23

7

PEYTON

WILLIAMS OUTFIELDER

44

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

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)

VICTOR

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

JE'VON

WARD

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

24

DASAN

BROWN

HT: 6-0 WT: 195 B/T: R/R DOB: 09/25/01 HOMETOWN: Oakville, ON 23 CLUBS: Dunedin, Vancouver AQUIRED: 3rd Rd, ’19, Abbey Park HS (ON)

MARCOS

DE LA ROSA

KATIE

HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER

REYES

BAILEY

ZANE

STEPHANIE

RAUL

CRISTIAN

HEAD STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH

ASSISTANT STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH

DIETICIAN

MENTAL PERFORMANCE COACH

TECH ASSISTANT

FORST

HUNT

BOVILLE

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

ROB

SHIFRIN

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

6

PIMENTEL

CORDOVA

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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 outfielder Jace Bohrofen.

The Oklahoma City, OK native has been more than okay when it comes to baseball. Bohrofen starred at Westmore High School with stellar sophomore and junior seasons as he was named an All-American both years. In 2018, he batted .512 with 10 home runs and 59 runs batted in as a sophomore and followed that up with a .479 batting average with a dozen homers and 66 RBI as a junior in 2019. That would be it for Bohrofen’s high school career on the diamond after COVID cancelled his 2020 senior campaign.

JACE BOH The MLB Draft was something to consider for Bohrofen as Perfect Game rated him the third-best player in Oklahoma and the 38th-best nationally in 2019. He also earned Under Armor and Perfect Game All-American honours and was the Perfect Game Player of the Year in Oklahoma.

In 2021, Bohrofen remained in his home state to attend the University of Oklahoma. He would carry on the family tradition as his father Brent Bohrofen and his older brother Braxton Bohrofen both played for the Sooners. Brent made it to the professional level as he spent two years in the St. Louis Cardinals organization as an outfielder. He played his first season north of the border with the Hamilton Redbirds of the New York-Penn League in 1991. Brent hit a couple of home runs with 18 runs batted in and five stolen bases in 51 games and also pitched a shutout inning during his time in Steeltown. He finished his career with the Savannah Cardinals in 1992 where he hit a homer in 63 contests.

As for Jace’s brother Braxton, the two were briefly teammates with the Sooners in 2021 but Braxton only played a couple of games. Jace would hit .252 with two homers and 18 RBI and was named to the Big-12 All-Freshman team. He continued playing ball in the Cape Cod League with the Falmouth Commodores where he slashed .279/.375/.504 with eight doubles, three triples and five home runs to go along with 19 RBI and eight stolen bases.

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In 2022, Bohrofen entered the college transfer portal and joined the Arkansas Razorbacks. He played 32 games and batted .228/.333/.435 with three homers and 17 RBI. The Razorbacks made it to the College World Series where he contributed a pinch-hit walk and scored a run against Stanford. Bohrofen went back to the Cape to join Falmouth where he batted. 276 in a dozen games with the Commodores.

Things came together for Bohrofen in 2023 as he put together a stellar batting line of .318/.436/.612 with 15 doubles, 16 home runs, 52 RBI and seven stolen bases with the Sooners. He won the Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week for April 17 after swatting four homers in five games against number-16-ranked Tennessee.

The two-time SEC Honour Roll student was rated by Baseball America as the 106th-best prospect in the 2023 MLB Draft.

“Bohrofen ranked as the No. 141 prospect in the 2020 class out of high school and stood out for his plus raw power and corner outfield profile…He stands upright at the plate with a slightly open front side and has quick hands with consistent, tight turns and an explosive back hip. Bohrofen does have a pull-oriented approach that causes him to pull off the ball at times, and that has created issues specifically with contact against breaking stuff and changeups. He’s a fastball hitter who has done well with velocity and posted a 1.164 OPS against fastballs, but just an .849 OPS against breaking balls and offspeed stuff. He’s an average runner with average arm strength and should be an adequate defender in an outfield corner, though left field is a better fit than right field in pro ball.”

double on April 6. In the home opener, Bohrofen contributed two base knocks and scored a run in Vancouver’s first win of the season on April 9. He reached base four times with a double, two singles and a walk in a victory at Eugene on April 18. Bohrofen got on base four more times with a double and three walks in a triumph at Tri-City on April 30.

Bohrofen’s early season success continued into May when he doubled twice, walked and scored three runs in a victory at Tri-City on May 4.

His first Northwest League homer was a two-run shot in a victory at Spokane that also included an RBI double and a sacrifice fly on May 17.

Home run number two for Bohrofen came in a win at Everett on June 5. His first regular season long ball at Nat Bailey Stadium was against Spokane on June 13. His biggest moment to date was coming off the bench to belt a game-winning home run in the eighth in a victory over Spokane on June 15. Bohrofen went deep again, tripled and scored the winning run in a victory at Tri-City on June 19. More heroics came in the form of a game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning in a June 29 victory over Hillsboro.

C’s Plus Baseball was able to speak to the 22-year-old Bohrofen during the team’s homestand against Spokane in June. This interview has been edited for clarity.

C’s Plus Baseball – Let’s take it back to the beginning. You grew up in Oklahoma. When did you get started playing baseball?

Jace Bohrofen – Just playing tee ball when I was younger. I have an older brother named Braxton and we were playing in the backyard with our Dad playing catch. Just kind of playing against my brother and hitting like that. So from a young age, I just played baseball and got into some other sports like basketball and football too.

MLB Pipeline had Bohrofen much higher on their draft rankings at number 66. Instead, he went 184th overall as he was selected in the sixth round by the Toronto Blue Jays. Max Semler was the signing scout for Bohrofen, who agreed to a signing bonus of $302,200.

CPB – What position did you play in football?

The Florida Complex League was the first stop for Bohrofen where he made his debut for the FCL Blue Jays against the Phillies and he was plunked in his second at-bat on July 28. He got a measure of revenge against the FCL Phils by belting a two-run homer in his second professional game on July 29.

CPB – How did playing all three sports help you develop on the baseball diamond?

Bohrofen’s batting line of .267/.450/.467 in seven games at the FCL was enough to bump him up to Dunedin and he connected for a home in his first at-bat with the D-Jays and walked twice in a win at Lakeland on August 9. Bohrofen would tap into his home run stroke against Lakeland on August 11 as part of a 2-for-4 effort that included a double and a walk. He would go deep again in another triumph against the Flying Tigers on August 13 and went 2-for-3 with a walk and two RBI. The power and good batting eye continued to be on display for Bohrofen as he homered twice and walked in a victory against Clearwater on August 16. He ended his regular season on a high note as he went 2-for-4 with a homer and a double in a victory at Dayton on August 31.

After an impressive .306/.442/.677 batting line that produced a 1.119 on-base-plus-slugging percentage with Dunedin—thanks to 11 extra-base hits and 16 RBI in 17 games—there was some thought that Bohrofen would join Vancouver to help its playoff drive. However, Bohrofen did not have his passport ready in time and would not make his debut north of the border until 2024.

Bohrofen’s first game at Nat Bailey Stadium came in preseason action against the University of British Columbia and he socked his first home run in his first plate appearance on Canadian soil on April 3.

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JB – I played quarterback and running back growing up. And then when I got to high school, I played quarterback and backed up my brother in high school.

JB – Yeah, I feel like playing different sports definitely helps from a young age. Just competing, man. Just finding different ways to find an edge during when you’re playing basketball, trying to get to the hole or playing football and trying to make someone miss or whatever it is. And just being athletic. I feel like that’s another part. You’re using different parts of your body with football and basketball and can translate over to the baseball field.

CPB – As far as baseball goes, in high school, you were highly touted and there was a lot of draft interest in you but you opted to go to stay in state with Oklahoma. Was that a tough decision for you?

JB – Yeah, it was very tough. Very blessed to get an opportunity to be considered a draft interest in high school but things didn’t work out.

It was a tough decision but ultimately, my brother was at OU playing baseball at the time. My Dad had played baseball there back in the late 80s, early 90s. It was 30 minutes away from my house and it was just a kind of a win-win, honestly, whatever happened, happened. It was a tough decision but it was also a fun decision too. You know, just staying close to home and getting to play baseball with my brother.

CPB – Your father does have minor professional experience and played some baseball in Canada. What has he told you about that time in his life?

JB – Yeah, obviously things have probably changed since he probably played baseball up here but he said he enjoyed it a lot. He talked about living with a bunch of guys and in a house or whatever, when the minor leagues were in a little worse condition than they are now. He

just remembers having a good time and he said I was really going to enjoy it up here.

them a lot, and my name was called in the sixth round. And it was a great time in the Bohrofen household.

CPB – I’m sure it was helpful to have your dad who’s been through the minor pro league grind. I’m sure he’s giving you lots of advice, but is there any advice that you follow to this day?

CPB – So you weren’t surprised at all it was the Blue Jays. Did you think maybe there was going to be another team or two in the mix?

JB – It’s just kind of like, you know, take it one day at a time. Don’t look too much into something. You know you’re going to get a lot of the bats, play a lot of games during the season. It’s a little different than the college season where you got 50, 60 games-ish. So those at-bats kind of are more important day-to-day versus playing 130-something games a season, you know? One day is not going to make or break your season so I’m just trying to stay level-headed and just have a short memory.

CPB – Your first season was with Oklahoma, but then you decided to transfer to Arkansas. Was that a tough decision leaving home?

JB – Yeah, a really tough decision. I’m obviously leaving all my friends and family. And also just having to live away from home. Being 30 minutes (away), you’re on campus, go home and see your family, it’s nice. But going to Arkansas was probably one of the best decisions I ever made. Just getting to live on my own. I learned a lot about myself mentally and as a person. It was a great decision.

CPB – How did playing in Arkansas help you develop as a ball player?

JB – It helped me a lot. The facilities there,are second to none. The coaching staff is awesome. Really good hitting coaches there with Coach Thompson (Nate Thompson), Coach Wernes (Bobby Wernes). And then at the time was a GA, Cullen Smith, who’s now at a Juco in Florida (Florida Southwestern). All those guys helped me tremendously, just developing my approach and swing and everything.

CPB – I know the year before your draft year didn’t go as well as you would have wanted to but you had a big bounce back in 2023. Did you make any big adjustments or what led to your success?

JB – I think I just kind of made a mental adjustment. Just going out there and just, no matter what happens, just have as much fun as possible, you know? Don’t worry about any of the external factors.

Everything is going to work out, God’s got a plan for me and just really just trusting it and just staying within the process and not getting too big.

CPB – I think the one thing that Blue Jays always like is when a player does well in the Cape Cod League and you had two stints there. Talk about your time in the Cape and how that helped you.

JB – Yeah, the Cape was an awesome experience. Getting to live away from home was awesome. I had a nice host family, a great experience, very enjoyable. A great team too, Coach Trundy (Jeff Trundy)and Coach Becker (Brett Becker) and Coach Ihle (Ryan Ihle) Ihle up there with the hitting side just helped me tremendously. Brett Becker, one of the guys that I met up there my first year, I still have contact with him today. He’s kind of my hitting guy. He’s helped me a lot from a hitting standpoint. I give a lot of credit to him but the Cape was awesome.

The weather’s great up there. I got to meet a lot of new faces from a collegiate aspect, and play a lot of good competition up there too. So I feel like that’s also helped me become a better baseball player.

CPB – The draft rolls around. You’re expected to go higher but you go in the sixth round. I’m sure that must have been a stressful time for you wondering, ‘Okay, when am I going to get picked here?’

JB – Yeah, it was a sweet time. It was a sweet moment. You know, I was sitting anywhere between, you know, four to six (rounds), whatever it was saying???. So, slide of the Blue Jays, and I had good contacts with them, with the draft combine. I had an interview and I really liked

JB – Yeah, there’s obviously other teams that you think you’re going to go to. But fortunately for me, I was lucky enough to get chosen by the Blue Jays.

CPB – You were at home when this all happened?

JB – Yeah, my fiance now, she was actually starting her first day on the job as a dental hygienist. She actually wasn’t there to celebrate the moment with me but she got there like an hour after because she just got off work. But other than that, my family was there and we were just watching the draft on television. It was cool, a great moment.

CPB – Getting ready for Dunedin. I know it’s kind of a whirlwind process, but what was that like for you when you realize you got to make travel plans for Florida?

JB – The first thing I was asked, ‘Do you have a passport? And I was like, ‘No’, ‘Alright, you need to get one.’ So we got that process going, and then I went down to Florida, signed my contract, and then started draft camp. Instantly, it was a lot of fun getting to meet the new draftees in our class. And then just going from there and playing in the FCL and then a little stint there in Dunedin, I had a lot of fun. Just got a little taste of what pro ball is like and it was really enjoyable.

CPB – Was there anything you learned about your first stint of professional baseball, things that maybe you didn’t know before but know now?

JB – Yeah, there’s a lot of differences between college and pro ball, obviously. The main thing is you’re getting up and you’re playing baseball every single day, you know? In college, you got time, you practice, you got school work, this and that. Pro ball is all about baseball. It’s getting up every single day, whether your body’s feeling good or not and finding a way to come out here and compete and get your work done and stay true to your process.

CPB – You had tremendous success in Dunedin in the limited amount of games you played. What was working for you?

JB – When I got to Dunedin, I think I’d played like two weeks in the FCL. Just getting some at-bats back from the college season. I had like a month and a half off. So, just getting some at-bats there, then getting down to Low-A and playing with some of the guys that had already played from my draft class. My first Low-A at-bat, I hit a homer and it was kind of like, ‘Whoa!’. Like I didn’t really expect that. I just kind of carried that momentum the rest of that season, the little short stint I had and I just kept building off it. I just had a lot of confidence and just had really good plans from like the hitting guys down there with Donnie (Donnie Murphy) and Matty (Matt Young). Really good coaches down there who helped me a lot. Just putting together a plan for that day. I was just really, really just trusting the process the coaches gave us, and just kind of stuck with it.

CPB – Your first game here in Vancouver was a pre-season game and your first at-bat against UBC was a home run. What do you remember about that game?

JB – Yeah, that was cool. I’d heard all about the Canadians and the crowds they get, and just the atmosphere up here. I wasn’t really expecting much for a scrimmage or whatever. And sure enough, we had like 3,000 or 4,000 it felt like in here. And it was just a great environment, and the first at-bat, I hit a homer and it was just really cool. I mean, it was everything that they talked about.

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CPB – I know the home runs weren’t coming early on this season but you still showed a good approach on the plate. Your on-base percentage has been pretty good this year. After your initial burst of six, seven home runs, how do you try to kind of put that out of your mind and say, ‘Look, they’re gonna come eventually?’

JB – Yeah, I think that’s another thing I did really well at Dunedin.

Like you don’t ever try to hit homers, especially for me. I’m not a guy that’s just gonna have a ton of power and put it out of the yard every day. I’m just gonna be more gap-to-gap and hit homers every once in a while. I think that’s where I gotta get back to my approach and just stick to it, you know? The homers are gonna come. I just got to stick to the doubles in the gap game.

CPB – Your approach out of the plate with your left-handed swing.

What is it that you’re thinking about when you go up there? I mean, obviously, it’s to crush the ball but do you have a certain approach?

JB – Yeah. Since I’ve been in high school, I just try to hit the ball to left-center. If I hit the ball to left-center, it’s usually when I’m going pretty good. My swing’s on path, it’s very direct and it gives me a chance to be able to sit on the off-speed as well, to crush an off-speed pitch to the right-center gap or down the right field line. So, yeah, just stick to left-center.

CPB -Your first home run came against Sean Sullivan in Spokane, and you got him again here. What do you remember about your first regular season home run here at the Nat? JB – Yeah, I don’t know. That guy’s really good and talented. For some reason, I get lucky every single time I face him. He’s got really good stuff. I put a good swing on a ball, and the one the other night, you know, went over right field. It feels like no one hits a ball out of right field, just how that wall and the wind and everything. So it was a really cool moment, but that guy’s a stud.

CPB – What’s it been like hitting here at The Nat? If you’re a righthanded hitter, left field is more inviting but talk about the challenges of hitting here at The Nat. JB – It’s a fun park to play in. You got big gaps, you got a short porch over there on the left so I’ve definitely thought about trying to take the ball there a couple times but it’s a challenge. It’s a good place to play in but you just gotta stick to your approach, man. Like, you start getting outside of your approach, and then you’re like, ‘Oh, I’m not gonna hit the ball.’ That’s when the bad things start to happen.

CPB – When it comes to facing a left-hander, trying to stay on the ball, does that kind of help you kind of find yourself again in a way?

Maybe facing a guy like maybe Sullivan kind of helps you down the line?

JB – Yeah, for sure. I mean, definitely, on a lefty the approach is you gotta stay on the ball. The ball feels like it’s coming behind you. You really gotta stay on the ball there versus a righty. It’s an easier slot.

You’re seeing it out there. Definitely hitting lefties can get you back on the right track, so hopefully the other night, I can just kind of keep things rolling.

JB – I just wanted to talk about your outfield play. You’ve played all over. Mostly, it’s been right field. You had a great play the other night throwing out a runner. What are the challenges of being ready to play all three outfield positions?

JB -Yeah, I played all three for the first time last year in Arkansas. I played center and left in high school but when I got to college, it was more just like right and a little bit of left. Last year, we had our center fielder go down for a couple weeks, so I got to learn how to play a little bit of center field and got a little comfortable out there. It was 34 / VANCOUVER CANADIANS 2024

also fun getting to cover some ground out there. But then, you know, this year, I played mostly right and a little bit of left and then a little bit of center with Dasan (Dasan Brown) being hurt. The Blue Jays take great pride in their defense in this organization. We’re all in this together. We’re all about saving runs. Pitching is getting really tough so the more runs you can save, you know, the better chance you have a chance to win. Ashley (Ashley Stephenson), our outfield coach, she works really hard with us out there, getting good reads. She’s done a phenomenal job this year in getting us better.

CPB – One thing I want to talk to you about. I saw something where you’re with a half-bat company. How does that help you?

JB – Yeah, the Pivot Point Grips. They put their grip on the half-bat and it’s a big part of my routine. The founder is also Brett Becker, the guy I met up in the Cape. I was actually one of the first guys to use their products when it was just like a prototype. I got to use it up there and it was in their first stages. He made the grip during COVID. He put his daughter’s Play-Doh on a bat and kind of like just gripped it. And he’s like, ‘You know? This is the correct way to grip the bat.’

So with a half-bat, you have to hold the bat a certain way for it to hit the ball flush. And with the grip, it just puts it on there nicely and you don’t have to worry about the way you hold the bat because when you pick it up, your hands are in the right spot. So you’re naturally going to hit the ball flush. And it’s helped me a lot with my routine, you know, just hitting balls with backspin. I feel like my misses are better too. It’s a great tool to use. I definitely recommend it for guys either in high school or youth age.

CPB – I just wanted to ask about the Player Development Complex.

How’s that helped you out in Dunedin?

JB – Yeah. Just talking around the league with my buddies that are in pro ball. That complex down there in Dunedin is unbelievable, man.

It’s second to none. I’m very fortunate. It’s one of the best facilities out there. I work out there every day during spring training and then obviously during the fall with instructs and stuff like that. But taking full advantage of that complex with our cages, with our hitting lab, our weight room is so nice and very spacious and I like the cafeteria.

I can go on and on. The training room, the tubs, you know, it’s all there at your disposal. You just got to use it. And our staff’s really good about just making sure we’re doing the things that we should be doing to take care of our body.

CPB – Did you have a favourite major league team or player growing up?

JB – Being from Oklahoma, we don’t have a major league team, so I wasn’t like too big of an MLB fan growing up. We have the Dodgers, I can’t remember when we got them, but the Triple A (Dodgers) are in Oklahoma City. Growing up, I liked watching and following them a little bit. So I guess the Dodgers would have been my favorite team kind of growing up but watching Corey Seager when he came through the minors and had big league success. I really like the way he plays the game. Similar body type, left-handed. He plays short and I play outfield but I really love the way that he attacks the game and how he handles his approach to the plate.

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

JB – Well, I’ll tell you which is my least favourite, which is the blues because we lose every single time in them. So definitely not blue.

The whites are nice but I think I’m either going to have to go with either red or black. I think I’ve done better in black, so I’ll probably just choose black.

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Rollie Fingers pitched on each of the Athletics’ World Series-winning teams from 1972-74, earning Fall Classic Most Valuable Player honors in 1974.

(Milo Stewart Jr./National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum)

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BY JUSTIN ALPERT

The Oakland Athletics won the 1972 World Series, taking down the Reds in seven games. A year later, they beat the Mets in seven. Then, on Oct. 17, 1974, the A’s defeated the Dodgers in Game 5 to secure their third consecutive World Series title. They remain one of only two franchises to enjoy such profound success in a three-year span.

“Oh, how sweet it is! A third world championship in a row for our swinging baseball team,” read the front page of the Oakland Tribune. “The A’s are a great team of champions as their performance in the just concluded World Series so aptly proved. They are professional and entertaining in every sense of the word.”

Fans rejoiced as they had the previous fall, and the one before that, flooding Oakland’s streets to celebrate a string of championships so unprecedented it left writers at a loss for new words to praise the A’s.

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“The A’s looked as fresh as ever in capturing the World Series once again,” wrote the Tribune’s Noel Lieberman.

“But how do you capture the tumultuous celebration that followed — the third one in the last three years — without sounding trite?”

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But the 1974 club didn’t feature all the same faces as champions past.

Catcher/first baseman Gene Tenace, the 1972 World Series MVP who totaled 12 RBI in the previous two Fall Classics, tallied just two hits in the ‘74 postseason and was benched after Game 3 versus Los Angeles. Second baseman Dick Green hit .333 in the ‘72 Series but went 1-for-29 over the next two. Hall of Fame manager Dick Williams resigned after the ‘73 title. He, among others, clashed at times with team owner Charlie Finley.

One fan summarized his beloved ballclub on his way home from the Coliseum following the third championship. “The A’s represent individuality,” he told the Tribune. “They can fight with one another and still go out and win the big money. The A’s had it tonight. They had the poise and they had the style.”

Poise, style and, of course, stellar numbers aptly described the three future Hall of Fame players— Reggie Jackson, Catfish Hunter and Rollie Fingers — whose October performances were instrumental to the trio of titles.

Jackson may have missed the 1972 Fall Classic due to a hamstring injury, but that hamstring went down a hero. In the Championship Series’ deciding Game 5 at Detroit, he drew a second-inning walk, stole second and reached third on a flyout. Then, Jackson and Mike Epstein flawlessly executed a double-steal to tie the game 1-1.

Epstein drew a throw to second while Jackson scampered home, injuring himself in the process.

“When I had to hobble off the field, I cried,” Jackson told the Tribune.

“Then I looked in the stands. And there, sitting next to our dugout, was Mr. Finley. And he was crying, too.”

The injury put Jackson on crutches and ended his postseason, but with a 2-1 win the A’s had seized their first pennant since 1931, when they called Philadelphia home.

“Reggie’s role in Oakland’s pennant victory did not go unnoticed,” wrote the Detroit Free Press, detailing the manager Williams’ clubhouse embrace of Jackson during the postgame celebration. “It had to be the most touching scene in the entire A’s celebration.”

Jackson got his chance in the World Series the following year – and to say he didn’t disappoint would be an understatement. After struggling — 3-for-21 with no walks, extra-base hits or RBI — in the 1973 ALCS, the soon-to-be American League MVP made himself a 38 / VANCOUVER CANADIANS 2024

World Series MVP as well. He went 4-for-6 with a double, a triple and two RBI in Game 2, but the Mets took that one in 12 innings to even the series.

Then, after his A’s dropped two of three at Shea Stadium, Jackson returned to the Coliseum with a vengeance. In Game 6, the All-Star doubled twice off Tom Seaver, drove in two of Oakland’s three runs and scored the third himself. The next night, Jackson’s third-inning home run turned a two-run lead to four in an eventual 5-2 victory, securing a title for the A’s.

“I had a horsemeat start in the Series and knew if I don’t get some hits I’m going to be the goat because they expect so much from me,” he told the Tribune after Game 7.

“There is no doubt the better team won,” the Tribune wrote. “All the A’s needed was for Reggie Jackson to get hot with the bat. He sizzled Saturday. He sizzled Sunday. And Oakland was unstoppable.”

“Two years in a row, and we’ll make it three with your help,” Finley told Jackson, who was named series MVP after hitting .310 with six RBI. Sure enough, Jackson reached base at a .474 clip in the 1974 World Series, hitting a double and a home run in the five-game triumph.

“Mr. October” may not have been born until 1977, in pinstripes, but Jackson had already established himself a postseason legend in Oakland.

Hunter, meanwhile, built a remarkable postseason résumé during that three-year stretch. Through three starts in October of 1972, the righty allowed three runs across 24 innings. In his fourth outing, Game 5 of the World Series, he recorded just 14 outs and yielded three runs, squandering a chance to close out the series. Two days later, eight outs of relief work earned Hunter the winning decision in Game 7 as Oakland took down Cincinnati. His ERA that postseason?

2.01.

The future Hall of Famer was even better in 1973, posting a 1.82 across four starts and winning each of his three decisions. The second, a shutout in Game 5 of the ALCS, sent Oakland back to the World Series. The third, a 7.1-inning effort in Game 6 versus New York, saw Hunter hold the Mets to one run while Jackson led the offense.

“Catfish is the man you want pitching if you’ve got to win,” Jackson said.

Hunter was “the least famed of the great hurlers in the game,” the Tribune wrote. “It isn’t his fastball. It isn’t his curveball. It’s deep inside Catfish Hunter. He’s a competitor and that’s why he allowed just four hits and beat the Mets.”

That competitor made his mark again in 1974 — his Cy Young Awardwinning campaign. Facing Baltimore in the ALCS, he bounced back from a rough series opener to win another pennant clincher in Game 4 — Hunter didn’t complete the shutout, but he held the Orioles scoreless over seven frames. Come October, managers will use their most trusted arm in any situation. With two outs in the ninth and a 3-2 lead at Dodger Stadium in Game 1, Alvin Dark deployed Hunter to strike out Joe Ferguson and record his only career postseason save.

“I thought he was joking when he told me to warm up,” Hunter said of pitching coach Wes Stock, “but we don’t joke around on this club.”

The righty was back in a starting role for Game 3, yielding just one run as he pitched into the eighth and helped Oakland grab a 2-1 series lead. In all, across 80.1 innings of postseason work from 1972-74, Hunter went 7-1 with a 2.24 ERA. The future Hall of Famer appeared in 13 games and Oakland won 10 of them.

Fingers, whose combination of versatility, durability and dominance revolutionized relief pitching, entered 24 games during the threechampionship run and, with a 1.55 ERA, eight saves and three wins in 46.1 innings (recording a win or save in 52 percent of Oakland’s victories during those three postseasons), had few blemishes. Every reliever dreams of closing out the World Series. Fingers did it twice.

But he almost didn’t get the chance in 1972, in Game 7 versus Cincinnati. Oakland led 3-2 with two outs in the ninth when Fingers hit Darrel Chaney with a pitch. Pete Rose was coming up and Dick Williams emerged from the dugout to replace Fingers with lefty flamethrower Vida Blue. But catcher Dave Duncan convinced Williams to stick with Fingers. The decision paid off with a flyout to left as Fingers retired Rose and ended the World Series.

Then, in 1974, Fingers battled through the fatigue of pitching three straight days and recorded a two-inning save in Game 5. The Dodgers managed a couple baserunners in the eighth but Reggie Jackson’s outfield assist, while backing up center fielder Bill North’s error, helped extinguish the threat.

“I was OK for an inning or two,” Fingers told the Tribune. “I was tired.

I couldn’t control my breaking pitch tonight.”

Lacking his best stuff, Fingers still had enough to finish off yet another Oakland A’s championship. He was named World Series MVP, having pitched in each of the four victories while allowing only two runs. The last relief pitcher to win World Series MVP had been the Dodgers’ Larry Sherry in 1959.

The A’s paraded through Oakland the morning of Oct. 18, 1974, and Fingers was one of many to receive a hero’s welcome.

“Oakland celebrated its baseball heroes this morning with a noisy parade down Broadway, toasting the third consecutive World Series victory with lots of cheering, paper, music, and applause,” wrote the Tribune. “The crowd bellowed its appreciation even more loudly for Fingers, who repeatedly smiled beneath what is probably the most famous handlebar moustache in the Western World and waved two fingers in the V-for-victory sign above his head.

“Even Reggie Jackson showed up for this parade, coming along towards its end and nearly causing a riot as his fans mobbed his fancy car — a brand new, very black Porsche in which he rode alone, instantly recognizable — quite beyond the power of the police, who tried and, after a while, succeeded in pushing the crowd back again.”

These three legendary A’s had built a collection of World Series rings, and they’d eventually add bronze Hall of Fame plaques — Hunter in 1987, Fingers in 1992, Jackson in 1993 and Williams in 2008 — to their long lists of accolades.

Justin Alpert was a digital content specialist at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Reprinted with permission from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

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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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2004 Santiago Casilla Nick Swisher Joe Blanton

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2005 Mark Teahen Dan Johnson Omar Quintanilla Freddie Bynum Nelson Cruz

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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

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2008 Gregorio Petit John Baker Jeff Gray

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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

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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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Oakland Oakland Oakland Oakland Oakland Oakland Texas

2011 Justin Sellers Anthony Recker Corey Brown

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2012 Pedro Figueroa Sean Doolittle Dan Straily

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2013 Ian Krol Kevin Pillar Max Stassi Michael Choice

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2014 Bo Schultz Marcus Stroman Aaron Sanchez Dalton Pompey Daniel Norris

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

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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

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

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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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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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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

8 7

9

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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