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OFFICIAL PROGRAM OF THE VANCOUVER CANADIANS

2022 SEASON - ISSUE 6

NATE PEARSON WHERE IS HE NOW?

MEET OUR

MASCOTS

DAVIS SCHNEIDER’S JUNE BLOOM SCOREKEEPING 101 HOW TO SCORE A BASEBALL GAME

A CHAT WITH

ZACH BRITTON TEAM ROSTERS

VANCOUVER CANADIANS VS SPOKANE INDIANS

ZACH BRITTON

2022

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JUNE 19

Father's Day Hat Giveaway

FIRST 500 FANS

FIRST 500 DADS (WITH A CHILD PRESENT)

MAY 8

JULY 3

Mother's Day Hat Giveaway

Mini Bat Giveaway

FIRST 500 KIDS 12 AND UNDER

MAY 22

JULY 17

Mascot Socks Giveaway

FIRST 500 KIDS 12 AND UNDER

JUNE 5

JULY 31

FIRST 500 KIDS 12 AND UNDER

AUGUST 28

Backpack Giveaway

FIRST 500 KIDS 12 AND UNDER

Pennant Giveaway

jersey lunch bag Giveaway FIRST 500 KIDS 12 AND UNDER

FIRST 500 MOMS (WITH A CHILD PRESENT)

Autograph Book Giveaway

AUGUST 7

SEPTEMBER 11

Blanket Giveaway FIRST 500 FANS

Replica Jersey Giveaway FIRST 500 KIDS 12 AND UNDER

And

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CONTENTS

4 MESSAGE FROM VANCOUVER CANADIANS

32 HOW TO SCORE THE BASEBALL GAME

9 GET TO KNOW YOUR CANADIANS FRONT OFFICE STAFF

34 C’S CHAT – ZACH BRITTON

A letter from owners Jake Kerr & Jeff Mooney. Meet the team behind our team as we feature those who work around the clock to ensure your best ballpark experience.

14 2022 PROMOTIONAL SCHEDULE

This is your chance to map out the entire summer using our vibrant and colourful Promo Sked that shows you every single moment this season. A great tool to plan out the games you absolutely HAVE to see this season.

16 STEINER STORIES - DAVIS SCHNEIDER

Davis Schneider is having a month to remember since the calendar flipped to June.

21 ROAD TO THE SHOW

Climbing through the Blue Jays system.

22 TEAM ROSTERS 25 MEET THE 2022 VANCOUVER CANADIANS

This year’s squad is looking to bring home Northwest League Championship #5! Let’s meet this year’s ‘Boys of Summer’!

30 CANADIANS TO REACH THE MAJOR LEAGUES

A Scorekeeping 101.

Niall caught up with catcher Zach Britton to find out more about his past, what he’s working on this season and how his first Nat Bailey Stadium experiences have been.

45 FORMER C’S – WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

As the old baseball adage goes, the best ability is availability. It doesn’t matter how talented you are; if you can’t stay healthy, all those talents are for naught. Former Canadians fireballer Nate Pearson has learned that the hard way.

46 MEET OUR MASCOTS!

The Canadians feature not one, not two, but seven amazing mascots all with their own claim to fame! Take a look at the colourful characters that keeps fans smiling all summer long.

47 KIDS FUN PAGE

Fun kids activities

50 2022 BROADCAST SCHEDULE

With more games on radio than ever before and a MiLB.TV broadcast package as well – the Canadians and Sportsnet 650 have baseball in Vancouver covered like never before!

Check out the complete list of every Canadians player (20002021) to have made it to the bright lights of MLB

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A MESSAGE FROM JAKE KERR & JEFF MOONEY Welcome to Nat Bailey Stadium. This season we are celebrating 44 years of Vancouver Canadians Baseball as we welcome both you and our “Boys of Summer” back once again to historic Nat Bailey Stadium. 2022 is set to be a remarkable year in many ways. First and foremost, C’s baseball is back at The Nat for the first time since August 2019. So much has happened between now and then; the global pandemic wiped out the 2020 season and we spent all of 2021 playing away from home. There were times when we were not sure what the future would hold, but as caretakers of your professional baseball team we remain steadfast in our commitment to the ballclub, to you, the fans, and to this wonderful community. We cannot tell you just how excited and grateful we are to be back home. Through it all, we strive to create what we feel is the best sports experience not just in Vancouver, but in all of Minor League Baseball. We hope by the end of today’s game, you’ll agree with us. Team president Andy Dunn and his staff have been working tirelessly to ensure that our return to Nat Bailey Stadium gives you any number of opportunities to create new and lasting memories with your colleagues, friends, and loved ones. We have continued our important work through the Vancouver Canadians Baseball Foundation. Over 300 local children will join our program this year and we look forward to getting back out in the local community through a multitude of commitments that we proudly honour. We hope that you will continue to support our team and our community alongside us. Enjoy the game and thank you for choosing to spend your time with us. We are proud to showcase the future stars of the Toronto Blue Jays for you and hope that today is another chance for you to create a memory with us all summer long. Here’s to many, many more years of fun and memories here at historic Nat Bailey Stadium. Go C’s!

Jake Kerr & Jeff Mooney

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FRONT OFFICE STAFF JAKE KERR

MAJORITY OWNER, MANAGING GENERAL PARTNER 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.

ANDY DUNN

PRESIDENT Andy Dunn has been with the Vancouver Canadians since 2007, helping guide Canada's only affiliated Minor League Baseball franchise to a number of national accolades including the coveted John H. Johnson President's Trophy (2013) presented to the most complete franchise in MiLB - marking the first time in the award's 40-year history that a Canadian-based organization received the honour. Known by many in the baseball world, Andy has twice been named Florida State League Executive of the Year (1999, 2000) and also Northwest League Executive of the Year (2008), and has helped the Canadians reach new heights with 10 Northwest League awards during his tenure in Vancouver including multiple John H. Johnson & Larry MacPhail Awards

JEFF MOONEY

CO-OWNER In addition to his valuable contributions to the Vancouver Canadians, Jeff Mooney is Chairman Emeritus and a major shareholder of A&W Food Services of Canadians Inc. Today, A&W is a strategy-driven organization that has grown to over 1,000 locations across Canada. A&W has been recognized as one of the 50 Best Managed Companies in Canada for the past 10 consecutive years, and in 2008, it was honoured to become an official member of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Platinum Club. Mr. Mooney is an alumnus of both the University of Saskatchewan and Harvard University Graduate School of Business. In 2003, Mr. Mooney received Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s Jubilee Medal and three years later was inducted into the Restaurant Hall of Fame(2006). In 2016, Mr. Mooney was inducted into the B.C. Business Laureates Hall of Fame and this year received the Order of Canada

TOM BACKEMEYER

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Tom, who most recently served as the Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Lancaster Jethawks 2014-2021. The Jethawks were the sister organization to the Vancouver Canadians held under the same ownership group of Jake Kerr and Jeff Mooney. The native of Lincoln, Nebraska has a vast background in Minor League Baseball as prior to his arrival in Lancaster, Backemeyer helped develop franchises in Nashville, Rancho Cucamonga, Fresno, and Everett. He is a graduate of Colorado State University (BA) with an MBA from the University of Denver.

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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 Team Operations handling everything from player housing and travel right through to Information Technology (IT). Born in Victoria, B.C., and raised on the Lower Mainland's 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 NorthShore 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. With a B.A. from the University of New Brunswick, Walter has worked with Proctor & Gamble, Molson Canda, Granville Island Brewing and Steamworks Brewing. Walter was also General Manager of Petcurean leading a staff of more than70 people. With a longstanding corporate partnership with the Canadians prior to his arrival in May of 2019, Walter joins our club fully aware of the standard that has put the C's among the best in Minor League Baseball

STEVEN MAISEY

MANAGER OF TICKETING OPERATIONS Steven enters his third season with the Vancouver Canadians Baseball Club, and his first as Manager of Ticket Operations. After graduating from Langara College with a diploma in Recreation Leadership Management, and interning for the Vancouver Whitecaps, Steven began his career with the Canadians on the operations side of the club, spending the two seasons (2018 – 19) as a member of the A&B Tools Rental Grounds Crew. Steven transitioned into his current role as Manager of Ticket Operations in January 2020, and looks to maintain the service standards that fans have come to expect of the Canadians. In the offseason, Steven volunteers his time as a skills coach for the Vancouver Thunderbirds Minor Hockey. 10 / VANCOUVER CANADIANS 2022

STEPHANI ELLIS

ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER Returning for her seventh season with the Vancouver Canadians Stephani handles a wide variety of key organizational elements including Group Sales as well as the C's social media platforms. She was promoted to Assistant General Manager role prior to the 2019 season and was the recipient of the 2019 Northwest League Female Executive of the Year for her work with the C's. After a standout collegiate softball career at California University of PA where Stephani played for the Vulcans and was named a Regional All-American, the Prince of Wales Secondary graduate and former Team BC member began her marketing career with the Canadians. Stephani works in concert with group leaders who expect the Canadians to provide an excellent ballpark experience with each visit out at Nat Bailey Stadium.

BRENDA CHMILIAR

FINANCIAL CONTROLLER Brenda is entering her 15th season out at Nat Bailey Stadium but her second as Financial Controller for the Vancouver Canadians. She spent the first 10 years with Aramark Food Services in the company's financial division, dividing her time between at Nat Bailey Stadium and Rogers Arena. Brenda is responsible for all aspects of the Vancouver Canadians financial operations. She is right at home here at Nat Bailey Stadium, as much of her childhood was spent playing baseball on the local fields in Kamloops

CHARLENE YAROSHUK

ACCOUNTING COORDINATOR Charlene is excited to be entering her 4th season with the Vancouver Canadians as their Accounting Coordinator. In 2020 she graduated from Kwantlen Polytechnic University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting. Growing up in the Vancouver area she spent most of her free time practicing martial arts and currently has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.

TYLER ZICKEL

MANAGER OF BROADCASTING & MEDIA RELATIONS Tyler joined the Canadians in 2021 for his fourth season in the Blue Jays organization and seventh in MiLB. Before the C's, Tyler served as the Director of Promotions & Entertainment and Road Radio Broadcaster for the 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 began his MiLB career in 2014 as a communications intern for the Advanced-A Lake Elsinore Storm in Southern California and was promoted twice in three years. As Assistant Director of Marketing and Director of Digital Content, respectively, Tyler was heavily involved in growing the team's online presence.

CHARLES O'NEILL

MANAGER OF STADIUM OPERATIONS Charles joins the Canadians in 2022 after working for a variety for baseball clubs including the Long Island Ducks, and the New York Mets. He brings a wealth of knowledge from his prior experiences to Nat Bailey Stadium. He previously completed his Bachelors of Sports Management from Farmingdale State College in New York.

He earned his B.A. in English from Whittier College in Los Angeles, where he played on the Poets baseball team and was elected Student Body President.

KENDRA CHIN

MARKETING COORDINATOR Kendra joins the C’s Marketing department for her first full season of baseball. She has recently completed a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with specialization in Marketing and Human Resource Management. Prior to joining the team at The Nat, she worked for several years in the health & fitness industry. Her goal is to intertwine her passion for sports with her business background. In her spare time, she is coaching basketball to inner city kids. This Vancouverite also likes spending her free time playing basketball, tennis, golf, and skiing.

LEVI WEBSTER

HEAD GROUNDSKEEPER Levi is no stranger to the Northwest League, with prior experience with the Spokane Indians as their Head Groundskeeper at Avista Stadium. His talents have also allowed him to be 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 Fruit 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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JACOB NAKHLEH

OWEN SCURALLI

Joining the club for the 2016 season, Jacob began his time with the C’s in the Box Office, first as a Ticket Sales Representative, then as Box Office Assistant, with his transition to sales coming at the conclusion of the 2021 season.

After graduating from Brock University in St. Catharines ON with a degree in Sport Management, Owen completed an internship for a local athlete representation company doing sales and marketing prior to the start of the

SALES ASSOCIATE Jacob returns for his sixth season with the C’s and his first as Sales Associate.

Jacob graduated from the Edwards School of Business at the University of Saskatchewan in 2021 with a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance. When Jacob’s away from the Nat, you can find him watching Blue Jays baseball, Seahawks football, or, if he’s lucky, ice fishing in Saskatchewan.

SALES ASSOCIATE Owen enters his first season with the Vancouver Canadians Baseball Club as a Sales Associate.

pandemic. Owen moved here from Ontario in March 2021, working as a Telus Sales Rep, and spent time as a waiter at Craft Brewery before joining the C’s this past January. He brings a great deal of passion for sports and customer service to the team. In his spare time, Owen loves reading books, working out, and spending his summertime at Kitsilano Beach, a 5 min walk from his apartment.

COOPER MISIC

LANE DEPLAEDT

SALES ASSOCIATE Cooper is a former Langley Blaze pitcher, took his talents south of the border to play for both Galveston College and at Central Washington University. He graduated from CWU with a Sports Management degree with a specialization in Business. Prior to joining the Canadians, he was a member of the Ground Crew at Northview Golf & Country Club.

SALES ASSOCIATE Lane joins the C’s for his first season in Minor League Baseball after recently working with the Coquitlam Express Junior A Hockey Club in Game Day Operations. He is recently graduated from Thompson Rivers University with a bachelor’s or Business Administration with a Major in Marketing.

While away from the ballpark he enjoys spending time in his hometown of Port Moody or playing golf.

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BY BEN STEINER

Davis Schneider is having a month to remember since the calendar flipped to June. The fifth-year pro’s recent surge comes after a slow start to the year. After collecting just 13 hits in 87 at-bats (.149) through the first two months of the season, Schneider was batting .338 with 23 hits in 20 games this month at the time of this writing. 14 of those hits – nine doubles (the third most in Minor League Baseball) and five dingers – have gone for extra bases to produce .691 slugging percentage; that’s the third highest in High-A (and the best among players who’ve played in 10 or more games this month), the twentieth highest in MiLB and the eleventh best among those who’ve played in 15 or more June games. That June slugging percentage would rank him higher than Aaron Judge (.659), Mike Trout (.651) and Vlad Guerrero Jr. (.624). His five home runs this month have tied him with Addison Barger for the most big flies in a single moth this year. Minor League Baseball recognized the utility man as the Northwest League Player of the Week for June 6 to June 12. He was the sixth C’s player to earn the honor – the most in the circuit – and the third Canadians position player to be highlighted at the top of their class, joining Chad Dallas, Trent Palmer, P.K. Morris, Sem Robbberse and Barger as league award winners for Vancouver this season. Schneider’s distinction came on the heels of Barger’s recognition the week prior. Schneider had a career week in Pasco. He went 11for-23 (.478) with five doubles – including three in a four-hit performance on June 7 that also featured his fifth homer of the year – two home runs, five runs with his feet and six with his bat. The Voorhees, NJ

E BLOOM native tallied a knock in all six games of the series and had multiple hits in three of them to raise his season average 55 points over the course of the week.

A 28th round pick out of Eastern High School in 2017, Schneider has slashed .240/.352/.428/.780 in 233 games as a pro. 2022 is his second stint in High-A; he hit. .231 with seven doubles, a triple and nine home runs in 46 games with the C’s a season ago.

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MENTAL PERFORMANCE COACH

TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANT

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

PHIL CUNDARI

RYAN WRIGHT

ASHLEY PONCE

ROELVIS VARGAS

TOMMY LABRIOLA

YUKA SANUI

RAUL PIMENTEL

MANAGER

PITCHING COACH

ATHLETIC TRAINER

HITTING COACH

S&C COACH

JOEL BONNETT

POSITION COACH

DIETITIAN

BULLPEN COACH

AJ ARIAS

MENTAL PERFORMANCE COACH

TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANT

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

DREW HAYES

MANAGER

MATT YOUNG

PITCHING COACH

BRANDON HAMMERSTROM ATHLETIC TRAINER

DANNY CANELLAS

HITTING COACH

ROSWELL DEL ROSARIO S&C COACH

POSITION COACH

GEOFF STALLMAN DIETITIAN

TAYLOR HILL

MAX GLASSER

BULLPEN COACH

ERIKA MONSALVE

MENTAL PERFORMANCE COACH

COACHING ASSISTANT

CARLOS POLANCO

TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANT

GULF COAST BLUE JAYS GULF COAST LEAGUE (ROOKIE) | DUNEDIN, FLORIDA (727) 734-8007 JOSE MAYORGA

GEORGE CARROLL

MANAGER

BENCH COACH

JAIME VIEIRA

ATHLETIC TRAINER

S&C COACH

PITCHING COACH

PETR STRIBRCKY

POSITION COACH

SYDNEY JENKINS

CORY RIORDAN

PITCHING COACH

DENNIS HOLMBERG

HITTING COACH

FRANK ESPOSITO

ANTONIO CACERES

DEVELOPMENT COACH

EDWIN ORTIZ

HITTING COACH

ADRIAN MARTIN

DIETITIAN

PAUL ELLIOTT HITTING COACH

JON WOODWORTH

COMPLEX PITCHING COACH

BRYAN ROSALES

S&C COACH

JUSTIN ECHEVARRIA

ATHLETIC TRAINER

ERIKA MONSALVE

MENTAL PERFORMANCE COACH

STEVEN CARDONA

TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANT

DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE BLUE JAYS DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE (DSL) | BOCA CHICA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ANDY FERMIN MANAGER

ALAIN PACHECO

ATHLETIC TRAINER

YOEL HERNANDEZ PITCHING COACH

YSIDRO REYES

ATHLETIC TRAINER

FRED LANDERS HITTING COACH

IMBEWER ALVAREZ S&C COACH

DEIFERSON BARRETO POSITION COACH

JOSEPH CARDONA S&C COACH

BRYAN ROSALES DIETITIAN

JOSE MATEO

POSITION COACH

ERIKA MONSALVE

MENTAL PERFORMANCE COACH

JAIR MORELOS

COACHING ASSISTANT

ISIDRO LOPEZ

TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANT

VANCOUVER CANADIANS 2022 / 21

VANCOUVER CANADIANS PITCHERS HT 22 Ryan Boyer 6-2 30 Jol Concepcion 6-5 26 Chad Dallas 6-0 17 Garrett Farmer 5-11 25 Nick Frasso 6-5 40 Justin Kelly 6-1 32 Hunter Gregory 6-3 Roither Hernandez 6-4 34 Conor Larkin 6-1 16 Will McAffer 6-2 18 Alejandro Melean 6-0 23 Abdiel Mendoza 5-11 33 Alex Nolan 6-4 36 Juan Nuñez 6-2 4 Naswell Paulino 5-11 44 Sem Robberse 6-3 15 Jimmy Robbins 6-3 14 Mark Simon 6-0 31 Ricky Tiedemann 6-4 41 Sean Wymer 6-1 Yosver Zulueta 6-1

WT 225 240 205 190 200 195 220 185 205 205 175 195 240 190 205 190 190 190 220 205 190

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

DOB 5/4/97 9/17/98 6/6/00 5/14/97 10/18/98 12/2/98 11/16/98 03/05/98 3/17/99 5/30/97 10/11/00 9/19/98 3/21/96 1/23/96 4/17/00 10/12/01 12/22/97 8/4/95 8/18/02 3/19/97 1/23/98

HOMETOWN Bradford, PA Santiago, DR Orange, TX Huntsville, AL Torrance, CA West Jordan, UT Chesapeake, VA Bonao, DR Royersford, PA North Vancouver, BC Maracaibo, VZ Chitre, PAN Burlington, ON Santo Domingo, DR San Cristobal, DR Woudenberg, NED Orlando, FL Houston, TX Long Beach, CA Flower Mound, TX Remedios, Cuba

‘21 CLUBS Canisius (College) Dunedin, Vancouver Pro debut Aberdeen (BAL A+) Dunedin Dunedin Dunedin Dunedin, Vancouver Dunedin Vancouver, New Hampshire Dunedin, Vancouver Down East (TEX A-) Dunedin, Vancouver DNP Dunedin Dunedin, Vancouver DNP Missoula (MLB Partner Lg) Golden West JC (College) Vancouver Dunedin

Waivers, 12/8/21 ND FA, 6/14/19 MiLB FA, 3/15/22 INT FA, 7/4/16 INT FA, 7/24/19 20th Rd, ’19, Rollins ND FA, 1/28/22 3rd Rd, ’21, Golden West JC 4th Rd, ’18, TCU INT FA, 6/11/19

CATCHERS 6 Zach Britton 20 Anthony Morales 21 Andres Sosa

HT 6-1 6-0 6-0

WT 205 190 215

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

DOB 9/9/98 11/13/98 11/7/97

HOMETOWN Batesville, IN Aibonito, PR Hermosillo, MX

‘21 CLUBS Dunedin DUN, VAN, NH, BUF FCL, Dunedin

ACQUIRED 5th Rd, ’20, Louisville ND FA, 2/12/21 INT FA. 8/16/21

INFIELDERS HT 9 Addison Barger 6-0 5 Miguel Hiraldo 6-0 8 Leo Jimenez* 6-0 35 Tyler Keenan 5-11 12 P.K. Morris 6-1 7 Damiano Palmegiani 6-1 24 Riley Tirotta 6-3

WT 210 190 200 145 195 195 215

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

DOB 11/12/99 9/5/00 5/17/01 2/27/99 11/30/98 1/24/00 8/21/98

HOMETOWN Everett, WA Santiago, DR Las Tablas, PAN Clayton, NC Tampa, FL Caracas, VZ South Bend, IN

‘21 CLUBS Dunedin, Vancouver Dunedin FCL, Dunedin Everett Dunedin, Vancouver FCL Dunedin

ACQUIRED 6th Rd, ’18, King HS (FL) INT FA, 7/2/17 INT FA, 7/2/17 Trade, 5/20/22 14th Rd, ’17, Steinbrenner HS (FL) 14th Rd, ’21, College of Southern Nevada 12th Rd, ’21, Dayton

OUTFIELDERS 19 Steward Berroa 29 Hugo Cardona 27 Mack Mueller 2 Harry Ray 28 Garrett Spain

WT 178 145 230 200 185

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

DOB 6/05/99 9/5/99 12/16/97 1/11/98 9/21/00

HOMETOWN Santo Domingo, DR La Sabana, VZ Abilene, TX Orlando, FL Clarksville, TN

‘21 CLUBS New Hampshire FCL, Dunedin, NH Dunedin Dunedin, Vancouver FCL, Dunedin

ACQUIRED INT FA, 7/4/16 INT FA, 7/2/16 ND FA, 6/25/20 ND FA, 6/25/20 15th Rd, ’21, Austin Peay State

EVERETT AQUASOX SPOKANE INDIANS

HT 5-10 5-11 6-3 6-0 6-0

7-day Hunter 7-day Sam Ryan INJURED LISTGregory 7-day Roither Hernandez 7-day Riley Tirotta 7-day Tyler Keenan 7-day Alejandro Melean

60-day Edisson Gonzalez 60-day Cobi Johnson 60-day Alex Nolan 60-day Donnie Sellers

ACQUIRED ND FA, 1/27/22 INT FA, 8/31/16 4th Rd, ’21, Tennessee MiLB FA, 4/12/22 4th Rd, ‘20, Loyola Marymount ND FA, 7/21/21 8th Rd, ’21, Old Dominion INT FA, 7/4/16 9th Rd, ’21, Penn State 25th Rd, ’18, Tulane

60-day CJ Van Eyk 60-day Troy Watson

BULLPEN COACH: 38 Joel Bonnett ATHLETIC TRAINER: Roelvis Vargas STRENGTH & CONDITIONING: Tommy LaBriola DIETITIAN: Yuka Sanui

MENTAL COACH: Raul Pimental TECH ASSISTANT: AJ Arias

* 40-Man Roster

SPOKANE INDIANS PITCHERS Pos. 45 Anderson Bido RHP 34 Will Ethridge RHP 26 Robinson Hernandez RHP 20 Boby Johnson RHP 36 Evan Justice (IL) LHP 47 Austin Kitchen LHP 10 Shelby Lackey RHP 32 Tony Locey RHP 40 Adam McKillican RHP 18 Anderson Pilar RHP 6 Tanner Propst LHP 31 Andrew Quezada RHP 22 Joe Rock LHP 23 Mike Ruff RHP 21 Evan Shawver LHP 38 Luke Taggart RHP 27 Sam Weatherly LHP

Wt. 205 240 190 185 205 200 190 240 225 210 190 185 200 210 175 230 205

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

DOB Acquired 5/7/1999 IFA/2017 12/20/1997 5th/2019 6/11/1999 IFA/2017 4/8/1997 16th/2018 7/7/1998 5th/2021 2/11/1997 FA/2021 7/8/1997 18th /2018 7/29/1998 3rd/2019 01/09/1998 FA/2022 3/2/1998 IFA/2015 6/7/1998 FA/2020 6/28/1997 7th/2018 7/29/2000 CB-B/2021 3/31/1998 11th/2019 9/11/1999 7th/2021 10/10/1997 FA/2021 05/28/1999 3rd/2020

Last School Hometown N/A Las Matas de Farfan, DR Ole Miss Lilburn, GA N/A Tucacas, Venezuela Bradley Miller, MO North Carolina St Richmond, VA Coastal Carolina Pittsburgh, PA Pacific Linden, CA Georgia Columbus, GA Georgia Gwinnett Comox, Canada N/A Villa Isabela, DR Delta State Madison, MS Cal State Fullerton Los Alamitos, CA Ohio Hopewell, PA Florida Atlantic Orlando, FL Cincinnati Lorain, OH Oklahoma Corpus Christi, TX Clemson Ann Arbor, MI

Pos. Ht. Wt. C 5-10 195 C 5-10 180 C 6-1 205 C/UTL 5-9 225

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

DOB Acquired 5/31/1998 FA/2020 1/2/2000 IFA/2017 8/29/2001 CB-A/2020 7/23/1996 29th/2019

Last School Eastern Kentucky N/A Woodlands HS Oklahoma State

Hometown Chicago, IL Petare, Venezuela The Woodlands, TX Edmond, OK

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

DOB Acquired 1/12/2000 IFA/2018 4/10/2000 11th/2021 8/27/1999 CB-A/2018 6/14/1999 IFA/2015

Last School N/A Virginia Bedford HS N/A

Hometown Previous Experience Sabana Grande de Boya, DR Fresno (2021) Charlottesville, VA ACL Rockies (2021) Bedford, NH Spokane (2021) San Pedro De Macoris, DR Spokane/Fresno (2021)

OUTFIELDERS Pos. Ht. Wt. B-T 29 Robby Martin OF 6-3 190 L-R 1 Bladimir Restituyo CF 5-10 160 R-R 2 Yorvis Torrealba OF 6-0 195 R-R 11 Braiden Ward OF 5-10 160 L-R 13 Zac Veen RF 6-4 190 L-R

DOB Acquired 8/17/1999 8th/2021 7/2/2001 IFA/2017 7/14/1997 20th/2019 1/18/1999 16th/2021 12/12/2001 1st/2020

Last School Florida State N/A Tampa Washington Spruce Creek HS

Hometown Tampa, FL La Vega, DR Parkland, FL Turlock, CA Port Orange, FL

CATCHERS 12 AJ Lewis 28 Ronaiker Palma 8 Drew Romo 30 Colin Simpson INFIELDERS 4 Julio Carreras 19 Nic Kent 24 Grant Lavigne 7 Cristopher Navarro

Pos. SS INF 1B 3B

Ht. 6-3 6-5 6-0 6-1 6-4 6-0 6-3 6-3 6-5 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-6 6-2 6-0 6-3 6-4

Ht. 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-0

Wt. 190 185 220 170

Previous Experience Fresno (2021) Spokane (2021) Fresno (2021) Spokane (2021) ACL Rockies (2021) Fresno (2021) Spokane (2021) Fresno (2021) Hickory (2021) Fresno (2021) Fresno (2021) Hartford (2021) ACL Rockies (2021) Fresno (2021) Fresno (2022) ACL Rockies (2021) Fresno (2022) Previous Experience Spokane/Fresno (2021) Fresno (2021) Fresno (2021) Fresno (2021)

Previous Experience Fresno (2021) Grand Junction (2019) AZL Rockies (2021) Fresno (2022) Fresno (2021)

PRONUNCIATIONS Bido (Bee-dough), Restituyo (Rest – ih – two – yo), Yorvis (Your – viss), Locey (Low – cee), Lavigne (La – veen), Sems (Sims), Quezada (K – za – da), Ronaiker (Ron – uh– ker), Gil (Gill), Shawver (Shaw – vur) (16) MANAGER: 44 Scott Little HITTING COACH: 3 Zach Osborne PITCHING COACH: 9 Ryan Kibler BENCH COACH: 25 Julio Campos PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE COACH: Ryan Hurston TRAINER: Coy Coker CLUBHOUSE MANAGER: Joey Scott

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2022 ROSTER

BRENT

LAVALLEE MANAGER

PHIL

JOL

CUNDARI

PITCHING COACH

RYAN

CHAD

WRIGHT

HITTING COACH

ASHLEY

PONCE

JOEL

NICK

POSITION PLAYER COACH

BONNETT

BULLPEN COACH

B:11 in

S:9.75 in

T:10.75 in

RYAN

BOYER

PITCHER

HT: 6-2 WT: 225 B/T: R/R DOB: 5/4/97 HOMETOWN: Bradford, PA ’21 CLUBS: Canisius (College) ACQUIRED: ND FA 1/27/22

HUNTER

GREGORY PITCHER

HT: 6-3 WT: 215 B/T: R/R DOB: 11/16/98 HOMETOWN: Chesapeake, VA ’21 CLUBS: Dunedin ACQUIRED: 8th Rd, ’21, Old Dominion

CONCEPCION PITCHER

HT: 6-5 WT: 195 B/T: R/R DOB: 9/17/98 HOMETOWN: Santiago, DR ’21 CLUBS: Dunedin, Vancouver ACQUIRED: INT FA, 8/31/16

JUSTIN

KELLY

PITCHER

HT: 6-1 WT: 195 B/T: R/R DOB: 12/2/98 HOMETOWN: West Jordan, UT ’21 CLUBS: Dunedin ACQUIRED: ND FA, 7/21/21

DALLAS PITCHER

HT: 5-11 WT: 206 B/T: R/R DOB: 6/6/00 HOMETOWN: Orange, TX ’21 CLUBS: Pro Debut ACQUIRED: 4th Rd, ’21, Tennessee

CONOR

LARKIN PITCHER

HT: 6-1 WT: 205 B/T: R/R DOB: 3/17/99 HOMETOWN: Royersford, PA ’21 CLUBS: Dunedin ACQUIRED: 9th Rd, ’21, Penn State

GARRETT

FARMER PITCHER

HT: 5-11 WT: 195 B/T: R/R DOB: 5/14/97 HOMETOWN: Huntsville, AL ’21 CLUBS: Aberdeen (BAL A+) ACQUIRED: MiLB FA, 4/12/22

WILL

McAFFER PITCHER

HT: 6-2 WT: 205 B/T: R/R DOB: 5/30/97 HOMETOWN: N. Vancouver, BC ’21 CLUBS: Vancouver, New Hampshire ACQUIRED: 25th Rd, ’18, Tulane

FRASSO

HT: 6-5 WT: 200 B/T: R/R DOB: 10/18/98 HOMETOWN: Torrance, CA ’21 CLUBS: Dunedin ACQUIRED: 4th Rd, ‘20, Loyola Marymount

ALEJANDRO

MELEAN PITCHER

HT: 6-0 WT: 190 B/T: R/R DOB: 10/11/00 HOMETOWN: Maracaibo, VZ ’21 CLUBS: Vancouver, Dunedin ACQUIRED: INT FA, 7/2/17

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ABDIEL

MENDOZA PITCHER

HT: 5-10 WT: 160 B/T: R/R DOB: 9/19/98 HOMETOWN: Chitre, PAN ’21 CLUBS: Down East ACQUIRED: (TEX) Waivers, 12/8/21

JIMMY

ROBBINS PITCHER

BRITTON CATCHER

NOLAN PITCHER

HT: 6-4 WT: 225 B/T: R/R DOB: 3/21/96 HOMETOWN: Burlington, ON ’21 CLUBS: Dunedin, Vancouver ACQUIRED: ND FA, 6/14/19

HT: 6-3 WT: 190 B/T: L/L DOB: 12/22/97 HOMETOWN: Orlando, FL ’21 CLUBS: DNP ACQUIRED: 20th Rd, ’19, Rollins

ZACH

ALEX

HT: 6-1 WT: 200 B/T: L/R DOB: 9/9/98 HOMETOWN: Batesville, IN ’21 CLUBS: Dunedin ACQUIRED: 5th Rd, ’20, Louisville

MARK

SIMON

PITCHER

HT: 6-0 WT: 185 B/T: R/R DOB: 8/4/95 HOMETOWN: Houston, TX ’21 CLUBS: DNP ACQUIRED: ND FA, 1/28/22

ANTHONY

MORALES CATCHER

HT: 6-0 WT: 175 B/T: S/R DOB: 11/13/98 HOMETOWN: Aibonito, PR ’21 CLUBS: DUN, VAN, NH, BUF ACQUIRED: ND FA, 2/12/21

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JUAN

NUÑEZ PITCHER

HT: 6-2 WT: 190 B/T: R/R DOB: 1/23/96 HOMETOWN: Santo Domingo, DR ’21 CLUBS: DNP ACQUIRED: MiLB FA, 3/15/22

RICKY

TIEDEMANN PITCHER

HT: 6-4 WT: 220 B/T: L/L DOB: 8/19/02 HOMETOWN: Long Beach, CA ’21 CLUBS: Golden West JC ACQUIRED: 3rd Rd, ’21, Golden West JC

ANDRES

SOSA

CATCHER

HT: 5-11 WT: 210 B/T: R/R DOB: 11/7/97 HOMETOWN: Hermosillo, MX ’21 CLUBS: FCL, Dunedin ACQUIRED: INT FA 8/16/21

NASWELL

PAULINO PITCHER

HT: 5-11 WT: 170 B/T: L/L DOB: 4/17/00 HOMETOWN: San Cristobal, DR ’21 CLUBS: Dunedin ACQUIRED: INT FA, 7/4/16

SEAN

WYMER

HT: 6-1 WT: 205 B/T: R/R DOB: 3/19/97 HOMETOWN: Flower Mound, TX ’21 CLUBS: Vancouver ACQUIRED: I4th Rd, ’18, TCU

ADDISON

BARGER

INFIELDER

HT: 6-0 WT: 210 B/T: L/R DOB: 11/12/99 HOMETOWN: Everett, WA ’21 CLUBS: Dunedin, Vancouver ACQUIRED: 6th Rd, ’18, King HS (FL)

SEM

ROBBERSE PITCHER

HT: 6-1 WT: 160 B/T: R/R DOB: 2010-12-01 HOMETOWN: Woudenberg, NED ’21 CLUBS: Dunedin, Vancouver ACQUIRED: INT FA, 7/24/19

YOSVER

ZULUETA PITCHER

HT: 6-1 WT: 190 B/T: R/R DOB: 1/23/98 HOMETOWN: Remedios, Cuba ’21 CLUBS: Dunedin ACQUIRED: INT FA, 8/16/21

MIGUEL

HIRALDO INFIELDER

HT: 5-11 WT: 170 B/T: R/R DOB: 9/5/00 HOMETOWN: Santiago, DR ’21 CLUBS: Dunedin ACQUIRED: INT FA, 7/2/17

LEO

JIMENEZ INFIELDER

HT: 5-11 WT: 160 B/T: R/R DOB: 5/17/01 HOMETOWN: Las Tablas, PAN ’21 CLUBS: FCL, Dunedin ACQUIRED: INT FA, 7/2/17

STEWARD

BERROA

OUTFIELDER

HT: 5-10 WT: 178 B/T: S/R DOB: 6/05/99 HOMETOWN: La Sabana, VZ ’21 CLUBS: Dunedin, NH ACQUIRED: INT FA, 7/4/16

TYLER

KEENAN

INFIELDER

HT: 6-4 WT: 250 B/T: L/R DOB: 2/27/99 HOMETOWN: Clayton, NC ’21 CLUBS: Everett ACQUIRED: Trade, 5/20/22

HUGO

CARDONA INFIELDER

HT: 5-11 WT: 145 B/T: R/R DOB: 9/5/99 HOMETOWN: La Sabana, VZ ’21 CLUBS: FCL, Dunedin, NH ACQUIRED: INT FA, 7/2/16

P.K.

MORRIS

INFIELDER

HT: 6-1 WT: 195 B/T: L/L DOB: 11/30/98 HOMETOWN: Tampa, FL ’21 CLUBS: Dunedin, Vancouver ACQUIRED: 14th Rd, ’17, Steinbrenner HS (FL)

MACK

MUELLER

OUTFIELDER

HT: 6-3 WT: 225 B/T: R/L DOB: 12/16/97 HOMETOWN: Abilene, TX ’21 CLUBS: Dunedin ACQUIRED: ND FA, 6/25/20

DAMIANO

PALMEGIANI INFIELDER

HT: 6-1 WT: 195 B/T: R/R DOB: 1/24/00 HOMETOWN: Caracas, VZ ’21 CLUBS: FCLr ACQUIRED: 14th Rd, ’21, College of Southern Nevada

HARRY

RAY

OUTFIELDER

RILEY

TIROTTA

INFIELDER

HT: 6-3 WT: 195 B/T: R/R DOB: 8/21/98 HOMETOWN: South Bend, IN ’21 CLUBS: Dunedin ACQUIRED: 12th Rd, ’21, Dayton

HT: 6-0 WT: 200 B/T: R/R DOB: 1/11/98 HOMETOWN: Orlando, FL ’21 CLUBS: Dunedin, Vancouver ACQUIRED: ND FA, 6/25/20

GARRETT

SPAIN

OUTFIELDER

HT: 5-11 WT: 180 B/T: L/R DOB: 9/21/00 HOMETOWN: Clarksville, TN ’21 CLUBS: FCL, Dunedin ACQUIRED: 15th Rd, ’21, Austin Peay State

ROELVIS

TOMMY

YUKA

JESSE

ATHLETIC TRAINER

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

DIETITIAN

CLUBHOUSE MANAGER

TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANT

VARGAS

LaBRIOLA

SANUI

MENDEZ

ARIAS

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THE ROAD TO THE MAJOR LEAGUES CAN BE SEEN FROM VANCOUVER

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 POS C'S ALUMNI Rich Harden Neal Cotts Mike Wood 2004

P P P

Santiago Casilla Nick Swisher Joe Blanton 2005

P OF P

Mark Teahen Dan Johnson Omar Quintanilla Freddie Bynum Nelson Cruz 2006

INF INF INF INF OF

John Rheinecker Andre Either Chris Mabeus Kurt Suzuki Jason Windsor Jeremy Brown Mark Kiger 2007

P OF P C P C INF

Travis Buck Jared Burton Danny Putman Dallas Braden Connor Robertson Marshal McDougall Kevin Melillo Bill Murphy 2008

OF P OF P P INF INF P

Gregorio Petit John Baker Jeff Gray

INF C P

2001 2001 2001

POS C'S ALUMNI

2002 2002 2002

POS C'S ALUMNI

2002 2001 2003 2000 2002

POS C'S ALUMNI

2001 2003 2001 2004 2004 2002 2002

POS C'S ALUMNI

2005 2002 2004 2004 2004 2000 2004 2002

POS C'S ALUMNI

2004 2002 2005

MLB DEBUT

21-Jul 12-Aug 21-Aug MLB DEBUT

TEAM

2009

Oakland Chicago (AL) Oakland

Andrew Bailey Landon Powell Tommy Everidge Brad Kilby Jeff Baisley 2010

TEAM

09-Aug Oakland 03-Sep Oakland 24-Sep Oakland MLB DEBUT

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

22-Apr 02-May 29-May 12-Jun 17-Jul 03-Sep 13-Oct MLB DEBUT

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

TEAM

Kansas City Oakland Colorado Oakland Milwaukee TEAM

Texas Los Angeles (NL) Milwaukee Oakland Oakland Oakland Oakland TEAM

Oakland Cincinnati Oakland Oakland Oakland Texas Oakland Arizona TEAM

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

POS C'S ALUMNI

P C INF P INF

2006 2004 2004 2005 2005

TEAM

2017

Oakland Oakland Oakland Oakland Oakland

Dwight Smith Jr. Seth Frankoff Ian Parmley Franklin Barreto Taylor Cole Tim Mayza Jairo Labourt Carlos Ramirez Richard Urena Tim Locastro 2018

OF P OF INF P P P P INF INF

Ryan Borucki Justin Shafer Murphy Smith Dawel Lugo Jose Fernandez Jonathan Davis Jon Berti 2019

P P P INF P OF INF

POS C'S ALUMNI

MLB DEBUT

TEAM

A.J. Griffin Alexi Ogando 2011

2010 2004

24-Jun 15-Jul

Oakland Texas

POS C'S ALUMNI

MLB DEBUT

TEAM

P P

Justin Sellers Anthony Recker Corey Brown 2012

INF C OF

Pedro Figueroa Sean Doolittle Dan Straily 2013

P P P

Ian Krol Kevin Pillar Max Stassi Michael Choice 2014

P OF C OF

Bo Schultz Marcus Stroman Aaron Sanchez Dalton Pompey Daniel Norris 2015

P P P OF P

2005 2005 2007

POS C'S ALUMNI

2007 2007 2009

POS C'S ALUMNI

2009 2011 2009 2010

POS C'S ALUMNI

2009 2012 2011 2012 2012

POS C'S ALUMNI

Miguel Castro P Roberto Osuna P Noah Syndergaard P Justin Nicolino P Dusty Coleman INF David Rollins P 2016 POS

2014 2012 2011 2011 2008 2011

Andy Burns Matt Dermody

2011 2013

C'S ALUMNI

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MLB DEBUT

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

INF P

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

TEAM

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

05-Jun 14-Aug 20-Aug 02-Sep MLB DEBUT

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

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

TEAM

Washington Toronto Houston Oakland TEAM

Arizona Toronto Toronto Toronto Toronto TEAM

Toronto Toronto New York (NL) Miami Kansas City Seattle TEAM

09-May Toronto 03-Sep Toronto

POS C'S ALUMNI

2012 2010 2013 2014 2012 2014 2014 2012 2014 2014

POS C'S ALUMNI

2014 2014 2009 2013 2014 2014 2011

POS C'S ALUMNI

MLB DEBUT

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

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

TEAM

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

Toronto Toronto Toronto Detroit Toronto Toronto Toronto TEAM

John Schneider MGR 2011/14-15 28-Mar Travis Bergen P 2015-17 29-Mar Cavan Biggio INF 2016 25-May T.J. Zeuch 2016 03-Sep Lane Thomas OF 2015 17-Apr Ryan McBroom INF/OF 2014 03-Sep 2020 POS C'S MLB

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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:

If a runner scores, put a circle at the bottom of the box, and inside the 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.

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

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Passed Ball: PB Stolen Base: SB Double Play: DP Error: E Sacrifice Fly: SF

Sacrifice: SH or SAC Walk: BB Strikeout: K

Intentional Walk: Foul Fly: Force Out: Line Drive:

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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.

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BY NIALL O’DONOHOE

Each week, we’ll feature a conversation between Niall O’Donohoe of C’s Plus Baseball and one member of the Canadians roster. Niall caught up with catcher Zach Britton to find out more about his past, what he’s working on this season and how his first Nat Bailey Stadium experiences have been.

C’S CHAT: ZACH BRITTON Hailing from Batesville, Indiana, Britton was taken in round five, 136th overall, by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2020 MLB draft after a three-year stay at Louisville. Signed by scout Nate Murrie, the 6-foot-1, 200-pound Britton received a signing bonus of $97,500.

Before arriving on campus at Louisville, Britton was a four-year letterwinner at Batesville High School and earned notoriety for his ability to clear the 325-foot fence in right field. According to Sportsnet’s Shi Davidi, residents in nearby houses complained about his ability to do potential damage to their property and looked to prevent him from taking batting practice. The compromise solution was to have a few of Britton’s teammates outside the park to catch any balls heading their way. Britton enjoyed a banner senior season in 2017 as he batted .533 and was rated the best high school catcher and number four overall prospect in the state of Indiana by Perfect Game. He was also a Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American. Britton made 29 starts behind the plate during his freshman season with Louisville in 2018 in which he hit .235 with a .400 on-base percentage but a groin injury and the depth the Cardinals had at the catching position led to Britton roaming the outfield corners on a permanent basis after he returned from injury. The 2019 season saw Britton tap more into his power by hitting .288 and slugging .470 with five home runs and 28 runs batted in. He was a pinch-hitting extraordinaire with a .571 batting average in 21 at-bats. Britton and the Cardinals advanced to the College World Series in Omaha only to be derailed by the eventual champion Vanderbilt Commodores, featuring current Canadians teammate Harry Ray. Before the draft, Britton solidified his credentials with two strong showings in summer college ball. He hit .361 and had a .927 on-base plus slugging percentage with Newport of the New England Collegiate League in 2018 before slugging .500 in the Cape Cod League with Orleans. The 2020 season saw Britton get off to a great start before COVID shut things down. He led all of Division I in doubles with 11 and had slashed .322/.446/.542 in 17 games when the season was cancelled. Baseball America ranked Britton as the 192nd prospect for the 2020 draft:

“A 6-foot-1, 200-pound outfielder who was one of just three Louisville players to start all 17 games during the 2020 season, Britton has a fairly loud lefthanded bat. A career .280/.395/.455 hitter in 110 games with the Cardinals, Britton has a pretty lefthanded swing with good bat speed and some impressive exit velocity numbers. His hitting ability is the best tool in his box, and before play shut down for the 2020 season, Britton led all Division I hitters with 11 doubles. His power has been more doubles than over-the-fence in his time in the ACC, though he did hit five home runs in 28 games with a wood bat last summer in the Cape Cod League. It’s possible with a few swing adjustments Britton could be geared for more home run juice. Defensively, Britton fits best in left field, where he’s a fringy runner with an arm that ranges from a 45- to 50-grade tool. He’s caught in the past but has been behind catchers at Louisville and during his time in the Cape and scouts don’t think he’s a good receiver behind the plate. Britton’s value comes from his bat, and his power potential from the left side puts him somewhere in the 5-7 round range.” Britton’s selection in the draft was a memorable one. MLB Network was interviewing Louisville coach Dan McDonnell when the Blue Jays announced Britton’s name in the fifth round. The 2021 season saw Britton begin his pro career with the Dunedin Blue Jays. He drew three walks in his first game in Tampa May 4. His first RBI was a bases-loaded walk and his first hit was a double against Tampa the next day. He continued to torment the Tarpons with a two-hit game May 6 and a threehit effort with a walk May 8. Britton clubbed his first home run against Bradenton May 13. His OBP marks for May and June were .446 and .422 respectively but he scuffled in July and was on the 7-day injured list in early June and at the end of July. Britton bounced back with a solid August by hitting .292 and slugging .500 and had a .407 OBP in September before going on the injured list one more time. Had it not been for that injury in September, Britton may have made his debut in a Vancouver uniform for the final week of the 2021 campaign in Hillsboro. Britton would get to wear the colour red again with the Canadians in 2022. His first home run with the C’s was April 26 in Hillsboro to open the scoring in a 6-0 win. That was the highlight of a tough April for Britton who hit just .145 but he earned his share of walks with a .319 OBP. The month of May was much better as VANCOUVER CANADIANS 2022 / 35

he put together five multi-hit games, including three home runs in a span of two games against the Tri-City Dust Devils. He hit the walk-off shot May 20 before going deep twice May 21 as he went 3-for-3 with a double and a hit by pitch, resulting in 10 total bases. Britton played just the opening game of the Canadians following series in Hillsboro but was back in the lineup June 2 and contributed a couple of hits in the C’s come-from-behind win against Spokane at Nat Bailey Stadium. C’s Plus Baseball caught up with Britton during the Canadians homestead against Spokane. The transcript has been edited for clarity and brevity. C’s Plus Baseball – Let’s take it back to college. You join the Louisville Cardinals. You had three seasons there. How did that shape you as a player? Zach Britton – I think the biggest thing I learned from Louisville would just be a professional on and off the field. I think I learned a lot on how to become a man at Louisville as well. Learning how to manage my time correctly and honestly as a baseball player, just learning what I need to do to be ready to play every day. And I learned from some absolutely great coaches and historical coaches. When all is said and done, their careers will be historic and look back upon when they’re out of the game. So I was super fortunate and super blessed to learn from some great players and great coaches at Louisville. CPB – Now you were a catcher with Louisville but you also have to go to the outfield because that position was pretty well stocked, Henry Davis among the names. Of course, he goes on to be the number one pick in the 2021 draft. You also had some really talented teammates with (pitchers) Reid Detmers and Bobby Miller. What was that like trying to fit in and trying to carve your place on the roster? 36 / VANCOUVER CANADIANS 2022

ZB – My freshman year, I caught I think close to 40 games and then I had groin surgery after my freshman year and that set me back six or seven months through rehab and everything. So my sophomore and junior year, I pretty much strictly played outfield on kind of my choice. (It was) just what was best for my body at the time and then once I signed with the Jays, it was kind of an immediate ask of them if I wanted to move back behind the plate because they saw some serious value there and I was all about it. CPB – Before we get to your time with the Blue Jays. Your Louisville team, they certainly had some good seasons, especially in 2019 against Vanderbilt where you went up against (current Canadians teammate) Harry Ray. How did you see that series (and knowing) you were that close (to winning) the College World Series that year? ZB – Yeah, I think that we were the two best teams in the country that year and I think a lot of people would second that. I think we played those guys three times twice in Omaha and then once at our place that year and they were a tough team, super wellcoached with a lot of talent. CPB – You get drafted by the Blue Jays. And of course during the draft on MLB Network, they were interviewing (Louisville coach) Dan McDonnell? What was it like for you following the draft? Were you watching on TV with everybody else? Did you have any idea the fifth round was going to be the round? ZB – Actually I thought I was going to go in the third. And then I thought I was going into fourth to a couple of different teams and then after a couple of picks went off in the fourth, I knew that if I didn’t get picked up in the fourth, the Blue Jays were going take me in the fifth round. And then for it to match up like it did, you couldn’t write it any better than that. It was definitely really cool to be able to kind of share that experience with him and right after, I think he was the first phone call I made and I told him

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thank you for sharing that with me and thank you for all that he’s taught me and the lessons I’ve learned in the game through him. CPB – Who else would you say has helped you out along the way? Were there other coaches along the way even before college? Who’s really been influential in your career? ZB – Man, there are a ton of coaches growing up, anybody from Mike McLaughlin and Dave Taylor from the Indiana Bulls. Sean Laird, another one from the Indiana Bulls. Just guys that I played with that kind of shaped me as a man and as a ballplayer. But yeah, there was so many coaches and strength coaches and trainers along the way that helped me get to the point where I am now and definitely stay with me everywhere I go. CPB – (Current Canadians teammate) Riley Tirotta was somebody you knew because he’s from Indiana, Where did you cross paths with him? It must have been during your high school days, I take it? ZB -Yeah, I think we always knew each other’s names. Indiana is a small state and if you play baseball in Indiana, you’re going to know everybody else. Especially really talented players like Riley. So yeah, somewhere in high school, I think we crossed pass and then once he got drafted, I knew I had played against him in the Cape Cod League going into my junior year. So when he got drafted, I knew the name and reached out to him right away and told him congratulations. And we’ve been playing together pretty much right after he got drafted. CPB – Talk about the Cape Cod League. You had a really good summer there. You were in New England the summer before that. And I think that’s one thing from what I’ve been reading, that’s what the Blue Jays really liked was your success at the Cape Cod League. What was that experience like for you? ZB – Man, it was probably besides playing here at The Nat. It was the best baseball experience I’ve ever had, playing in front

of a ton of fans playing every day against really, really sound competition. It was some of the best baseball memories and experiences that I’ll have. When my days are done playing, I’ll look back to Newport and Orleans and the Cape as two of the best places I’ve ever played. CPB – In 2020, you were off to a great start. You actually led the nation in doubles and that might have helped boost your draft stock even more if it wasn’t for COVID. When you look back on that, how did you deal with it? ZB – I think what helped me a lot is, as soon as the COVID shutdown happened, I didn’t stop training. I went to Florida where everything kind of was open for the most part, comparatively speaking. And I was able to still get work jn with a couple of my college teammates. We were there for a month, two months and working before the draft every day. So nothing really on our end lost steam and we didn’t really get out of baseball shape. We stayed in baseball shape and even got in better shape and we were ready to go whenever our name was called or whatever happened. So the five rounds, I think it got to a lot of guys and a lot of guys are kind of freaking out about it, but I remained calm and just controlled what I could control and had a lot of faith with the canvas I put together over the past year, year-and-a-half before the draft. CPB – Talk about your first season in Dunedin. You had a really good first series against the Tampa Tarpons. A bit of a lull at the beginning but you started to come on in the last couple of months of the year. What did you learn about playing pro ball in your first year? ZB – I think I learned how to take care of my body even better than I already did. You go from three games a week in college to playing every day in pro ball. And then with the position change, going back to catching, it was something I had to kind of relearn. VANCOUVER CANADIANS 2022 / 39

I had to hit and catch and play a full season that way. So my first season for me, it was really successful and just learning what I needed to do and I had a lot of success in there as well. CPB – You had a chance to (check out) the Blue Jays Player Development Complex and all the tools of the trade. How does that help you develop as a player? ZB – The new PDC is incredible. I know I’ve seen a lot of different teams complexes just going through the Florida State League last year and the Blue Jays PDC is pretty unrivalled, just based on what else is out there that I’ve seen and you’ve got everything you need there and it’s a great place for development for sure. CPB – So you come to Vancouver this year and for the most part, you’ve been doing the lion’s share of the catching, You also play a bit of outfield as well but how has it been making that full time transition back to the plate? ZB – It’s been great. I love it and you know, my metrics have been good and I’m improving in areas I’ve wanted to improve in. So I’m very happy with my progress and I think the organization is as well. But for me, it’s just about constant work and constantly getting better behind the plate and getting better for the pitching staff. CPB – I think there has been one or two doubleheaders where you were a catcher in game one and then you’re in the outfield for game two. How do you prepare for that because that’s got to take a toll on the legs there for you? ZB – It definitely does. But kind of like I said, it’s all about just recovering and prepping the right way to get ready to play. The training staff does a great job here, Roelvis (Roelvis Vargas) and Tommy (Tommy LaBriola) do a great job of getting us ready to play and Yuka (Yuka Sanui), our dietitian knows what we should be putting into our bodies. We have a great staff surrounding us and helping us get on the field every day and I think everybody 40 / VANCOUVER CANADIANS 2022

on the team would get behind that. CPB – I want to talk to you about your awesome weekend against the Tri-City Dust Devils. Three homers in two games. What was going well for you that weekend? ZB – I made a couple of adjustments, some mechanical adjustments that I saw on video. The first couple weeks of the season, I just worked on a couple of different drills and implemented it into my routine have been doing the same routine since and it’s helped me just kind of go back to what I feel comfortable with and doing some damage. CPB – Were there any specific adjustments you can talk about? ZB – Yeah, I think the biggest thing for me was just firming up my front side a little bit. I was getting a little soft on my front side and I was catching everything really deep. I started to see some balls out in front of my eyes and hitting off a firm front side and, and I think the results speak for themselves. CPB – You’ve shown a really good batting eye so far, especially last year in Dunedin with about a .370 on- base percentage and it’s around the same mark here too in Vancouver. How have you developed a good batting eye? Is it maybe your experience as a catcher that you kind of know what to look for? ZB – Not really. I think there’s times where I’m almost too passive where I see the zone so well that I know what pitches are close, I don’t swing at them. But since I was a little kid, I knew the zone and I knew my zone pretty well. But yeah, I think that’s definitely a strength of mine is knowing balls and strikes and when it’s in the zone, being aggressive on pitches in the zone and when it’s out of the zone, wait for something to come into my zone and hit it. So yeah, I think that’s something my Dad and I always practice growing up in the field that’s kind of always stuck with me. CPB – Talk about what it’s like for you preparing for a game when

you know you’re catching. Take us through your typical day. ZB – So I show up probably 12:00 or 1:00 o’clock at the field for a 7:00 p.m. game. Then I’ll go over some hitters on a video database. I’ll look at their tendencies and if we face the team a lot before, then I’ll probably have some more feel for what their hitters do. But I’ll check the lineup, see who’s in it and see if I don’t know anybody. And then kind of game plan with our pitcher, how we’re going to pitch certain guys. And then we’ll come out, do the normal BP cage routine, everything like that. Come out before the game, throw with the pitcher. I have a meeting with the pitching coach (Phil Cundari) and our analyst Joel (Joel Bonnett) and we’ll kind of just talk through the lineup, talk about our pitcher, what we want to do, how we want to attack and then catch the pen. And then you go play the game. CPB – Speaking of scouting reports, if you had to give a scouting report on yourself, how would you describe yourself? ZB – I’m somebody who just comes to the field every day and plays hard. A very, very polished hitter who knows the zone very well and can do a lot of damage on pitches over the heart of the plate and can hit the ball to all fields with power. From a hitting standpoint, that’s how I play. But as a baseball player, I go out there and I play as hard as I can every day to win the game. CPB – I just want to ask you a couple of quick questions about some of the pitchers and get your thoughts on them. Let’s start with Sem Robberse. What are your thoughts on him? ZB – Sem is a really good young kid, man. He’s got a great mix. Four good pitches and he’s shown he can throw them in any count and he’s not afraid to throw them in any count. Sem is a great young pitcher and he’s got a really bright future. CPB – Chad Dallas. ZB – Chad Dallas is another one. He’s got a good mix, he can

throw his breaking balls in any count. Another guy you can really rely on and go give you four, five, six innings any given night. CPB – Ricky Tiedemann. I know he just got here, but he’s made quite the statement so far. ZB – Another young kid. He’s got electric stuff, hard worker and a really good kid. He’s got a bright future in this game for sure. CPB – Yosver Zulueta. ZB – Whoa! (laughs) CPB – He lit up the radar gun at 102 and throws 77 a few pitches later. I mean, wow! ZB – That guy’s a tough guy to face. And sometimes when I’m catching him, the fastball, it’ll knock the wind out of you if you catch it wrong. That guy’s got electric stuff. He’s a pro, a pro’s pro. Just goes about his business and he’s a great teammate with electric stuff. CPB – I just want to ask you finally about Naswell Paulino. ZB – Naswell Paulino. That’s one of my favorite guys that I’ve ever caught in my life. I’ve been catching him for about two years now through last year’s spring training and last year’s season and now this year. He’s been a great guy to catch, easy to work with and he’s a competitor. He’s a competitor. He loves to win, he loves getting guys out. Final question, your goals for 20, CPB – Final question. Your goals for 2022. ZB – On the baseball side, I mean, I have personal goals (about) some metrics I’ll stick to but kind of the non-tangible goals is just to become a better player all the way around and just build myself up to be an everyday big league catcher sooner than later. That’s my main goal at the end of the day. But for this year, come out, learn about the game and learn about myself as much as I can to prepare me to play in the big leagues sooner than later.

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FORMER C’S – WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

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NATE PEARSON The 28th overall pick in 2017 out of the College of Central Florida, Pearson arrived on the professional scene heralded as one of the top prospects in all of baseball. He lived up to that billing in his professional debut season with eight starts that spanned 20 innings in which he posted a 0.90 ERA with 26 strikeouts and five walks between one turn for Bluefield and seven starts for Vancouver. He was crucial down the stretch for the Canadians in their eventual Northwest League Championship season.

Minors. Pearson landed with Double-A New Hampshire on May 7 of that year and would make 16 starts for the Fisher Cats to the tune of a 2.59 ERA over 62.2 innings, though he made his second trip – albeit a brief one – to the Injured List a month after his arrival in the Eastern League. Pearson wrapped up that season with Triple-A Buffalo, where he went 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA in three starts across 18.0 innings and limited International League hitters to a .185 average.

Pearson’s luck changed when he arrived in Dunedin for his High-A debut in 2018. In his first start of the year, the Florida native broke his arm on a comebacker in the second inning that sidelined him for the entire season.

He was added to the Blue Jays alternate site during the pandemic season in 2020 and made his big league debut on July 29 against the Nationals with five scoreless innings that featured two hits, two walks and five strikeouts. Pearson made four more appearances – and three more starts – that year but again was bit by the injury bug; he was shut down by elbow tightness on August 19 and was out of action for over a month.

Things seemed to pick back up in 2019 when he returned to the D-Jays and mowed down Florida State League competition for six starts (3-0, 0.86 ERA, 21.0 IP, 35 K, 3 BB) before Toronto decided he was ready to test his mettle in the upper

Fast forward to 2021. Pearson started that

year back in Triple-A and began a backand-forth between the Bisons and the big leagues but only worked 45.2 innings over 24 appearances (seven starts) between the two levels due to more injuries. More unfortunate mishaps have affected Pearson in 2022. He contracted mononucleosis early in the year and his return to full strength has taken longer than anticipate. His rehab appearances this season had been progressing steadily until another bump in the road – this time shoulder tightness on Sunday, June 19 that bounced him from a Triple-A game after only two pitches – has further delayed his availability to help a Blue Jays rotation that could certainly use his services. The future remains bright for the 25-yearold, and the upside to his incredible talents is certainly worth being patient for. Once fully healthy – and if he can sustain that health for an extended period – Pearson has a great shot at being an impact player at the Major League level for years to come.

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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 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.

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CHEF WASABI

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

SADAHARU SOY

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

MS. BC ROLL

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

CHOP N’ STIX

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

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CATCH THE FLY BALL

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RBI RUN SACRIFICE SAVE SCORE SECOND SINKER SLIDE SPITBALL SPLITFINGER STRETCH STRIKE THIRD WALK WILD WINDUP

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ACROSS 1. Baseball players are usually safe here 5. Leather object worn on hand to catch baseballs 6. Metal or wooden object used to hit the ball 7. Hat worn by baseball players 8. A ball hit out of bounds 10. Player who throws the ball over homeplate 13. The area between the three bases and home plate DOWN 1. A game played on a diamond 2. A baseball game has nine such divisions 3. Catches the ball thrown by the pitcher 4. The area of the field furthest from the batter and outside the diamond 9. Calls strikes and balls 11. Group of people playing a game 12. When a player can run around all the bases on just one hit

KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE BALL!

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BASEBALL WORD JUMBLE 1.

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2. EOBULD 4. TARETB 4. ELVGO 5. ICADAANSN 6. LTESA

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2 3 WHICH TWO ARE EXACTLY ALIKE?

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JUMBLE ANSWERS: 1. Baseball 2. Double 3. Batter 4. Glove 5. Canadians 6. Steal 7. Bob Brown Bear 8. Champions 9. Pitcher 10. Slider BASEBALL MATCH: 2 & 6 LOGO ANSWERS (L-R): Orioles; Brewers; Mets; Phillies; Tigers; Angels; Reds; Cubs; Braves; Yankees; Royals; Astros; Athletics; Mariners; Blue Jays; Twins; Red Sox; White Sox; Indians; Rockies; Cardinals; Pirates; Giants; Padres; Rays; Marlins; Nationals; Diamondbacks; Dodgers; Rangers CROSSWROD ANSWERS (Across) 1. Base 5.Mitt 6. Bat 7. Cap 8. Foul 10. Pitcher 13. Diamond (Down) 1. Baseball 2. Inning 3. Catcher 4. Outfield 9. Umpire 11. Team 12. Homerun

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