2025 Program 12

OFFICIAL PROGRAM OF THE VANCOUVER CANADIANS

C'S CHAT WITH

PEYTON POWELL

2025 SEASON - ISSUE 12

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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 strategydriven 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

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.

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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.

ROB FAI

DIRECTOR, SALES & MARKETING Rob Fai returns to the Vancouver Canadians in 2025, marking his 15th year with the organization. He has previously served as Communications Director and Broadcaster. In his new role as Director of Sales & Marketing, Rob will focus on expanding the organization’s outreach, managing outgoing sales and sponsorships, overseeing merchandise, and revitalizing the Vancouver Canadians Baseball Foundation.

In 2015, Rob was inducted into the Vancouver Canadians Broadcast & Journalism Hall of Fame. He also received Baseball B.C.’s Meritorious Award that same year in recognition of his lifetime contributions to the sport of baseball in British Columbia.

During his time away from the organization, Rob hosted weekend programming at 980 CKNW and is currently a faculty member in the Journalism Department at Kwantlen Polytechnic University.

Rob's voice is well-known across the province for his work at TSN1040, where he hosted Rob Fai Nation Radio. Additionally, he co-founded Nation Extreme Wrestling, which has become one of Canada’s premier independent wrestling promotions.

JACOB NAKHLEH

MANAGER, TICKET OPERATIONS Jacob joined the C’s for the 2016 season, starting his time at the Nat 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 2022 and 2023 seasons working in sales and community relations, Jacob is thrilled to be back where it all started – working in (and now running) the Nat Bailey Box Office.

Prior to joining the C’s in a full-time role, Jacob earned his Bachelor of Commerce in Finance from the University of Saskatchewan.

When he’s not at the Nat, Jacob can be found dreaming about ice fishing back in Saskatchewan or rooting on his USask Huskies, Toronto Blue Jays, and Seattle Seahawks.

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ROSEMARY ALBERTS

MANAGER, MARKETING SERVICES Rosemary enters her second year with the Canadians and first as Marketing Services Manager. She graduated from the University of British Columbia with her Bachelor of Arts in May 2023 and her Master of Management in Dec 2023.

Born in Richmond, Rosemary was raised in Victoria 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.

TYLER ZICKEL

MANAGER, BROADCASTING & MEDIA RELATIONS 2025 is Tyler’s fifth with the Canadians, eighth within the Toronto Blue Jays organization and 11th in the MiLB. 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 in-game 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, newborn son Archer – who shares a birthday with Nat Bailey himself – 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.”

CHARLENE YAROSHUK

ACCOUNTING COORDINATOR Charlene has been with the Vancouver Canadians since the 2018 season. She spent her first summer working as a co-op student before transitioning to working full time in the accounting department.

Charlene graduated from Kwantlen Polytechnic University in 2020 with her Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting.

Growing up in New Westminster Charlene spent over 10 years practicing martial arts and currently holds a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. Before joining the Canadians she previously worked as an assistant martial arts instructor.

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COOPER MISIC

SENIOR COORDINATOR, SALES Cooper enters his 4th season with the Canadians and his first season as Senior Coordinator, Sales. He is excited to take on more responsibilities and to continue to grow within the Canadians Organization.

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.

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

DREW HOWSON

COORDINATOR, SALES 2025 marks Drew’s fourth season in the Toronto Blue Jays organization and third full season in Vancouver. This season will be his first as a Sales Coordinator after joining the office in an Associate role last season.

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 savant. 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!

ZACH MAHAFFY

COORDINATOR, SALES Zachary is entering his fourth season with the Vancouver Canadians. He spent the 2022 & 2023 seasons as Box Office Assistant for the club and transitioned to sales prior to the 2024 season.

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

Born in Mississauga, Ontario, but raised in 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. Outside the Nat, you can find him at your local arena officiating a hockey game, at the gym, or watching the Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Blue Jays, or Seattle Seahawks.

BEN LETWIN

SALES ASSOCIATE Ben enters his first year with the Canadians as a sales associate. He will graduate with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Management from Langara College in December 2025.

He formerly worked at Nat Bailey for two seasons on the food service side as a lead cook in the premium third base porch section and is excited about his new role as a sales associate with the Vancouver Canadians.

Growing up in Vancouver, Ben played rep hockey with the Vancouver Thunderbirds and won the AAA Provincials with the team in 2018.

Outside of the Canadians, he enjoys playing hockey In the UBC Rec League, playing golf in his free time, and watching the Seahawks and Canucks.

DAWSON MARCHAND

SALES ASSOCIATE 2025 marks Dawson’s first season with the Vancouver Canadians as a Sales Associate. He is excited to apply his skills and continue growing within the organization.

Growing up in Maple Ridge, Dawson graduated from BCIT in 2024 with a diploma in Marketing Management, specializing in Digital Marketing and Brand Strategy. His passion for sports and marketing led him to pursue a career in the sports industry, where he is eager to contribute to the team’s success.

When Dawson’s away from The Nat, you can find him training in Muay Thai Kickboxing, going to the gym, watching NBA basketball, or cheering on the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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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.

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

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PHIL CHAN

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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 MANAGER

JOHN SCHNEIDER

DON MATTINGLY

BENCH COACH

ASSOCIATE MANAGER

PITCHING COACH

PETE WALKER

DAVID POPKINS

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THIRD BASE COACH

ASSISTANT HITTING COACH

ASSISTANT HITTING COACH

ASSISTANT PITCHING COACH

MARK BUDZINSKI

DEMARLO HALE

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LOU IANNOTTI

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GRAHAM JOHNSON

HUNTER MENSE

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SAM GREENE

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LUIS HURTADO

JOHN LANNAN

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CASEY CANDAELE

HITTING COACH

CESAR MARTIN

RYAN LONG

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TREVOR CHO

DREW HAYES

ASST. PITCHING COACH

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HENRY LEAKE

CHRIS SCHAEFFER

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BRENT LAVALLEE

BENCH COACH

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JAKE McGUIGGAN

MITCH HUCKABAY

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COACH

THOMAS CAULFIELD

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BENCH COACH

JOSE MAYORGA

MATT VON ROEMER

HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER

ASST. ATHLETIC TRAINER

KATIE REYES

PITCHING COACH

HITTING COACH

ERIC YARDLEY

POSITION COACH

JONATHAN DAVIS

HEAD STRENGTH & CONDITIONING ASST. STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

DALTON HOLEMO

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GIL KIM

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NASH KNIGHT

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JONATHAN DAVIS

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CORY RIORDAN

ANTONIO CACERES

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ASHLEY STEPHENSON

RODRIGO VIGIL

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ANDY FERMIN

BENCH COACH

CHRIS SCHAEFFER

HITTING COACH

PAUL ELLIOTT, FRED LANDERS

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ANTONIO CACERES, ALEX KACHLER

DEVELOPMENT COACH

ALEX KACHLER

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DANNY CANELLAS

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DIEFERSON BARRETO

HITTING COACH

RICARDO NANITA

PITCHING COACH

VICTOR RAMOS

COACH

PEPE FORTUNATO

COACH

BRANDON GONZALEZ

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BY NIALL O’DONOHOE

PUBLIC ADDRESS VOICE OF THE NAT NIALL O’DONOHOE COVERS ALL THINGS CANADIANS AT CSPLUSBASEBALL.CA. HE’S BACK ON THE BUMP WITH ANOTHER C’S CHAT, THIS TIME JOINED BY VANCOUVER CANADIANS SUPER UTILITYMAN PEYTON POWELL. Born in Waco, Texas, Powell grew up in Robinson and was a multi-sport athlete at Robinson High School. He was a catcher, a pitcher, a shortstop and a third baseman during his time with the Rockets. Powell won his first five decisions over his freshman and sophomore seasons in 2016 and 2017 and batted .298 and .341, respectively, before hitting .495 as a senior in 2019. He was Robinson’s defensive MVP in his junior and senior seasons and a THBCA (Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association) Second-Team All-State selection in 2018 and a First-Team All-State pick in 2019.

It was in the fall of 2018 that Powell committed to the University of Texas and he would make the trek about 100 miles southwest from Robinson to Austin for his 2020 freshman. He would play just six games in the COVID-shortened 2020 campaign but batted .364 in a half-dozen games as the designated hitter.

Playing time was hard to come by for Powell in his first three years with the Longhorns, as he totalled just 30 at-bats in which he batted .300 with two home runs and four RBI. One big reason for the lack of playing time took place in his first stint of summer college ball with the Duluth Huskies of the Northwoods League in 2021. He batted .257 with a .358 on-base percentage, but his lone pitching appearance resulted in Tommy John surgery to his left elbow.

Fortunately, Powell did return to action for six games with Texas in 2022 and would enjoy a healthy stint in his return engagement with Duluth. He put up an OPS (on-base-plus-slugging percentage) of .808 in 28 games with a home run and 20 runs batted in and stole four bases in five tries.

PEYTON That set the stage for a huge 2023 for Powell as he batted .339/.431/.508 with 16 doubles, one triple, 10 home runs and 46 RBI as the Longhorns third baseman. He was named to All-Big 12 Conference Second-Team squad for his efforts. In his final hurrah hooking up with the ‘Horns, Powell had nine homers among 21 extra-base knocks and compiled an .891 OPS to earn another All-Big 12 Conference Second-Team selection.

The Toronto Blue Jays, on the recommendation of scout Steve Riha, would sign Powell as a free agent on July 22, 2024. He started his pro career this seaosn with Low-A Dunedin and ended April with a .456 OBP in eight games, including a perfect night at the plate with two hits and two walks at Tampa on April 25.

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Powell had a five-game hitting streak and seven hits in eight games, including his first professional home run as part of a three-hit game that was a triple shy of the cycle at Clearwater on June 19.

A .362 OBP over 53 games with the D-Jays led to a promotion to Vancouver for Powell on July 18. He reached base in six of his seven July contests with the C’s, including a three-walk effort at Tri-City on July 31. However, Powell’s early tenure will be remembered when he had to pitch against the Eugene Emeralds at Nat Bailey Stadium on July 24. After beginning the first game of a doubleheader at first base, Powell was pressed into service on the mound for three innings.

Though he allowed two runs in his first inning, the C’s came back to tie the game in the ninth, and he would put up a pair of zeroes after that. Despite his pitches clocking around 57-68 miles per hour, Powell did get one swing and a miss and he would be credited with the win when Monty’s Mounties walked it off in the 11th.

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With the leather, Powell has continued to display his versatility by appearing behind the plate as well as first base and left field with Vancouver. He also played those positions with Dunedin, along with one start at third base.

C’s Plus Baseball caught up with Powell during the team’s homestand against Hillsboro in August. This interview has been edited for clarity.

C’s Plus Baseball – You hail from the state of Texas. Talk about how did your baseball career got started?

Peyton Powell – Yeah, I started from a young age, playing a bunch of different sports, and baseball was the one I gravitated to the most, I would say. Growing up, playing select ball, Little League, going through the school systems of high school and stuff like that. I think my sophomore year of high school, I started getting college interest, so going into that was fun and it was a lot to take in too. Seeing those college names come across your phone and trying to give the coaches what they want, but also be yourself at the same time. But after that, going through those four years in high school, I ended up at UT, University of Texas at Austin, ended up going a full five years there with COVID being my freshman year. I had Tommy John my sophomore year from a summer ball incident, and then ended up playing my last two years at third base in the infield. Then I got the opportunity to get to sign with the Blue Jays this past year. Now playing infield, outfield, and catching, doing it all, so I’m just happy and grateful to be here.

CPB – You said you’ve played other sports other than the baseball. I know in Texas, football is huge, what else did you play?

PP – Yeah, I played football, basketball, soccer, track, but not too much track, but mainly basketball and football, liked those a lot, but I had to make a decision in high school to put those down and focus fully on baseball, if this is what I wanted to do for my career, so it’s worked out in that regard.

CPB – Were you a two-way player on the gridiron?

PP – Yeah, I was. I liked quarterback the most, that’s what I played on offence. I played linebacker or something like that for defence, but I really just focused on offence when I was playing football.

CPB – The University of Texas comes calling along, how did that all develop?

PP – It was super fast, honestly, I got invited to the Area Code Games (with the Texas Rangers Area Code team) going into my senior summer, and that’s when Texas saw me for the first time, and got in contact with me, and got my number and email and stuff like that. I think a week later I visited and then as soon as I left campus, I sort of knew that’s where I wanted to go. It was an amazing visit, it’s an amazing school, everything about it was so much fun, and I wouldn’t change a thing.

CPB – And you got to stay in your home state, so that was another bonus.

PP – Yeah, that was a big thing for me too, I’m a homebody, or I started out a homebody, but being up in Canada now, I’ve gotten a little bit better with it.

CPB – When you look back at your high school days, anything that stands out for you, special games or special memories?

PP – My very first high school varsity game, my freshman year, I remember hitting a walk-off, and so that was like a warm welcome, it was nice for me, like gelling with the older guys being the freshmen, so I remember that very clearly.

CPB – Now you were a catcher, you’ve been all over the place as you mentioned earlier but you spent time as a catcher, when did you begin catching?

PP – Growing up, a lot of guys were shortstops, mainly shortstop and third, and then my junior year, we had a couple older guys that were getting looked at for the draft and already committed to colleges. We didn’t have anyone that could catch them, so I was the best candidate for it, and it worked out in my favour, so I caught a couple years in

high school. Then when I got to UT, I kept catching, but I played in the infield. So the same sort of deal here in pro ball, but now I’m actually playing catcher and infield and outfield, so I’m doing it all a little bit.

CPB – You spent basically parts of five years (at Texas), COVID had something to do with it, injuries as well, I guess that had to be a bit of a grind, but when you look back over your five years, how did that help you grow as a player?

PP – I think getting injured with Tommy John definitely helped the maturity process of me as a player. Before then I was, I’m not going to say that I was too quick to go on my own judgment or anything like that, but I think being forced to step away from the game and step back with an injury, and focusing on you and getting to really look at yourself from the outside. I think that was a big, big benefit for me, just maturing in my life, honestly, and then that translated to baseball.

CPB – You went to summer college ball with Duluth. I’m sure you were just hoping to get more playing experience, because I know the games played were a few and far between with the Longhorn.

As you were talking about before, that’s where you got your Tommy John (injury), you were actually pitching and it was an emergency pitching appearance for you?

PP – Yeah, that was my first year in Duluth, in the Northwoods (League), we ended up pitching all of our infielders one game just later in the year, and just ignorant me back in the day, just kept saying I want to keep going, keep going, not understanding what was at stake, and that was my elbow at the time, but yeah, and so I requested to go back to the Northwoods because they play so many games, it’s the closest thing to a pro season, so I could get that new UCL broken in and trust it.

CPB – Just want to look back at your time at the Longhorns. The last couple of years, things really turned around for you. When you look back, what stands out for you when you think back on your time at the Longhorns?

PP – Oh my gosh, there’s so many things I could point and pick out, but I’d say the relationships I created with so many different teammates, the relationships I created with my coaches. Everything that I’ve learned mentally and physically, baseball-wise, that I can attribute. Just the last five years that I got to spend there, I’m just grateful to have done that, just to have that in my life and I’ve done that, I wouldn’t trade it.

CPB – How did you wind up with the Blue Jays, who got a hold of you?

PP – Steve Riha reached out to my agent, a couple minutes or hours, I can’t even remember after the draft happened. There were a couple of teams calling and we ended up working a deal out with the Blue Jays and going through the Bridge League after that, the offseason and then I started my year in Low-A, now it’s my third week in High-A. CPB – The Bridge League, it’s not something that’s really highly publicized. The Florida Complex season was over by the time you got there, but what was that experience like?

PP – I think it’s just a way to get all the organizations to get their teams and their new players all on the field so you can get an eye on them in a controlled environment to where you can shut guys down if you need. You can say ‘Roll it,’ but I think it’s mainly for the new draft guys to get in there and just to get eyes on them.

CPB – So you got to draft camp, was there anybody you hit it off with right away?

PP – Yeah, Javen Coleman‘s from Texas as well, so me and him hit it off, and an old cat named Hayden Giilliland, that’s one of my golf buddies. So yeah it was good, them two guys, them two guys were good.

CPB – What was that draft camp experience like? How did that help you get used to the grind of pro ball?

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PP – It was good meeting all the guys. Fortunately for me being in two Northwoods seasons in the past and going to UT, we practiced for pro ball seasons and stuff similar to that, so I had known what to expect. I also have a bunch of friends and past teammates in the organizations in pro ball, so I sort of knew that it was going to be a grind, but knowing that and being prepared for it helped for sure.

CPB – In the offseason, was there anything the team told you to work on heading into 2025?

PP – Off the top of my head, I can’t think what they told me to work on, but I mean just obviously stay healthy, everyone wants to get stronger and faster and develop their, get more power, more arm below, more exit below, all that good stuff, but it was such a new thing, nothing really out of the ordinary.

CPB – The Player Development Complex, what did you take away from there? What did you think about the facility?

PP – It’s awesome, it’s too nice, I don’t have any complaints whatsoever with the PDC back in Florida. I’m sure it’s the nicest one in all of pro ball, so it’s so nice, we’re so lucky to have it.

CPB – Would you say there’s maybe one piece of technology that’s really helped you out? Was there maybe something you learned about yourself? I don’t know if you’re a big analytics guy or anything like.

PP – Honestly, not yet, I’m the opposite of numbers. I’m more of just feel, so I haven’t really used any numbers, or I don’t look at them particularly too much. If they want me to, yeah I will, but usually not.

CPB – Okay, so it’s basically see ball, hit ball. While we’re on the hitting approach, what is it that you focus on when you step in the batter’s box?

PP – It’s going to sound crazy but I just forget about everything. See ball, hit ball. I’ve done that since I was a little kid and I don’t think I’m going to change that one.

CPB – So this year is your first full year of pro ball, you started out with Dunedin. What have you taken away from it so far?

PP – A day-to-day grind. It’s up to you to bring your best self to the clubhouse every day and I think that’s pretty important. In the grand scheme of things, we’re playing a kid’s game. I’ve had to remember that and everyone in the locker room, players, staff, is going through their own personal lives and personal things and how can you bring the same guy to the field every day because they’re paying us to go out and play a kid’s game. So that stuck out in my head just from being in this first season and just riding on that right now until something changes in my head or until the season is over.

CPB – How did you find out about going to Vancouver? Sometimes (Dunedin manager) Gil Kim likes to play games with people before letting them know the good news, but was there anything like that for you?

PP – No, I was on the way back, or I had just landed in Florida from All-Star break and I had missed calls from Gil. I called him back and he said, pretty much just told me, ‘Congratulations you’re going to Vancouver tomorrow morning, so come to the field, pack up your stuff and get ready to go, because the time change is so crazy from Florida to Vancouver.’ So it was a quick six, seven hours, I had to unpack everything at the apartment and move up here, but it was good.

CPB – What your impressions so far of what you’ve seen here in Vancouver?

PP – It’s beautiful honestly, it looks awesome, the fans are awesome, the environment’s awesome. There’s really no complaints baseball wise, everything here is so nice and so, so close to the real thing I guess you could say, in the big leagues, just in like a different setting, you know? Obviously it’s High-A, not the bigs, but for us it feels very important every night and it’s a good environment for us to get ready for the bigs.

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presed into action on the mound. Take us through what that was like when you first found out, ‘Okay, I guess I’m going on the bump?’

PP – Yeah, like you said I was at first base and we were hitting that inning and the coaches were coming up to me asking if I could just go out there and lob it. I said, ‘Yeah, of course. I can go out there and just do my best, I can lob it up there for them to hit it.’ We just had such good luck that game with good plays from the defense, good throws, everything along with that, and I ended up getting a win and throwing two zeroes up there, so it was such a fun day for me. I don’t know if we’ll ever have to do that again, hopefully not, but it was such a fun day going out there and pitching and lobbing it up there, getting involved with the fans.

CPB – Obviously the goal for you is just to come out of there in one piece, you’re not going to try and light up the radar gun. What was your focus when you were pitching out there? At one point I kind of saw you laughing when you were warming up between innings, but that must have been a really crazy experience when you look back on it.

PP – Yeah, the main thing I was thinking about was don’t try and laugh too hard on TV. I was just having so much fun, and all my teammates were laughing with me, yelling from the dugout. I was checking the radar gun, I was doing the rosin bag after 68 miles an hour. I was having really fun with it, and so were they, so those three innings were just fun for everyone, I think.

CPB – You did get one swing and miss, I don’t think a lot of people were expecting that, it seemed like you got better as the outing went along, I know you talked about you had a couple of double plays helping out. It just seemed like you kind of found a bit of a rhythm on the mound but you’re just worrying about not getting hurt.

PP – Yeah, that was the main focus with having Tommy John in the past, from this same scenario, and that’s where I think some maturity comes in and not trying to blow my arm off, and just can I get it over the plate, get some outs? See if we can get a win, and that’s what happened, so it worked out great.

CPB – Speaking of Tommy John, the recovery process, I guess it’s a little bit different because you’re not a pitcher normally. How long did you feel that it took you to kind of feel like yourself again?

PP – I would say that the recovery process and the rehab is the most important part, because you have to take it so seriously. I would say it’s about eight or nine months for me, and that was pretty fast for Tommy John, but not being a pitcher helps with that, so yeah, eight or nine months.

CPB – Just wanted to talk about your defensive versatility, you got behind the plate recently during the last road trip, you’re seeing time at first. What’s it been like just trying to remain versatile and how do you feel it’s helped you try to carve out a career here in the pros?

PP – Playing a little bit of different spots growing up, like in college and stuff like that definitely helped. It wasn’t new when I got to pro ball, and that was asked of me, but I think it’s my routine to constantly get work in the outfield, get work in the infield, get work behind the plate, so it’s nothing new to me anymore. It’s just routine and habit, so I’m not surprised whenever my name’s written in the lineup somewhere differently every time.

CPB – A couple of final questions. Did you have a favourite major league team or player growing up?

PP – Did not have a favorite player, but I did like the Texas Rangers, but I like the Blue Jays the most now.

CPB – Final question. The Canadians have lots of different uniforms—black, red, white, blue, red, the lumberjack—do you have a favourite?

PP – Hot take maybe, but I think the black and the blue. Both of those look really good in my opinion.

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NO. PITCHERS HT WT 39 Edinson Batista 6-2 210 25 Bo Bonds 5-11 200 4 Irv Carter 6-4 210 27 Austin Cates 6-1 200 15 Javen Coleman 6-2 200 35 Brett Garcia 6-2 240 48 Silvano Hechavarria 6-4 200 31 Colby Holcombe 6-6 250 32 Nate LaRue 6-3 225 36 Austin Marozas 6-8 230 43 Chris McElvain 6-0 205 5 Aaron Munson 5-10 180 45 Julio Ortiz 6-3 175 3 JJ Sanchez 5-11 175 22 Gage Stanifer 6-3 205 33 Jonathan Todd 6-6 225 1 Juanmi Vasquez 5-11 160 41 Jackson Wentworth 6-1 210

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

NO. CATCHERS 20 Edward Duran 6 Hayden Gilliland Aaron Parker

HT WT 5-11 180 5-11 175 5-9 200

NO. POSITION HT WT 28 Cutter Coffey 6-1 190 16 Carter Cunningham 6-4 215 26 JR Freethy 6-0 205 7 Nick Goodwin 6-1 205 10 Jay Harry 6-0 195 24 Alexis Hernandez 6-1 185 21 Sean Keys 6-2 225 19 Eddie Micheletti Jr. 6-1 220 18 Arjun Nimmala 6-1 175 1 Adrian Pinto 5-8 170 12 Peyton Powell 6-1 195 9 Sam Shaw 5-10 180 8 Matt Scannell 5-11 205 2 Tucker Toman 6-0 195

AGE – DOB 22 – 05/19/02 24 – 01/10/01 22 – 10/09/02 22 - 05/20/03 23 - 12/03/01 25 - 08/19/99 22 - 03/18/03 22 - 12/12/02 24 - 07/27/01 26 - 12/13/98 23 - 09/15/00 23 - 03/15/02 24 - 12/30/00 25 - 09/08/99 21 - 11/18/03 23 - 08/21/01 21 - 12/01/03 22 - 08/08/02

HOMETOWN ’24 CLUBS Santiago, DOM Asheville (HOU) Live Oak, FL DUN, VAN Fort Lauderdale, FL DUN, VAN Henderson, NV College Richmond, TX College La Mirada, CA College, Indy Cueto, CU DSL Blue Jays Florence, AL College, DUN Mobile, AL FCL, DUN, NH Chicago, IL College Thompson Station, TN Dayton (CIN) San Antonio, TX DUN, VAN San Pedro de Macoris, DOM FCL, DUN Los Fresnos, TX DUN, VAN Indianapolis, IN Dunedin Reidsville, NC DUN New York, NY FCL, DUN Urbandale, IA College

ACQUIRED Trade w/HOU, 04/01/25 13th, ’22, Louisiana-Lafayette 5th, ’21, Calvary Christian Academy (FL) 7th, ’24, UNLV NDFA, 07/22/24 ND FA, 6/11/25 INT FA, 06/07/24 9th, ’24, Mississippi State 25th, ’19, Auburn MiLB FA, 06/26/25 Trade w/CIN, 03/20/24 19th, ’23, Angelo State MiLB FA, 07/21/23 ND FA, 07/20/23 19th, ’22, Westfield HS (IN) 15th, ’24, Western Carolina INT FA, 08/06/22 5th, ’24, Kansas State

B/T AGE – DOB R/R 21 - 05/29/04 L/R 23 - 10/29/01 R/R 22 - 01/17/03

HOMETOWN Caracas, VEN Maryville, TN Los Altos, CA

’24 CLUBS DUN College College, DUN

ACQUIRED Trade w/MIA, 8/31/22 NDFA, 07/21/24 6th, ’24, UC Santa Barbara

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

HOMETOWN Bakersfield, CA Haymarket, VA Rocklin, CA Overland Park, KS Metuchen, NJ Tinaco, VEN Centerport, NY Wilmington, DE Tampa, FL Caucagua, VEN Robinson, TX Victoria, BC Stone Oaks, TX Columbia, SC

’24 CLUBS GVL (BOS), VAN College, DUN College, DUN VAN CR (MIN), VAN DUN DUN DUN FCL, DUN FCL, DUN, VAN College FCL College DUN

ACQUIRED Trade w/BOS, 07/27/24 10th, ’24, East Carolina 14th, ’24, Nevada 7th, ’23, Kansas State Trade w/MIN, 07/30/24 Rule 5, ’23 (BOS) 4th, ’24, Bucknell 8th, ’24, Virginia Tech 1st (20th ovr.), ’23, Strawberry Crest HS (FL) Trade w/COL, 07/09/22 NDFA, 07/22/24 9th, ’23, Lambrick Park (BC) ND FA, 07/22/25 2nd(C), ’22, Hammond School (SC)

AGE – DOB 20 - 05/21/04 24 - 11/06/00 22 - 12/23/02 23 - 09/06/01 22 - 07/18/02 22 - 10/05/02 21 - 05/26/03 23 - 12/29/01 19 - 10/16/05 22 - 09/22/02 24 - 09/02/00 20 - 02/26/05 23 – 08/31/01 21 - 11/12/03

TORONTO SYSTEM: AAA - Buffalo; AA - New Hampshire; A+- Vancouver; A - Dunedin

^Development List

PRONUNCIATIONS: Javen – JAY-vin; Yondrei – YAWN-dray; Johan Simon – YO-hawn see-MOAN; Khal Stephen – Cal Steven; Deschamps – day-SHAWM Gilliland – gill (like what fish have)-uh-LAND; Arjun Nimmal – ar-jin ni-MAUL-uh; Arias – AH-ree-us; Micheletti – mick-uh-LET-ee; Mayorga – my-OR-guh von Roemer – von ROW-mer; Robelin – RO-be-lean; Petr Stříbrcký – PET-ur stree-BRICK-ski; Holemo – ho-LEH-mo; Tavel – rhymes with gavel

FIELD STAFF 17 Manager: Jose Mayorga 13 Bench Coach: Matt Von Roemer 29 Pitching Coach: Eric Yardley 34 Bullpen Coach: Robelin Bautista 11 Hitting Coach: Jonathan Davis 14 Position Coach: Petr Stříbrcký 20 / VANCOUVER CANADIANS 2025

Athletic Trainer: Katie Reyes Assistant Athletic Trainer: Dalton Holemo Strength & Conditioning: Joe Cardona Assistant S&C: Noah Or Dietitian: Stephanie Tavel Tech Assistant: Owen Ruddock

EVERETT EVERETT AQUASOX AQUASOX # PITCHERS 48 DENNER, Jacob 38 DOLLARD, Taylor 39 FLEMING, William 13 GARABITOS, Natanael 30 GERALDO, Jose 15 HAWKS, Ryan 16 HERNANDEZ, Ben 31 KELLY, Lucas 40 LITTLE, Christian 37 LEMOS, Pedro Da Costa 32 MCGRAW, Teddy 33 MOORE, Brock 45 PAYERO, Nick 25 SCHAPIRA, Calvin 36 SLOAN, Ryan 17 SOSA, Gabriel 28 TELLACHE, Nico (DL) 20 TRUITT, Evan

POS LHP RHP RHP RHP RHP RHP RHP RHP RHP RHP RHP RHP RHP LHP RHP RHP LHP RHP

HT 6-0 6-3 6-6 6-0 5-10 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-4 6-0 6-3 6-6 6-1 6-5 6-5 6-2 6-0 6-0

WT 195 195 220 185 185 230 205 220 235 180 210 230 215 225 220 190 205 190

BIRTHDATE 08/14/00 02/17/99 03/06/99 08/04/00 12/03/99 11/24/00 07/01/01 07/26/03 07/05/03 05/22/03 10/30/01 05/17/00 06/21/00 10/07/99 01/29/06 04/17/01 01/14/98 05/02/03

HOMETOWN Closter, NJ Encino, CA Asheville, NC Bani, DR Azua, DR Bowling Green, KY Chicago, IL San Francisco, CA St. Louis, MO Santo Andre, Brazil Oneonta, NY Carmel, IN Monroe, NJ Scottsdale, AZ Elmhurst, IL San Cristobal, DR Canby, OR Berlin, MD

PREVIOUS TEAM ACL Mariners (R) Tacoma (AAA) – 2023 Tacoma (AAA) – 2025 NW Arkansas (AA) KC – 2025 Modesto (A) – 2024 Everett (A+) – 2024 Quad Cities (A+) KC – 2024 Arizona State University – 2025 Modesto (A) – 2025 Modesto (A) – 2025 Modesto (A) – 2024 Modesto (A) – 2024 Everett (A+) – 2024 Modesto (A) – 2025 Modesto (A) – 2025 Everett (A+) – 2024 Arkansas (AA) – 2025 Modesto (A) – 2024

# CATCHERS 10 CARON, Josh 29 ELLIS, Matthew

B-T R-R L-R

HT 6-0 6-4

WT 215 250

BIRTHDATE 08/03/03 08/01/00

HOMETOWN Sun Prairie, WI Waddy, KY

PREVIOUS TEAM Modesto (A) – 2024 Modesto (A) – 2025

# INFIELDERS 5 CELESTEN, Felnin 14 DORIGHI, Carter 9 EIKE, Brandon 12 PAGLIARINI, Charlie 6 PEREZ, Milkar 1 SANCHEZ, Axel (DL) 2 SUISBEL, Luis

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

HT 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-2 5-11 6-0 6-1

WT 175 190 220 210 200 185 190

BIRTHDATE 09/15/05 06/11/03 10/01/01 12/12/00 10/16/01 12/10/02 05/23/03

# OUTFIELDERS 8 DAVIS, Colin (DL) 27 DONOFRIO, Anthony 22 FARMELO, Jonny 19 JONES, Carson 7 PEETE, Tai 4 WASHINGTON, Jr., Curtis

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

HT 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-2

WT 190 195 205 205 195 180

BIRTHDATE 02/08/99 06/28/00 09/09/04 09/29/00 08/11/05 05/22/00

SPOKANE INDIANS SPOKANE INDIANS

12th Round

YEAR 2025 2020 2025 2025 2021 2023 2025 2025 2024 2019 2023 2024 2024 2025 2024 2019 2025 2024

ACQUIRED 4th Round NDFA

YEAR 2024 2024

HOMETOWN PREVIOUS TEAM Guaymate, DR Modesto (A) – 2025 Cherry Hills Village, CO Modesto (A) – 2025 Powhatan, VA Modesto (A) – 2024 Trumbull, CT Modesto (A) – 2024 Leon, Nicaragua Modesto (A) – 2024 Navarette, DR Arkansas (AA) – 2025 Valencia, Venezuela Modesto (A) – 2024

ACQUIRED INT’L FA NDFA 13th Round 19th Round INT’L FA INT’L FA INT’L FA

YEAR 2023 2024 2024 2023 2018 2019 2019

HOMETOWN Roswell, GA Massapequa, NY Centreville Virginia Glen Allen, VA Tyrone, GA West Memphis, AR

ACQUIRED 7th Round 10th Round 1st Round 15th Round 1st Round 19th Round

YEAR 2021 2024 2023 2023 2023 2022

PREVIOUS TEAM Tacoma (AAA) – 2025 Modesto (A) – 2024 Modesto (A) – 2024 Modesto (A) – 2024 Modesto (A) – 2024 Modesto (A) – 2025

ACQUIRED NDFA 5th Round

MiLB FA MiLB FA INT’L FA 8th Round

MiLB FA 6th Round 11th Round INT’L FA 3rd Round 7th Round

MiLB FA NDFA 2nd Round INT’L FA

MiLB FA

SEATTLE SYSTEM: AAA - Tacoma; AA - Arkansas; A+ - Everett; A - Modesto PRONUNCIATIONS: Matt Carasiti (care-uh-SET-ee); Josh Caron (Karen); Felnin Celesten (FELL-nin suh-LESS-tin); Anthony Donofrio (doe-NAW-free-oh); Carter Dorighi (door-IGGY); Brandon Eike (rhymes with 'Nike'); Jonny Farmelo (far-MELLOW); Natanael Garabitos (Natawn-ay-el gara-BEE-tows); Jose Geraldo (hair-ALL-dough); Pedro Da Costa Lemos (dah COH-stah lay-mose); Hecmart Nieves (heck-mart nee-YEV-es); Charlie Pagliarini (pag-lee-uh-REE-NEE); Nick Payero (pie-YAIR-oh); Shaddon Peavyhouse (SHAD-un PEE-VEE-house); Milkar Perez (MILL-car); Calvin Schapira (sha-peer-uh); Luis Suisbel (SWEES-bell); Nico Tellache (tella-shay); Zach Vincej (vince-ee)

FIELD STAFF 18 Manager: Zach Vincej 34 Hitting Coach: Jordan Cowan 11 Pitching Coach: Matt Carasiti 21 Bench Coach: Hecmart Nieves

Head Athletic Trainer: Stephanie McLain Strength & Conditioning Coach: Max Miller Player Development Intern: George Casey

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FIELD STAFF

JOSE

MAYORGA

17

MANAGER Mayorga has been managing in the Blue Jays system since 2022. He spent two seasons at the helm for the FCL Blue Jays then managed Single-A Dunedin to a 69-61 record in 2024, the club’s best mark since 2019. This won’t be his first stop at The Nat; the Pueblo Nuevo, Panama native was the bench coach for the C’s in 2018. Mayorga brings a championship pedigree to Vancouver, leading the Federales de Chiriqui to back-to-back Panamanian Professional Baseball League titles in 202223 and 2023-24. The latter squad went 5-1 in the 2024 Caribbean Series and placed third in the tournament. He also skippered Panama in the WBSC Premier12 tournament last year, where former C’s bench coach Ashley Ponce and pitcher Abdiel Mendoza joined him. As a player, Mayorga was a catcher in the Philadelphia Phillies system from 2010 to 2015.

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MATT

VON ROEMER

13

BENCH COACH von Roemer takes on his largest role as a professional coach since joining the Blue Jays as an intern in 2019. He has rapidly ascended the organizational ranks, first as Technology Operations Coordinator then as Double-A New Hampshire’s development coach in 2023 before making his bench coach debut on Mayorga’s staff with Single-A Dunedin last year. The Kendall Park, NJ native played collegiately at Kenyon College from 2015 to 2018, slashing .366/.416/.503 with a .919 OPS in 147 games played across four seasons with the Lords (now known as the Owls).

ERIC

YARDLEY

29

PITCHING COACH Yardley assumes the role of pitching coach for the first time as a professional following a three-year big league career with the Padres and Brewers. A native of Richland, WA, the former right-handed reliever posted a career ERA of 3.52 in 53.2 innings of work across 51 MLB games. Yardley, 34, also logged Triple-A innings with the Cubs and Blue Jays in 2022.

He joined the coaching ranks last season and served as Double-A New Hampshire’s bullpen coach.

JONATHAN

DAVIS

11

HITTING COACH Jonathan Davis assumes the role of hitting coach for the rest of the 2025 season. The Camden, AR native was drafted by the Blue Jays in 2013, played for the C’s in 2014 then made his MLB debut with Toronto on September 5, 2018. Davis went on to play for the Yankees, Brewers and Marlins before retiring as a player in 2024. He began this season as the assistant hitting coach with Single-A Dunedin.

ROBELIN

BAUTISTA

34

BULLPEN COACH Bautista will handle the Vancouver relief corps in 2025 after two seasons as the pitching coach for the DSL Blue Jays. Originally from El Seibo, DR, Bautista graduated from Point Park University in Pittsburgh, PA in 2019 and joined the Blue Jays as Player Development Intern later that year.

PETR

STŘÍBRCKÝ

14

POSITION COACH Stříbrcký makes his High-A debut after serving in the same role for Single-A Dunedin last season. The Blansko, Czech Republic native has played and coached all over the world, including an eight-year stint as the director of the Portuguese Baseball Academy.

Stříbrcký joined Toronto’s organization as the hitting coach of the DSL Blue Jays in 2019 and returned to that role in 2021 before arriving stateside as the development coach of the FCL Blue Jays in 2022. He first joined the Dunedin staff as development coach in 2023.

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EDINSON

BATISTA

39

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35

SILVANO

43

AARON

PITCHER HT: 6-2 WT: 210 B/T: R/R DOB: 05/19/02 HOMETOWN: Santiago, DR ’24 CLUBS: Asheville (HOU) ACQUIRED: Trade w/HOU, 04/01/25

BRETT

GARCIA

HT: 6-2 WT: 240 B/T: R/R DOB: 08/19/99 HOMETOWN: Mirada, CA ’24 CLUBS: College, Indy ACQUIRED: ND FA, 6/11/25

CHRIS

McELVAIN

HT: 6-0 WT: 205 B/T: R/R DOB: 09/15/00 HOMETOWN: Thompson Station, TN ’24 CLUBS: VAN AQUIRED: Trade w/CIN, 03/20/24

BONDS

25

IRV

48

COLBY

5

JULIO

PITCHER HT: 5-11 WT: 200 B/T: R/R DOB: 01/10/01 HOMETOWN: Live Oak, FL ’24 CLUBS: DUN, VAN ACQUIRED: 13th, ’22, LouisianaLafayette

HECHAVARRIA

HT: 6-4 WT: 200 B/T: R/R DOB: 03/18/03 HOMETOWN: Cueto, Cuba ’24 CLUBS: DSL Blue Jays ACQUIRED: INT FA, 06/07/24

MUNSON

PITCHER HT: 5-10 WT: 180 B/T: L/R DOB: 03/15/02 HOMETOWN: San Antonio, TX ’24 CLUBS: DUN, VAN ACQUIRED: 19th, ’23, Angelo State

CARTER

4

AUSTIN

31

NATE

PITCHER HT: 6-4 WT: 210 B/T: R/R DOB: 10/09/02 HOMETOWN: Fort Lauderdale, FL ’24 CLUBS: DUN, VAN ACQUIRED: 5th, ’21, Calvary Christian Academy (FL)

HOLCOMBE

HT: 6-6 WT: 250 B/T: R/R DOB: 12/12/02 HOMETOWN: Florence, AL ’24 CLUBS: College, DUN ACQUIRED: 9th, ’24, Mississippi State

ORTIZ

45

PITCHER HT: 6-3 WT: 175 B/T: R/R DOB: 12/30/00 HOMETOWN: San Pedro de Macoris, DR ’24 CLUBS: FCL, DUN ACQUIRED: MiLB FA, 07/21/23

CATES

27

JAVEN

32

AUSTIN

HT: 6-1 WT: 200 B/T: L/R DOB: 05/20/03 HOMETOWN: Henderson, NV ’24 CLUBS: College ACQUIRED: 7th, ’24, UNLV

LaRUE

HT: 6-3 WT: 225 B/T: R/R DOB: 07/27/01 HOMETOWN: Mobile, AL ’24 CLUBS: FCL, DUN, NH ACQUIRED: 25th, ’19, Auburn

JJ

SANCHEZ

3

PITCHER HT: 5-11 WT: 175 B/T: L/L DOB: 09/08/99 HOMETOWN: Los Fresnos, TX ’24 CLUBS: DUN, VAN ACQUIRED: NDFA, 07/20/23

COLEMAN

15

HT: 6-2 WT: 200 B/T: L/L DOB: 12/03/01 HOMETOWN: Richmond, TX ’24 CLUBS: College ACQUIRED: NDFA 07/22/24

MAROZAS

36

HT: 6-8 WT: 230 B/T: R/R DOB: 12/13/98 HOMETOWN: Chicago, IL ’24 CLUBS: College ACQUIRED: MiLB FA, 06/26/25

GAGE

STANIFER

22

HT: 6-3 WT: 205 B/T: R/R DOB: 11/18/03 HOMETOWN: Indianapolis, IN ’24 CLUBS: Dunedin ACQUIRED: 19th, ’22, Westfield HS (IN)

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JONATHAN

TODD

33

JUANMI

6

CUTTER

10

ALEXIS

PITCHER HT: 6-6 WT: 225 B/T: L/R DOB: 08/21/01 HOMETOWN: Reidsville, NC ’24 CLUBS: DUN ACQUIRED: 15th, ’24, Western Carolina

AARON

PARKER

CATCHER HT: 5-9 WT: 200 B/T: R/R DOB: 01/17/03 HOMETOWN: Los Altos, CA ’24 CLUBS: College, DUN ACQUIRED: 6th, ’24, UC Santa Barbara

JAY

HARRY

INFIELDER HT: 5-11 WT: 190 B/T: L/R DOB: 07/18/02 HOMETOWN: Metuchen, NJ ’24 CLUBS: CR (MIN), VAN ACQUIRED: Trade w/MIN, 07/30/24

1

JACKSON

28

CARTER

24

SEAN

VASQUEZ

HT: 5-11 WT: 160 B/T: L/L DOB: 12/01/03 HOMETOWN: New York, NY ’24 CLUBS: DUN ACQUIRED: INT FA, 08/06/22

COFFEY

INFIELDER HT: 6-1 WT: 190 B/T: R/R DOB: 05/21/04 HOMETOWN: Bakersfield, CA ’24 CLUBS: GVL (BOS), VAN ACQUIRED: Trade w/BOS, 07/27/24

HERNANDEZ

HT: 6-1 WT: 185 B/T: R/R DOB: 10/05/02 HOMETOWN: Tinaco, VEN ’24 CLUBS: DUN ACQUIRED: Rule 5, ’23 (BOS)

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WENTWORTH

41

EDWARD

16

JR

21

EDDIE

PITCHER HT: 6-1 WT: 210 B/T: R/R DOB: 08/08/02 HOMETOWN: Urbandale, IA ’24 CLUBS: College ACQUIRED: 5th, ’24, Kansas State

CUNNINGHAM

INFIELDER HT: 6-4 WT: 215 B/T: L/R DOB: 11/06/00 HOMETOWN: Haymarket, VA ’24 CLUBS: College, DUN ACQUIRED: 10th, ’24, East Carolina

KEYS

INFIELDER HT: 6-2 WT: 225 B/T: L/R DOB: 05/26/03 HOMETOWN: Centerport, NY ’24 CLUBS: DUN ACQUIRED: 4th, ’24, Bucknell

DURAN

20

HAYDEN

26

NICK

19

ARJUN

HT: 5-11 WT: 180 B/T: R/R DOB: 05/29/04 HOMETOWN: Caracas, VEN ’24 CLUBS: Dunedin AQUIRED: Trade w/MIA, 8/31/22

FREETHY

HT: 6-0 WT: 205 B/T: S/R DOB: 12/23/02 HOMETOWN: Rocklin, CA ’24 CLUBS: College, DUN ACQUIRED: 14th, ’24, Nevada

MICHELETTI JR.

OUTFIELDER HT: 6-1 WT: 220 B/T: L/R DOB: 12/29/01 HOMETOWN: Wilmington, DE ’24 CLUBS: DUN ACQUIRED: 8th, ’24, Virginia Tech

GILLILAND

35

CATCHER HT: 5-11 WT: 175 B/T: L/R DOB: 10/29/01 HOMETOWN: Maryville, TN ’24 CLUBS: College ACQUIRED: NDFA, 07/21/24

GOODWIN

7

INFIELDER HT: 6-1 WT: 205 B/T: R/R DOB: 09/06/01 HOMETOWN: Overland Park, KS ’24 CLUBS: VAN ACQUIRED: 7th, ’23, Kansas State

NIMMALA

18

INFIELDER HT: 6-1 WT: 175 B/T: R/R DOB: 10/16/05 HOMETOWN: Tampa, FL ’24 CLUBS: FCL, DUN ACQUIRED: 1st (20th ovr.), ’23, Strawberry Crest HS (FL)

ADRIAN

PINTO

INFIELDER HT: 5-8 WT: 170 B/T: R/R DOB: 09/22/02 HOMETOWN: Caucagua, VZ ’24 CLUBS: FCL, DUN, VAN ACQUIRED: Trade w/COL, 07/09/22

1

PEYTON

POWELL

12

HT: 6-1 WT: 195 B/T: L/R DOB: 07/22/24 HOMETOWN: Robinson, TX ’24 CLUBS: College AQUIRED: NDFA, 07/22/24

9

SAM

SHAW

HT: 5-10 WT: 180 B/T: L/R DOB: 02/26/05 HOMETOWN: Victoria, BC ’24 CLUBS: FCL AQUIRED: 9th, ’23, Lambrick Park (BC)

MATT

SCANNELL

8

HT: 5-11 WT: 205 B/T: L/L DOB: 08/31/01 HOMETOWN: Stone Oaks, TX ’24 CLUBS: College ACQUIRED: ND FA, 07/22/25

TUCKER

TOMAN

2

HT: 6-0 WT: 195 B/T: S/R DOB: 11/12/03 HOMETOWN: Columbia, SC ’24 CLUBS: DUN ACQUIRED: 2nd(C), ’22, Hammond School (SC)

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Vancouver to Double-A New Hampshire, JULY RHP Irv Carter activated from the 4/2 – Blue Jays announce C’s Opening Day roster 7/1 – OF Je’Von Ward transferred from Vancouver Development List, OF Victor Arias activated to Double-A New Hampshire, UTL Jay 4/4 – UTL Jackson Hornung, C Hayden Gilliland from 7-Day IL, RHPs Trey Yesavage, Khal Harry #10 transferred from Double-A New placed on Development List Stephen and Gage Stanifer transferred Hampshire to Vancouver 4/15 – RHP Connor O’Halloran placed on 7-Day IL from Single-A Dunedin to Vancouver 7/8 – RHP Chay Yeager transferred from 4/18 – UTL Jackson Hornung activated from the 5/28 – C Hayden Gilliland transferred from Vancouver to Double-A New Hampshire, Development List, UTL Carter Cunningham Vancouver to Double-A New Hampshire LHP Johan Simon #23 transferred from placed on the Development List JUNE Single-A Dunedin to Vancouver 4/19 – RHP Edinson Batista transferred from 6/3 – C Hayden Gilliland transferred from 7/13 – RHP Bo Bonds activated from the 7-Day IL Single-A Dunedin to Vancouver9 Double-A New Hampshire to Vancouver 7/18 – OF Victor Arias transferred from Vancouver 4/25 – UTL Jay Harry transferred to Double-A to Double-A New Hampshire, C Edward New Hampshire, UTL Carter Cunningham 6/4 – OF Gabby Martinez transferred from Vancouver to Double-A New Hampshire Duran #20, UTL Peyton Powell #12 and activated from the Development List UTL Sam Shaw #9 transferred from 6/7 – RHP Chris McElvain activated from the 4/29 – OF Jacob Wetzel placed on 7-Day IL, Single-A Dunedin to Vancouver, C Aaron 7-Day IL C Hayden Gilliland activated from the Parker and RHP Yondrei Rojas placed on 6/12 – RHP Trey Yesavage transferred from Development List 7-Day IL Vancouver to Double-A New Hampshire MAY 7/21 – RHP Colby Holcombe #31 transferred from 6/20 – RHP Colby Martin transferred from Single-A 5/6 – RHP Irv Carter placed on Development Single-A Dunedin to Vancouver Dunedin to Vancouver, RHP Bo Bonds List, RHP Yondrei Rojas transferred from 7/22 – RHP Aaron Munson placed on 7-Day IL placed on 7-Day IL Single-A Dunedin to Vancouver 7/23 – RHP Austin Marozas #36 transferred from 6/23 – RHP Pat Gallagher, UTL Jackson Hornung 5/8 – OF Victor Arias placed on 7-Day IL the FCL to Vancouver transferred from Vancouver to Double-A 5/12 – C Alex Stone transferred to Double-A New New Hampshire, INF Bryce Arnold 7/25 – C Aaron Parker activated from the 7-Day IL Hampshire, C Nic Deschamps transferred transferred from Single-A Dunedin to 7/26 - C Aaron Parker placed on the 7-Day IL from Double-A New Hampshire to Vancouver 7/27 – C Hayden Gilliland activated from the Vancouver, OF Gabriel Martinez transferred 6/25 – RHP Colby Martin traded to the Miami 7-Day IL, transferred to Single-A Dunedin from Double-A New Hampshire to Marlins for RHP Robinson Piña, LHP Vancouver 7/29 – UTL Jacob Lojewski #2, OF Alexis Javen Coleman transferred from Single-A Hernandez #24 transferred from Single-A 5/13 – UTL Brennan Orf placed on the 7-Day IL Dunedin to Vancouver Dunedin to Vancouver 5/16 – UTL Adrian Pinto placed on the 7-Day IL 7/30 – RHP Yondrei Rojas activated from the 5/20 – RHPs Kevin Miranda, Grant Rogers and 7-Day IL Juaron Watts-Brown transferred from

RUDDOCK

AUGUST 8/2 – UTL Sam Shaw placed on 7-Day IL 8/4 – UTL JR Freethy #26 transferred from Single-A Dunedin to Vancouver 8/7 – RHP Austin Marozas #36 placed on 7-Day IL 8/8 – INF Cutter Coffey placed on 7-Day IL, RHP Brett Garcia #35 transferred from the Bridge League to Vancouver 8/9 – RHP Aaron Munson, C Aaron Parker activated from the 7-Day IL 8/12 – RHP Fernando Perez, RHP Yondrei, LHP Johan Simon & LHP Kai Peterson transferred to Double-A New Hampshire, RHP Silvano Hechavarria #32, RHP Austin Cates #27 & LHP Juanmi Vasquez #1 transferred from Single-A Dunedin to Vancouver 8/15 – UTL Bryce Arnold & UTL Jacob Lojewski released, C Hayden Gilliland #6, INF Tucker Toman #2 & OF Matt Scannell #8 transferred from Single-A Dunedin to Vancouver, C Aaron Parker placed on 7-Day IL 8/19 – RHP Bo Bonds placed on 7-Day IL 8/21 – RHP Nate LaRue #32 transferred from Single-A Dunedin to Vancouver 8/27 – INF Cutter Coffey activate from the 7-Day IL

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Micah Bucknam, RHP Fourth Round, No. 112 Overall

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FIVE '25 PICKS WHO COULD JOIN THE C'S THIS YEAR With the Draft in the bag, these are five players recently picked who might head north this summer

The 2025 MLB Draft has come and gone, and the Toronto Blue Jays have added new names and faces to an ascendant farm system that has already logged many successes this year.

While the Draft use to have a more immediate impact on the Canadians roster during the short-season era, each year since jumping up to High-A has seen recent draftees make their C’s debut in the same summer.

We’ve rounded up five names – and borrowed heavily from Blue Jays beat writer Keegan Matheson – to make a list of 2025 picks who might make a trip to Vancouver to finish up the season #atTheNat. Micah Bucknam, RHP (Fourth round, No. 112)

Bucknam is at the top of the list for several reasons, most notably because he’s from Abbotsford. The last Canadian citizen to pitch for the C’s was Connor O’Halloran (2024-25), but the last local native son to don a C’s jersey was North Van’s Will McAffer. At 21, Bucknam has enough collegiate experience to make a smooth transition to the pro ranks once he’s on-boarded at the Player Development Complex in Dunedin.

The Keegan File Bats/throws: R/R School: Dallas Baptist University Calling Card: Bucknam grew up in Canada and played his high school

ball in British Columbia, but he was born in New Zealand. The Blue Jays originally drafted Bucknam in 2021 (16th round), but he did not sign. Bucknam’s signature pitch is his high-spin slider, which sits in the mid-80s but can reach up to touch 91 mph with tight movement.

That should immediately become his swing-and-miss pitch in pro ball.

Quote: “He’s got some of the best feel for spin in the college class.”

-- MLB Pipeline’s Jim Callis. This tracks with the Blue Jays’ preference to find college arms who have at least one MLB-ready pitch, which allows them to attack their secondary weapons right away. A year ago, we saw this with Trey Yesavage (first round) and Khal Stephen (second round).

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Eric Snow, SS (Sixth round, No. 172)

College infielders are often some of the first players drafted who get a crack at pro ball soon after they’re selected, and Snow fits the bill. All his stats at Auburn make it clear; this kid can compete at the plate. Snow reminds us of another college infielder drafted by the Blue Jays who joined the C’s down the stretch; former seventh round pick Nick Goodwin, whose first career High-A homer came in the clinching game of the 2023 Northwest League Championship Series. Could Snow be the next draft pick to contribute to a Canadians pennant?

The Keegan File Bats/throws: R/R School: Auburn Calling Card: Snow fits the Blue Jays’ trend of targeting complete allaround college infielders at this stage of the Draft. Snow also brings some versatility defensively and should be able to handle the lower levels quickly at 21.

Quote: "When you get so many pieces clicking and going, Eric has really solidified himself from that standpoint. He's just a complete college baseball player. Not only do you have a great glove, but the short bat. He's ready to go and he'll ambush you. Offensively, defensively, he can steal a base. It's his third year of college. He's really playing his best baseball when it matters most." -- Auburn head baseball coach Butch Thompson (via 247 Sports, Jason Caldwell)

Trace Baker, RHP (13th round, No. 382)

College arms are hedged bets in this era of high velocity and gravity-defying spin. It’s hard to know how long they’ll last before an inevitable arm injury delays their progress through the system, and the Blue Jays have been bit especially hard by the prospect injury bug over the last 18 months. But when things go right – and there’s no reason to think they won’t – guys like Baker are the bread and butter of late summer success in the full season minors. He’s an established college pitcher with command of his arsenal and a sense of “pitchability” that will play well right away in the pro ranks. Think of former C’s lefty Mason Fluharty, who was a fifth round pick in 2022 out of Liberty and immediately debuted with the Canadians that season before surging through the system and making his MLB debut this year.

The Keegan File Bats/throws: R/R School: UNC Wilmington Calling Card: Baker opened the year in the rotation at UNC Wilmington but soon moved into the bullpen, and he found plenty of success with a 2.24 ERA and 54 strikeouts over 52 1/3 innings overall. Baker doesn’t come with dominant swing-and-miss stuff, but given his build and an impressive arsenal of pitches for a reliever, the Blue Jays could entertain the idea of starting him again. At 21, Baker is another advanced college arm who could quickly make his way into game action in the Blue Jays’ system.

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Noah Palmese, RHP (14th round, No. 412)

NCAA schools get most of the shine, but there are stockpiles of talent in the NAIA ranks. Palmese is a perfect example of that, dominating for Webber International and making it clear he’s ready for the next challenge. While he’ll likely spend some time in Florida using the state-of-the-art facilities at the PDC to lay a foundation for his pro career, he could very well slot into the C’s bullpen come mid-August.

The Keegan File Bats/throws: R/R School: Webber International University Calling Card: Palmese racked up the NAIA honors in 2025, first being named a First-Team All American and later winning the NAIA Ball Reliever of the Year Award. Palmese clearly has a knack for missing bats, and he’ll be yet another bullpen development project for the Blue Jays’ staff. Palmese should also have a shot at pitching in pro games soon.

Jake Casey, OF (15th round, No. 442)

We’re suckers for multi-generational baseball families, and Casey is another addition to an ever-growing lineage of Blue Jays MiLBers with big league dads. Sean Casey’s son joins the likes of Cavan Biggio, Griffin Conine, Kacy Clemens and other former Canadians whose fathers played in the show (not to mention Vladdy and Bo, who skipped Vancouver on their road to MLB). You’ll read Casey’s eye-popping stats at Kent State this year below, and it’s clear after a short adjustment to pro pitching in the FCL and Florida State League Casey could join us on Ontario Street for some late summer fun.

Bats/throws: L/R School: Kent State Calling Card: The Blue Jays have always loved baseball family ties, so it’s no surprise that they scooped up Jake Casey, son of three-time All-Star Sean Casey, who played 12 seasons in the big leagues. Jake bounced back from Tommy John surgery a year ago to put together a massive final season with Kent State, where he hit .356 with 17 home runs and a 1.236 OPS over 56 games. With his ability to drive the ball in the air, Casey will be an interesting development project for the Blue Jays as they try to unlock even more power from his raw talent.

He was also Kent State’s first player in school history to be invited to the MLB Draft Combine.

Quote: "This is an incredible honor for Jake and a testament to his hard work and dedication. To be the first player in our program's history to receive this invitation is truly special. Jake has represented Kent State with class and excellence throughout his career." -- Kent State head baseball coach Jeff Duncan

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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

POS 2007 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

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

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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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

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 John Schneider Travis Bergen Cavan Biggio T.J. Zeuch Lane Thomas Ryan McBroom

POS

ALUMN

MLB DEBUT TEAM

MGR 2011/14-15 28-Mar P 2015-17 29-Mar INF 2016 25-May RHP 2016 03-Sep OF 2015 17-Apr INF/OF 2014 03-Sep

Toronto San Francisco Toronto Toronto St. Louis 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

POS 2023 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

2025 Alan Roden Mason Fluharty Matt Svanson Paxton Schultz Will Robertson Lázaro Estrada

POS

ALUMN

MLB DEBUT TEAM

OF P P P OF P

2023 2022 2022 2021 2021 2021

27-Mar 01-Apr 17-Apr 20-Apr 12-Jun 5-Jul

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 Blue Jays Blue Jays Cardinals Blue Jays Blue Jays Blue Jays

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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

SYMBOLS FOR PLAY

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

TEAM BATTING ORDER

1

3 2

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

2

1. CENTER FIELDER 8 4 6-4 6 2. SHORTSTOP BB 3 3. 1ST BASEMAN 5 FC K = 4. 3RD BASEMAN 5 SB 2 5. RIGHT FIELDER 6-2 SB 6. LEFT FIELDER 7. DESIGNATED HITTER FC 8. 2ND BASEMAN 4 / 9. CATCHER = R H 3 4 0 1 TOTALS

Sacrifice: Walk: Strikeout: Called Out on Strikes: Balk: Fielder’s Choice: Hit by Pitch: Wild Pitch:

Passed Ball: PB SB

Stolen Base: Double Play: Error: Sacrifice Fly: Intentional Walk: Foul Fly: Force Out: Line Drive: Bunt:

DP E SF IBB F FO L B Unassisted: U

SH or SAC BB K K BK FC HP WP

DEFENSIVE PLAYERS BY THE NUMBERS PITCHER CATCHER 1ST BASEMAN 2ND BASEMAN 3RD BASEMAN 6 SHORTSTOP 7 LEFT FIELDER 8 CENTER FIELDER 1 2 3 4 5

8 7

9

6 5

4 1

3

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

STRIKE OUT

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MEET OUR MASCOTS

THE VANCOUVER CANADIANS HAVE AN ARMY OF MASCOTS THAT ARE ALL DESIGNED WITH ONE COMMON GOAL – ENSURE EVERYONE OUT AT HISTORIC ROGERS FIELD AT NAT BAILEY STADIUM HAS FUN! FROM A LOVEABLE BEAR TO A TRIO OF SUSHI THAT ARE READY TO ROCK – NOT TO MENTION A CONDIMENT AND UTENSIL? THE CANADIANS MASCOTS ARE TRULY ONE OF A KIND!

BOB BROWN BEAR

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.

MR. KAPPA MAKI

Debut: 2008 Occupation: Staying cool, Professional Racer Favourite Pastime: Attending birthday parties, winning races Make-Up: Few slices of cucumber wrapped in rice and then rolled in a piece of dried seaweed.

Sleek and light - Mr. Kappa Maki is always a tough competitor.

CHEF WASABI

MS. BC ROLL

SADAHARU SOY

CHOP N’ STIX

Debut: 2008 Occupation: Chef, professional racer Favourite Pastime: Running, cooking Make-Up: Whether you buy wasabi in root form or as a green powder, there is one thing that is for sure - Chef Wasabi is one spicy addition to our Sushi Race!

Debut: 2015 Occupation: Pot Stirrer, Professional Racer Favourite Pastime: Cooking, meeting fans, running Make-Up: Known to add a little saltiness to any meal, Sadaharu Soy was named after the legendary baseball slugger Sadaharu Oh who’s legend is global. Sadaharu is both physical and a little trickly during the sushi races!

Debut: 2008 Occupation: Pageant queen, professional racer Favourite Pastime: Beating Chef Wasabi in Sushi Races and hanging out at the ballpark Make-Up: Combination of barbecue BC smoked salmon and fresh cucumber with a little mayonnaise to keep her rollin'.

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

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