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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.

15 ROAD TO THE SHOW

Climbing through the Blue Jays system.

16 TEAM ROSTERS 20 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’!

28 Q & A WITH NIC DESCHAMPS

39 CANADIANS TO REACH THE MAJOR LEAGUES

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

40 HOW TO SCORE THE BASEBALL GAME A Scorekeeping 101.

42 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.

44 KIDS FUN PAGE

Fun kids activities

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 catcher Nic Deschamps.

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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.

STADIUM OPERATIONS

GROUNDS CREW

ADAM HAUXWELL

BROOKS PRIMO

TRAVIS PORTER

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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 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 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 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 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 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 5-10 180 R/R 23 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 07/24/01 08/25/00 05/21/04 09/06/01 07/18/02 09/06/01 09/22/02 9/14/00

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

’23 CLUBS College, DUN, NH 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 ND FA, 07/20/23 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) 6 Bryce Arnold 18 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 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/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 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 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 (16) 35 Luis Amoroso 34 Cade Denton 15 Konner Eaton 36 Bryson Hammer 26 Welinton Herrera 45 Yujanyer Herrera 25 Braxton Hyde 6 Victor Juárez 40 Jack Mahoney 47 Albert Pacheco 27 Davis Palermo 28 Michael Prosecky 41 Felix Ramires 30 Sergio Sanchez 16 Connor Staine 18 Carlos Torres 31 Sam Weatherly

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

WT. 190 205 210 190 170 175 195 175 205 180 200 200 175 180 200 240 205

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

DOB 12/12/1999 12/28/2001 10/30/2002 10/8/2001 4/3/2004 8/17/2003 6/6/2001 6/19/2003 8/13/2001 11/29/2002 12/16/1999 2/28/2001 9/26/1999 1/13/2001 1/12/2001 5/3/2001 5/28/1999

ACQUIRED IFA/2017 6th/2023 6th/2024 12th/2023 IFA/2021 TRD/2024 14th/2022 IFA/2019 3rd/2023 IFA/2019 8th/2022 6th/2022 IFA/2017 IFA/2018 5th/2022 20th/2022 3rd/2020

LAST SCHOOL N/A Oral Roberts George Mason Dallas Baptist N/A N/A Butler CC (KS) N/A South Carolina A N/A North Carolina Louisville N/A N/A Central Florida Lehigh Clemson

HOMETOWN Valencia, Venezuela Garland, TX Hopewell, VA Hickory, NC Fantino, D.R. Caracas, Venezuela Liberal, KS Monterrey, Mexico lgonquin, IL Santo Domingo, D.R. Chapel Hill, NC Hinsdale, IL Sabana de la Mar, D.R. San Cristobal, D.R. Clinton, NJ Ponce, Puerto Rico Ann Arbor, MI

PREVIOUS Spokane (2023) Fresno (2024) Fresno (2024) Frenso (2024) Fresno (2024) Wisconsin A+ (2024) Fresno Spokane Fresno (203 Fresno (2024) Fresno Fresno (2024) Spokane Fresno Fresno Fresno Fresno (2024)

NO. CATCHERS (2) 7 Bryant Betancourt 19 Jose Cordova 46 Cole Messina

HT. 5-11 6-0 6-0

WT. 170 180 230

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

DOB 10/12/2003 1/11/2000 5/14/2003

ACQUIRED IFA/2021 IFA/2018 3rd/2024

LAST SCHOOL N/A N/A South Carolina

HOMETOWN Valencia, Venezuela Guayana, Venezuela Summerville, SC

PREVIOUS Fresno Spokane ACL Rockies (2024)

NO. INFIELDERS (5) 11 Dyan Jorge 2 Kyle Karros 3 Skyler Messinger 14 Andy Perez 20 Jean Perez

HT. 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-3 5-10

WT. 170 220 220 170 180

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

DOB 3/18/2003 7/26/2002 11/1/1998 6/3/2004 7/20/2002

ACQUIRED IFA/2022 5th/2023 19th/2022 IFA/2021 IFA/2019

LAST SCHOOL N/A UCLA Texas N/A N/A

HOMETOWN Havana, Cuba Los Angeles, CA Boulder, CO Santa Clara, Cuba Boca, Chica, D.R.

PREVIOUS Fresno Fresno Fresno (2023) Fresno (2024) Spokane

NO. OUTFIELDERS (5) HT. WT. 29 EJ Andrews Jr. 5-11 210 44 Jesus Bugarin 5-10 180 12 Charlie Condon 6-6 220 4 Cole Carrigg 6-3 200 9 GJ Hill 5-9 170 1 Jake Snider 5-10 190

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

DOB 9/28/2000 12/2/2001 4/14/2003 5/8/2002 9/30/2000 5/19/1998

ACQUIRED 13th/2021 IFA/2018 1st/2024 CB-B/2023 4th/2019 20th/2019

LAST SCHOOL Fresno State N/A Georgia San Diego State Santa Crus HS (CA) Louisville

HOMETOWN Long Beach, CA Ciudad Piar, Venezuela Marietta, GA Modesto, CA Santa Cruz, CA Waterloo, IA

PREVIOUS Fresno (2024) Fresno ACL Rockies (2024) Fresno Fresno (2024) Fresno

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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

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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

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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

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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

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KEVIN

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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

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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

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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

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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

1

JAY

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

NICK

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

WATTS-BROWN

10

CHAY

27

BRYCE

4

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

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

HARRY

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

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YEAGER

20

NICOLAS

6

JAMARI

15

ADRIAN

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

ARNOLD

HT: 5-10 WT: 180 B/T: R/R DOB: 07/24/01 HOMETOWN: Grimsby, ON 23 CLUBS: College, Dunedin, New Hampshire AQUIRED: ND FA, 07/20/23

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

JACKSON

18

CUTTER

7

PEYTON

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

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

HORNUNG

31

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KATIE

BAILEY

ZANE

STEPHANIE

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SHIFRIN

REYES

FORST

HUNT

RAUL

CRISTIAN

GLENN

COLE

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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 catcher Nic Deschamps.

NICK CHAMPS The Quebec City, Quebec native added a fair bit of travelling on his baseball resume during his amateur days. Deschamps batted .717 and was a tournament all-star to help Team Quebec win the 15U Canadian Championship in 2017. He participated in the Perfect Game World Wood Bat Association and was part of two winning clubs that won PG tournament titles in Fort Worth and Arlington. In 2018, Deschamps represented Team Quebec at the T12 Tournament at the SkyDome in Toronto. He was part of two more championship teams in the New England Baseball Complex (NEBC) and the Prep Baseball Report (PBR) in 2019 and participated in another T12 event. In 2018 and 2019, he also joined the Academy Baseball Canada which toured the U.S. to play several colleges.

In 2020, Deschamps played for a travel team called the Florida Hurricanes and joined TNXL Academy in Orlando in 2021. With TNXL, he batted. 307 with three doubles, two triples and five home runs and stole 10 bases. That performance helped Deschamps live up to the billing of Perfect Game pre-season All-American and All-Region Team honourable mentions for the Florida region.

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C’s Plus Baseball caught up with the 22-year-old Deschamps during the team’s homestand against Eugene.

C’s Plus Baseball – You signed as a free agent with the Blue Jays. How did that all happen?

Deschamps was set to attend Stetson University in 2021 but the Toronto Blue Jays came calling and signed him as a free agent on August 16 that year, giving him a signing bonus of $20,000. Scouted by Jasmin Roy, Deschamps got in three games and batted .333 with a walk in four plate appearances with the Florida Complex League Blue Jays.

The 2022 season saw Deschamps play just 24 games between the FCL and the Dunedin Blue Jays but he showed a good eye at the plate with a combined .447 on-base percentage in 76 plate appearances. He also belted his first professional home run in the FCL and was behind the plate to catch a no-hitter turned in by the quartet of Kendry Rojas (2024 Vancouver Canadian), Cooper Benson (2023), Sam Ryan (2022-2023) and Ian Churchill (2023) for Dunedin against Tampa on August 14. Deschamps also contributed a hit and two walks at the plate. Unfortunately, he wound up on the injured list and missed the latter part of August but returned to action with Dunedin in September.

In 2023, Deschamps was back with the Dunedin Blue Jays and posted a .341 on-base mark with four doubles, three homers and 17 RBI. He was also successful on all three stolen base attempts in 57 games. The injury bug got Deschamps again for the second straight August but managed to return late in the month.

The 2024 campaign began in Dunedin and Deschamps opened the year with a four-game hitting streak before being sidelined with a shoulder injury. He returned in May and reached base in all nine games he played with the FCL and Dunedin. In his first game back witht he D-Jays, Deschamps drilled a two-run homer and added an RBI triple and a walk in a victory against Jupiter on May 16. A .378 on-base percentage in the month of July and an overall slugging mark of .422 led to Deschamps getting promoted to Vancouver on July 28.

His C’s debut came on August 1 against Tri-City and his first hit was a double that nearly left the yard in the ninth inning, a game in which the C’s would walk it off in the 10th. That game saw the C’s feature three Canadian-born players in action for Monty’s Mounties with center fielder Dasan Brown from Oakville, Ontario and pitcher Connor O’Halloran from Mississauga, Ontario.

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Nic Deschamps – Basically, what happened was I was committed to go to Stetson to play D1 (Division I) baseball over there. Obviously, the COVID season, COVID just shut down Canada so I moved to the States. I didn’t get drafted because of the five-round draft that year. So I was going on campus, and one day before, one of the scouts from the Blue Jays called me the night before. And he was like, ‘Hey, we need a catcher. Are you willing to take X amount of money?’ My dream was to play pro ball obviously before going to college. I didn’t want to go to school so I just said yes and I’ve been here for now three years, up to my fourth year and enjoying every day.

CPB – How big a moment was that for you to sign? Did it seem surreal that you were joining a professional organization?

ND – It was cool and obviously being from Quebec and playing for a team from Canada, my hometown and home country. That was cool, that was a pretty good moment and I never looked back. Honestly just looking back over the years, should I have done this? I don’t regret a single thing. I’m just happy to be here and try to prove to these people I can play at a high level.

CPB – You’ve been with the organization since 2021. You spent some time in the Florida Complex League and Dunedin. When you look back on that, what stands out for you?

ND – Just seeing how good baseball players are. In Quebec we do have good baseball players but baseball in America is way way better so just like hitting that wall when signing and facing guys throwing 96, 97 (miles per hour) every day and seeing how the ball moves. It was a learning process. Last year I didn’t have a great year, which was like a learning year for me. I tried to use that for this year and obviously it paid off a little bit. I got the call up here, which is great. I’ve been waiting to play for Vancouver for a long time. Just learning from the older guys, like teammates, coaches, whoever speaks to you about baseball, just listening and trying to improve my game that way.

CPB – How did you find out about getting called up to Vancouver? I know the coaches sometimes like to mess around.

What was your story?

ND – I wasn’t supposed to catch that day. I was supposed to play first. And I was just getting treatment, just getting stretched out. And the manager’s like, ‘Hey, I got some bad news. Come meet me in my office, right?’ And I was like, ‘All right, what did I do wrong? Is it bad news? What did I do wrong? And he’s like, ‘Well, it depends how you take it.’ So I was like, ‘All right.’ So then I go in the office and all the coaches sit down and he’s like, ‘Listen, we just got this catcher from the draft, so you don’t have a roster spot. You won’t be playing tonight. And I was like, ‘What do you mean I don’t have a roster spot?’ And he’s playing tonight and I was like, ‘Wait, I don’t have a roster spot.’ He’s like ‘Well you’re not gonna play the rest of the year. You’re not on the roster. Are you mad?’ I was like, ‘Well I mean it’s my third year and I’m not on the roster so I was kind of getting pissed.’

And then he’s like, ‘Yeah, you’ve been added to the Vancouver

Canadians roster.’ So then it was like just pure joy.

CPB – You hit with some power at Dunedin. What was the key to your success this year?

ND – Just kind of getting used to everything but mostly finding a swing that is simple and easy to do every at-bat. Mainly it was more approach-wise. People say it’s up in the brain, you’ve got to think. So just not getting out there without a plan. I get information on the pitcher in the dugout and then when I step up, I’ve got to plan what I want to do, what the pitches look like and stuff like that. I think that’s been a key. And now, obviously I’m facing new guys so it’s harder to try to know them really quick but I’m getting used to it pretty sure, things will click pretty soon.

CPB – Have you found it a really big step up in this level compared to Dunedin to this league?

ND – Obviously guys are better. Pitchers miss less. Fastballs are the same velo, just different shapes and stuff like that. Also, guys are older here so it’s more like baseball IQ than pure talent so that comes into play. Honestly, just having more fans here.

The adrenaline is up, you got to calm yourself down a little bit and stuff like that. I mean, it’s the same game, right? I just gotta get used to it and I’ll be fine.

CPB – In your first game here, you nearly hit one out. What do you remember about your first game here at Nat Bailey Stadium?

ND – It was funny, though, because I remember this year just watching games on my phone and the field looked kind of small.

I remember thinking, ‘Oh, putting a ball out would be pretty nice.’ And then I was hitting BP, and the guys were like, ‘No, this park is huge. It’s really hard to get one out.’ I had three strikeouts start the game, so I was like, ‘All right, this is going to be brutal. A brutal start to my career.’ And I don’t know, the guy (Tri-City pitcher Glenn Albanese Jr.) just left the slider up, put a good swing on it and I thought it was gone too. I was kind of not jogging, but like semi-sprinting. I was just watching it. It would have been cool (to hit one out) but when you get a base sit, you’ve done your job right. When you hit a ball hard, that’s all you can wish for no matter where it goes.

CPB – Did you allow yourself to kind of soak in the moment a little bit standing at second base with the fans cheering?

ND -Yeah, I honestly didn’t know how to react that second. I was kind if you look at the video, I’m just kind of standing like ‘This is cool. This is 6,000 people just cheering.’ We had to walk it off after that. So that was fun but it’s been a really fun two weeks just playing in front of crowds. The guys are obviously good friends and good teammates so it’s really cool to play baseball here.

CPB – Iit was an all-Canadian battery with Connor O’Halloran from Mississauga that night. That must be a source of pride for you guys and (manager) Brent Lavallee and (position coach) Ashley Stephenson but what was that like getting to work with handle Connor O’Halloran?

ND – Connor’s a great dude, really good pitcher too, easy to handle. He knows how to pitch. He knows his stuff. He’s a cool guy to catch, honestly, a really easy job for me. Obviously being

Canadian, it’s kind of fun to represent your country as a team and actually play in your home country too. I mean, I haven’t played home in like five years right? So just being here it’s pretty fun. The fans are electric. It’s just fun baseball all around.

ND – Let’s take it back to the very beginning. How did you get started in baseball?

ND – So I obviously played hockey. My Mom (Sonia) was actually a softball player when she was younger. My Dad (Francois) never played baseball and was terrible at hockey too. But we all grew up playing hockey. My two brothers as well played hockey.

And I don’t know, I’m thinking my parents put me up to baseball and kind of liked it. I was kind of good, not the best player ever but a decent baseball player throughout my years. I never made the Canadian national team. I made Team Quebec in my last year. I got cut two times and then I think I was at 17, 18 (years old) that I really took a step forward. I don’t know how but it’s probably training-wise and all this stuff I would do because I kind of really wanted to be a professional baseball player. I put in the extra hours and stuff like that. I think it really worked out for me. I had to stop playing hockey unfortunately at 15 because I had to choose one or the other. But I do miss hockey, though.

I love playing that sport but I was definitely a better baseball player when I grew up. That’s how we made the choice.

CPB – You were signed out of TNXL Academy. How did you wind up there?

ND – COVID. COVID happened. And Canada basically shut down everything. I talked to my coach down in Quebec. I was like, ‘Hey, can I get the phone number for somebody in the States?

I’m gonna move. I can’t not play one season. This is my draft year, I gotta play.’ So I reached out to Brian Martinez down at TNXL in Orlando. He’s like ‘Send me a couple videos of you.’

A week later, I took a flight, met him over there and started playing. A host family down in Orlando took me in really, really great people. Became a huge Bills fan so they got me into that.

Great people honestly, I can’t say how grateful I am for them taking me in and allowing me to continue my dream. I don’t think I would be here honestly if they wouldn’t have taken me in because that would have been much harder to play ball. After that TNXL season, I went back home for a couple weeks and was ready to go to Stetson like I mentioned, and got the call and here we are.

CPB – When did you first become a catcher?

ND – I was a shortstop until i want to say 14-years-old and then this coach came up to me in high school and was like, ‘Hey, do you want to start catching?’ I was like, ‘I don’t know, not really, but I’ll give it a try.’ I would go to catching practice without any gear. I didn’t have a glove, I didn’t have nothing. They would just give me stuff. I started liking it a little bit but definitely I was terrible. I could not block a ball, could not frame it. I got videos. My coach in the off season was my catching coach back then and he always laughed at me by sending me videos of how bad I looked. So, yeah, I started catching and then went to TNXL as a catcher. So from like, 15 to 18 (years-old), I was a full-time catcher. I never played shortstop again. But now I love it. I love catching. I love being there for the pitchers. I love it. I love blocking balls. I love taking balls off the mask. So, honestly, VANCOUVER CANADIANS 2024 / 31

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I kind of love it. It’s kind of my spot.

CPB – I noticed you wear the hockey-style mask. Is that something you have always had?

ND – No, it started last year. I always wore a two-piece. I don’t know, I guess I saw somebody use it in the bigs or like, spring training. I was like, ‘Hey, can I try it on?’ And it kind of felt easier, putting it on and off and stuff like that and just the way it’s made. I wasn’t a goalie when I played hockey. I played defense.

So it has nothing to do with hockey either. Now I kind of like it, so I kind of just kept doing it.

CPB – How do you get ready for a game when you know you’re catching? Take us through the process of what your game day is like.

ND – Game days are usually more of a relaxed day for me before the game. I warm up hitting a bit, take big stretches, get the hips loose. Go out here, hit BP, no defensive work usually. Just take it easy, hydrate. And then an hour before the game, I stretch again.

I would go in the bullpen, get my legs warm, get my framing, blocking and throwing in. And then it’s all with the pitcher. The pitcher gets loose, 30 minutes before the game. I’m there with them and the game starts. When I’m not playing, that’s where I would put in some work. For example, like today, we’re working on arm strength, long toss and throwing to the bases. Another day. I want to block, throw to bases, we’re going to block, like 100 balls today. We’re going to focus on that. But when I play, it’s really easy, cue the button, and play the game.

CPB – Did you have a favourte major league team or catcher growing up?

ND – I watched the Blue Jays. Honestly, I don’t watch baseball anymore really because I play every day which makes sense but I started watching when the Blue Jays were good like in 2015 and 2016. I always loved watching Russell (Russell Martin) obviously. I had the pleasure of meeting him when we went to play we went to Topgolf together two or three years ago so that was fun. I loved watching him, another Canadian, play for the Blue Jays. Awesome guy, that’s who I looked up to. I’m really a big football fan and sometimes playoff hockey.

CPB – You’ve mentioned you’re a Buffalo Bills fan. Are you a Montreal Canadiens fan as well?

ND – Yep, the Canadiens. I grew up an Ovechkin (Alexandher Ovechkin) fan. I think he’s a great athlete. But now Montreal, they’re kind of really bad right now so it’s really hard to be a fan. But obviously when they play, I watch and I love watching hockey.

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

ND – That’s tough. I just love the combinations of having different jerseys. In Dunedin, we always wore the same stuff so now it’s kind of different. But honestly, I like the blue, how the blue fits. I like the retro one. But honestly, I don’t really have to choose.

CPB – So you’re good with all of them.

ND – Yeah. Whatever jersey fits me, I’m good with that.

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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

POS

ALUMN

MLB DEBUT TEAM

P P P

2001 2001 2001

21-Jul 12-Aug 21-Aug

2004 Santiago Casilla Nick Swisher Joe Blanton

POS

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

POS

ALUMN

MLB DEBUT TEAM

INF INF INF INF OF

2002 2001 2003 2000 2002

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

POS

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

POS

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

POS

ALUMN

MLB DEBUT TEAM

P C INF P INF

2006 2004 2004 2005 2005

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

POS

ALUMN

MLB DEBUT TEAM

P P

2010 2004

24-Jun 15-Jul

Oakland Oakland Oakland Oakland Oakland Oakland Texas

2011 Justin Sellers Anthony Recker Corey Brown

POS

ALUMN

MLB DEBUT TEAM

INF C OF

2005 2005 2007

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

2012 Pedro Figueroa Sean Doolittle Dan Straily

POS

ALUMN

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

POS

ALUMN

MLB DEBUT TEAM

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

POS

ALUMN

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

ALUMN

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

POS

ALUMN

MLB DEBUT TEAM

INF P

2011 2013

09-May Toronto 03-Sep Toronto

POS

ALUMN

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

POS

ALUMN

MLB DEBUT TEAM

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

POS

ALUMN

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

POS

ALUMN

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

POS

ALUMN

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

ALUMN

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 Griffin Conine OF

ALUMN

MLB DEBUT TEAM

2021 2021 2022 2021 2022 2022 2022 2021 2018

24-Apr 17-Jun 20-Jun 21-Jun 23-Jun 25-Jun 4-July 31-July 26-Aug

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

Toronto San Francisco Toronto Milwaukee Toronto Toronto Toronto Toronto Toronto Toronto Oakland Oakland Oakland Toronto Seattle Boston Marlins Kansas City Toronto Toronto Toronto Toronto San Diego Blue Jays Toronto St.Louis Toronto Toronto Cincinnati Toronto Toronto Miami

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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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BOB BROWN BEAR

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

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

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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'.

CHOP N’ STIX

Debut: 2018 Occupation: Hand Tools, Professional Racers Favourite Pastimes: Helping people, racing Make-Up: Renewable, reusable and environmentally friendly! Chop & Stix come to the ballpark to keep the peace between the super competitive sushi and sauce. Connected at the top, Chop & Stix have a few challenges to iron out during the race – but they always get an A for effort.

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