2026 Program 2

OFFICIAL PROGRAM OF THE VANCOUVER CANADIANS

CARTER CUNNINGHAM

2026 SEASON - ISSUE 2

SATURDAY, MAY 16

FOOD TRUCKS · MUSIC · DANCING CELEBRATIONS START AT NOON · FIRST PITCH: 1:05 PLUS GAME WORN JERSEY AUCTION

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FRONT OFFICE STAFF ALLAN BAILEY

GENERAL MANAGER AAllan 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. 2026 is his 20th season with the club 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

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. 2026 is his seventh season at The Nat. 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.

ROSEMARY ALBERTS

MANAGER, MARKETING SERVICES Rosemary has been with the Canadians since the 2024 season. She specializes in overseeing sponsorship servicing, ingame entertainment, social media, and fan communications while supporting fan engagement and brand growth for the Canadians. She graduated from the University of British Columbia with her Bachelor of Arts in May 2023 and her Master of Management in December 2023.

Born in Richmond, Rosemary was raised in Victoria 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.

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

BRENDA CHMILIAR

FINANCIAL CONTROLLER Brenda enters her 17th 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.

ROB FAI

DIRECTOR, SALES & MARKETING Rob returned to the Vancouver Canadians in 2025 and embarks on his 16th year with the organization in 2026. He has previously served as Communications Director and Broadcaster. In his role as Director of Sales, Marketing & Merchandise, Rob focuses on expanding the organization’s outreach, managing outgoing sales and sponsorships, overseeing merchandise, and revitalizing the 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.

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 wishing he was out ice fishing back in Saskatchewan or rooting on his USask Huskies, Toronto Blue Jays, and Seattle Seahawks.

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TYLER ZICKEL

MANAGER, BROADCASTING & MEDIA RELATIONS 2026 is Tyler’s sixth with the Canadians, ninth within the Blue Jays organization and 12th in Minor League Baseball.

Before the C's, Tyler served as the Director of Promotions & Entertainment and Radio Broadcaster for the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats. Over the course of three seasons in Manchester, he oversaw the entire 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 and handled the middle innings of road games for the rest of his tenure.

COOPER MISIC

SENIOR COORDINATOR, SALES Cooper enters his fifth season with the Canadians and his second season as Senior Coordinator, Sales. He is excited to continue taking on more responsibilities with the club as well as continuing to grow within the Canadians Organization itself.

A former Langley Blaze star pitcher who took his talents south of the border to play for both Galveston College in Texas and Central Washington University in Washington State. 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 his time outside, trying out all the new restaurants and cafes in town , and hitting up the golf course as much as possible.

ZACH MAHAFFY

COORDINATOR, SALES Zachary is entering his fifth season with the Vancouver Canadians, and his second as Sales Coordinator. He first joined the club as Box Office Assistant prior to the 2022 season, and moved into a sales role in 2024.

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 as well as one season in the Pacific Junior Hockey League with the White Rock Whalers and Port Moody Panthers, in addition to playing baseball with the White Rock South Surrey Baseball Association. Outside the Nat, you can find him at your local arena officiating a hockey game, at the gym, or cheering on the Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Blue Jays, or Seattle Seahawks..

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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.

DREW HOWSON

COORDINATOR, SALES 2026 marks Drew’s fifth season in the Toronto Blue Jays organization and fourth in Vancouver. This year is his second as a Sales Coordinator.

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!

CHRIS GEORGES

SALES ASSOCIATE Chris Georges returns for his third year with the Canadians, adding sales to his arsenal after two seasons as a media relations and broadcast assistant.

Born and raised in Pickering, Ontario, Chris played varsity baseball for four years at the University of Waterloo.

He continued his studies with the completion of BCIT's Radio Arts and Entertainment program in 2024.

When he isn't at The Nat, Chris can be found playing an array of different sports, including a weekly dodgeball league. He is a longtime loyal fan of the Kansas City Chiefs, Atlanta Braves, and Colorado Avalanche.

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MATTHEW REYES

MAYELA RODRIGUEZ

SALES ASSOCIATE Matthew is beginning his first season with the Vancouver Canadians as a Sales Associate. After spending over a year in B2B sales with PepsiCo, he decided to return to the diamond and pursue a career in professional baseball.

A 2021 graduate of Graceland University, Matthew has played and coached baseball internationally in Austria and Australia, as well as locally with the North Shore Twins back in 2016.

MARKETING ASSOCIATE This is Mayela’s first season with the Canadians. She graduated from Simon Fraser University with a degree in Communication.

Mayela was part of the Vancouver Canucks Top Prospect Internship Program where she discovered her passion for the sports industry.

Outside of work she can be found reading, at the gym or watching Formula One.

When he’s not at the Nat, Matthew can be found coaching high school baseball, biking around the city, or having coffee on Main Street. His long-term goal is to one day work with the Toronto Blue Jays or within Major League Baseball.

BEN LETWIN

COORDINATOR, SALES Ben enters his second year with the Canadians as a Sales Associate. He graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Management from Langara College in December 2025.

DAWSON MARCHAND

COORDINATOR, SALES 2026 marks Dawson’s second season with the Vancouver Canadians as a Sales Associate. He is excited to apply his skills and continue growing within the organization.

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 passionate about his role as a Sales Associate.

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.

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.

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.

LEVI WEBER

CHARLES O’NEILL

DIRECTOR, STADIUM OPS Charles is in his third season with the team in 2026 after working for a variety of baseball clubs including the Long Island Ducks and New York Mets. He brings a wealth of knowledge from his prior experiences to Nat Bailey Stadium.

He previously completed his Bachelor of Sports Management from Farmingdale State College in New York.

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. 2026 is his fifth season at The Nat. 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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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

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

JONATHAN DAVIS

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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CARTER CUNNINGHAM ED NWL PLAYER OF THE WEEK EYE-POPPING HOMESTAND AT THE PLATE EARNS UTILITYMAN INAUGURAL LEAGUE HONOUR OF 2026

Minor League Baseball has named Canadians utilityman Carter Cunningham as the Northwest League Player of the Week for April 6-12 after he racked up 10 hits – including three homers – with four runs scored, 10 RBI and six walks in six games played. It’s the first time in his career that he has been honoured with a weekly distinction.

He is the first player to earn a weekly award for the Canadians this year after the team celebrated a franchiserecord 11 weekly honours in 2025.

The Haymarket, VA native began last week’s series against Eugene (SF) with a two-hit, two-RBI performance on April 7 that saw Cunningham club a two-out, two-strike homer in the ninth for the first C’s big fly at The Nat in 2026. After going hitless with a walk the next night, he established a new career best with four hits and matched a career high with four RBI on April 9 then drove in two more thanks in part to his second home run on April 10.

The former ECU Pirate wrapped up the homestand with another two hits (and his final bomb of the week) in the series finale on Sunday afternoon.

Cunningham has been one of the Northwest League’s top producers over the first nine games of the campaign.

He’s slashing .333/.452/.636 with a 1.088 OPS, 11 hits – including a double and three home runs – with five runs scored, 13 RBI and six walks. He’s among league leaders in average (7th), OBP (6th), slugging (6th), OPS (6th), hits (T-5th), homers (1st), RBI (T-1st), extra base hits (4, T-9th) and total bases (21, 3rd).

Drafted in the 10th round in 2024, Cunningham spent all last season in Vancouver in his first full season as a pro.

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BURRITO BOWLS • TACOS NACHOS • CHURROS AVAILABLE IN THE 3RD BASE FOOD COURT

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BESIDE THE HEY Y’ALL PORCH

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# PITCHERS 36 Trace Baker 28 Gilberto Batista 10 Austin Cates 27 Eminen Flores 31 Daniel Guerra Silvano Hechavarria 21 Colby Holcombe 44 Johnny King 22 Landen Maroudis 5 Aaron Munson Connor O’Halloran 35 Carson Pierce 32 Kelena Sauer 34 Jay Schueler 38 Danny Thompson Jr. 33 Jonathan Todd 1 Juanmi Vasquez 30 Holden Wilkerson

T R R R R R R R L R R L R R R R R L R

HT 6-4 6-0 6-1 5-11 6-6 6-4 6-6 6-3 6-3 5-10 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-0 6-6 5-11 6-4

WT 230 190 200 180 230 200 250 210 190 180 190 215 230 205 180 225 205 205

BORN 12/18/23 01/08/05 05/20/03 02/27/03 03/13/04 03/18/03 12/12/02 07/26/06 12/16/04 03/15/02 09/01/02 09/10/01 09/26/02 06/05/01 08/09/02 08/21/01 12/01/03 06/07/03

HOMETOWN SCHOOL ACQUIRED PRO YR Winterville, NC UNC Wilmington/Catawba Valley CC 13th round, 2025 1st San Cristobal, DOM Trade w/BOS, 07/27/24 4th Henderson, NV UNLV/College of So. Nevada 7th round, 2024 2nd Santiago, DOM Intl. Free Agent, 01/15/22 5th Catia La Mar, VEN Intl. Free Agent, 08/06/22 5th Cueto, CU INT FA, 06/07/2024 3rd Florence, AL Mississippi State/NE Miss. CC 9th round, 2024 3rd Naples, FL Naples HS 3rd round, 2024 2nd Largo, FL Calvary Christian HS 4th round, 2023 3rd San Antonio, TX Angelo State 19th round, 2023 4th Mississauga, ON Michigan 5th round, 2023 4th Edmond, OK Oklahoma/Cowley College NDFA, 08/04/23 3rd Mililani, HI San Diego State 15th round, 2023 3rd Rock Falls, IL Southeastern/Parkland College NDFA, 07/22/24 3rd New Bern, NC UNC Greensboro/NC Wesleyan 8th round, 2025 2nd Reidsville, NC Western Carolina 15th round, 2024 3rd Santo Domingo, DOM Intl. Free Agent, 08/06/22 5th Roanoke, VA Virginia Military Institute 18th round, 2024 2nd

# CATCHERS (3) 12 Edward Duran 25 Hayden Gilliland 3 Jacob Sharp

B-T HT R/R 5-11 L-R 5-11 R-R 5-7

WT 210 206 180

BORN 05/29/04 10/29/01 09/15/01

HOMETOWN SCHOOL Caracas, VEN Maryville, TN Tennessee Tech Whittier, CA UNLV

ACQUIRED PRO YR Trade w/MIA, 08/31/22 6th NDFA, 07/21/24 2nd Trade w/SEA, 07/26/24 4th

# INFIELDERS (7) B-T HT 7 Manny Beltre R-R 5-10 23 Kendry Chirinos R-R 5-11 16 Carter Cunningham L-R 6-4 39 Dub Gleed R-R 6-1 6 Maddox Latta R-R 5-11 18 Arjun Nimmala R-R 6-1 Adrian Pinto R-R 5-8 8 Tucker Toman S-R 6-0 40 Peyton Williams L-L 6-5

WT 175 190 220 200 193 205 170 207 260

BORN 06/09/04 10/06/04 11/06/00 09/01/02 01/21/03 10/16/05 09/22/02 11/12/03 09/14/00

HOMETOWN SCHOOL Invivienda, DR Bachaquero, VEN Haymarket, VA East Carolina/Florida SW State Ladera Ranch, CA UC Irvine Granada Hills, CA CSU Fullerton/LA Valley College Valrico, FL Caucagua, VEN Columbia, SC Hammond School Johnston, IA Johnston HS Iowa

ACQUIRED PRO YR Intl. Free Agent, 01/15/21 6th Intl. Free Agent, 01/15/22 5th 10th round, 2024 3rd Trade w/MIA, 03/29/26 2nd NDFA, 07/18/25 2nd 1st round (20th overall), 23 4th Trade w/COL, 07/09/22 6th 2nd round (CB), 22 5th 7th round, 2022 5th

# OUTFIELDERS (4) B-T HT 4 Jake Casey L-R 6-2 9 JR Freethy S-R 6-0 24 Alexis Hernandez R-R 6-1 19 Brennan Orf L-R 6-2 26 Matt Scanell L-L 5-11 Sam Shaw L-R 5-10 2 Mathieu Vallee L-R 5-9

WT 190 215 185 230 205 180 175

BORN 04/17/03 12/23/02 10/05/02 09/06/01 08/31/01 02/26/05 08/08/00

HOMETOWN SCHOOL Pittsburgh, PA Kent State Rocklin, CA Nevada Tinaco, VEN Wildwood, MO So. Illinois Edwardsville Stone Oaks, TX Wake Forest/Princeton Victoria, BC Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, QC So. Illinois/NE Okla. A&M/DBU

ACQUIRED 15th round, 25 14th round, 2024 Rule 5 (BOS), 23 13th round, 23 NDFA, 07/22/25 9th round, 23 NDFA, 02/19/26

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

PRO YR 2nd 3rd 6th 4th 2nd 4th 1st

^Development List

INJURED LIST: OF Jake Casey (7-Day), INF Kendry Chirinos (7-Day), C Edward Duran (7-Day), RHP Silvano Hechavarria (7-Day), RHP Colby Holcombe (7-Day), LHP Connor O’Halloran (60-Day), INF Adrian Pinto (7-Day), OF Sam Shaw (60-Day), OF Mathieu Vallee (7-Day) PRONUNCIATIONS: Kendry Chirinos (chee-REE-nos) | Daniel Guerra (GAIR-uh) | Alexis Hernandez (alexee) | Landen Maroudis (muh-ROW-diss) Arjun Nimmala (ARJ-in ni-MAUL-uh) | Kelena Sauer (ka-LEN-nuh sour) | Jay Schueler (SHEE-ler) | Maddox Latta (LAH-tuh) Mathieu Vallee (matthew val-AY) | Jose Mayorga (my-OR-guh) | Matt von Roemer (von ROW-mer) | Petr Stříbrcký (pet-er stree-BRICK-ski) Dalton Holemo (daulton ho-LAY-mo) | Callista Tsangarakis (tenga-RACK-iss) FIELD STAFF 17 Manager: Jose Mayorga 15 Bench Coach: Matt Von Roemer 29 Pitching Coach: Eric Yardley 13 Asst. Pitching Coach: Tommy Caulfield 11 Hitting Coach: Jonathan Davis 14 Position Player Coach: Petr Stříbrcký 18 / VANCOUVER CANADIANS 2026

Athletic Trainer: Dalton Holemo Athletic Trainer: Callista Tsangarakis Strength & Conditioning: Joe Cardona Asst. Strength & Conditioning: Noah Or

Dietitian: Kat Musial Mental Performance: Juan Garcia Technology & Coaching Asst.: Owen Ruddock Clubhouse Mgr: Nolan Bowker

NO PITCHERS B/T HT WT 18 Tyler Bremner R/R 6-2 190 10 Chris Cortez R/R 6-1 205 29 Max Gieg R/R 6-5 230 27 Nick Jones L/L 6-7 210 3 Keythel Key R/R 6-3 180 25 Lucas Knowles L/L 6-2 200 55 Alex Martinez R/R 5-10 170 46 Peyton Olejnik R/L 6-10 210 24 Phillips, Dylan L/L 6-0 220 22 Zachary Redner R/L 6-0 200 20 Kyle Roche R/R 6-0 190 21 Chase Shores R/R 6-8 245 16 Nate Snead R/R 6-2 210 26 Benny Thompson R/R 6-0 220 32 Sam Tookoian R/L 6-5 260 30 Yeferson Vargas R/R 6-0 177

DOB 04/20/2004 10/06/2002 06/08/2001 01/22/1999 10/10/2003 03/14/1998 09/15/2002 12/04/2002 06/16/1999 12/06/2004 09/14/2001 05/21/2004 03/16/2004 10/10/2003 05/25/2003 08/04/2004

BIRTHPLACE San Diego, CA Las Vegas, NV Boston, MA Johns Creek, GA El Tigre, Venezuela Bremerton, WA Santiago, DR La Porte, IN Omaha, NE Seffner, FL Braintree, MA Clovis, NM Menomonee Falls, WI South Bend, IN Fresno, CA San Pedro de Macoris, DR

RESIDES ENTERED ANGELS ORG San Diego, CA Draft – 1st/2025 (UC Santa Barbara) Las Vegas, NV Draft – 2nd/2024 (Texas A&M) Lynn, MA Draft – 18th/2022 (Boston College) Johns Creek, GA Draft – 8th/2021 (Georgia Southern) El Tigre, Venezuela INTL FA – signed 2/2021 Olalla, WA MiLB FA – signed 1/2026 Santiago, DR INTL FA – signed 9/2019 Cedar Lake, IN Draft – 6th/2024 (Miami [OH}) Omaha, NE Draft – 8th/2022 (Kansas St.) Seffner, FL Draft – 20th/2024 (Hillsborough CC [FL]) Braintree, MA NDFA – 7/24 (Franklin Pierce) Midland, TX Draft – 2nd/2025 (LSU) South Milwaukee, WI Draft – Supp. 3rd/2025 (Tennessee) South Bend, IN NDFA – 7/23 (Troy) Fresno, CA Draft – 20th/2025 (Ole Miss) San Pedro de Macoris, DR Trade w/ BOS – 7/2024

NO CATCHERS B/T HT WT 5 Kevin Bruggeman R/R 5-9 185 12 Peter Burns L/R 5-10 202 13 Juan Flores R/R 5-10 215

DOB 07/25/2001 10/14/1999 02/13/2006

BIRTHPLACE Stamford, CT Boston, MA Quibor, Venezuela

RESIDES Trumbull, CT Reading, MA Quibor, Venezuela

ENTERED ANGELS ORG NDFA – 7/23 (Hofstra) NDFA – 7/23 (Boston College) INTL FA – signed 1/2023

NO INFIELDERS 40 Caleb Bartolero 49 Matt Coutney 31 Johan Macias 15 Jake Munroe 28 Ryan Nicholson 4 Capri Ortiz

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

HT WT 6-0 215 6-1 214 5-9 150 6-2 230 6-4 220 6-0 182

DOB 11/04/1999 07/08/1999 01/06/2003 09/14/2003 08/29/2000 04/01/2005

BIRTHPLACE Colorado Springs, CO Wetaskiwin, AB, CAN Bejuma, Venezuela Urbana, IL Los Angeles, CA Santo Domingo, DR

RESIDES Woodstock, GA Wetaskiwin, AB, CAN Bejuma, Venezuela Champaign, IL Louisville, KY Santo Domingo, DR

ENTERED ANGELS ORG NDFA – 7/23 (Troy) Draft -10 th/2022 (Old Dominion) INTL FA – signed 7/2019 Draft – 4th/2025 (Louisville) Draft – 10th/2024 (Kentucky) INTL FA – signed 1/2022

NO OUTFIELDERS 19 Randy De Jesus 9 Gage Harrelson 7 Jorge Ruiz 23 Anthony Scull

B/T HT WT R/R 6-4 239 L/L 6-3 180 L/L 5-10 165 L/L 6-2 202

DOB 02/13/2005 04/27/2004 06/30/2004 01/26/2004

BIRTHPLACE Bonao, DR Dublin, GA Valencia, Venezuela Havana, Cuba

RESIDES Bonao, DR Warner Robins, GA Valencia, Venezuela Miami, FL

ENTERED ANGELS ORG INTL FA – signed 1/2022 Draft – 16th/2025 (Florida St.) INTL FA – signed 5/2021 INTL FA – signed 9/2021

LA ANGELS SYSTEM: AAA - Salt Lake; AA - Rocket City; A+ - Tri-City; A - Rancho Cucamongo

*On Rehab Assignment

PRONUNCIATIONS: Caleb Bartolero (bar-toe-LAIR-o | Capri Ortiz (or-TEEZE cah-PREE) | Max Gieg (GIG) | Jake Munroe (like James or Marilyn) Gage Harrelson (like Woody) | Yeferson Vargas (YEH-fur-son) | Johan Macias (YO-han muh-SEE-us) | Kevin Bruggeman (BREW-geh-min) Randy De Jesus (deh-HEY-soos) | Ryan Nicholson (like Jack) | Lucas Mahlstedt (MALL-stead (last “t” silent)) | Colin Summerhill (not a winter hill…)

Peyton Olejnik (oh-LEH-nik) | Adrian Placencia (plah-SENSE-ee-uh) | Kyle Roche (ROACH) | Anthony Scull (SCHOOL) | Dann Bilardello (bill-r-DELL-oh)

FIELD STAFF 11 Manager: Dann Bilardello 35 Hitting Coach: Ty Hawkins 33 Pitching Coach: Glendon Rusch 50 Infield/1B Coach: Brian Rupp

Athletic Trainer: Jeremy Hall Strength & Conditioning: Billy Kidd Game Planning Strategist: Easton Rhodes Video Assistant: Sam Carpenter Clubhouse Manager: Joe Creason Assistant Clubhouse Manager: Angel Gonzalez VANCOUVER CANADIANS 2026 / 19

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FIELD STAFF

JOSE

MAYORGA

17

MANAGER After leading the C’s to a 75-win season in 2025 – the second-most regular season wins for the club this millennium – and a franchise-record 11-game winning streak, Jose Mayorga is back on the top step in the home dugout. 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. The Pueblo Nuevo, Panama native was also 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. Mayorga returned to Los Federales this offseason and will be the head man for Panama at this year’s World Baseball Classic. As a player, Mayorga was a catcher in the Philadelphia Phillies system from 2010 to 2015.

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MATT

VON ROEMER

15

BENCH COACH von Roemer is back as Mayorga’s right-hand man, continuing his impressive rise as a professional coach since joining the Blue Jays as an intern in 2019. Among many team highlights in 2025, he celebrated his first win as a pro manager when he filled in during Mayorga’s paternity leave. 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 Eric Yardley returns to the same role he thrived in last year, shepherding the likes of ranked Blue Jays prospects Trey Yesavage, Gage Stanifer and Fernando Perez as part of one of the Northwest League’s best pitching staffs. 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 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, Hitting Coach – Former big leaguer Jonathan Davis will work with the hitters this season after joining the C’s staff in the same role in the second half last year. Originally drafted by Toronto in the 15th round of the 2013 draft out of Central Arkansas, Davis stopped in Vancouver in 2014 then continued up the ladder until he made his MLB debut on September 5, 2018. He appeared in 102 games across four seasons with the Blue Jays then was picked up by the Yankees, where he wrapped up the 2021 campaign. He signed with Milwaukee in 2022 then spent his final big league season with Miami in 2023. After retiring as a player, he joined Single-A Dunedin’s coaching staff in 2024.

TOMMY

CAULFIELD

13

ASSISTANT PITCHING 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 – Petr Stříbrcký returns to the C’s for his second High-A season after serving in the same role last year. 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 was promoted to Single-A Dunedin in 2023 and spent two seasons with the D-Jays.

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AUSTIN

BAKER

PITCHER

36

THROWS: Right HT: 6-4 WT: 230 DOB: 12/18/23 HOMETOWN: Winterville, NC SCHOOL: UNC Wilmington/Catawba Valley CC ACQUIRED: 13th round, 2025 PRO YEAR: 1st

SILVANO

HECHAVARRIA PITCHER

48

THROWS: Right HT: 6-4 WT: 200 DOB: 03/18/03 HOMETOWN: Cueto, Cuba ACQUIRED: Intl. Free Agent, 06/07/24 PRO YEAR: 3rd

CONNOR

O’HALLORAN

26

PITCHER THROWS: Left HT: 6-2 WT: 195 DOB: 22 - 09/01/02 HOMETOWN: Mississauga, ON ACQUIRED: 5th Round, 2023 PRO YEAR: 4th

GILBERTO

BATISTA PITCHER

28

THROWS: Right HT: 6-0 WT: 190 DOB: 2001-08-05 HOMETOWN: San Cristobal, DR ACQUIRED: Trade w/BOS, 07/27/24 PRO YEAR: 4th

COLBY

HOLCOMBE PITCHER

21

THROWS: Right HT: 6-6 WT: 250 DOB: 2012-12-02 HOMETOWN: Florence, AL SCHOOL: Mississippi State/NE Miss. CC ACQUIRED: 9th round, 2024 PRO YEAR: 3rd

CARSON

PIERCE PITCHER

35

THROWS: Right HT: 6-3 WT: 215 DOB: 2009-10-01 HOMETOWN: Edmond, OK SCHOOL: Oklahoma/Cowley College ACQUIRED: NDFA, 08/04/23 PRO YEAR: 3rd

AUSTIN

CATES

PITCHER

10

THROWS: Right HT: 6-1 WT: 200 DOB: 05/20/03 HOMETOWN: Henderson, NV SCHOOL: UNLV/College of So. Nevada ACQUIRED: 7th round, 2024 PRO YEAR: 2nd

JOHNNY

KING

PITCHER

44

THROWS: Left HT: 6-3 WT: 210 DOB: 07/26/06 HOMETOWN: Naples, FL SCHOOL: Naples HS ACQUIRED: 3rd round, 2024 PRO YEAR: 2nd

KELENA

SAUER

PITCHER

32

THROWS: Right HT: 6-3 WT: 230 DOB: 09/26/02 HOMETOWN: Mililani, HI SCHOOL: San Diego State ACQUIRED: 15th round, 2023 PRO YEAR: 3rd

EMINEN

FLORES PITCHER

27

THROWS: Right HT: 5-11 WT: 180 DOB: 02/27/03 HOMETOWN: Santiago, DR ACQUIRED: Intl. Free Agent, 01/15/22 PRO YEAR: 5th

LANDEN

MAROUDIS PITCHER

SCHUELER PITCHER

22

PITCHER

31

AARON

MUNSON PITCHER

5

THROWS: Right HT: 5-10 WT: 180 DOB: 03/15/02 HOMETOWN: San Antonio, TX SCHOOL: Angelo State ACQUIRED: 19th round, 2023 PRO YEAR: 4th

34

THROWS: Right HT: 6-3 WT: 205 DOB: 2006-05-01 HOMETOWN: Rock Falls, IL SCHOOL: Southeastern/Parkland College ACQUIRED: NDFA, 07/22/24 PRO YEAR: 3rd

GUERRA

THROWS: Right HT: 6-6 WT: 230 DOB: 03/13/04 HOMETOWN: Catia La Mar, VZ ACQUIRED: Intl. Free Agent, 08/06/22 PRO YEAR: 5th

THROWS: Right HT: 6-3 WT: 190 DOB: 12/16/04 HOMETOWN: Largo, FL SCHOOL: Calvary Christian HS ACQUIRED: 4th round, 2023 PRO YEAR: 3rd

JAY

DANIEL

DANNY

THOMPSON JR. PITCHER

38

THROWS: Right HT: 6-0 WT: 180 DOB: 2008-09-02 HOMETOWN: New Bern, NC SCHOOL: UNC Greensboro/NC Wesleyan ACQUIRED: 8th round, 2025 PRO YEAR: 2nd VANCOUVER CANADIANS 2026 / 25

JONATHAN

TODD

PITCHER

33

THROWS: Right HT: 6-6 WT: 225 DOB: 08/21/01 HOMETOWN: Reidsville, NC SCHOOL: Western Carolina ACQUIRED: 15th round, 2024 PRO YEAR: 3rd

JACOB

SHARP

CATCHER

3

BATS/THROWS: Right/Right HT: 5-7 WT: 180 DOB: 09/15/01 HOMETOWN: Whittier, CA SCHOOL: UNLV ACQUIRED: Trade w/SEA, 07/26/24 PRO YEAR: 4th

MADDOX

LATTA

INFIELDER

6

BATS/THROWS: Right/Right HT: 5-11 WT: 193 DOB: 01/21/03 HOMETOWN: Granada Hills, CA SCHOOL: CSU Fullerton/LA Valley College ACQUIRED: NDFA, 07/18/25 PRO YEAR: 2nd

1

JUANMI

VASQUEZ PITCHER

THROWS: Left HT: 5-11 WT: 205 DOB: 2012-01-03 HOMETOWN: Santo Domingo, DR ACQUIRED: Intl. Free Agent, 08/06/22 PRO YEAR: 5th

MANNY

BELTRE

INFIELDER

7

BATS/THROWS: Right/Right HT: 5-10 WT: 175 DOB: 2006-09-04 HOMETOWN: Invivienda, DR ACQUIRED: Intl. Free Agent, 01/15/21 PRO YEAR: 6th

ARJUN

NIMMALA INFIELDER

18

BATS/THROWS: Right/Right HT: 6-1 WT: 205 DOB: 10/16/05 HOMETOWN: Valrico, FL ACQUIRED: 1st round (20th overall), 2023 PRO YEAR: 4th

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HOLDEN

WILKERSON PITCHER

30

THROWS: Right HT: 6-4 WT: 205 DOB: 2006-07-03 HOMETOWN: Roanoke, VA SCHOOL: Virginia Military Institute ACQUIRED: 18th round, 2024 PRO YEAR: 2nd

KENDRY

CHIRINOS INFIELDER

23

PINTO

INFIELDER BATS/THROWS: R/R HT: 5-8 WT: 170 DOB: 09/22/02 HOMETOWN: Caucagua, VZ ACQUIRED: Trade w/COL, 07/09/2022 PRO YEAR: 6th

DURAN

CATCHER

12

BATS/THROWS: Right/Right HT: 5-11 WT: 210 DOB: 05/29/04 HOMETOWN: Caracas, VZ ACQUIRED: Trade w/MIA, 08/31/22 PRO YEAR: 6th

CARTER

CUNNINGHAM INFIELDER

16

BATS/THROWS: Left/Right HT: 6-4 WT: 220 DOB: 11/06/00 HOMETOWN: Haymarket, VA SCHOOL: East Carolina/Florida SW State ACQUIRED: 10th round, 2024 PRO YEAR: 3rd

BATS/THROWS: Right/Right HT: 5-11 WT: 190 DOB: 2010-06-04 HOMETOWN: Bachaquero, VZ ACQUIRED: Intl. Free Agent, 01/15/22 PRO YEAR: 5th

ADRIAN

EDWARD

1

TUCKER

TOMAN

INFIELDER

8

BATS/THROWS: S-R HT: 6-0 WT: 207 DOB: 2011-12-03 HOMETOWN: Columbia, SC SCHOOL: Hammond School ACQUIRED: 2nd round (CB), 2022 PRO YEAR: 5th

HAYDEN

GILLILAND CATCHER

25

BATS/THROWS: Left/Right HT: 5-11 WT: 206 DOB: 10/29/01 HOMETOWN: Maryville, TN SCHOOL: Tennessee Tech ACQUIRED: NDFA, 07/21/24 PRO YEAR: 2nd

DUB

GLEED

39

HT: 6-1 WT: 200 B/T: R/R DOB: 09/01/02 HOMETOWN: Ladera Ranch, CA SCHOOL: UC Irvine ACQUIRED: Trade w/MIA, 03/29/26 PRO YEAR: 2nd

PEYTON

WILLIAMS INFIELDER

40

HT: 6-5 WT: 255 B/T: L/L DOB: 09/14/00 HOMETOWN: Johnston, IA SCHOOL: Iowa ACQUIRED: 7th round, 2022 PRO YEAR: 5th

JAKE

CASEY

OUTFIELDER

4

BATS/THROWS: Left/Right HT: 6-2 WT: 190 DOB: 04/17/03 HOMETOWN: Pittsburgh, PA SCHOOL: Kent State ACQUIRED: 15th round, 2025 PRO YEAR: 2nd

MATHIEU

VALLEE

OUTFIELDER

2

BATS/THROWS: Left/Right HT: 5-9 WT: 175 DOB: 08/08/00 HOMETOWN: Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, QC SCHOOL: So. Illinois/NE Okla. A&M/ DBU ACQUIRED: NDFA, 02/19/26 PRO YEAR: 1st

JR

FREETHY INFIELDER

BATS/THROWS: S-R HT: 6-0 WT: 215 DOB: 12/23/02 HOMETOWN: Rocklin, CA SCHOOL: Nevada ACQUIRED: 14th round, 2024 PRO YEAR: 3rd

MATT

SCANNELL

26

HT: 5-11 WT: 205 B/T: L/L DOB: 08/31/01 HOMETOWN: Stone Oaks, TX SCHOOL: Wake Forest/Princeton ACQUIRED: ND FA, 07/22/25 PRO YEAR: 2nd

NOAH

KAT

ASST. STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

DIETITIAN

OR

9

MUSIAL

ALEXIS

HERNANDEZ OUTFIELDER

24

BATS/THROWS: Right/Right HT: 6-1 WT: 185 DOB: 2010-05-02 HOMETOWN: Tinaco, VZ ACQUIRED: Rule 5 (BOS), 2023 PRO YEAR: 6th

BRENNAN

ORF

OUTFIELDER

19

BATS/THROWS: Left/Right HT: 6-2 WT: 230 DOB: 2009-06-01 HOMETOWN: Wildwood, MO SCHOOL: So. Illinois Edwardsville ACQUIRED: 13th round, 2023 PRO YEAR: 4th

SAM

SHAW

OUTFIELDER

9

BATS/THROWS: L/R HT: 5-10 WT: 180 DOB: 02/26/05 HOMETOWN: Victoria, BC AQUIRED: 9th, 2023 PRO YEAR: 4th

DALTON

CALLISTA

JOE

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Paul Hoynes has covered Cleveland baseball since the 1980s, chronicling some of the most successful teams in franchise history. (Courtesy Cleveland. com)

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GUARDIAN OF THE REALM

BY BILL FRANCIS

Paul Hoynes honored by BBWAA after four decades on Cleveland beat.

Paul Hoynes began his career covering Cleveland baseball teams that were mired in a postseason drought.

But Hoynes would eventually chronicle seasons that were among the best ever seen by baseball fans along Ohio’s North Shore. And the jovial writer was on top of every pitch.

On Dec. 9, Hoynes was elected the 2026 winner of the BBWAA Career Excellence Award. He will be honored with the award that is presented annually to a sportswriter “for meritorious contributions to baseball writing” during the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s Induction Weekend, July 24-27, in Cooperstown, N.Y. “I did not think I was going to [win] it,” said Hoynes, who has been covering the Indians/Guardians since 1983. “I just missed last year when Thomas Boswell got it, and I’m looking at this ballot with Scott Miller and Tom Verducci on it. I just didn’t think I was going to get in. “[BBWAA secretary/treasurer] Jack O’Connell came up to me when I was writing, and said, ‘You’re our guy.’ And I literally started shaking.

I was so surprised. I couldn’t even dial the phone to call my wife because my hands were shaking so bad.”

Of the 407 ballots, including two blanks, cast by BBWAA members with 10 or more consecutive years’ service, Hoynes was named on 177, becoming the award’s 77th winner since its inception in 1962.

Finishing second with 128 votes was the late Scott Miller, whose 30year career included stops at the Los Angeles Times and The New York Times. Tom Verducci, writer for Sports Illustrated and reporter for MLB Network and FOX, received 100 votes.

Hoynes joins a prestigious cavalcade of writers previously honored, including such luminaries as Ring Lardner (1963), Grantland Rice (1966), Damon Runyon (1967), Fred Lieb (1972), Shirley Povich (1975), Red Smith (1976), Jim Murray (1987), Wendell Smith (1993), Roger Angell (2014) and Claire Smith (2017).

“I mean, you look at those names; it’s unbelievable that I’m considered with them. I don’t think I belong with them,” Hoynes said. “It’s incredible. It’s mind-boggling.”

Hoynes, 74, is the fourth winner from the Cleveland market, joining Gordon Cobbledick (1977), Hal Lebovitz (1999) and Sheldon Ocker (2018).

Ocker was thrilled that his former colleague won the award.

“I’ve been waiting for this for a long time,” said Ocker, who covered Cleveland baseball for the Akron Beacon Journal until 2014. “He deserves to be in. He’s done his job a long time. He does it as well or better than anyone.”

A Cleveland native, Hoynes received a journalism degree from Marquette University. He then covered sports in and around Ohio for a variety of newspapers before going home to The Plain Dealer in

Cleveland. His more than 6,000 bylines are the most in the history of The Plain Dealer.

“I wasn’t a very good student, and writing was the only thing I could do halfway decent,” Hoynes said. “I always liked sports. I wasn’t very good at them, but I always liked watching and playing and writing about them. So, that was my goal. I was lucky that way. I think even in high school, I knew what I wanted to do. …I wanted to be a sportswriter.

I didn’t think I’d be a baseball writer, but it didn’t matter.”

Though he covered high school sports, the Cleveland Browns and the Cleveland Cavaliers, it’s baseball where he took root.

“I just like it,” Hoynes said. “I like that there’s a game every day and you’re not filling time between, like in the NFL, Sunday’s game and next Sunday’s game. And there’s the access, which is what’s really impressed me. The players are available, the coaches are available, the managers are available. Every day you can find these guys; you can talk to them. The access is the thing that attracted me to baseball and has kept me going.”

It brought him all the way to Cooperstown.

“I was overcome; I had tears in my eyes when I got the news,” Hoynes said. “I had to text my wife because I couldn’t work the phone. She calls me back, and I started choking up telling her.

“If you want something so bad, you might not get it. But I never thought I’d be here.”

Bill Francis is the senior research and writing specialist at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

Reprinted with permission from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum receive free admission to the Museum, as well as access to exclusive programs. Additionally, members receive a subscription to the Hall of Fame’s bi-monthly magazine, Memories and Dreams, the annual Hall of Fame yearbook and a 10% discount and free shipping on retail purchases. For information on becoming a member, please visit baseballhall.org/join or call 607-547-0397.

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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

Oakland Chicago (AL) Oakland

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

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 2011 Justin Sellers Anthony Recker Corey Brown

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

POS

ALUMN

MLB DEBUT TEAM

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

POS

ALUMN

MLB DEBUT TEAM

INF C OF

2005 2005 2007

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

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Oakland Oakland Oakland Oakland Oakland Oakland Texas

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

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

2017 Dwight Smith Jr. Seth Frankoff Ian Parmley Franklin Barreto Taylor Cole Tim Mayza Jairo Labourt Carlos Ramirez Richard Urena Tim Locastro

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

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

2018 Ryan Borucki Justin Shafer Murphy Smith Dawel Lugo Jose Fernandez Jonathan Davis Jon Berti

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

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 Toronto Toronto Detroit Toronto Toronto Toronto 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

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

ALUMN

MLB DEBUT TEAM

2017 2021 2022 2021 2021 2018

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

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

ALUMN

MLB DEBUT TEAM

2021 2021 2022 2021 2022 2022 2022 2021 2018

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

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

POS

ALUMN

MLB DEBUT TEAM

OF P P P OF P P

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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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BY LINA SETAGHIAN

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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