2025 Program 2

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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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ASST GROUNDSKEEPER

CAM CARELSE

GROUNDSKEEPER

PHIL CHAN

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CHARLIE O’NEILL

DIRECTOR, STADIUM OPS

CHRIS GEORGES

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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

FIRST BASE COACH

THIRD BASE COACH

ASSISTANT HITTING COACH

ASSISTANT HITTING COACH

ASSISTANT PITCHING COACH

MARK BUDZINSKI

DEMARLO HALE

CARLOS FEBLES

BULLPEN COACH

LOU IANNOTTI

BULLPEN CATCHER

GRAHAM JOHNSON

HUNTER MENSE

BULLPEN CATCHER

ALEX ANDREOPOULOS

HITTING COACH

SAM GREENE

MENTAL PERFORMANCE COACH

LUIS HURTADO

JOHN LANNAN

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

BENCH COACH

CASEY CANDAELE

HITTING COACH

CESAR MARTIN

RYAN LONG

ASST. HITTING COACH

PITCHING COACH

TREVOR CHO

DREW HAYES

ASST. PITCHING COACH

COACH

HENRY LEAKE

CHRIS SCHAEFFER

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

BRENT LAVALLEE

BENCH COACH

HITTING COACH

JAKE McGUIGGAN

MITCH HUCKABAY

PITCHING COACH

POSITION COACH

AUSTIN BIBENS-DIRKX

COACH

THOMAS CAULFIELD

DELTA CLEARY JR.

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

BENCH COACH

JOSE MAYORGA

MATT VON ROEMER

HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER

ASST. ATHLETIC TRAINER

KATIE REYES

PITCHING COACH

HITTING COACH

ERIC YARDLEY

POSITION COACH

RYAN WRIGHT

HEAD STRENGTH & CONDITIONING ASST. STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

DALTON HOLEMO

JOE CARDENAS

NOAH OR

BULLPEN COACH

ROBELIN BAUTISTA

PETR STŘÍBRCKÝ

NUTRITION

TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANT

STEPHANIE TAVEL

OWEN RUDDOCK

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

HITTING COACH

GIL KIM

ASST. HITTING COACH

NASH KNIGHT

PITCHING COACH

JONATHAN DAVIS

ASST. PITCHING COACH

CORY RIORDAN

ANTONIO CACERES

COACH

COACH

ASHLEY STEPHENSON

RODRIGO VIGIL

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

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 2024-25 VANCOUVER CANADIANS PITCHER GRANT ROGERS. “I’m pretty scared of birds. That’s one of my worst fears, but go Blue Jays.”

The Groves, Texas native admits to being afraid of birds so of course he winds up with a bird-themed baseball club in the Toronto Blue Jays.

It was certainly not a given that Rogers was going to be a pitcher growing up. He told C’s Plus Baseball when he was 11 years old, he had a bone and cartilage condition in his right elbow. “When I was told I would never pitch again, it was OCD (Osteochondritis Dissecans) of the capitellum. It was a piece of bone that did not get blood flow and it broke off.” That put his days as a righthanded pitcher on hold. Instead, Rogers threw left-handed for a while before being cleared to throw righthanded on the hill again during his sophomore year at Port Neches-Groves High School.

GRANT R In addition to pitching, Rogers was also a quarterback at PN-G but he was sidelined by a growth plate issue in his right shoulder that prevented him from pitching in his junior season. However, he was able to get back on the mound for his senior season in 2019. Rogers helped PN-G reach the 5A State Playoffs and was instrumental in its Area Playoff victory to reach the regional quarterfinals.

Panola College in Carthage was Rogers’ next stop and he won both of his decisions with a 2.81 earned run average with 30 strikeouts in 252/3 innings in 2020 before COVID cut things short. In 2021, Rogers racked up 55 punchouts in 49-2/3 innings but his ERA went up to 5.26.

Rogers would leave the Lone Star State by transferring to McNeese State in 2022. To say his two years in Lake Charles, Louisiana, was a success would be a massive understatement. All he did was win a dozen awards, including the Southland Conference Pitcher of the Year in 2022 and 2023. He went 7-4 with a 4.26 ERA for the Cowboys in 2022 before a banner 2023 that saw him go 12-1 with a 1.82 ERA with a strikeout/walk total of 88-18 in 103-2/3 innings.

On the recommendation of scout Chris Curtis, the Toronto Blue Jays would take Rogers in the 11th round of the 2023 MLB Draft and gave him a $150,000 signing bonus.

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and put up a 2.57 ERA in April which began with four shutout frames and six punchouts at Tampa on April 11. Rogers was roughed up in May with a 5.74 ERA but the bright spot was his first professional win in which he surrendered just one run and struck out six over six innings at Fort Myers on May 9. June and July were better with ERAs of 3.93 and 3.60, respectively, including earning another win after going five innings with one earned run allowed and five strikeouts versus Clearwater on July 5.

After posting a 3.87 ERA with 106 strikeouts and 28 walks in 1112/3 innings with Dunedin, Rogers got the call to go to Vancouver on July 30. Nat Bailey Stadium bears Grant’s surname on the field and he felt right at home on the night of his C’s debut. He trolled Tri-City with eight shutout innings and recorded nine punchouts to win his Northwest League debut on August 3. He was named the NWL Pitcher of the Week honours for August 4-10. On August 22, Rogers put together another solid start by spinning seven innings of one-run ball with six Ks in an eventual win against Everett on August 22.

Rogers shut down Eugene over six frames with eight Ks against Eugene on September 7 to finish his regular season with Monty’s Mounties with a 3.11 ERA and a 36-6 K/BB total in 37-2/3 innings.

He went on to limit host Spokane to just one run and struck out five over 6-1/3 innings in the deciding Game 4 of the Northwest League Championship Series on September 14.

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C’s Plus Baseball chatted with the 23-year-old Rogers prior to the 2024 regular season finale against Eugene in September. This interview has been edited for clarity.

me I could start throwing right-handed again, I just kind of put it in my back pocket. But sometimes you’ll see me throw out here lefthanded a little bit.

C’s Plus Baseball – Let’s take it back to the draft. You were an 11thround pick in 2023 out of McNeese State. What was your draft day experience like?

CPB – You mentioned your right shoulder injury. How did that happen?

Grant Rogers – Yeah, it was pretty hectic those three days, trying to get through with my family and just put me in the best situation for me to just progress and keep going. And luckily, the Blue Jays selected me in the 11th round. And what’s funny about that is that the year before that, they were the first ever team, major league team, to reach out to me. So I thought that was pretty cool and yeah, I mean, it was a great experience.

CPB – Okay, so you get through McNeese State, you get drafted and you go to draft camp. I’m sure you got introduced to a lot of people there but what do you remember about your draft camp experience?

GR – We were doing mat drills during football and I landed on it.

CPB – Talk about the buildup leading to the draft. You’re wondering where you’re going to go. I mean, I’m sure that’s a pretty stressful time.

GR – I definitely remember our mental performance coach Raul (Raul Pimentel). He was always upbeat and energetic and I really liked that. Just learning the place, it took me about a week at least to figure out where everything was. All the coaches and staff were very helpful with that so thanks to them. It was just fun overall. I enjoyed it. We had this little obstacle course the last day, that was pretty cool.

And we had to do a little dance off. I liked that.

GR – Yeah, I mean, going into my last college season, I was expecting to be probably an undrafted free agent, which I was okay with. I mean, I would have liked to play baseball a little bit more. And the season went on and I started doing well so I actually thought I had a chance and it’s working out perfectly here.

CPB – You didn’t get to pitch (in 2023). After you come off a long college season, you had a lot of innings on your arm. I guess it was almost kind of like a red shirt season in a way in pro ball but what did you learn about your first taste of pro ball? I’m sure you probably saw FCL (Florida Complex League) or Duneidn games.

CPB – Before you went to McNeese State, you went to Panola Junior College. What was your experience like there those two years?

GR – Yeah, they made us go to one of the Dunedin games. TD Ballpark is amazing, it’s awesome. It was cool because like everyone’s there for a reason. This is your job and people are actually taking it serious and that’s what I like about baseball. They’re competitive. I know sometimes like some people think that it’s just me, me, me. I’m trying to get moved up type of business. But in all honesty, I mean, if you want to get moved up, you have to play well as well as your team playing well. That’s all I want to do is win. That’s my main concern or main want to do.

GR – It was definitely a grind. They don’t call it Juco Bandits for no reason. There was 5 a.m. tarp pulls, 5.30 a.m. lifts. It was just a grind.

Honestly, it made me mentally tough. It was a long season, my first long season, and you’re trying to get out of there as quick as you can.

So I was blessed to go there and for my opportunity there.

CPB – How did you wind up at McNeese State?

GR – They saw me in high school as well. I sent a recruiting email video out to scouts or recruiters. Coach Rickleson (Jim Ricklefsen), who coached at Lamar, which is my hometown university. I’ve known of him, he reached out to me, and he just made it feel like home. I didn’t even go on a visit because I lived 45 minutes from there and I’ve already seen it. It was a blessing in disguise, honestly.

I couldn’t have picked a better place. It was a blessing in disguise, honestly. I couldn’t have picked a better place.

CPB – When did you get started playing baseball? Take us through the timeline that led you to Juco and then McNeese State.

GR – I’d say I was around five years old when I started. I was always bigger than everyone. And I got hurt and they told me I’d never pitch again. So I started pitching and playing baseball left-handed. Then my sophomore year of high school, they told me that I could start throwing again and pitching again and it was just a struggle getting back into it. And then my junior year, I was excited for my first full year of pitching and football off-season workouts. I fractured my growth plate in my shoulder, so I didn’t get to pitch that year. And then senior year, I kind of took on the role as, like, the back-end starter or number two starter. And then the first few games went by, and I started doing really well and I took off from there. And then junior college, the first year was a really good year before I got cut short. Then my second year at JUCO was probably one of the worst years I’ve ever had, but I’m thankful McNeese still let me go. My first year at McNeese, it was a learning process. I mean, I thought I did fairly well, and then last year, my senior year, I don’t think I could ever do it again though. It was a really cool experience.

CPB – I just wanted to touch back. So, you were throwing left-handed for a while? There was Pat Venditte, who was a switch-pitcher. Is that something you could do again?

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CPB – The Player Development Complex. What did you think of it when you first arrived and was there maybe anything you learned about yourself the way you pitch, whether it be your mechanics or arm angle?

GR – I mean, McNeese was great. Then the hurricane ruined everything, kind of our facility and we didn’t have that much stuff.

But going to the PDC, I’ve never seen anything like that in my entire life. There was always snacks there. There was always food. I learned a lot of stuff pitching-wise that I needed to work on. Definitely in the weight room, which I have really focused on a lot, just trying to get stronger and all-around muscle, lose some body fat. They’re the ones that suggested that I throw from the low slot and the high slot and ever since then I just took off.

CPB – You begin your pro career in Dunedin (in 2024). How did you find your first taste of pro ball went?

GR – I’ll say the first month was really good. I got settled in really quick. Then the next month I had a little rocky one. Then I just tweaked some things mechanically each week. It’s just a process and a grind. You have to go in not thinking it’s a job. It’s just a love for the game that you want to do and to keep playing. This season has been one of the funnest seasons I’ve ever had, honestly. It was a grind, I’ll tell you that. Dunedin was a grind. These bus rides in Vancouver are a grind but I enjoy my time with my teammates. I love every bit of the Blue Jays organization.

CPB – You get promoted to Vancouver. How did you find out about it? I know sometimes the coaches like to have a little fun before they tell you you got promoted. Anything like that for you?

GR – So, Nico Deschamps got promoted on Friday or Saturday, and he wasn’t going to leave until Monday. So, he came to the game on Sunday, and I think we lost that game. We all had a team meeting,

and (Dunedin manager José Mayorga) talked to us about the season, about the game, and he was like, ‘Nico’s not the only one going to Vancouver. Rogers and Arias (Victor Arias) are going with him.’ And it was awesome, just the smiles on everyone’s face, how happy they were for me. And it was sad seeing or leaving all my friends and all the staff I got so close with, but everyone here made it so much more enjoyable. And the staff and team are here are great.

CPB – José Mayorga, who was a coach here a few years ago, what was that like playing under him? It seems like the players I’ve talked to, they really have a lot of respect for him.

GR – Yeah, Mayo’s one of my favorites ever. I can’t thank him enough.

I mean, he wasn’t my pitching coach, but he was just always a good person to talk to, a real true leader and very competitive, and along with Cory (Dunedin pitching coach Cory Riordan). Cory helped me a lot. I mean, my velo’s been up trying out new stuff, and I can’t thank him enough either and the whole staff there.

CPB – Your pitch mix. What is it that you’re throwing right now?

GR – Four-seam, cutter, splitter, sinker, slider, changeup.

CPB – So you’ve got a lot in the repertoire. What would you say stands out? I guess everyone always considers the fastball their best pitch but what would you say is your second?

CPB – You won the Northwest League Pitcher of the Week award.

How did you find out about it?

GR – I saw it on my phone and I thought that was really cool my first week here doing that and it just goes back to just wanting to win, that’s all I want to do.

CPB – What’s it been like for you pitching here in the Northwest League? Have you noticed it’s a big step up?

GR – I’d say the hitters definitely have a betterapproach each and every at-bat and each and every pitch. It’s really challenging and I’ll tell you what, I struggled more in Dunedin than I did here and I think it’s a big step up, but I think I was ready for it.

CPB – Final couple questions I want to ask, did you have a favorite major league team or player growing up?

GR – I was an Astros fan and a Mike Trout fan.

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

GR – Black. I’ve only worn black except for last week because it was too hot.

GR – I’d say my sinker is my first best and then I’ll go with the cutter.

CPB – Was there anyone who showed you a certain grip with your sinker or cutter?

GR – I kind of just played around with it. I tried different grips. If it didn’t work, I’d just try a new one but i think these two have worked for pretty well.

CPB – You mentioned the splitter. I don’t know if you ever had a chance to check in with Kevin Gausman because he’s known for the splitter.

GR – Yeah, Cory Riordan taught me the grip, and he told me it was Gausman’s grip. So I was like, ‘Alright, I’ll just try it.’ And it’s coming along. Just trying to kill some spin and need to stay on top of it but we’ll figure that out.

CPB – If you had to give a scouting report on yourself, how would you describe yourself?

GR – I’d say a lot of sinkers if you’re a righty, get ready for that.

Lefties, you might see a front door sinker, back door sinker. I’ll mix in a four-seam at the top of the zone and then when the slider is good, it’s really good when it’s not it’s really short so you see that.

CPB – How do you kind of determine—as you mentioned you rattle off five or six different pitches—but what do you kind of decide to go with on a certain night. Is it just kind of how it feels in the bullpen or just kind of play it by ear?

GR – Yeah, I mean just look at people’s swings and how they take each pitch and their mannerisms after. It’s not just a guessing game.

You just got to read the hitter.

CPB – I wanted to ask you about your very first start here in Vancouver and what a good one it was, eight shutout innings. What do you remember about that night getting to pitch here at Nat Bailey Stadium?

GR – I went from playing in Dunedin, getting maybe 300 fans to about 5,800 that Saturday night. And standing in front of the mound, looking into the stands, I don’t think I’ve ever had as much adrenaline ever in my life. I just wanted to put my team in the best opportunity to win. Every time I pitch, that’s what I want. I want to win. I mean, it’s hard to remember that night because it was so surreal coming from my first outing when, I mean, I didn’t have the best year in Low-A, but I think I’ve turned it around a little bit.

GRANT ROGERS

FILE

Born: May 22, 20 01 in Groves, Te xas.

Height/Weight: 6-foot-7, 230 po unds.

Bats/Throws: Ri ght/Right Twitter: @Gran t_Rogers10 Instagram: @gr ogers10 Uniform Numbe rs: Wore numbe r 18 at Panola Co 2021. Wore num llege in 2020 an ber 40 with McN d eese State in 20 Wore number 40 22 and 2023. with Dunedin in 2024.

Professional De but Dunedin Bl ue Ja ys at Tampa on First Profession April 11, 2024. al Strikeout: En manuel Tejada, April 11.

Tampa Tarpons on First Profession al Victory: Dune din Blue Jays at 9, 2024.

Fort Myers on M ay The More You Kn ow: Baseball Am erica says Roge velocity of his fo rs improved the ur-seam fastba ll, go ing from 89.4 to hour.

91.7 miles per Fun Fact: Roge rs is the fourth McNeese State the Toronto Blue Cowboy drafted Jays and the se by cond Cowboy to outfielder Andr join the C’s sinc ew Guillotte in e 2015.

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NO. PITCHERS (16) HT WT 39 Edinson Batista 6-2 210 25 Bo Bonds 5-11 200 4 Irv Carter 6-4 210 11 Pat Gallagher 6-0 200 23 Nate Garkow 5-11 190 9 Kevin Miranda 5-10 185 5 Aaron Munson 5-10 180 26 Connor O’Halloran 6-2 195 45 Julio Ortiz 6-3 175 37 Fernando Perez 6-3 180 30 Kai Peterson 6-1 195 40 Grant Rogers 6-7 230 3 JJ Sanchez 5-11 175 33 Jonathan Todd 6-6 225 10 Juaron Watts-Brown6-3 195 41 Jackson Wentworth 6-1 210 20 Chay Yeager 5-11 185

B/T AGE – DOB R/R 22 – 05/19/02 R/R 24 – 01/10/01 R/R 22 – 10/09/02 R/R 24 - 06/30/00 R/R 27 - 09/04/97 R/R 26 - 11/14/98 L/R 23 - 03/15/02 R/L 22 - 09/01/02 R/R 24 - 12/30/00 R/R 21 - 02/12/04 L/L 22 - 08/14/02 R/R 23 - 05/22/01 L/L 25 - 09/08/99 L/R 23 - 08/21/01 R/R 23 - 02/23/02 R/R 22 - 08/08/02 S/R 22 - 09/11/02

HOMETOWN ’24 CLUBS Santiago, DR Asheville (HOU) Live Oak, FL DUN, VAN Fort Lauderdale, FL DUN, VAN Leominster, MA VAN Glendora, CA DUN, NH Dolega, PAN FCL, DUN, VAN, NH San Antonio, TX DUN, VAN Mississauga, ON DUN, VAN San Pedro de Macoris, DR FCL, DUN Rivas, Nicaragua DUN Roseville, CA DUN, VAN Groves, TX DUN, VAN Los Fresnos, TX DUN, VAN Reidsville, NC DUN Hanford, CA DUN, VAN Urbandale, IA College Gainesville, GA VAN

ACQUIRED Trade w/HOU, 04/01/25 13th, ’22, Louisiana-Lafayette 5th, ’21, Calvary Christian Academy (FL) 11th, ’22, Connecticut ND FA, 07/01/24 ND FA, 08/04/22 19th, ’23, Angelo State 5th, ’23, Michigan MiLB FA, 07/21/23 INT FA, 01/15/22 20th, ’23, Sierra College 11th, ’23, McNeese State ND FA, 07/20/23 15th, ’24, Western Carolina 3rd, ’23, Oklahoma State 5th, ’24, Kansas State 12th, ’23, Pasco-Hernando State JC

NO. CATCHERS (3) HT WT B/T AGE – DOB 35 Hayden Gilliland^ 5-11 175 L/R 23 - 10/29/01 6 Aaron Parker 5-9 200 R/R 22 - 01/17/03 27 Alex Stone 6-5 235 R/R 23 - 11/03/01

HOMETOWN Maryville, TN Los Altos, CA Andover, NJ

’24 CLUBS College College, DUN College, VAN

ACQUIRED ND FA, 07/21/24 6th, ’24, UC Santa Barbara ND FA, 07/19/24

NO. INFIELDERS (7) HT 28 Cutter Coffey 6-1 16 Carter Cunningham 6-4 7 Nick Goodwin 6-1 21 Sean Keys 6-2 18 Arjun Nimmala 6-1 1 Adrian Pinto 5-8

WT 190 215 205 225 175 170

B/T AGE – DOB R/R 20 - 05/21/04 L/R 24 - 11/06/00 R/R 23 - 09/06/01 L/R 21 - 05/26/03 R/R 19 - 10/16/05 R/R 22 - 09/22/02

HOMETOWN Bakersfield, CA Haymarket, VA Overland Park, KS Centerport, NY Tampa, FL Caucagua, VZ

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

ACQUIRED Trade w/BOS, 07/27/24 10th, ’24, East Carolina 7th, ’23, Kansas State 4th, ’24, Bucknell 1st (20th ovr.), ’23, Strawberry Crest HS (FL) Trade w/COL, 07/09/22

NO. OUTFIELDERS (6) HT WT 2 Victor Arias 5-11 180 31 Jackson Hornung 6-2 215 19 Eddie Micheletti Jr. 6-1 220 15 Brennan Orf 6-4 230 24 Je’Von Ward 6-2 195 22 Jacob Wetzel 5-10 220

B/T AGE – DOB L/L 21 - 08/24/03 R/R 24 - 02/06/01 L/R 23 - 12/29/01 L/R 23 - 09/06/01 L/R 25 - 10/25/99 L/L 25 - 03/26/00

HOMETOWN Maracay, VZ Ashland, MA Wilmington, DE Wildwood, MO Long Beach, CA Walkersville, MD

’24 CLUBS DUN, VAN VAN DUN FCL, DUN, VAN KCO (Indy), VAN MB, SB (CHI)

ACQUIRED INT FA, 08/24/19 16th, ’23, Skidmore 8th, ’24, Virginia Tech 13th, ‘23, So. Illinois-Edwardsville MiLB FA, 06/15/24 Rule 5 (CHI), 12/11/24

INJURED LIST (4) 7-Day Chris McElvain 7-Day Connor O-Halloran 7-Day Kendry Rojas 60-Day Carson Pierce TORONTO SYSTEM: AAA - Buffalo; AA - New Hampshire; A+- Vancouver; A - Dunedin

^Development List

PRONUNCIATIONS: Juaron – jer-AWN | Yeager – YAY-ger | Coffey – Like the drink | Arjun Nimmal – ar-jin ni-MAUL-uh | Arias – AH-ree-us | Micheletti – mick-uh-LET-ee | Je’Von – je-VAWN | Mayorga – may-OR-guh | von Roemer – von ROW-mer | Robelin Bautista – RO-be-lean bao-TEE-sta Petr Stříbrcký – pet-her stee-britz-key | Holemo – ho-LEH-mo | Cardenas – car-DAY-nus | 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 12 Hitting Coach: Ryan Wright 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

NO PITCHERS (17) 33 Philip Abner 28 Casey Anderson 36 Yordin Chalas 14 Luke Craig 20 Hayden Durke 32 Daniel Eagen 40 Edgar Isea 38 Sam Knowlton 25 Alexis Liebano 24 Mason Marriott 22 Jorge Minyety 34 Liam Norris 17 Daniel Nunez 23 Carlos Rey 44 Eli Saul 45 John West 16 Ricardo Yan

T HT WT AGE BORN L 6-1 220 22 5/5/02 R 6-4 185 24 8/31/00 R 6-4 200 21 2/22/04 L 6-2 207 23 8/6/01 R 6-2 220 22 5/1/02 R 6-4 210 22 11/23/02 R 6-3 260 22 8/20/02 R 6-8 270 24 6/15/00 R 6-1 190 22 3/8/03 R 6-1 210 22 8/14/02 R 6-1 205 22 1/4/03 L 6-4 230 23 8/13/01 R 6-0 195 22 3/4/03 L 6-2 205 22 5/19/02 R 6-5 235 23 8/16/01 R 6-8 265 23 10/5/01 R 6-4 205 22 11/14/02

HOME TOWN SCHOOL Charlotte, NC U of Florida Cedar City, UT Utah Valley U La Romana, D.R. Juan Pablo Duarte Sanford, NC UNC Wilmington Abbeville, LA U. Louisiana / Rice U. Fuquay-Varina, NC Presbyterian College (SC) El Tigre, VZ J.B.A. Warrior, AL U of South Alabama Caracas, VZ Centro America Tomball, TX Baylor U Bani, D.R. Villa David Cary, NC Green Hope HS Merida, Yucatan, MEX Miami Springs, FL Nova Southeastern U. Vancouver, BC Sacramento State U. Shrewsbury, MA Boston College Santo Domingo, D.R. Otilio Vigil Diaz

ACQUIRED 6th Rd, 2023 11th Rd, 2023 INT FA, 1/15/23 7th Rd, 2024 13th Rd, 2023 3rd Rd, 2024 INT FA, 9/10/18 7th 12th Rd, 2023 INT FA, 7/27/22 6th Rd, 2024 INT FA, 12/10/22 3rd Rd, 2020 Mi FA, 12/13/23 17th Rd, 2023 13th Rd, 2022 12th Rd, 2024 INT FA, 1/22/21

NO CATCHERS (3) 9 J.J. D’Orazio 27 Gavin Logan 12 David Martin

B-T HT WT AGE BORN R-R 6-1 210 23 12/28/01 L-R5-11 210 25 1/14/00 L-R 6-1 210 24 10/28/00

HOME TOWN Maracay, VZ Oyen, Alberta Chino Hills, CA

SCHOOL Las Nieves HS Oregon State U Cal Baptist U

ACQUIRED Trade w/Toronto 9th Rd, 2022 16th Rd, 2022

NO INFIELDERS (6) B-T HT WT AGE BORN 5 Demetrio Crisantes R-R 6-0 190 20 9/5/04 35 Jackson Feltner R-R 6-2 220 23 9/19/01 10 Jansel Luis S-R 6-1 200 20 3/6/05 11 Ben McLaughlin L-R 6-3 210 22 5/30/02 26 Anderdson Rojas L-R5-10 190 21 3/8/04 8 Cristofer Torin R-R5-10 200 19 5/25/05

HOME TOWN Nogales, AZ Louisa, KY San Pedro de Macoris, D.R. Golden, CO Dajabon, D.R. Acarigua, VZ

SCHOOL Nogales HS Morehead State U Mis Primeros Pasos Hutchinson CC / U Arkansas San Jose Lanceritos

ACQUIRED 7th Rd, 2022 8th Rd, 2023 INT FA, 1/15/22 9th Rd, 2024 INT FA, 1/15/21 INT FA, 1/15/22

NO OUTFIELDERS (4) B-T HT WT AGE BORN 13 Junior Franco L-L 5-8 195 22 9/13/02 4 Druw Jones R-R 6-3 190 21 11/28/03 3 Angel Ortiz L-L 6-0 200 22 10/3/02 15 Ryan Waldschmidt R-R 6-2 210 22 10/7/02

HOME TOWN Bani, D.R. Atlanta, GA Constanza, D.R. Bradenton, FL

SCHOOL Juan Pablo Wesleyan HS Juan Pablo Duarte U Kentucky

ACQUIRED INT FA, 7/2/19 1st Rd, (2nd overall), 2022 INT FA, 7/2/19 1st Rd, (31st overall), 2024

ARIZONA SYSTEM: AAA - Reno; AA - Amarillo; A+ - Hillsboro Hops; A - Visalia PRONUNCIATIONS: Jim Adduci (uh-DOOS-ee) | Yordin Chalas (yor-DEEN chahl-us, rhymes with “Wallace”) Demetrio Crisantes (duh-MEE-tree-oh kris-AHN-tess) | J.J. D’Orazio (dor-AH-zee-oh) | Hayden Durke (like the man’s name “Dirk”) Daniel Eagen (EE-gun) | Junior Franco (FRONK-oh) | Edgar Isea (ee-SAY-uh) | Druw Jones (drew) | Joe Leo (LEE-oh) | Alexis Liebano (lee-EH-buh-no) Jansel Luis (honn-sell loo-ees) | Brad Marcelino (mar-suh-LEE-no) | Mason Marriott (just like the hotel chain) | Ben McLaughlin (mc-LOFF-linn) Jorge Minyety (hor-hay meen-JET-ee) | Daniel Nunez (NOON-yez) | Angel Ortiz (on-hel) | Carlos Rey (ray) | Anderdson Rojas (Anderson ROW-hoss) Eli Saul (ee-lye sahl) | Cristofer Torin (tore-EEN) | Cat Widay (wih-DAY) | Ricardo Yan (yahn)

FIELD STAFF 7 Manager: Mark Reed 29 Pitching Coach: Tyler Mark 18 Hitting Coach: Brad Marcelino 30 Assistant Hitting Coach: Jim Adduci 19 Bench Coach: Ronald Ramirez

Trainer: Cat Widay Strength Coach: Joe Leo Video Coordinator: Dawson Dullnig

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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 Matt von Roemer, 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

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PITCHING COACH Eric Yardley, 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.

RYAN

WRIGHT

12

HITTING COACH Ryan Wright, Hitting Coach – Wright is the team’s hitting coach for the fifth consecutive season. The Boise, ID native’s mentorship of Blue Jays prospects Peyton Williams, Jace Bohrofen and Dasan Brown last year had all three among the Northwest League’s top hitters. He has overseen the offensive evolutions of big leaguers Davis Schneider, Spencer Horwitz, Addison Barger and Leo Jimenez during their respective tenures with the C’s and contributed to the rapid development of Alan Roden and Josh Kasevich as potential Major Leaguers in 2025.

ROBELIN

BAUTISTA

34

BULLPEN COACH Robelin Bautista, 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 Petr Stříbrcký, 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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2025 ROSTER

NATE

GARKOW

PEREZ

BATISTA

KEVIN

37

KAI

PITCHER HT: 03-Jun WT: 180 B/T: R/R DOB: 21 - 02/12/04 HOMETOWN: Rivas, Nicaragua ’24 CLUBS: DUN ACQUIRED: INT FA, 01/15/22

39

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

23

PITCHER HT: 11-May WT: 190 B/T: R/R DOB: 27 - 09/04/97 HOMETOWN: Glendora, CA ’24 CLUBS: DUN, NH ACQUIRED: ND FA, 07/01/24

FERNANDO

EDINSON

MIRANDA

BONDS

AARON

30

GRANT

PITCHER HT: 01-Jun WT: 195 B/T: L/L DOB: 22 - 08/14/02 HOMETOWN: Roseville, CA ’24 CLUBS: DUN, VAN ACQUIRED: 20th, ’23, Sierra College

25

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

9

PITCHER HT: 10-May WT: 185 B/T: R/R DOB: 26 - 11/14/98 HOMETOWN: Dolega, PAN ’24 CLUBS: FCL, DUN, VAN, NH ACQUIRED: ND FA, 08/04/22

PETERSON

BO

MUNSON

5

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

ROGERS

40

PITCHER HT: 07-Jun WT: 230 B/T: R/R DOB: 23 - 05/22/01 HOMETOWN: Groves, TX ’24 CLUBS: DUN, VAN ACQUIRED: 11th, ’23, McNeese State

IRV

CARTER

4

PAT

26

JULIO

PITCHER HT: 04-Jun WT: 210 B/T: R/R DOB: 22 – 10/09/02 HOMETOWN: Fort Lauderdale, FL ’24 CLUBS: DUN, VAN ACQUIRED: 5th, ’21, Calvary Christian Academy (FL)

CONNOR

O’HALLORAN

PITCHER HT: 02-Jun WT: 195 B/T: R/L DOB: 22 - 09/01/02 HOMETOWN: Mississauga, ON ’24 CLUBS: DUN, VAN ACQUIRED: 5th, ’23, Michigan

JJ

SANCHEZ

3

PITCHER HT: 11-May WT: 175 B/T: L/L DOB: 25 - 09/08/99 HOMETOWN: Los Fresnos, TX ’24 CLUBS: DUN, VAN ACQUIRED: ND FA, 07/20/23

GALLAGHER

11

PITCHER HT: 6-0 WT: 200 B/T: R/R DOB: 24 - 06/30/00 HOMETOWN: Leominster, MA ’24 CLUBS: VAN ACQUIRED: 11th, ’22, Connecticut

ORTIZ

45

PITCHER HT: 03-Jun WT: 175 B/T: R/R DOB: 24 - 12/30/00 HOMETOWN: San Pedro de Macoris, DR ’24 CLUBS: FCL, DUN ACQUIRED: MiLB FA, 07/21/23

JONATHAN

TODD

33

PITCHER HT: 06-Jun WT: 225 B/T: L/R DOB: 23 - 08/21/01 HOMETOWN: Reidsville, NC ’24 CLUBS: DUN ACQUIRED: 15th, ’24, Western Carolina

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JUARON

WATTS-BROWN

10

JACKSON

27

CUTTER

18

ADRIAN

PITCHER HT: 03-Jun WT: 195 B/T: R/R DOB: 23 - 02/23/02 HOMETOWN: Hanford, CA ’24 CLUBS: DUN, VAN ACQUIRED: 3rd, ’23, Oklahoma State

ALEX

STONE

CATCHER HT: 05-Jun WT: 235 B/T: R/R DOB: 23 - 11/03/01 HOMETOWN: Andover, NJ ’24 CLUBS: College, VAN ACQUIRED: ND FA, 07/19/24

ARJUN

NIMMALA

INFIELDER HT: 01-Jun WT: 175 B/T: R/R DOB: 19 - 10/16/05 HOMETOWN: Tampa, FL ’24 CLUBS: FCL, DUN ACQUIRED: 1st (20th ovr.), ’23, Strawberry Crest HS (FL)

WENTWORTH

41

CHAY

28

CARTER

1

VICTOR

PITCHER HT: 01-Jun WT: 210 B/T: R/R DOB: 22 - 08/08/02 HOMETOWN: Urbandale, IA ’24 CLUBS: College ACQUIRED: 5th, ’24, Kansas State

COFFEY

INFIELDER HT: 01-Jun WT: 190 B/T: R/R DOB: 20 - 05/21/04 HOMETOWN: Bakersfield, CA ’24 CLUBS: GVL (BOS), VAN ACQUIRED: Trade w/BOS, 07/27/24

PINTO

INFIELDER HT: 08-May WT: 170 B/T: R/R DOB: 22 - 09/22/02 HOMETOWN: Caucagua, VZ ’24 CLUBS: FCL, DUN, VAN ACQUIRED: Trade w/COL, 07/09/22

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YEAGER

20

HAYDEN

16

NICK

2

JACKSON

PITCHER HT: 11-May WT: 185 B/T: S/R DOB: 22 - 09/11/02 HOMETOWN: Gainesville, GA ’24 CLUBS: VAN ACQUIRED: 12th, ’23, PascoHernando State JC

CUNNINGHAM

INFIELDER HT: 04-Jun WT: 215 B/T: L/R DOB: 24 - 11/06/00 HOMETOWN: Haymarket, VA ’24 CLUBS: College, DUN ACQUIRED: 10th, ’24, East Carolina

ARIAS

OUTFIELDER HT: 11-May WT: 180 B/T: L/L DOB: 21 - 08/24/03 HOMETOWN: Maracay, VZ ’24 CLUBS: DUN, VAN ACQUIRED: INT FA, 08/24/19

GILLILAND

35

AARON

7

SEAN

31

EDDIE

CATCHER HT: 11-May WT: 175 B/T: L/R DOB: 23 - 10/29/01 HOMETOWN: Maryville, TN ’24 CLUBS: College ACQUIRED: ND FA, 07/21/24

GOODWIN

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

HORNUNG

OUTFIELDER HT: 02-Jun WT: 215 B/T: R/R DOB: 24 - 02/06/01 HOMETOWN: Ashland, MA ’24 CLUBS: VAN ACQUIRED: 16th, ’23, Skidmore

PARKER

6

CATCHER HT: 09-May WT: 200 B/T: R/R DOB: 22 - 01/17/03 HOMETOWN: Los Altos, CA ’24 CLUBS: College, DUN ACQUIRED: 6th, ’24, UC Santa Barbara

KEYS

21

INFIELDER HT: 02-Jun WT: 225 B/T: L/R DOB: 21 - 05/26/03 HOMETOWN: Centerport, NY ’24 CLUBS: DUN ACQUIRED: 4th, ’24, Bucknell

MICHELETTI JR.

19

OUTFIELDER HT: 01-Jun WT: 220 B/T: L/R DOB: 23 - 12/29/01 HOMETOWN: Wilmington, DE ’24 CLUBS: DUN ACQUIRED: 8th, ’24, Virginia Tech

BRENNAN

ORF

15

OUTFIELDER HT: 04-Jun WT: 230 B/T: L/R DOB: 23 - 09/06/01 HOMETOWN: Wildwood, MO ’24 CLUBS: FCL, DUN, VAN ACQUIRED: 13th, ‘23, So. IllinoisEdwardsville

JE’VON

WARD

24

OUTFIELDER HT: 02-Jun WT: 195 B/T: L/R DOB: 25 - 10/25/99 HOMETOWN: Long Beach, CA ’24 CLUBS: KCO (Indy), VAN ACQUIRED: MiLB FA, 06/15/24

JACOB

WETZEL

22

OUTFIELDER HT: 10-May WT: 220 B/T: L/L DOB: 25 - 03/26/00 HOMETOWN: Walkersville, MD ’24 CLUBS: MB, SB (CHI) ACQUIRED: Rule 5 (CHI), 12/11/24

KATIE

DALTON

JOE

NOAH

STEPHANIE

HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER

ASST. ATHLETIC TRAINER

HEAD STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

ASST. STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

NUTRITION

REYES

HOLEMO

CARDONA

OR

TAVEL

2025 TRANSACTIONS APRIL

4/2 Blue Jays announce C’s Opening Day roster 4/4 Jackson Hornung, Hayden Gilliland placed on Development List 4/15 RHP Connor O’Halloran placed on 7-Day IL 4/18 Jackson Hornung activated from the Development List, Carter Cunningham placed on the Development List 4/19 RHP Edinson Batista transferred from Single-A Dunedin to Vancouver 4/25 Jay Harry transferred to Double-A New Hampshire, Carter Cunningham activated from the Development List

OWEN

RUDDOCK

TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANT

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Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese-born Hall of Fame electee in 2025. (Milo Stewart Jr./ National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum) 28 / VANCOUVER CANADIANS 2025

BY LARRY STONE

HOME AT LAST

Ichiro Suzuki’s love for the game and Cooperstown made him a legend.

Long before Cooperstown became Ichiro Suzuki’s forever home, the hallowed grounds of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum already had a special place in his heart.

He visited for the first time in 2001, his first year in Major League Baseball, partially to learn more about Shoeless Joe Jackson, whose rookie hits record he had shattered. It was a breakout MVP season that cemented Ichiro as a superstar in America after nine legendary years in Japan. During his career with the Mariners, Yankees and Marlins, he also displayed a deep and abiding reverence for the history of baseball, a sport in which Ichiro would carve his own Hall of Fame legacy.

Ichiro made six more trips to Cooperstown during the course of his 19 years in the majors, each time focusing on another player with whom his exploits had garnered comparisons. And with 3,089 hits in the majors and a combined 4,367 between MLB and Japan — including a single-season-record 262 in 2004 — there were a myriad of players whose legacy he touched.

“I would really get close to that player, touch his equipment, the bats he used and gloves he wore. It was almost like having a conversation with them,’’ Ichiro said through interpreter Allen Turner. “It’s such a special feeling you get when you’re in Cooperstown.”

Ichiro will now be in Cooperstown for perpetuity, a member of the Class of 2025 after receiving 393 of 394 votes in his first appearance on the Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot. Future generations who visit the Museum will be soaking up the lore and legacy of a player who followed his seven batting titles in Japan by proving his unique style of play could thrive on this side of the Pacific Ocean as well. Ichiro firmly believes that every player would benefit from acquainting themselves with their most talented forebears; and that every fan should avail themselves of the quaint village of Cooperstown.

“In this day and age, there’s so much stress, especially the world we live in today,’’ he said. “But, man, there’s a town just for baseball! You go there and you see something that maybe you experienced or you saw. There’s so many things that you can gain from going there. It’s a place where you feel peace. I really felt like all the players need to go, and they could feel just that peace that baseball brings. It’s not for retired guys; it’s really for the active players to go and get the peace that they need to keep playing.”

Ichiro needed that peace as he blazed new trails in the game at the start of his MLB career. Skepticism was rampant when Ichiro arrived with the Mariners in 2001. The baseball world waited to see just what this slender, lithe man, the first Japanese position player to tackle the majors, would do in his challenging new environment.

“We were all waiting to see who this guy was, and if he could help us,’’ said Seattle teammate Mark McLemore.

The curiosity was magnified when Ichiro started Cactus League games with a series of weak grounders and flies to the left side, leaving manager Lou Piniella concerned.

“Everyone was, like, ‘We just signed a Punch and Judy guy,’” added pitcher Aaron Sele. “He used to tell Lou, ‘I’ve got a plan. I’ve got a plan.’”

Indeed, when Piniella finally challenged Ichiro to show he could pull the ball, he sent a long home run to the right-field berm at the Peoria Sports Complex. As he crossed the plate, he said to Piniella, “Is that turning on the ball, Skip?” Replied Piniella, “You can do whatever you want the rest of the year.”

The answer to McLemore’s question, and that of the industry at large, emerged quickly and emphatically after that, shattering all remnants of skepticism. Ichiro was a peerless player who instantly became not just a superstar with the Mariners, but an icon who in many ways revolutionized the game. At a time when sluggers dominated baseball, here came a 5-foot-11, 175-pound slasher who seemed to be halfway to first base as the ball was leaving his bat, a deep thinker who was playing chess at the plate, in the words of Mariners teammate Mike Cameron.

“The guy was so disciplined that it’s almost scary,’’ Cameron said.

“When we say someone has an obsession with something, this guy has an obsession with baseball.”

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The pertinent question, though, wasn’t how Ichiro would adjust to his new league, as everyone expected; it was how his new league would adjust to Ichiro, who fashioned one of the greatest rookie seasons in history to help lead the Mariners to a record 116 victories. With 242 hits (the 10th-highest total in MLB history — but what would turn out to be the second-most in Ichiro’s career), Ichiro won the batting title with a .350 average, led the American League with 56 steals, earned a Gold Glove Award for his fielding prowess and was the runaway winner of AL Rookie of the Year Award (receiving every first-place vote except one, which went to his fellow 2025 Hall of Fame electee CC Sabathia).

As the capper, Ichiro — already known by his first name only — was voted AL Most Valuable Player, joining Fred Lynn as the only players to win MVP and Rookie of the Year in the same season.

He did it all while carrying the intense burden of being the test case of Japanese position players in MLB. While Hideo Nomo had already succeeded on the mound, many people believed that the superior strength and velocity of major league pitchers would overwhelm the 27-year-old Ichiro, despite his seven consecutive batting titles with the Orix Blue Wave. The pressure he undeniably felt, and conquered, added even more significance to his breakout season, and paved the way for future Japanese players such as Hideki Matsui and Shohei Ohtani.

“I had just finished seven years of being the leading hitter in that league coming over,” Ichiro said. “I felt like there was going to be judgment on especially the hitters that hit for a high average. I felt like there was going to be judgment on Japanese baseball. And so there was definitely that pressure. I knew that how I performed was going to be really looked at as, ‘This is Japanese baseball.’’’

By the time Ichiro retired early in the 2019 season — appropriately enough, while being celebrated in Tokyo, where the Mariners were playing the A’s — he had amassed a résumé that made him, in Cameron’s words, “one of one.” As Sabathia said the day he joined his one-time Yankees teammate as a Hall of Fame electee: “When you were playing against [Ichiro], and when you were on his team, you know you’re in the presence of a Hall of Famer.”

Ichiro started his MLB career with 10 straight seasons of 200-ormore hits, 10 straight Gold Glove Awards and 10 straight All-Star appearances. He finished with 3,089 hits, including a staggering 262 in 2004, when he hit .372 for his second batting title and broke George Sisler’s 84-year-old major league record for most hits in a season. On the all-time top 10 list of MLB single-season hits leaders, Ichiro holds the No. 1 and No. 10 positions, bookending eight other seasons that all took place in 1930 or earlier. Combined with his 1,278 hits in Japan, Ichiro finished his 28-year career with 4,367 hits.

“Getting hits is what motivated him, pure and simple,’’ said Mariners teammate Bret Boone.

Hall of Famer Paul Molitor, who was the Mariners’ hitting coach in 2004, was convinced that Ichiro could guide the ball where he wanted it to go. Angels shortstop David Eckstein once said that no matter how they aligned their defense to stop Ichiro, “He hit it where we weren’t.” Or as Joe Maddon, an Angels coach during Ichiro’s heyday in Seattle, put it: “Wherever you were standing, he’d hit the ball someplace else. That’s what I remember. It was uncanny how he would just hit line drives that would miss people, or ground balls and you couldn’t throw him out.”

Mariners first base coach John Moses once said that it appeared Ichiro was hitting with a tennis racket, lobbing or smashing the ball as the situation required.

“I’ve never seen a guy get hits more ways than Ichiro,’’ said Boone, Ichiro’s teammate for five years in Seattle. “It got to the point where we would just look at each other in the dugout, like, ‘How did he get a hit on that?’” I think he changed how people defended.”

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Ichiro amassed nearly 700 infield hits during his career — 40-ormore a year during his prime seasons — many coming before major league shortstops and second basemen realized the stunning speed with which he emerged from the batter’s box. His 3.7 speed down the line was reminiscent of Mickey Mantle. Far from a mere happenstance, the softly hit single was a point of pride for Ichiro, who relished the psychological devastation it could render for the opposing pitcher.

Paradoxically, Ichiro was renowned among teammates for the power he displayed in batting practice, which was of legendary status. Boone was in the same hitting group as Ichiro for five years, “And at will, he would hit every ball out of the park. Every single pitch after his first round, he’d hit every ball out. And I’d look at him and say, ‘What are you doing?’ That’s the opposite of how he played. He’d look at me with that look: ‘On purpose, Boone.’ That was his preparation.”

Mariners reliever J.J. Putz was so convinced that Ichiro would have dominated the Home Run Derby at the All-Star Game that he said, “I would put my whole year’s salary on it that he would win.”

It didn’t take long for teammates to become enamored with both his personality and his work habits. He was devoted to a regimen that involved intricate stretching and a variety of devices that he used to enhance his preparation, from exercise machines to a 15-centimeter wooden stick he’d rub up and down the sides and bottoms of his feet before every game. At the plate, before every pitch, Ichiro had the same routine: Tugging on his sleeve, rotating his bat counterclockwise and then pointing it at the pitcher, almost like a telescope.

“The most impressive thing for me was his discipline,’’ said Hall of Famer Edgar Martinez, Ichiro’s teammate in Seattle from 2001-04. “His routine would never change. You could tell by looking at the club what Ichiro was doing. His skill, the control of the bat, running the bases, playing defense — you could always count on Ichiro to play the game right. He was so fun to watch play.”

And also fun off the field, where Ichiro had a sly sense of humor that he would invoke at the most surprising of times. Boone remembers umpire Kerwin Danley approaching him during Ichiro’s first major league game to relate the conversation he had just had with the brandnew major leaguer, whom it was assumed knew no English.

“What’s happening, Home Slice?” Ichiro had said to him, conjuring a phrase that had been taught him by a mischievous teammate.

Such stories abound. Ichiro’s annual expletive-filled pep talk to the American League squad prior to the All-Star Game is the stuff of legend.

Ichiro and Ken Griffey Jr., who returned to the Mariners in 2009 to finish his career, had a particularly close relationship marked by goodnatured ribbing that highlighted a mutual respect and fondness.

“He fit right into our team,’’ Boone said. “I mean, we had all those big personalities. And then there was Ichiro. Everybody did give him a hard time, in a fun way. He’d give them a hard time back. He was charming and charismatic.”

And now he’s a Hall of Famer, a permanent resident of his favorite place on earth.

Larry Stone was a reporter and columnist for the Seattle Times for 27 years.

Reprinted with permission from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

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CANADIANS TO REACH THE MAJOR LEAGUES The Vancouver Canadians Baseball Club has welcomed more than 800 players onto its rosters since 2000. That’s a lot of guys

all striving to one day reach the bright lights of the Major Leagues. Here is a list of every one of our players who has arrived at the game’s highest stage and play in Major League Baseball.

2003 Rich Harden Neal Cotts Mike Wood

POS

ALUMN

MLB DEBUT TEAM

P P P

2001 2001 2001

21-Jul 12-Aug 21-Aug

2004 Santiago Casilla Nick Swisher Joe Blanton

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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

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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

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2005 2002 2004 2004 2004 2000 2004 2002

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

2008 Gregorio Petit John Baker Jeff Gray

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INF C P

2004 2002 2005

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

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P C INF P INF

2006 2004 2004 2005 2005

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

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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

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INF C OF

2005 2005 2007

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

2012 Pedro Figueroa Sean Doolittle Dan Straily

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MLB DEBUT TEAM

P P P

2007 2007 2009

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

2013 Ian Krol Kevin Pillar Max Stassi Michael Choice

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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

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MLB DEBUT TEAM

P P P OF P

2009 2012 2011 2012 2012

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

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

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MLB DEBUT TEAM

2014 2012 2011 2011 2008 2011

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

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

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

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INF P

2011 2013

09-May Toronto 03-Sep Toronto

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OF P OF INF P P P P INF INF

2012 2010 2013 2014 2012 2014 2014 2012 2014 2014

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

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P P P INF P OF INF

2014 2014 2009 2013 2014 2014 2011

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

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

POS ALUMN MLB DEBUT TEAM 2019 John Schneider MGR 2011/14-15 28-Mar Toronto Travis Bergen P 2015-17 29-Mar San Francisco Cavan Biggio INF 2016 25-May Toronto T.J. Zeuch 2016 03-Sep Toronto Lane Thomas OF 2015 17-Apr St. Louis Ryan McBroom INF/OF 2014 03-Sep Kansas City

2020 Nate Pearson Dany Jiménez Patrick Murhpy Ángel Perdomo

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P P P P

2017 2017 2016 2015

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

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

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OF P C P P INF

2016 2019 2018 2015 2018 2018

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

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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

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MLB DEBUT TEAM

2017 2021 2022 2021 2021 2018

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

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

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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

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MLB DEBUT TEAM

OF P P P

2023 2022 2022 2021

27-Mar 01-Apr 17-Apr 20-Apr

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

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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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